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Lawrence Johnstone's Home Page
( www.loj.name)
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! | |
| July 19, 2025 | Mavericks, Roseville, CA |
| July 23-26, 2025 | Gone to USAwest Square Dance Convention, Spokane Fair and Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. #1, Spokane Valley, WA |
| August 9, 2025 | Circle n Squares, Santa Rosa, CA |
| August 29-31, 2025 | Plumas County Homegrown Americana Festival, Quincy, CA |
| September 27, 2025 | Tentatively reserved (VR) |
| October 17-18, 2025 | Klamath Country Squares Potato Festival, Klamath Falls, OR |
| My schedule for the 74th
NSDC in Shreveport, LA |
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| 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) |
Ukiah Square Shooters' banner
Circa 1962
Courtesy Alice Eby-Bettini
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
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Sunday 2025-06-01 16:41 MST
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