Mad Over Fifties Club

[nungate]

Merry Christmas all members of AB's Mad over fifties!
Tonight is the "Christmas in July" Ball! For tonight's festivities we have opened the Ballroom it is festooned in fairy lights and evergreens, The Minstrels have been practising Carols all week and are down in the vestibule waiting to serenade club members as they draw up in the sleighs (don't ask how we managed snow in July - it wasn't easy)
Tonight's tailcock (in keeping with the Pantomime fancy dress theme) is the Principal Boy - an intriguing mix. On the hot plate we have a traditional Christmas dinner, turkey or goose and all the usual trimmings, on the pudding trolley of course there is Christmas pudding and Sherry Trifle, and of course our world famous volly vonts and canopies. As a special treat we have booked local mobile disco "Sounds of Music" to provide the music for dancing. Later on there will be eggnog and Christmas cookies by the roaring fire in the Great Hall, and carol singing around the tree led by the Tower's Minstrels, there is a fair chance of Santa popping in with some pressies! If we can get the snow to last there are plans for a snowman building competition (carrots, scarves, hats and coal will be provided)
Igor has polished his chains to perfection and he will be joined by his new minion Frank (who has just acquired his very first chain)
As always, the hot tub is bubbling away on the North Tower (mini bar has be replenished) the indoor swimming pool is ready for use (cossies in the changing rooms for guests who require them) We may or may not have fireworks to round off our evening, it depends on the weather.
A warm welcome awaits all who dare enter these portals

Sleighs at midnight

[nungate]

Well if you run out I'm sure we can provide more of them for you Mammar.

[Mammar]

Not to mention that the bra (slung like a hammock across me skirt) is also useful for holding me spare Yorkshire puddings.

[nungate]

not only multiway bras but multi purpose!

[tonyav]

Igor, have you given Frank any polishing lessons yet, perhaps that's what he needs.

[Igor61]

The chain polishing is part of the course that you undergo in order to win your first chain .... I expect it is just the novelty of having his first chain, he was installed with them only yesterday

[tonyav]

They bra's make pretty good catapults as well, Mammar.

[Spoonboy]

Sounds like someone's been stoving over a hot slave too long!!

[tonyav]

Yes I see Igor, it must feel like having a new toy.

[nungate]

Hello Spoony, I don't slave over anything, I ask the staff to do that for me
Can Igor fetch you a Principal Boy?

[Igor61]

For myself I never fiddled with my chains. I worked hard to earn them and even now I do like to keep them well polished. Madame asked if she could borrow them to trim the Christmas tree in the Great Hall

[Spoonboy]

Why not. Though, I am a "principal man" type myself.

[tonyav]

Wow, that must be a big tree in the great hall.

[Mammar]

Igor, give Frank a Rubik's cube to fiddle with. By the time he gets fed up with it he won't feel the urge to fiddle with his chains.
Mine went out the window, damn thing

[tonyav]

Psssssst, Mammar, your supposed to peel of the coloured stickers and stick them back on to match !.

[nungate]

Good idea Mammar I could give him some "worry beads" in the meantime.

Spoony, only Principal Boys tonight Would your costume be Pinocchio?

[Spoonboy]

One of my sisters could do the cube in two minutes. I could do one colouredsquare in two weeks!!

[nungate]

Rubiks cube? Aaaaarghh!

[Spoonboy]

Bye one and all. I'm off to do some more work on my third book.

[Igor61]

Frank, get that tray and help pass around the drinks ....

I wonder what has happened to Madame Daisy, I was so looking forward to seeing her in her blue suede boots

[nungate]

Be busy Spoony ....... work hard