Topic: DEC Niger Appeal Dance - Clevedon 1 Oct

[JT]

Mr Wiggle - how's it looking on the ticket front?  I'm planning on coming over from south wales on Saturday and would hate to turn up and find you're sold out!

Jennie

[andrew_w]

We've sold only a handful up front - everybody seems to be taking the attitude that they're happy to pay the extra pound as it's all for charity. As a result I really have no idea how many are going to turn up! The venue is licensed for 250 I believe but that would be uncomfortable to say the least.

[marty_baby]

Hiya Jennie,

You are coming dancing?!?!?  It has been such a long time!  Looking fwd to catching up with you again!    
You can show me this "Ballroom" 1st move thing you have been banging on about!  

Do you do any Tango as well?  be nice to knock out some Ochos etc...  

[JT]

Hi Martin,

yep I'm coming dancing - husband's away on a stag weekend in Bournemouth, so while the cat's away....
 

Unfortunately I don't tango - I've only done a little bit of ballroom tango which is totally different to argentine tango, though I'd love to be able to move my legs like the lady in the BBC clip - actually I'd be very happy if I had her legs, but riding a bike at nearly 30mph on the flat doesn't lend itself to dainty legs!!

Anyway - save a dance for me on Saturday!!

Jennie

[marty_baby]

Stag weekend in Bournemouth?
Thats where we took Rob for his Stag!   

hhhhmmm..... your hubby is in for a treat!  I bet you are soooo... happy for him!   


Be great to catch up with you this weekend!   

Martin

[andrew_w]

Well, it's here at last, so PLEASE come tonight. Lots of great music to play and don't forget that we're handing over the proceeds to a very important charity

Here's a statistic from the DEC:

£50 feeds a family of seven for more than two months.

so just ten people having a laugh & a dance in Clevedon tonight can make a real difference.

CU

[Elaine]

Well done Andrew for last night!  The music was wonderful - in fact sooooo good, I didn't want to sit down!  And as for the last track - 'Will you', by Hazel O'Connor - that piece of music is an all time favourite of mine!!  I actually saw Hazel O'Connor sing it live - the saxophonist played the extended version and brought the house down!!!!

Hope you made lots of money for the appeal.


Elaine

[JiveTalker]

Well done Andrew for last night!  The music was wonderful - in fact sooooo good, I didn't want to sit down! 
Elaine

Yes, well done Andrew, thanks for a really good evening, I hope you raised lots of money. Thankyou Elaine for a lovely dance.

And as for the last track - 'Will you', by Hazel O'Connor - that piece of music is an all time favourite of mine!!  I actually saw Hazel O'Connor sing it live - the saxophonist played the extended version and brought the house down!!!!

That is one of my favourite tracks too and it's right up there with Baker Street in the saxophone solos department. It must have been fantastic to hear it live. It was a good chance to try to improve my dancing to a slower track.

It was also great to get to dance so many tracks with Jennie (JT), just like the old days when we both first started dancing at the Folk House.

Martin

[andrew_w]

Thank you both for your kind words  and thank you to those who came and supported the event. If you enjoyed it PLEASE tell everyone 

A quick counting of the loot at 1am showed a profit of £225 pounds so not at all bad.

I was a bit naughty not putting myself about for dances last night but quite frankly I was knackered having been dancing the two previous evenings and sorting the venue on Saturday PM

We're lined up to run another bash on Nov 5 (I know some are off to Strictly Come Dancing that night) so we'd love to see more of you next time. I can promise the same level of attention to the music as this time - infact i did learn a bit last night to put into practice later. The venue is a bit larger & has a sprung floor & is easier to find!!

Then it's on to Dec 17 when we're going to help CLIC with a Christmas fund raiser (that's the day after the cancelled Clifton Leroc do so I hope that we should get LOTS of people then - fingers crossed). This event is at the Scotch Horn in Nailsea - many of you already know that place

And what can you say about Will You - it just seems to be the perfect track to end a night with, simply the most melancholy tune i know (brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it :sniff: ). If anyone plays the track without the full sax solo then that's an even bigger crime than playing the club version of Havanna.

[marty_baby]

Ditto the above!   
The music was pretty good!  A nice mix 

Well done mr & mrs Wiggle for raising all that money for charity   

[andrew_w]

For those who migh be interested - here's last nights set list

 Jenn Cuneta - Come Rain Come Shine (Radio Edit)
 Robbie Williams -Tripping
 Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme (Radio Edit)
 Basement Jaxx - Do Your Thing
 Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut
 Dannii Minogue - Perfection
 Kylie Minogue - Red Blooded Woman 
 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
 Nat King Cole - Let There Be Love 
 Indigo Swing -  How Lucky Can One Guy Be
 The Pussycat Dolls -  Sway
 The Lightning Seeds - The Life Of Riley
 Goldfrapp - Strict Machine
 Gadjo - Besame Mucho
 Marc Anthony - Dímelo
 Dany Brillant - Cest Toi   
 Pink Martini - Amado Mio
 Jem - They
 Freemasons - Love On My Mind   
 Sarah Vaughan, Adam Freeland - Fever
 Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes   
 Propellerheads Featuring Shirley B - History Repeating
 Bo Kaspers orkester - Undantag
 Doris Day - Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps
 Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman 
 Sean Costello -Goombay Rock
 Tom Jones & Jools Holland - St James Infirmary Blues
 Geri Halliwell - Ride It
 Shakira - Ojos Así
 Safri Duo - Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song) [Radio Cut]
 Madeleine Peyroux - Dance Me To The End Of Love
 Henry Mancini - The Pink Panther Theme
 David Bisbal - Buleria
 Quincy Jones  His Orchestra, Roland Kirk - Soul Bossa Nova
 Big Brovaz; Skilaz  Fingaz - Nu Flow [Original (Clean Radio Edit)] - 
 Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc (Single Edit)
 The Pussycat Dolls - Dont Cha [Radio Edit]
 Etta James - I Just Want To Make Love To You 
 Robbie Williams - Mack The Knife
 Robbie Williams - Straighten Up And Fly Right
 Lemon - Latin Lover
 Gina G. - Ooh Aah...Just A Little Bit (Motiv8 Radio Edit)
 Rachel Stevens - I Said Never Again (But Here We Are) 
 Sarah Vaughan, Gotan Project - Whatever Lola Wants/Gotan Project Remix
 In Grid ? In Tango
 Domino - The Business of Love
 Jools And His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra Hollard - Tuxedo Junction
 Sugababes - Push The Button - 
 Charlotte Church ? Call My Name
 Paul Anka - It's My Life
 Sinéad O'Connor - Why Don't You Do Right?
 Pink Martini - Sympathique
 Supergrass 0- St. Petersburg
 Will Young - Over You
 Hazel O'Connor - Will You?

[LIN]

 Well done to Mr and Mrs Wriggle  ,


A very enjoyable evening for an important cause  , lovely music  , just the right amount of dancing space on the dancefloor and will look forward to the next one  ,

Well done again you two !

Lin and Alex

[Andy]

Yep, agree with everyone else.

Great night, guys, well done. Liked pretty much all the music.

And for a good cause too.

Andy

[JT]

Really enjoyed the evening - nice venue, very fast dance floor (a good way to force me to keep my steps small!) with plenty of room - I'd make the trip again to dance there!

Thank you Martin for teaching me a few new moves - I'll try to remember them for next time!

Jennie

[Mrs Wiggle]

Just to say thank you very much to every one who came along. We had a really lovely evening and it was great to see you all.

I found a couple of donations on my office desk yesterday morning from some people who couldn't be there and the total now stands at £240

 

Julia