Ah, Monday and we are driving back down from Manchester after our wee Northern tour. A great weekend with sell out and very fun gigs. Friday was the Rolls-Royce club in Derby which is a very nice place and holds around 400 people. Nigel Fat Pants was there and a Falconer who was very interesting and told us all about his job - taking people hunting with Falcons, Hawks and Golden Eagles.
Saturday was the famous Lin-D- Hop's own place in Quorn Village Hall, near Leicester - again a sell out with waiting list (and apologies to those who couldn't get in). It was a wild and woolly night and a great atmosphere and much tea and coffee in the kitchen, cheers Lin!
Finishing the weekend was the Royal British Legion club in Poynton, near Manchester. A packed and fun night with GI Jive, Ian Hartley spinning the discs and Steve Garner cracking the jokes as MC. The audience was both dancers and spectators so we had to play a mix of material to make both happy as did Mr Hartley.
Of course Ian and Sheilagh came for the whole weekend gracing all with their lindy prowess and joy and the tour wasn't officially finished until we left their retro-residence after a hearty breakfast, a few tunes on the juke box, some tap dance video clips and a barrel of Mrs Hartley's coffee. The "home for happy hepcats" - never has so much been eaten by so few for so little! Cheers! Tally Ho! TTFN!
And so back dan saaff to make ready for our flight to LA on Tuesday..."California Here I Come!" (And yes the Hartley's are flying out to se us there too!).
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