November Fiestas

So that´s another November Fiesta done and dusted then. I quite enjoy them these days actually, now that I don´t do any cabaret shows that particular week, and I get dressed up the same as everybody else on “Fancy Dress Thursday”. It took me a couple of days to pluck up courage to buy me tights for Max Wall, but once I was in em I seemed to warm to the task – immediately forcing out the rump and assuming the pose of a startled battery hen with haemorrhoids.


This particular day was invented by the Brits and is not part of the official Spanish Fiesta at all, but I´ve noticed the Spanish pub owners are embracing it more and more these days. It´s probably the biggest boozy day of the year in fact, even out doing Christmas and New Year´s Eve for shear drunken debauchery. Would like to thank Maggie and her crew from Durham, “The Rat Catcher” and his lot and a fair few others for turning out at the Cumberland and making it a good day – even if half of our usual mob came a week early and missed it – check the bloody calendar next year!

Got another party to tackle on Sunday, it´s our last day before we close for our midwinter break (opening again the week before Christmas). We´re heading over to Blackpool for a couple of days on the pretext of organising our summer reunion for August, but in reality it´s just another excuse to meet up with some old amigos, - “Juke Box Johnny”, “Jimmy Knee caps”, “Kranky Keith” etc. etc. for a session in the British Legion of which we are most fond.