[Dixielandjazz] dancing / nature calls!!!!

JimDBB@aol.com JimDBB@aol.com
Sat, 4 Jan 2003 23:23:15 EST


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In a message dated 1/4/03 2:24:17 PM Central Standard Time, Jazzjerry@aol.com 
writes:


> This comment reminds me of an experience back in the dim past when I was 
> invited to a private 'river boat shuffle' on the River Thames in London 
> organised by a large of nurses from Great Ormond Street Childrens' 
> Hospital. 
> The band included Keith Smith on trumpet / leader, Sammy Rimington on reeds 
> 
> and Barry Martyn as drummer. The event commenced at Westminster Pier at 
> around 10.30 pm and was due to last till about 3 or 4 am depending on 
> everyone's stamina given that the females on the boat outnumbered the males 
> 
> by about three to one. Not being a musician I attended as the bands roadie 
> /gofer which was the excuse to gate-crash. The musicians and myself had had 
> a 
> few drinks before the gig and purchased a couple of crates of ale to take 
> with us. Howver the nursing fraternity was very considerate in its 
> provision 
> of food and drink for all party goers and musos alike.
> 
> However it was only a small boat which had no provision of 'heads' for the 
> use of either sex but this was considered not to be too much of a problem 
> as 
> we were informed by the organisers that there were plans to stop at 
> Battersea 
> or some other waterside facility. However after about two hours sailing up 
> river bladders were beginning to reach the point where emptying facilities 
> were required. The ship's 'Captain' was asked when the promised stop was to 
> 
> happen to which he replied that owing to previous complaints from riverside 
> 
> residents about noisy revellers on previous late night river parties 
> stopping 
> anywhere had been forbidden and everybody would have to do the best they 
> could. For the gentlemen on the boat this did not prove too much of a 
> problem 
> except that the only suitable down-wind place to stand was behind the band 
> with back to the audience which caused a certain amount of hilarity amongst 
> 
> the girls sitting or standing around the front of the band. Honours became 
> even some time later when the girls finally had to obey the calls of 
> nature. 
> For physicall reasons they were unable to perform in the same way as the 
> gents and even more hilarity was caused by their efforts to be discrete 
> which 
> sitting in a row on the gunwhale behind the band which played manfully on 
> given that by this time all inhibitions had been severely reduced by the 
> flow 
> of ale and other alcoholic beverages.
> 
> ROFLMAO       thanks

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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=3>In a message dated 1/4/03 2:24:17 PM Central Standard Time, Jazzjerry@aol.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">This comment reminds me of an experience back in the dim past when I was <BR>
invited to a private 'river boat shuffle' on the River Thames in London <BR>
organised by a large of nurses from Great Ormond Street Childrens' Hospital. <BR>
The band included Keith Smith on trumpet / leader, Sammy Rimington on reeds <BR>
and Barry Martyn as drummer. The event commenced at Westminster Pier at <BR>
around 10.30 pm and was due to last till about 3 or 4 am depending on <BR>
everyone's stamina given that the females on the boat outnumbered the males <BR>
by about three to one. Not being a musician I attended as the bands roadie <BR>
/gofer which was the excuse to gate-crash. The musicians and myself had had a <BR>
few drinks before the gig and purchased a couple of crates of ale to take <BR>
with us. Howver the nursing fraternity was very considerate in its provision <BR>
of food and drink for all party goers and musos alike.<BR>
<BR>
However it was only a small boat which had no provision of 'heads' for the <BR>
use of either sex but this was considered not to be too much of a problem as <BR>
we were informed by the organisers that there were plans to stop at Battersea <BR>
or some other waterside facility. However after about two hours sailing up <BR>
river bladders were beginning to reach the point where emptying facilities <BR>
were required. The ship's 'Captain' was asked when the promised stop was to <BR>
happen to which he replied that owing to previous complaints from riverside <BR>
residents about noisy revellers on previous late night river parties stopping <BR>
anywhere had been forbidden and everybody would have to do the best they <BR>
could. For the gentlemen on the boat this did not prove too much of a problem <BR>
except that the only suitable down-wind place to stand was behind the band <BR>
with back to the audience which caused a certain amount of hilarity amongst <BR>
the girls sitting or standing around the front of the band. Honours became <BR>
even some time later when the girls finally had to obey the calls of nature. <BR>
For physicall reasons they were unable to perform in the same way as the <BR>
gents and even more hilarity was caused by their efforts to be discrete which <BR>
sitting in a row on the gunwhale behind the band which played manfully on <BR>
given that by this time all inhibitions had been severely reduced by the flow <BR>
of ale and other alcoholic beverages.<BR>
<BR>
ROFLMAO&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; thanks</FONT></HTML>

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