Laurie Brown Leader & Drums, Stan
Nicholson Bass Guitar, Robin Douthwaite Guitar, Roy Gibson Keyboard, Terry
Dalton Trombone, Tony Winder Reeds, Miles Watson Trumpet & Vocal.
(Report by Miles)
(Report by Miles)
After 27 plus years it was a wrench for the
Esquires to say farewell to the old pub although it was anything but a sad
occasion. From the usual opener It Don't
Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing the band ran the gamut of the book
from Ida Sweet as Apple Cider through
to Intermission Riff in the first
half.
Brian Lineham took the interval with his harmonica,
Dave “Bosie” sang a couple of numbers, the rhythm section gave us The Girl From Ipanema. A passing bugler
sang The Pub Has No Beer, as most of
the pumps had run dry, and That's My
Desire, and Peter Morgan performed the raffle with his usual aplomb.
The second half started off with roaring C Jam Blues and kept the pressure up
until the final Woodchoppers Ball.
The girls behind the bar, Tracy & Pam, did sterling work and will be sorely
missed by the band and the audience who were the usual great crowd and who have
promised to follow on to the Black Horse.
An ironic post script to the whole affair was the
news that the pub is not now closing,
the owner intends to keep the bar open while he converts the upstairs to a
restaurant!
Miles.
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