A chuckle especially for @juliaacv

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One of the myLot members that I enjoy many pleasant interactions with is Juliaacv (@juliaacv). She is feeling a bit down at the moment so I am hoping if she sees this she might get a laugh from it. In a previous life Vince played in a dance band called the Evergreens. At the time we lived in a small country town in Western Australia and the group would travel quite long distances to play in small halls. He played drums. A husband and wife played saxophone and piano and the husband’s brother played guitar. Occasionally the guitarist and Vince might sing a couple of numbers. One New Year they travelled over an hour to play at a dance. This was after being at work all day. Being New Year they were booked till 1am. When it was time to pack up, the committee approached them and they agreed to play till 2. Just before 2, the hat was passed around and enough money donated for them to play till 3am. I should perhaps mention that the band members all used to have a few drinks through the evening. The last dance was always a medley and the last of the three would be a Modern Waltz. This was always a slow number with nothing much for the drummer to do except swish gently with the wire brush-type sticks. Halfway through this piece, Vince nodded off and fell off his drum stool. It was time to go home. I can't find my photo of the band so here's one of a motor-bike hanging in a tree.