Day 106

Its early hours of the morning and we have just got home from our night out. I have to blog because it has been so odd this evening.

Tonight Tim and i went out for a dance and dinner!! well that was the plan. Tim had taken some persuading to go, but made the effort

Not having been out for years it took me ages to get ready. What to wear, bath, hair wash make up!!! the works. I thought i looked the part and Tim concurred. Set off to meet my sister who had got the tickets etc and arranged to meet us in her village where the dance was being held. A little excited and looking forward to a good dance. I adored dancing and was pretty good if i say so myself. We were also meeting some old friends so that was even better.

We left a little later, not wanting to be the first. Thank goodness we had the headlamp fixed today, but that's a tale for tomorrow.!!

Car park looked rather full so i thought this looks promising. All gathered together collect tickets at the door.

Walked in and oh my goodness have we come to the right place. Tim and i just looked at each other mouths dropped to the floor and we had to scoop them up and replace the smiles!!
I jest not but the band was Live!!!! up on the stage playing their electric guitars and they were 80 years old!!! the people on the dance floor looked like they were the Thursday dance class group. I'm serious and i have the pics to prove it. They will go on tomorrow. We must have looked in awe because the lady walking past said there should have been 5 in the band but one of them died recently and they haven't found a replacement!!!!

We walked in and there were the tables all around the edge of the dance floor, paper table cloths etc.
The people wearing trousers and shirts, ladies in their sequined black numbers and sandals. Dancing past us a couple in their 90's the man sporting this ill fitting wig and his lovely partner who had the biggest ankles ever, so much fluid in them they hung over the sides. I am truly not exaggerating.

Mike would have been in hysterics and would have tormented Tim and i for weeks about this. Goodness only knows what Tom will say when we tell him.

We sat down in a daze, Tim saying he was getting a drink!!! Tim has had quite a lot to drink tonight which is most unusual.
Well once the waltz's were done with Linda saying they are usually good despite their age and most of these couples are groupies. Groupies i screamed over the noise. Yep they have followed this group for years. They were quite the thing in their day. I muttered yeah but i think they are well past there sell by date. Next session they played some 60's and they were dancing away to the Searchers and Gene Pitney!! Even i was desperate for a drink and i don't!!!

Tim and i just kept looking and then laughing at each other. Should we go or should we stay!! having made the effort we thought well it makes a change at at least we are out.

Lights on and the meal was being served. Yet again Tim and i cracked up, we were given a portion of chicken and chips in polystyrene containers from the local chippy!!!!
Could it get any worse.

Raffle!! and the draw all in a good cause for local air ambulance. Didn't win but never mind, Linda won the fruit basket. How do they put stamps on loose walnuts???

Lights off and thank goodness a bit of Status Quo. We were not the only young !! people there but even they were very old fashioned and i think we caused a bit of a stir. The lead guitarist was by now sitting down to play, they got him a chair. Jesus don't collapse now i thought finish the piece first!!. Looking round as you do there was this sea of disapproving group of ladies looking at us as if we had just landed from Mars!! oh well time for a bit of fun!!! Twist!!! i really cant describe the night well enough and I'm usually fairly good with words.

Ooops what was that!!

One husband unsteadily walking in the hallway looking for the bathroom in a serious state of undress, now tucked up in bed again. Cant remember the last time that happened. Mikey you would really be in hysterics now!!!

We managed to dance a bit but not a much as i would have liked but at least we had an entertaining evening.

Just as we were about to leave they asked us if we would like to come to their New Years Eve dance. We declined. Cant cope with too much excitement!!

I will put the pictures on tomorrow and tell about the drive home!! and thank goodness Tomorrow is another day...................