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Manchester Extravaganza 4
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Yvonne Date: 24 Mar 03 - 03:56 PM I missed Harvey on Sunday--but going to grab him Thursday night at The Railway FC :0) |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: John Routledge Date: 24 Mar 03 - 03:33 PM A very enjoyable first class day on Sunday The guests contrasted beautifully and there were many many highspots in the singarounds. Harvey Andrews was the final guest and it was the first time I had seen him give a full performance as opposed to a "Meet the Artist" type of event. His songs really are very moving and thought provoking in equal measure. Great performance Harvey Congrats to all involved in the Production Roll on V |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Yvonne Date: 24 Mar 03 - 03:29 PM Yes--well done, Harry. Without you Bernard would not have gone and without Bernard going Helen and I would not have known about it. What a great club it is as well--friendly welcome from all and great singing--just wish you were ten miles away instead of 30/35ish!!! then every Sunday night would be possible-- Will see you before Easter though- without a doubt :0)Love to Sara. Yvonne |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Bernard Date: 24 Mar 03 - 03:11 PM So... remember this? (Opens in a new window for convenience/inconvenience, depending on how you look at it!) It was thanks to Harry starting that thread about the first Extravaganza that I became involved with the club. As you can see, he's still plugging away and drawing 'em in!! Well done, Harry! |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Bernard Date: 24 Mar 03 - 02:56 PM Noreen, you missed Diz (Yvonne, above) and Flatcap (Pauline, our esteemed leader!). Pauline has been the organiser for two whole years, now! Where does the time go?! |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Yvonne Date: 24 Mar 03 - 02:07 PM Saturday was wonderful --so sorry to have missed Sunday! Lovely to meet both Hilary and Cllr--hope the consolation of having John and John staying in the same pub helped it to seem a little less 'dire'!! :0) Harry, you told me Spiers and Bowden were good but I never realised how good they would be--absolutely wonderful--made the day for Helen and I. The singing was as superb as ever--- Yvonne |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Noreen Date: 24 Mar 03 - 01:34 PM Who did I miss, Bernard? 8 pints Bernard Cllr Harryoldham Harvey Andrews John Routledge Mick Pearce My guru always said Noreen Rhiannon Sue vG A very enjoyable day, thanks all. Great to see friends old and new! |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: My guru always said Date: 24 Mar 03 - 12:42 PM Bernard Dear: I was particularly impressed with the organisation of this event - hat's off to you, Pauline & all others behind the scenes :-) Thanks for the piccies link! I'll definitely be casting around for alternative accomodation - will shout for any suggestions when you raise the new thread for Extravaganza 5. The Bull's Head would be ideal if the landlords could be persuaded - fall out of bed into a sing - excellent!!!!! What warm & friendly Folks you are up in Manchester..... |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Bernard Date: 24 Mar 03 - 12:30 PM The look on Harvey's face was a picture when it dawned on him how many 'catters were there - I made it thirteen, including Harvey. In a few days time I hope to make the rest of the photographs available; in the meantime, you can see some of them by clicking the link. I'm sure with a bit of planning we could organise accommodation a little better next time. It's just a shame my great big house is such a tip... maybe I could clear enough space for four or so... don't hold yer breath, though!! The daft thing is there are rooms at the Bull's Head itself, but the owners aren't making use of them. From our point of view it was really good to see so many new faces. We have a nucleus of around fifteen or so regulars, plus others who visit occasionally. We had thirty or more in the room most of the time, so we are approaching the time when the Extravaganza may well be self-financing! |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Harry Basnett Date: 24 Mar 03 - 10:24 AM Cheers, Hilary...I'm really glad you enjoyed yourself and it was lovely to see and hear you... Glad you got home safely and it'll be great if you can make it for Extravaganza 5...bet you find somewhere else to lay your weary head next time! :0) I'll pass your message on to John and Pauline... Love............Harry and Sara. |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: My guru always said Date: 24 Mar 03 - 10:04 AM Home safely after a wonderful weekend in such a FAB CLUB :-) Am exhausted!!!! Major thanks to everyone for making me feel so welcome and for all the hard work you've put into making the Extravaganza the success it was. Superb line-up, excellent singarounds and am definitely coming up for Extravaganza 5 in October - really looking forward to it! Great to meet All-You-Cats, lovely to put faces to names & make new friends. May you always have music....... |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Harry