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The only question was:
Casual smart or Upmarket smart, IE Dinner suits?
In the end it was a
mixture, ladies in dresses, men in either DJ’S or cool attire. By
popular opinion, we all looked a million dollars. The evening definitely
held promise. Some times a party turns out perfectly and the SmS
Christmas celebration was just one such event.
Milton Keynes is a new
city unlike any other in England and when the sun shines on its
white stone road chips and grid street pattern it looks more like
California than ’ A green and pleasant land’. The chosen venue for
this year was the Holiday Inn Milton Keynes and it turned out to be
a very good choice. At various times during the afternoon club
members arrived at the hotel and those staying over night booked in.
The rooms are well appointed and arranged around a floor to ceiling
Antrim, this cosy but sophisticated space holds the bar where we all
met for cocktails before entering the restaurant for dinner.
As you would expect
there was suitable table decorations of the subdued flashing light
variety and the service was attentive and efficient the food of high
quality and varied choice. We ate, we talked, we
drank a little then listened to a short presentation from Richard
and Stewart for the couple of new awards given to SmS members this
year.
The second part of the
night was dance floor disco orientated and a good mixture of pop and
rock saw gyrations getting more wild by the hour.
Surprise of the night
was the appearance of two long legged girls with ten gallon straw
hats askew and gun belts and holsters low slung around hips. They
held not six guns but shot glasses where bullets would reside and
two Tequila bottles where six guns would sit. They dispensed their
fatal shots to any who would imbibe. A couple of hours later and
most revellers slipped back into the bar for a night cap or two and
some intimate conversation.
Breakfast was included
for guests. It was a very pleasant way to finish the SMS end of year
Christmas party.
Yes, a night to
remember.
Dave Walker |
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