It went well...

[dc]

Last night was the Glasgow Moots’ Samhuinn Party, held again at the Boswell Hotel. Last year was hectic, to say the least — the originally planned venue having closed down without warning in the middle of October, so we… that is, I had to rush around to find a new venue. The Boswell was somewhere I’d never even heard of, despite it being just up the hill from where we live. It turned out to be a great choce, with a downstairs bar we had to ourselves, and most people seemed to have a good time. For us, though, it whizzed past in a blur as we were organising it.

This year, we had some slight qualms because the Hotel was taken over by new management only a month or two ago, but it turns out the new owner seems to know exactly what he’s doing. With some helpful people volunteered to look after certain aspects of the party, rhionnach and I were actually able to relax and enjoy the party this year. The general consensus seemed to be that it was even better than last year. Some good fancy dress costumes, too — the winner by a long way was Elaine, done up as Clutha, but the runners-up were very difficult to separate to give the second prize.

I haven't enjoyed a party that much for ages.

Comments

[wibbble]

Reading that while not quite awake yet, I thought you said 'Elaine, done up as Cthulhu'.

What does someone dressed as Clutha look like?

[tanngrisnir.livejournal.com]

Well, Elaine’s approach was to wear a crown, carry a trident, have a long, green wig, and be covered in shells, fish and the like.

Very impressive when she was giving it laldy on the dance floor.

[wibbble]

Ahhh.

Cool. Did anyone get pictures?

[tanngrisnir.livejournal.com]

There were certainly some flashes going off, so I should think so. :)

Must dash now...

[highstone.livejournal.com]

Good to hear that you had such a successful Samhuinn gathering! I was slacking off at a Singing meet of filkers in East Finchley on Saturday - although my lady Janet was more in the spirit of the season, holding her big Hallowe'en party with much of the New England weirdnesses; might even be getting some costume pics via e-mail any minute now. Do let us know if any photos of the Clutha emerge...

[tanngrisnir.livejournal.com]

New England weirdnesses sounds like fun. :)

I will certainly let people see any photos which emerge of the Clutha and some of the other costumes — Frankenstein’s Bride was excellent, as were the Ouija Board, the Elf, and the Satanic Priest, to name just a few. Oh, and Math & Angel as the Oak King and his Consort...