Topic: Portishead Charity dance (29/7) with nationally recognised DJ!

[andrew_w]

Maurice is making a big effort for this one and deserves support. All proceeds are going to the South West Children's Hospice - an excellent cause.

The Somerset Hall is a great venue - easy to get to / find with plenty of parking. It's got a separate bar and one of the best dance floors in the area.

As for the "Nationally Recognised" DJ, well it's me  . As it's on their web site, I can let you all know that Jon Brett has booked me to DJ at the Rock Bottoms weekender in January 2007 in Torquay (so he knows who I am )

Of course with me Djing a great mix of tunes is guaranteed. I've found some tasty tunes that you will never have heard at a jive event before (and they're absolutely stonking). Who knows there may even be the odd surprise in the mix.

This Saturday 29/7

Somerset Hall, Wyndham Way, Portishead 8 'til 12 entry just £5


Contact Maurice on 01275 846247

[Mr Cool]

Andrew  your'e music is spot on and  superb only wish we could make it.
 Please PM me as I am looking for a DJ for a dance party
   

[marty_baby]

Thats this Saturday huh?   

Doing BAWA, so maybe bit popped for Sat - will do though it I can - andrew you are a fab DJ!   

[LIN]

Hi, Yes Alex and I will be their,its sure to be a good night and all in aid of a good cause.Maurice can do with the support so come on guys
lets rally up.

Lin    

[Elaine]

Maurice is making a big effort for this one and deserves support. All proceeds are going to the South West Children's Hospice - an excellent cause.

The Somerset Hall is a great venue - easy to get to / find with plenty of parking. It's got a separate bar and one of the best dance floors in the area.

As for the "Nationally Recognised" DJ, well it's me  . As it's on their web site, I can let you all know that Jon Brett has booked me to DJ at the Rock Bottoms weekender in January 2007 in Torquay (so he knows who I am )

Of course with me Djing a great mix of tunes is guaranteed. I've found some tasty tunes that you will never have heard at a jive event before (and they're absolutely stonking). Who knows there may even be the odd surprise in the mix.

This Saturday 29/7

Somerset Hall, Wyndham Way, Portishead 8 'til 12 entry just £5


Contact Maurice on 01275 846247

Yes, it is a brilliant floor!!!  Is there air con by the way?

Hope to make an appearance as well!


Elaine

PS - looks as though we will see you in January as well then Andrew!  Well done!!!!

[andrew_w]

Maurice is making a big effort for this one and deserves support. All proceeds are going to the South West Children's Hospice - an excellent cause.

The Somerset Hall is a great venue - easy to get to / find with plenty of parking. It's got a separate bar and one of the best dance floors in the area.

As for the "Nationally Recognised" DJ, well it's me  . As it's on their web site, I can let you all know that Jon Brett has booked me to DJ at the Rock Bottoms weekender in January 2007 in Torquay (so he knows who I am )

Of course with me Djing a great mix of tunes is guaranteed. I've found some tasty tunes that you will never have heard at a jive event before (and they're absolutely stonking). Who knows there may even be the odd surprise in the mix.

This Saturday 29/7

Somerset Hall, Wyndham Way, Portishead 8 'til 12 entry just £5


Contact Maurice on 01275 846247

Yes, it is a brilliant floor!!!  Is there air con by the way?

Hope to make an appearance as well!


Elaine

PS - looks as though we will see you in January as well then Andrew!  Well done!!!!

I don't think it's got air con but it's got big windows / doors (and it's going to be a damn sight cooler for the weekend too.

Thanks re Jan - it's a bit daunting but I'm really looking forward to it. I see the only confirm guest teacher is a certain Amir chappy

And yes I agree with Lin come on chaps rally round - Maurice deserves support, we don't want to lose another event

[LIN]

Well Alex and I turned up,hardly anyone else from Bristol, where were you all ?

[LIN]

Well Alex and I turned up,hardly anyone else from Bristol, where were you all ?
The floor was great,the music well was not as expected, to much swing/lindy for us Lerocers, and I must say as there were quite a lot of begginers there, they were not to happy.By quite a few comments that came our way.
But a very good effort from everybody, all in the name of Charity, so well done. To Maurice and Co.


Lin  

[philsmove]

where were you all ?

err sorry here

[andrew_w]

"One mans meat is another mans poison" Balancing a set for everybody is just about impossible.

I'm sorry that Lin and those she spoke to felt that there was too much swing played - almost all of the comments (well bar 1 actually and Lin's now)  I had last night were very positive.

Maurice expressed himself to be very pleased and suggested that the silent majority were happy, this was backed up by a good number of people came and thanked me personally at the end of the evening.

The set list is below I've marked the tracks I'd play at a swing dance (even if they aren't strictly Swing - 4 of them are more RnR).

