Interview with Doug Haller
Dublin Core
Title
Interview with Doug Haller
Date
12/3/2016
Is Part Of
The Flurry Festival
Publisher
DS113A: Storytelling Interviewing, Skidmore College.
Description
Interview with Doug Haller, ex-Administrative Director of the Flurry Festival. Topics include the development of the festival and Doug's experiences organizing the Flurry.
Language
English
Creator
Dustin Foote
Subject
Saratoga Springs -- Flurry Festival -- History
Format
Original recording wav file, 16 bit 44.1 khz
Date Created
12/3/16
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Dustin Foote
Interviewee
Douglas C. Haller
Location
Residence of Interviewee
Original Format
Digital Audio Recording
Duration
41:14
Time Summary
Interviewer: Dustin Foote
Interviewee: Doug Haller
Log Notes
00:00-00:29 Header
00:30-02:30 Doug talks about background in Schenectady
03:00-04:17 After Doug divorces his first wife, he discovers his passion of contra dancing
04:20-08:24 Description and history of contra dancing
08:32-10:10 Describes his first experience at the flurry
10:25-10:56 “contradancing was a great opportunity to meet new people and make new friends”
11:15-12:45 Pervasiveness of contradancing across the country
12:53-14:09 Doug meets his second wife contradancing
14:10-17:36 Diverse styles of dancing at the flurry; Paul Rosenburg mentioned
17:47-20:40 Doug speaks of the different roles he has had on the flurry administration
20:40-21:59 Current administrative roles in the flurry
22:00-24:17 What kind of people attend the flurry?
24:36-26:54 What keeps Doug coming back to the flurry? “I think the flurry helps the world become a better place, just for a little bit of time.”
27:19-31:43 Doug gives a personal anecdote on why the flurry is so significant. “It would be nice if the world were more like the flurry the rest of the year.”
31:44-32:31 What would you tell your 1992 self about this festival
32:37-38:55 Doug talks about being the administrative director of the flurry during a power outage, mentions the community response. “these people are not going to let you fail, and they didn’t”
36:20-37:07 How the flurry ended up in Saratoga
39:05-40:00 What do you want the future of the flurry to look like?
40:23-41:09 Doug’s final thoughts on involvement in the flurry festival
Interviewee: Doug Haller
Log Notes
00:00-00:29 Header
00:30-02:30 Doug talks about background in Schenectady
03:00-04:17 After Doug divorces his first wife, he discovers his passion of contra dancing
04:20-08:24 Description and history of contra dancing
08:32-10:10 Describes his first experience at the flurry
10:25-10:56 “contradancing was a great opportunity to meet new people and make new friends”
11:15-12:45 Pervasiveness of contradancing across the country
12:53-14:09 Doug meets his second wife contradancing
14:10-17:36 Diverse styles of dancing at the flurry; Paul Rosenburg mentioned
17:47-20:40 Doug speaks of the different roles he has had on the flurry administration
20:40-21:59 Current administrative roles in the flurry
22:00-24:17 What kind of people attend the flurry?
24:36-26:54 What keeps Doug coming back to the flurry? “I think the flurry helps the world become a better place, just for a little bit of time.”
27:19-31:43 Doug gives a personal anecdote on why the flurry is so significant. “It would be nice if the world were more like the flurry the rest of the year.”
31:44-32:31 What would you tell your 1992 self about this festival
32:37-38:55 Doug talks about being the administrative director of the flurry during a power outage, mentions the community response. “these people are not going to let you fail, and they didn’t”
36:20-37:07 How the flurry ended up in Saratoga
39:05-40:00 What do you want the future of the flurry to look like?
40:23-41:09 Doug’s final thoughts on involvement in the flurry festival
Record Creation Date
06/12/2016
Collection
Citation
Dustin Foote, “Interview with Doug Haller,” Skidmore Saratoga Memory Project, accessed June 7, 2024, https://ssmp.skidmore.edu/document/394.
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