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Yesterday evening Tyne Bridge Morris practiced in preparation for our first dance out of the season at the Breast Cancer Care 5 Mile Challenge in Exhibition Park this Sunday. We ran through all the dances we thought we might be able to do, in the positions we are most likely to be doing them on Sunday. Afterwards we had a chat about what time we needed to meet, and where, and future bookings. As Bagman it's my responsibility to let people know about potential bookings and make a note of who can and can't come. So that at some point we can decide whether to accept a booking - or not.
"It's looks like it's just thee and me for dancing at dawn on May Day" I commented to Mrs Recorder....
"We'll have to work out something do to" she replied.
"If we had one more person we could do Grenoside for three" I suggested.
"Haven't I put my name down for May Day?" chipped in Mrs Mobilephone.
"No"
"Why not?"
Not being the font of all wisdom, I couldn't think of a reply that wouldn't sound sarcastic or tetchy so limited myself to a mildly exasperated "I've no idea."
Then Mrs Mobilephone came out with "When is May Day? Oh it's May the first isn't it?"
"The clue is in the name May Day" said Mrs Recorder dryly.
"But it's only a couple of weeks away - isn't it?"
"No" said Mrs Recorder slowly "we're in the middle of March now and we've got the whole of April to get through before we get to May."
"The problem is" said Mrs Mobilephone by way of explanation "I've brought my 2010 diary out with me."
I relayed this conversation to a bathing Fester when I got home whose verdict was "Even if you were a mind reader, you'd only have half a chance with that one."
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