Come dancing in Loogabarooga!

Subject: Come dancing in Loogabarooga!
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 22 Jun 07 - 09:55 AM

The fabulous Gloworms are the next band in Loughborough Town Hall's lovely ceilidh series. You know they're one of the best young bands around - come and enjoy our last ceilidh before the summer break! Jenny Reid is calling.

Date: 30 June
Time: 8:30pm (workshop from 7:30)
Tickets: £8/6 concs.
Box office: 01509 234913

See you there! (But don't ask me to dance if you value your toes.)


OH! And you might like to know about these upcoming dates:
Friday 14 September: Mr Gubbins' Bicycle. Caller: John Kirkpatrick
Saturday 6 October: Whapweasel. Caller: Gordon Potts.

Get 'em in your diary!

Subject: RE: Come dancing in Loogabarooga!
From: Leadfingers
Date: 22 Jun 07 - 10:53 AM

For the Uninitiated , the Loogarabrooga is from one of Derek Brimstones stories !!

Subject: RE: Come dancing in Loogabarooga!
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 22 Jun 07 - 11:11 AM

Is it? It's passed into local folklore round these parts!

Subject: RE: Come dancing in Loogabarooga!
From: Leadfingers
Date: 22 Jun 07 - 11:34 AM

Way Back in the Good Old Days , Brimmo was Ooop North and was talked into giving a lift back to London to an American Singer (Sorry - Name escaped) who Brimmo greatly admired ! He thought there would be lots of opportunity yo chat , but said 'Super Star' settled down on the back seat with his girl friend , and only surfaced as a Road Sign was in view - "Loogabrooga ! " he said , and subsided back into the darkness at the rear of the car !
Thats The Story as I have it Ruth !

Subject: RE: Come dancing in Loogabarooga!
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 22 Jun 07 - 11:41 AM

Aaaah...see, round these parts, people often claim to have been the person who was flagged down by an AUSTRALIAN tourist and asked, "Can you tell me the way to Loogabarooga, mate?"

Mind you, I won't tell you how my (American) mum used to pronounce Leicestershire...

Subject: RE: Come dancing in Loogabarooga!
From: Leadfingers
Date: 22 Jun 07 - 09:40 PM

And in Devon there is a town called Woolhardisworthy - The Place name sign has underneath (Pronounced Woolsely)

Subject: RE: Come dancing in Loogabarooga!
From: Mr Red
Date: 23 Jun 07 - 05:05 AM

urban myth or just believable?

But one American tourist was reported to ask for directions to

Tweeksburg - the town the locals tend to call Chucksbury

and the correct spelling has 2 "e"'s

Tewkesbury.

Subject: RE: Come dancing in Loogabarooga!
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 23 Jun 07 - 05:12 AM

...and near where my boyfriend lives in Cheshire, there's a place called Cholmondley, which DOESN'T tell you how to pronounce it on the place name sign.

There's a Wymondham in Leicestershire which is pronounced like it's spellled - unlike The Wymondham in Norfolk which is pronounced Windam.

And don't get me started on the Vale of Belvoir - I came across an 18th century map recently that spelled it Bever, and certainly it's pronounced Beaver today.

...sorry, weren't we talking about dancing or something?

Subject: RE: Come dancing in Loogabarooga!
From: Leadfingers
Date: 23 Jun 07 - 08:00 AM

Aint Thread Drift Fun ? Sorry Ruth !!

Subject: RE: Come dancing in Loogabarooga!
From: Kevin Sheils
Date: 24 Jun 07 - 04:17 AM

I remember reading a novel many tears back where Loughborough was referred to as Love Burrow.

Can't recall the title or author though.

Subject: RE: Come dancing in Loogabarooga!
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 24 Jun 07 - 06:07 AM

There's a thought...

I'm trying to get a venue for dance at our festival which is on True Lover's Walk. Wonder if that street featured in your novel?

Acutally, the "love burrow" of the East Midlands is down the road, in Shepshed. It's allegedly got quite a substantial red light district.

Subject: RE: Come dancing in Loogabarooga!
From: Kevin Sheils
Date: 24 Jun 07 - 09:20 AM

It just came to mind that I think the book I referred to was "Barefoot in the Head" by Brian Aldiss.