Morris Dancing hits a new high (or low)

Subject: Morris Dancing hits a new high (or low)
From: Folkiedave
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 11:07 AM

I see the morris dance exemption placed in the Licensing Act has been taken to its logical conclusion.

See http://tinyurl.com/6rc5tr

Subject: RE: Morris Dancing hits a new high (or low)
From: Acorn4
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 11:24 AM

Subject: RE: Morris Dancing hits a new high (or low)
From: GUEST,Col. Smythe Ponsonby-Featherduster (Mrs)
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 11:25 AM

Disgusting behaviour indeed.
Should be stamped out before it becomes a tradition.

Subject: RE: Morris Dancing hits a new high (or low)
From: Acorn4
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 11:25 AM

Sorry, I haven't got the date wrong, have I.
It's surely not April 1st yet?

Subject: RE: Morris Dancing hits a new high (or low)
From: Leadfingers
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 11:51 AM

That reminds me of the time the dancers at York Steps in Sidders got rained off and came and danced in The Newt ¬ We were asked if we could play The Can Can from Orpheus , which we did and saw probably the most sedate Can Can in history !! ALL the High Kicks from the ladies , but their Costume included Knee Length Bloomers !!!!

Subject: RE: Morris Dancing hits a new high (or low)
From: lady penelope
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 02:29 PM

ROTFLMAO!!!!

Subject: RE: Morris Dancing hits a new high (or low)
From: Folkiedave
Date: 22 Jul 08 - 07:10 PM

GLad you enjoyed it.....

Subject: RE: Morris Dancing hits a new high (or low)
From: pavane
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 07:50 AM

Reminds me of the Lemming Morris in Dubai, where Bonny Green Off led straight into the swimming pool (Needed too, when dancing in 110 degrees F, or around 44C in new money)

Subject: RE: Morris Dancing hits a new high (or low)
From: Wyrd Sister
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 08:12 AM

Dave, do you not have work to do? Tapes to edit? Has Kraft syndrome set in? Or are you just going going for the 'most-threads-with-same-link' record?
I've already wasted an hour on this site this morning, damn you! (I particularly like the narrowboat chase, the Cockney slang, the random accent checks...)

Subject: RE: Morris Dancing hits a new high (or low)
From: JeZeBeL
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 10:27 AM

Ha ha ha....think I'll have to send that to all my fellow raving maes....although it might give them ideas. There's already a lot of chesticle grabbing as it is!! (by each otehr lol

Subject: RE: Morris Dancing hits a new high (or low)
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 11:10 AM

Wonderful! Thanks for posting. The Morris article was rivetting and I was most interested in the police accent checks and the canal-boat chase.

Speaking of accents, I was once on vacation in Scotland, and was on the phone to a rental car agency. I would speak a sentence, and the agent would wait for a long time before replying. It turned out that he was trying to figure out whether my Wisconsin accent was British or not - they only rented to UK nationals. Finally he had to ask me.

Subject: RE: Morris Dancing hits a new high (or low)
From: Folkiedave
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 11:49 AM

Sorry for the multiple postings.

My mother said I might eventually go daft one day - I think it has started.

Currently editing a festival special becuase I am away this summer. Trying to do some of the artists I haven't played much.

Finishes with Kepa Junkera - after a lifetime of seeing and hearing remarkable musicians and I do consider myself very fortunate - he is still the best.

I wonder how the classicists would have gone on this year with him and one of his big bands on the Proms.