Basnett Date: 24 Mar 03 - 09:20 AM Bless you both!! |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: GUEST,MCP Date: 24 Mar 03 - 08:51 AM Harry Thanks for making us welcome and for a great weekend. The line-up for the 5th look really good and we're hoping to make it across for that too. Mick (Pearce, & Rhiannon) |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Harry Basnett Date: 24 Mar 03 - 05:36 AM You got mentioned! (in a nice way, George.........honest!!) |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: George Papavgeris Date: 24 Mar 03 - 05:22 AM jealous.....should have been there.... |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Harry Basnett Date: 24 Mar 03 - 05:18 AM Many, many thanks to Hilary, Mike, Bob and Sue, Rhiannon and Mick, HelenJ., Yvonne, Noreen and John Routledge for lending their voices and support to the Extravaganza....sorry if I've missed anyone.... Love and Best Wishes....Harry and Sara. |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: GUEST,noddy Date: 24 Mar 03 - 05:02 AM I hear that the line up for no 5 is almost as good as no 4. |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Bernard Date: 24 Mar 03 - 05:00 AM Book now for Extravaganza 5! We had an excellent turn-out on both days, with our guests and floor singers all rising to the occasion! All our guests commented on how good the chorus singing was, particularly in the singarounds! We do like a good sing!! We hope all the 'long distance catters' arrived home safely, thanks for coming to see us! See you in October? |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Bernard Date: 23 Mar 03 - 05:49 AM Clicky to what you (may have!) missed! |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Harry Basnett Date: 23 Mar 03 - 05:39 AM Day 2......see you all there in a couple of hours or so....the highlight from yesterday (as far as I'm concerned) had to be Spiers and Boden! Absolutely dynamic performers who love the music they play and sing and are able to establish a wonderful rapport with the audience...If you haven't seen them yet then give yourselves a treat - they are brilliant!! I kid ye not! |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Noreen Date: 22 Mar 03 - 07:59 PM See yous tomorrer, chaps! |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Bernard Date: 22 Mar 03 - 06:03 AM It's just coming up to 11:00am GMT, and I'll be setting off in half an hour. If you're there, I'll see you. if not... erm?! It's going to be a good 'un! TTFN B @}>-->--- |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: My guru always said Date: 22 Mar 03 - 02:44 AM OK, setting off now - see you all at lunchtime :-) Can't wait!!!! |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Harry Basnett Date: 21 Mar 03 - 08:25 AM One day to go.........Cllr's making the trip too.... Even I'm getting excited! Alio........thank's for your good wishes....I hope you can make it. Noddy.......it'll be good to see you! All the best...................Harry. |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: GUEST,noddy Date: 21 Mar 03 - 08:20 AM In that case I might catch Bob Fox after all |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Alio Date: 21 Mar 03 - 06:03 AM Still hoping to get there sometime over the seekend - probably on the Sunday as we're both working tomorrow. It sounds just great, and I hope it's a brill weekend, especially for the organisers. Ali |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Bernard Date: 20 Mar 03 - 07:21 PM Wa-hey-hey! We've made it to 'big thread' status!! An omen, possibly?! Quite a few Railway regulars will be there! This will be our biggest yet! |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Bernard Date: 20 Mar 03 - 02:26 PM We usually have a 'per guest' arrangement, but Pauline or John would make that decision. I suppose I'm saying 'yes'! Better to get there early, though! It's more fun that way! If you need directions you'll find them on our website (see above for the link). Everyone who has been to an Open Door Extravaganza, be they guests or 'punters', has commented on the warm, friendly atmosphere - in fact, Dave Jones (of North West Federation fame, far too big to have been in the Monkees!) was completely bowled over at our last Extravaganza by the way we have our guests and singarounds in the same room, which results in everyone mingling socially rather than being segregated! All our usual regulars expect to be there - Archie Tawney, Brian (the Pub Prop Man) and his wife, Cath, Maggie, Steve, Phil, Bob, Iain, Harry (Harryoldham), Sara, Pauline, John and me. We also expect to see others who visit less often such as Norman, Graham, Yvonne (Diz), Helen (HelenJ), John Routledge... erm, ever noticed? Once you start a list like this you start to panic because you just know you're going to miss someone out, and they'll get upset and take the huff!! Ho hum! So... be there! Or be somewhere else...! |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: GUEST,noddy Date: 20 Mar 03 - 12:05 PM Oh meant to ask .What happens if I turn up late. Is there a half day ticket |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: GUEST,noddy Date: 20 Mar 03 - 12:03 PM It is annoying .I have been wanting to see Bob Fox for some time and every time something gets in the way. |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Harry Basnett Date: 19 Mar 03 - 08:31 PM Well that's clear enough........ |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Bernard Date: 19 Mar 03 - 01:48 PM I'm aiming to be there around noon to start shifting furniture, changing lightbulbs and so on, though we hope to get underway with the first singaround at about 1:30pm - earlier if enough turn up! We expect to finish around 11:30pm each day, so there's value for money - a pound an hour on a weekend ticket! The way the singarounds work is each person gets one song, and can either stay seated where they are, stand up, or go to the 'front'. We write floor singers' names on a list as they arrive, which becomes the running order for the singaround. It's much fairer that way. When it's time for a guest to do their first set, the singaround stops, to continue where we left off after a short break when the set is over. After the guest's second set we have a longer break to allow guests to sort out their gear... then we carry on singing until the next guest is ready to start. If you intend to sing, make sure either myself or Pauline has you listed! I will be running the singarounds, as Pauline has enough to do selling raffle tickets and looking after the guests! John will have enough to do keeping Pauline's beer coming! |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Harry Basnett Date: 19 Mar 03 - 09:15 AM Cheers, Noddy....have fun yourself ( I'm sure you will )! All the best.........................Harry. |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: GUEST,noddy Date: 19 Mar 03 - 08:50 AM Just popped into the website www.opendoorfolkclub.co.uk to view the pictures of Haggard and Tight. Nice T-shirts. How can Folkies afford so many staff. I hear that Rob the Roadie is a World Champion Powerlifter (twice) so better be careful what you say! Cant make it to the do Going out for a big posh meal on Saturday have to wear best bib and tucker. Unlikely to be sober on Sunday. Best of luck have fun. |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Harry Basnett Date: 19 Mar 03 - 08:30 AM Bernard'll be there and so should yours truly.... |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: My guru always said Date: 19 Mar 03 - 04:38 AM Hey Bernard that's clever!!! Aiming to get up there in time for the first sing on Saturday. Who am I gonna meet then????? |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Bernard Date: 18 Mar 03 - 07:27 PM |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Harry Basnett Date: 18 Mar 03 - 09:21 AM :0) |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: My guru always said Date: 17 Mar 03 - 09:17 AM Thanks Harry, not sure - may need another, won't know till nearer the time! Really looking forward to it :-) |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Harry Basnett Date: 17 Mar 03 - 09:11 AM Don't worry, Hil....I'll make sure there's a ticket for you. Do you just need the one? All the best................Harry. |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: My guru always said Date: 17 Mar 03 - 08:49 AM Hooray, am all booked in B&B, see you all on Saturday :-) Will I need to book weekend tickets or can I do that when I get there???? Can't wait!!! |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Harry Basnett Date: 17 Mar 03 - 08:44 AM And counting........ |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Bernard Date: 15 Mar 03 - 05:51 AM Only a week to go... |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Harry Basnett Date: 14 Mar 03 - 02:10 PM Thanks for the tip...see you at Saddleworth if you can't make it to the OD. All the best..............Harry. |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: GUEST,Raggytash Date: 14 Mar 03 - 08:10 AM Try bribery ............ offer them a pig or two, as thats how the fair town of Swinton (Swine town) got it name. I believe they're still very fond of the little beasties. |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Harry Basnett Date: 14 Mar 03 - 07:09 AM I'd love to, Raggytash.......but I can't get past the border guards!! |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: GUEST,Raggytash Date: 13 Mar 03 - 05:53 AM If any of you good people want to get some practice in head for the Wheel in Golcar Huddersfield on the 15th where an all day session will be going on in aid of the Runswick Bay Rescue Boat and in the interests of having a good time to boot ! 01484 460 844 for more details. Harry tell that lot in Swinton that there is life outside it's boundaries !! |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: John Routledge Date: 12 Mar 03 - 07:52 PM Will be there all day Sunday. Four superb contrasting performers with singing in between. Surely one could ask for nothing more. |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: My guru always said Date: 12 Mar 03 - 04:03 AM This looks like fun, am hoping to get along & join you all :-) |
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Subject: RE: Manchester Extravaganza 4 From: Harry Basnett Date: 09 Mar 03 - 12:54 PM Actually that should have been 'Don't'...a touch of Hull9itis... |
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