Echoing what's already been said... Many, many thanks to the Ducks for organising this do! And thanks to Maddie for all her fine work on the raffles -- how much did we raise for Mudcat, Mrs D? (BTW, great pix!)

Once again, I really enjoyed getting to see so many of the faces that belong to the (by now) familiar names. Special thanks to Bill Sables (and Lorna!) for putting me up/putting up with me for a couple of nights -- especially at such a very busy time for them.

Thanks to Willa for indulging me by learning "Hola Hee Hola Ho" (and so quickly, too!) so we could sing it together -- you did a great job! Really enjoyed the singing of *so* many folks, can't even list them all, cos I'm afraid I'll leave someone out, but there were some great singers there! Linda & Pistachio -- your singing blew me away! As it was for Micca, a particular high point for me was hearing Sue Van G sing Linda's song "The Luckiest Sailor"... a flawless rendition of a powerfully moving song. Also, Geoff the Duck's magnificent *solo* rendition of "Duelling Banjos" was a performance which will linger *long* in my memory!

Hope to see some of you again before too long...

Cheers,

YY
(who *tried* to post this Tues eve... and again Wed a.m.... then had to head out of town)