YAWN

Keep the noise down Rookery! Some of us didn't leave till 1.15am... The gaffer said "you'll join me in a whiskey." It wasn't a question. Iain and I were chewing the fat with the gaffer till all hours.

Get this. The lads stood near us at the bar asked to borrow my guitar after you all left and two of them are decent players and half promised to join in next time.

A good night. The rookery decided a banjo can be heard better and it was (I heard it from the gents) Backwoodsman's Irish plank showed us her new clothes and they fitted her nicely, Iain brought his guitar made from an airing rack, I think that's what he said, Albert sees new venues as marketing opportunities so was wearing his Reiner T shirt and his Reiner guitar, Chris broke a string on his Reiner guitar which sort of spoilt the effect, and Albert's condemnation of Martin strings got the expected reaction from the Martin fan club, the Rookery's Uncke Brian didn't need a guitar to be on cracking form and yours truly noted that the first Ferraris had wooden chassis but now? Nice to take my lump of carbon fibre for an airing amongst the ex rain forest on view last night.

The gaffer's missus borrowed my guitar and it looks like the gaffer may have to buy her one. She played at school and seems keen to reacquaint herself. A lady from the bar area came over and sang a lovely song too, as I recall.

Yeah. Decent night. As the rookery noted, a bit close to home for yours truly so I have a bout of liquor mortis right now. But it was worth it really.

Onwards and downwards. Haxey next week!!!

There is a stewards enquiry regarding the raffle. I'm sure the gaffer's missus won the Taylor guitar?