John,

you are a star! Trust you observed the 30 mph zones in Sale.

Thanks to Ann, John, Sue, Dave, Rachel, Kate, Ruth, Ken, Mike(who I think turned up by chance and got carried away by the moment) for songs and Bob, small pipes, Richard, songs, uilleann pipes and whistles, Tony, songs and melodeon, Steve, melodeon, Sean, songs and Black Sea Fiddle (honest), other friends who generally joined in and that drunken bloke who joined in incoherently, left his pint, which I noted that nobody touched, and staggered off not to be seen again.

Thanks to John J for a rousing "Thousands or More" to finish the evening off.

Thanks to Jimmy, Landlord of the Beech and his excellent staff and my personal thanks to Timothy Taylor for oiling my neck.

Look forward to meeting you all on the first Wednesday of April which is the 2nd, if all is clear in Albania.

Cheers

Les