December 2006

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GREAT GIG

The outstanding feature this month was the gig at Thurlow.  We had been asked to play at the estate party for the staff of the Vestey Estate following Tony’s daughter’s wedding when someone had heard us and suggested to the organiser that Jurassic Rock would be a good band to have.  We were delighted to accept as Thurlow Barn is a superb venue, but the organisers had trouble with the caterers and it looked as though it was going to be called off until Tony put them in touch with The Moveable Feast, the caterers he had used for the wedding.  The Moveable Feast came up trumps – it was a Friday evening, which is not too popular, so they were able to step into the breach at short notice.

When we got there, we were surprised that the stage had been erected across one side of the barn instead of at the end as it had been at the wedding (which left us with much less room to set up, meant that we were very close to the crowd and there was a whole section at one end of the barn that was unused).  However, we were able to fit into the space provided and complete the sound checks before the guests arrived.

The evening was an unqualified success.  We were treated royally with the same four-course meal as the guests and all the drink we wanted, including wine at the table.  The speeches went on for some time and so we didn’t start playing until 9.45, but the crowd was in “very good humour” by then and the dance floor filled as we played the first few chords of the opening song and stayed that way until we stopped at 12.15!  Two and a half hours playing non-stop was pretty exhausting, but we had a really good time and everyone enjoyed themselves; so much so that we received a very nice thank you note – better than being paid (well, nearly).