[78-L] "Tagging"

Robert M. Bratcher Jr. bratcher at pdq.net
Fri Jul 23 12:47:16 PDT 2010


At 09:52 PM 7/22/2010, you wrote:
>Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr. wrote:
> > Cary Ginell wrote:
> >
> >> I have a photo from the 1930s of a Texas string band performing 
> on a bandstand - there's a sign on the side that reads "No 
> Tagging." Does anyone know what this means?
> >>
> >>
> >
> > There were dance crazes, some of them tended to get violent. A good
> > example is the "Big Apple" of the late 30's. Even Arthur Murray got a
> > piece of it.
> > Some dance halls put up signs that said, "No Big Apple".
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Apple_%28dance%29
> >
> >
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49ocW71YPfs&feature=related
>
>--
>Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr. #:?)

Wow, thats a neat clip!! 




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