Burns Night Celebration 24 January

The walk

Alan, Davie C, Davie Mc, Dougie, Gus, Ian, Jimmy, Kenny T, Paul, Peter, Rex, Robert plus Allan, Johnny

We met at Johnny’s for coffee and scones, and to deliver the food for the evening’s meal. Thereafter, Allan and Johnny stayed behind to set up the room for the festivities whilst the main body drove to the beach and then walked to Barassie and back. Given the strength of the wind, cobwebs were truly blown away.

 

The celebration

Alan McQ, George and Ronnie joined us for the evening.

What a terrific night! A night when lights came out from under bushels.

Paul’s immortal memory was excellent, Kenny’s Toast to the Ooters and Johnny’s Toast to the Lasses were funny and well received, Jimmy’s reading and Address to the Haggis were done to perfection and Derval Davie surpassed himself with ‘Tam the Bunnet’ (Davie is now receiving treatment and should be fit for next week). Rex’s wontribution was cloody bonderful, and Alan, Allan, and Robert were generously applauded for their readings. Our junior member, Alan McQ, showed, by his reading and song, that he is one for the future and was unfazed at being allowed to join the big boys for a night out. Davie C’s Address to the Tinned Haggis won him the ‘Tin Opener of the Year Award’ and, undaunted, he then went on to lead us in rounds of community singing. Gus showed that drillies have hidden talents by giving us a song, ably accompanied by Ian on the accordian, and Ronnie’s talents in song and on the guitar helped galvanise the evening. And to keep us all in order, Chairman Dougie, aka ‘The Lawman’, ensured that everything went smoothly and to time, unless of course you were relying on Johnny’s wall clock.
Everyone who was there deserves credit for making the evening go off so well.
Thanks and appreciation go to Johnny, Alan, Gus, Robert, Davie C and Rex for their contributions to the meal.

However, special mention must go to Johnny and Helen for their hospitality during the course of the day. Johnny was also chief cook and bottle washer and it is testament to his skills that things turned out as well as they did. His preparation, including the manufacture of the songbooks and placemats, should not be underestimated, neither should the clearing up afterwards. We thank both of you sincerely for your work and forbearance.