Party Party

Posted by Rodger on 12 September 2006 | 0 Comments

We had the office opening party last Friday night.
The office is the size of a small barn with two stories. Very tasteful bit of interior shenanigans. Open; small gallery. But not big.
We needed some music for this do.
So I thought 'Get a Jazz band, small outfit, 4 maybey 5, D'Jango Reinhart to Jacque Lousier kind of thing'.
Brief : 'Jazz band. Not trad. Reinhart/Lousier kinda thing'.
It was when the bloke carrying the Euphonium turned up that I began to wonder.
16 piece swing band. With amps and a one armed drummer.
Classic.
From my rather chic little cocktail party with canapés and champagne we were all suddenly, and collectively, landing Lancaster's to the sound of swing.
At one point the band out numbered the guests 2 to 1. Happily they were swamped in the end.
The band were far from perfect and very up for it (they used to rehearse in our building a while back allegedly; not often enough to my mind, but there you are).
There was a fantastic touch of Eric Morcambe in it.
Nice of him to come.
Everyone had a great time; even though most of them were outside for a bit giving the old ears a breather.
I look forward to the next bash; Artic Monkeys perhaps?