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Broken Computer CALLERLAB Logo Lawrence O. Johnstone
801 Lake Mendocino Dr. #11
Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 462-0239
Email: loj@pacific.net
Email: loj@loj.name

I am a computer technician and square dance caller living in the somewhat small (population approximately 15,000) town of Ukiah, CA. I say somewhat small because I've spent most of my life living just outside towns even smaller than Ukiah, so it seems pretty big to me! (And, don't get me started about people calling Davis, CA a "small town" at 30,000 while I was attending UC Davis there in the mid-eighties!)

Square dancing has been my favorite activity for almost my entire life, and you'll notice that most of the pages on this website are related to square dancing in one way or another.  I keep a list here of Northern California dances outside of the major metropolitan areas, because I feel that the majority of Northern California doesn't receive much attention.  (I've lived in Northern California all my life, and tend not to think of Sacramento and the Bay Area as part of it — just like the 1990s-era Stan Statham proposal to divide California into three states with Chico as the capital of Northern California!)

Since most of my living comes from computers, there are also a number of computer-related pages here.  I operate my own outcall computer service business part time, and also have posted information on software that I have found useful and that I recommend.  (Including the software I use to build and maintain this website.)

A few of my upcoming calling events
Click to see my full schedule!
June 14, 2025Round Abouts 3rd Anniversary Dance, Oakdale, CA
June 25-28, 2025Gone to 74th National Square Dance Convention, Shreveport, LA
July 19, 2025Mavericks, Roseville, CA
July 23-26, 2025Gone to USAwest Square Dance Convention, Spokane Fair and Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. #1, Spokane Valley, WA
August 9, 2025Circle n Squares, Santa Rosa, CA
August 29-31, 2025Plumas County Homegrown Americana Festival, Quincy, CA
My schedule for the 74th NSDC in Shreveport, LA
Thu 9:50pm Plus (Level 1, Hall 1)
Fri 3:20pm Plus High Energy (Level 1, Hall 1)
Fri 6:10pm MS High Energy (Level 1, Hall 3)
Sat 1:30pm Plus (Level 1, Hall 1)
Sat 3:10pm Plus High Energy (Level 1, Hall 1)
Sat 4:50pm MS High Energy (Level 2, SW Common Area)
Sat 7:15pm MS Live Band (Level 1, Hall 3)
Sat 9:30pm Plus (Level 1, Hall 1)
Square Shooters Banner (1962)
Ukiah Square Shooters' banner
Circa 1962
Courtesy Alice Eby-Bettini
States I've called in
Blue: States in which I've called
Dark Blue: States where I've actually been paid for it 😉
Yellow: States I've visited (mostly as a child)
Pink: All the others