Lionel Blaire???? you go wash your mouth out now, six foot well muscled and never wear frocks. That would have gone down well while I marched 250 men round a parade ground. Parade mince gently to the right holding your rifles like Sonnen Blumen waving in the wind. Load your magazines with jelly babies and no biting the heads off first, yeh can just imagine it.
When I feel a bit down I get on the piano and play all the old Glen Millar tunes I used to dance to, "In the mood" gets well and truly jazzed up, "String of Pearls" "American Parade" then I slow down with "Sentimental Journey" usually finishing with "Don't go under the apple tree" depending on mood South American songs think Carmen Miranda without the fruit bowl on her head and best of all Tango's dancing with the best dancer in the Palais she melted into you, by the time it was over the place was like a steam bath. I have lived a bit Beau.
Beau, at my age I am amazed as are my grandchildren that I find my way round the laptop, pictures are a mystery, well trying to post them, and my piano does record, I can add up to 12 instruments but getting that on here, well a bit like ice cream in the desert, no can do.
All those tunes have a memory of Dance Halls from the UK to Port Said the huge London Locarno's and the Hammersmith Palais especially, Girls of all ages the older ones would always be the best dancers, that often led to trouble but then that was my hobby, trouble I mean.
Rosemummy, As a lad you either sat around eyeing the girls and telling tall tales or you learned to dance in secret and got to hold the girls, I did the latter, some of my mates knew but I was also a boxer, they kept it quiet. I sharp found out that sixteen or not in the big boys dance halls the girls wanted to dance more so the older often married ones with husbands in the forces. Too young to drink I would be on the floor as the first note was played mainly women for the first hour and an empty floor, no shortage of partners often the best dancers and I was a quick learner. I also had to be good at ducking and diving some of those ladies were looking for substitutes for missing partners.
I do not agree with the word expert, it is experience, making all the mistakes you try to tell others not to make first teaches you the best way to do anything from mechanics to cooking.
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Oh Frank you're a dark horse
Beaus Mum you will never know as I never did kiss and tell, being a dancer from a very early age got me into some situations though mainly I had fun.
Todays song "Ma belle ami" and yes it was with a girl so many years ago.
Frank.
you're not Lionel Blaire are you Frank
Think tomorrow we should both play some more upbeat songs
Ill race you to the record player in the morning
Lionel Blaire???? you go wash your mouth out now, six foot well muscled and never wear frocks. That would have gone down well while I marched 250 men round a parade ground. Parade mince gently to the right holding your rifles like Sonnen Blumen waving in the wind. Load your magazines with jelly babies and no biting the heads off first, yeh can just imagine it.
When I feel a bit down I get on the piano and play all the old Glen Millar tunes I used to dance to, "In the mood" gets well and truly jazzed up, "String of Pearls" "American Parade" then I slow down with "Sentimental Journey" usually finishing with "Don't go under the apple tree" depending on mood South American songs think Carmen Miranda without the fruit bowl on her head and best of all Tango's dancing with the best dancer in the Palais she melted into you, by the time it was over the place was like a steam bath. I have lived a bit Beau.
Frank.
Sounds amazing Frank
And was only kidding about Lionel Blaire 
Wonder if you could record and attach on here like we do pics
And we could all listen to you as we garden 
Beau, at my age I am amazed as are my grandchildren that I find my way round the laptop, pictures are a mystery, well trying to post them, and my piano does record, I can add up to 12 instruments but getting that on here, well a bit like ice cream in the desert, no can do.
All those tunes have a memory of Dance Halls from the UK to Port Said the huge London Locarno's and the Hammersmith Palais especially, Girls of all ages the older ones would always be the best dancers, that often led to trouble but then that was my hobby, trouble I mean.
Frank.
ooh Frank I love reading your posts!a paeonia expert and a dark horse dancer...
Frank and Rosemummy, are you joining in the Forkers party?? We could do with some good dancing going on
hang on, I'll nip across, only if there's some classic rock for me !
Rosemummy, As a lad you either sat around eyeing the girls and telling tall tales or you learned to dance in secret and got to hold the girls, I did the latter, some of my mates knew but I was also a boxer, they kept it quiet. I sharp found out that sixteen or not in the big boys dance halls the girls wanted to dance more so the older often married ones with husbands in the forces. Too young to drink I would be on the floor as the first note was played mainly women for the first hour and an empty floor, no shortage of partners often the best dancers and I was a quick learner. I also had to be good at ducking and diving some of those ladies were looking for substitutes for missing partners.
I do not agree with the word expert, it is experience, making all the mistakes you try to tell others not to make first teaches you the best way to do anything from mechanics to cooking.
Frank.