OBJ Morris - 2000 Scrapbook

Wassail at the Dog&Duck, Emmbrook
16th January 2000

By the 2000 season, Louise, Nikki, Ruth, Vera, Liz, Angela, Elaine, DaveD and DaveK were all dancing out.

We had been joined by Roger, Diane, Judy and Richard, bringing the membership up to 24.

This year started with a continuation of the "traditional" wassail at theDog & Duck.

OBJ Comprised: Adam, Angela, Chris, Colin, DaveD, DaveK, Doug, Jill, JimM, Louise, Nikki, Pam, Rachel, Ruth, Vera, plus several old friends

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OBJ's first time out in the new millenium.

Pictures in the local press of Doug and Rachel, plus Andy Duff and Kate as the King and Queen.

OBJ were accompanied by Anne from Reading Cloggies

The wassail "ceremony" in progress

Andy and Kate (Wassail King and Queen) conduct the ceremony, using a appliqued chicken egg-cosy as a substitute for the wren

The wassail "ceremony" receives the rapt attention of the audience

The "tradition" started in 1999 by Sam Viner

Amongst the onlookers, in kit are (L-R): Louise, Jill, Chris, Doug, Rachel and Pam

Dancing "The Craven Stomp" with Andy in the middle of the circle (why don't we do it this way again?)

Left to Right: Adam, Louise, JimM (hidden), Colin, Jill, Rachel (hidden), Chris, Ruth

Dancing "Three Musketeers"
(or the "manic dance" as it was formerly called)

Left to Right: JimM, someone hidden, Adam, Pam, Chris, Colin

Doug

The nicest picture of the nicest man I know

The first outing with OBJ for the Bompezzo?

Louise

Ruth

Rachel

The pub session after the Wassail

Left to Right: Andy, Kate, Doug (singing, I think), Adam, Rachel, Pam


The pub session after the Wassail

Left to Right: Pam (doing something odd with her melodeon), Jill, Rachel, Doug, Jack, ????, Vera

After the Dog&Duck Wassail again

Louise, Doug, Rachel and Jack