Hello I AM LINDY HOP!
October 26, 2009
We are at 27 countries strong and in the United States 36 states are represented!
We are currently missing in the United States:
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Iowa
Massachusetts (aggh..we've taught a workshop here too!)
Maine
North Dakota
Nebraska
Rhode Island (hey we know some Rhode Island folks!)
South Dakota
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming
For countries ..well, we're missing quite a few of you. We have these countries so far though:
Argentina
Australia
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
China
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong
India
Italy
Lithuania
Malaysia
Netherlands
Philippines
Russian Federation
Singapore
South Korea
Spain
Sudan
Sweden
Taiwan
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam
Woohooo keeping Lindy Global!!!
A book?
October 13, 2009
I have played around with the idea of writing a book for some time now ...
the reason why I haven't yet? well, because I didn't know what to write about :) I know I like to write, but didn't know what to write about.
Someone said I should write a book about Lindy Hop and talk about the info on this site ... and of course I thought that was a fantastic idea!
That means, though, that I'd need more "material" ..heh heh.. so here's a plea for a push of more stories! If you have been lingering around, please put a profile up and an interesting story! And by the way I find any story interesting - even if you don't think it is and I bet a lot of people are the same. I'm sure you have some interesting story even if it is how you got started.
And if you do enjoy the site, please encourage others to join and post a link on your website, or on your twitter, or Facebook, or other social networking modality .. :) I definitely would appreciate it and I think people who come to the site would too!
Thanks!!!
Special advertising deal: $100 for one year ($8.34 a month) and help this site!
June 15, 2009
Hello all!
Like the site? Want to help me keep it running? Purchase one year of advertising for $100 total. That's about $8.34 a month for a 220x30 ad which will appear on the right of every page.
Why the special?
Hosting this website (with database performance upgrade) costs me $95/month. So I am offering one year of advertising with a 220x30 banner at $100 for the year to the first 12 people who want it. My hope is to get 12 such advertisers paying $100 each year to cover hosting costs for this site.
Also, if you'd just like to donate $5 to site operating costs, that's awesome too! You can do that here:
http://iamlindyhop.com/donate5link.php
Thanks!
Ben
Rest in peace, Frankie
April 27, 2009
Frankie Manning, May 26, 1914 - April 27, 2009
Frankie Manning with One2Swing Jitterbugs, ALHC 2008
Ben: "I will always remember your infections smile and I will always be thankful for your tireless energy. You brought so much to so many lives and to this dance you dearly love so much. Thank you Frankie. Rest in peace. And though you will be missed, you will happily live forever in every swingout."
Sheri: "I cannot describe how grateful I am for Frankie Manning...our legendary ambassador of Lindy hop. He inspired so many and brought so much joy and happiness to this world in his almost 95 years. May he rest peacefully knowing his legacy will live on through all of us."
http://frankiemanning.com
http://frankie95.com
Current TODO list: Searching, sorting, etc.
April 15, 2009
More than a few of you have asked so just so you know on the TODO list:
1) search/sort on profiles. If you want to search a specific state, country, etc...
2) paging on profiles on list mode. So it doesn't list all profiles at once but instead pages it 50 to 100 at a time. (this is currently a maybe)
3) backend redo of messaging ... i built the messaging pretty quickly and i'm going to re-do part of it to make it a bit cleaner on the backend .. shouldn't actually notice too much in the front end on that
Any other comments or requests send them my way!
-Ben @ I AM LINDY HOP