Setting Up


doors open
An Easier Affair   George Michael
Kaci - Paradise   Kaci
Boogie Man - Omar & the Howlers *
people arrive!
Do Somethin'   Britney Spears
Voodoo Child [Radio Edit]/Radio Edit   Rogue Traders
I'll Never Fall In Love Again (Goetz Mix - Radio Edit)   Andy Bell
Push Up   Freestylers
Love To See You Cry/Album Version   Enrique Iglesias
Innercity Playboys (Radio Edit)   Jetsetter
Indigo   Moloko
Boogie Wonderland   Earth, Wind & Fire
Ave Maria   David Bisbal
Your Body (Radio Edit)   Tom Novy, Michael Marshall
Stray Cat Strut   Stray Cats *
Significant numbers start dancing
Move It   Cliff Richard
Lucille   Little Richard *
Sunshine Day   Osibisa
Besame Mucho [Radio) (Casino]/Radio) (Casino   Gadjo
Everytime [Hi-Bias Radio Remix]/Hi-Bias Radio Remix   Britney Spears
SINGING IN THE RAIN   The Jive Aces *
At The Strip   Michael Andrew & Swingerhead *
Rendez-vu   Basement Jaxx
Into My Soul   Gabin
How Do You Let A Good Man Down?   Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Boom Boom   Macy Gray
Rock The Casbah   The Clash
Why Don't You Do Right   Chantal Chamberland *
I Heard It Through The Grapevine [Album Version (Stereo)]/Album Version (Stereo)   Marvin Gaye
Stuck In The Middle With You   Stealers Wheel
Brown Sugar   The Rolling Stones
Master Blaster (Jammin')    Stevie Wonder
Watermelon Man - Santamaria, Mongo   Various Artists
Ai No Corrida/Single Version   Quincy Jones
Straighten Up And Fly Right   Robbie Williams *
Streamliner   Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra *
Ain't No Other Man   Christina Aguilera
Shame   Evelyn "Champagne" King
Do Your Thing   Chantz
Sway   The Pussycat Dolls
Flor D'Luna (Moonflower)   Santana
I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)   Grace Jones
Hit the Road Jack   Ray Charles *
And She Was (Remastered LP Version )   Talking Heads
Ooh La La   Goldfrapp
Shock In Grid
Don't Go   Nouvelle Vague
Tell Me Why (Radio Edit)   Supermode
Horny As A Dandy (Mousse T's Radio Mix)   Mousse T vs Dandy Warhols
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)   US3 Featuring Rahsaan And Gerard Presencer
Wakafrika   Manu Dibango
Come Fly With Me (Album Version)   Michael Bublé *
Violent Love   Indigo Swing *
The Boy In The Bubble (Remastered Album Version)   Paul Simon
Straight To...Number One/Dreamcatcher's Mix   Touch & Go
Push The Button   Sugababes
Come Into My World   Kylie Minogue
Amado Mio   Pink Martini
On The Road Again   Katie Melua
Addicted To Love [Remix]/Remix   Robert Palmer
Ojos Así   Shakira
Friday The 13th   Royal Crown Revue *
Too Darn Hot   Ella Fitzgerald *
BULERIA   DAVID BISBAL

Close

Bare necessities - Louis Armstrong *

[Elaine]

Sorry we didn't make it, we just have too much on at the moment!    Anyway, glad Maurice was pleased with the event and hope he made loads of money for the charity!

Elaine

[marty_baby]

Hiya Andrew,

Sorry I couldn't make it either.  I think we all went a bit ott at the BAWA the night before, so was too pooped for Sat.  Lyndsey also went out for a nice meal with her hubby I believe.

Ohhh... live and learn I'd say.  I lurv your music Andrew, but perhaps its not really for a beginner donimanted crowd, a bit of tailoring, and std maintream pop possibly!   

[philsmove]

Well Alex and I turned up,hardly anyone else from Bristol, where were you all ?

One probem, I think, people are having troubel finding out what is on

The diary on this site does not cover the St Bonns Dances or events out side of Bristol.

 UK jive does not cover Kingswood; Portishead or Nailsea or one off local events

Events not listed in UK jive, geneally have lower attendance

[andrew_w]

I think that's a very fair point Phil. Getting people to know that event is on is hard enough without not using all of the tools available. I think that Portishead' s UK Jive entry is still associated with Lou which is a bit of a problem. I don't know why Kingswood & Nailsea don't use it (perhaps they don't like "outsiders"  ).

I'm beginning to see all sorts of other problems though for promoters at this time of year which clearly influence attendance.

The Heat
Holidays
Counter events such as the Harbour festival (was it good by the way? seemed as though it might have been a bit damp!)

Oh and getting most Bristol people (it's not just the dancers & present company obviously excluded) to go more than 1/2 mile for anything

PS Maurice told me that he expected to clear about £100 for the charity - not bad bearing in mind that the Somerset hall is expensive to hire

[John Gimber: Webmaster]

The diary on this site does not cover the St Bonns Dances or events out side of Bristol.

Was only emailed this week with a list of LeRoc 2000 events for the latter half of this year.  Unfortunately I rely on people to tell me what's on, and to tell me when an event changes.  I can't be telepathic as well as look this good!    I must admit that the emails I get for LeRoc 2000 always come from "Team at LeRoc 2000" and they don't want to give me the name of the person sending the info.  Very odd, I must admit.

I managed to get some new dances up on the calendar and events pages yesterday, but still plenty more to go.  You should find the next Nailsea dance on there and the LeRoc 2000 Christmas dance too (same night as the Weston Christmas Ball - shame on LeRoc 2000 for that one!)

It didn't help that I've been rebuilding my study and computer over the last few weeks / months, plus holidays, plus jobs, plus kids, plus (oh yes, nearly forgot) wife, plus...  :'(

I will try to get some more of the missing events on to the calendar tonight if I can.

John.