After a sedate start at the Club, renewing acquaintances and getting the measure of each other, it was onto the La Petit Restaurant in Beach Road, Nahoon, where we were given the exclusive use of the function room.
It was a squeeze but a pleasant one and after food orders were placed Jock started the musical entertainment with a lusty rendition of Robbie Burns' Anthem to Humanity "A Man's a Man For A' That" accompanied by his brother Ian (Jock snr) and Johnno on guitar. They'd only had a quick practice on the pavement outside (being mistaken for buskers in the process) but the piece was well received with everyone joining in the chorus: "For a-a-ll that, and a-a-ll that, a man's a man for a-a-all that...".
Andrew had in the meantime produced his tambourine and after food he, Johnno & Pop started jammin' in earnest with Andrew also providing the lead vocals and some hastily improvised lyrics to a range of 60's/70's sing-along favourites: "Under the Boardwalk", "There is a House in New Orleans..." etc etc until about 1.30am, having the whole of the restaurant to ourselves for the last couple of hours.
In between the rollicking rythm provided by JP&A, a more melodious interlude was provided by Steve Mullineux on his flute accompanied by Johnno on guitar.
Here are Johnno, Pop & Andrew 'doin' their thang':
Over the hill billys?
Minstrels perform
Coetzer’s wardrobe malfunction
Steve gets us in the mood (Johnny Steenkamp feels it)
Steve blows up a storm
Steve & Johnno – a very talented duo
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