ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri

Subject: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: Leraud
Date: 22 Apr 04 - 07:35 AM

Our very own ALAN FRANCIS will be appearing at the Waltham Abbey Folk Club Feature Evening on Monday 26th April. Alan is the big man with the big voice and beautiful guitar style. He will be finishing off the evening for us with 35-40 minutes of first class entertainment.

As always, a warm welcome is extended to all who venture through the doors of the Folk Club. We will talk to you, sell you a raffle ticket and generally be kind. Why not come and sample this bonhomie for yourself? Or send a friend if you don't fancy it.

Be you poet, singer, musician, dancer or audience, we would love to see you.

We meet every Monday at the Royal British Legion, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex. On singers nights and feature evenings admission is £1. On guest nights admission is £4. Children under 16 are FREE, so no need for a babysitter!

For further details email me at [e-mail] or phone on 01920 870558.

Lynne Heraud

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: GUEST,Lanfranc at the orifice
Date: 22 Apr 04 - 07:47 AM

Verily, Lynne, thou art too kind, forsooth!

Indeed, it is I.

Hope to see a few 'catters there, plus, of course, the usual mob.

Alan

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: breezy
Date: 22 Apr 04 - 07:55 AM

Is bob dylan on the menu??

Good luck, rock on big boy.

and I didnt mention smoke!!!

Yon Lynne's getting good with the blurb

Hi jak coming soon

Alan I owe you a spotlight for your support gone by

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: harlowpoet
Date: 22 Apr 04 - 08:31 AM

Lynne's comment about babysitters tickled me. A surname like that.

Sorry Lynne, I couldn't resist it.

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: breezy
Date: 22 Apr 04 - 08:57 AM

btw ., no need to shout Lynne.

from guru

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: GUEST,harlowpoet
Date: 22 Apr 04 - 09:20 AM

This is the latest limerick from the club publicity dept.

He's good, so it's one of your chances
On Monday to see Mr Francis
There'll be alcohol sunk
So don't get too drunk
Though you may, as the evening advances

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 22 Apr 04 - 09:22 AM

Lynne - I'm allowed out without a baby-sitter these days.

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: Singing Referee
Date: 22 Apr 04 - 10:21 AM

My promise of old I must vary
Although of such action I'm wary
The daft sods where I work
Who's commands I can't shirk
Have banished me to Castle Cary

Just for the day, but I don't think I'll be back in time.

Next week may be.

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: Leraud
Date: 22 Apr 04 - 10:22 AM

Dave - no thumb sucking and bring a clean nappy

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: harlowpoet
Date: 22 Apr 04 - 04:25 PM

You can change it in the interval

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: My guru always said
Date: 23 Apr 04 - 05:23 AM

Breezy behave yourself!!

Hope you all have a Fab night, sorry I can't get along to support you.

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: harlowpoet
Date: 23 Apr 04 - 02:34 PM

There's refreshments as well

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Apr 04 - 02:38 PM

Have a good night everybody, I feel sorry for Alan, Mawkin are a hard act to follow! That was the first time ive heard folk, didnt realise it was so energetic.

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: Lanfranc
Date: 23 Apr 04 - 04:23 PM

Don't pity me now
Don't pity me never
I've been playing folk music
For ever and ever!

Well, forty years anyway!

Alan

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Apr 04 - 05:06 AM

Dear Guest

Thank you for your kind wishes for a good night, but why don't you come and see what a good night it will be?

Lynne

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: Kevin Sheils
Date: 24 Apr 04 - 05:39 AM

Forty years?
That's not long
About the length
Of a Leraud song.

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: GUEST,harlowpoet
Date: 24 Apr 04 - 05:52 AM

Long singing, can sometimes see you cursed
Its a bugger, when bladders want to burst
Though good is the song
In case its too long
Just make sure you go to the loo first

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: GUEST,Leraud
Date: 24 Apr 04 - 06:19 AM

Long songs are fantastic
They stretch like elastic
If you sing them dirge-like and slow
But if you sing 'em fast
They soon will wizz past
and then to the bog you can go.

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: harlowpoet
Date: 24 Apr 04 - 07:01 AM

too da loo da loo loo da loo da loo da loo

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: Lanfranc
Date: 24 Apr 04 - 07:32 AM

Do I detect a challenge?

Forty minutes could merely comprise: for Breezy, who seems to appreciate my renditions of Dylan songs - "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" and "Desolation Row"; or, for connoisseurs of long and arcane songs from the 60s - Al Stewart's "Love Chronicles" and Phil Ochs' "Pleasures of the Harbour"; or, at the risk of trespassing into Lynne's territory - "Lord Bateman" and "Sir Patrick Spens"

But maybe not - I'd need a crib sheet or two and that would blow my reputation!!

Alan

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: harlowpoet
Date: 24 Apr 04 - 01:48 PM

On a personai level, who gives a fuck for crib sheets. Soz for the bad language. I've had a few.

Alan, if you can do Blind WILLWa

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: harlowpoet
Date: 24 Apr 04 - 02:01 PM

My computer went awry on above post. It went before I finished.

What I was gonna say was that Alan, if its in your song book, can you do Blind Willie Mctell.

Peace, to everyone looking in

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: harlowpoet
Date: 25 Apr 04 - 04:51 AM

Sorry for yesterdays behaviour. What am I like?

Subject: RE: ALAN FRANCIS - W. Abbey FC - Mon 26 Apri
From: GUEST,harlowivan
Date: 25 Apr 04 - 07:49 AM

harowpoet was alright- it was the stuff in the bottle! Sorry Alan, working Monday night