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15Fellow Droopers. Already sick to death of Christmas, inflated VISA bills, turkey and the Spice Girls? Well, we may have the answer to all this:
The Super Drooper Almost-Christmas Mega-Party Trip
Dunmail Rise, Lake District, 13th-15th December
A weekend of fun and frolics in the huge house on the hill that is Dunmail Rise. Since we were last there they've fixed the generator and installed central heating (luxury!) There's room for about 40 people, so invite yer mates.
Saturday night will be the grand fancy dress extravaganza with quality prizes for the most outrageous costumes. The theme is... "Come as a Pervert". So get that woolly sheep outfit out of the attic. Or perhaps for some members, come as you are.
For those people who were there last year, this might jingle a few bells...
Dunmail Rise - an epic poem by Snorre Snottisen (876-915)
They came from far away Shirley Bassey got first prize (Caroline?)
Wandered the hills all day But Dalton got Butt Head (he's so wise)
The weather was shite The Vegans had a lull in their marital
But they partied all night bliss
Under the slopes of Helvellyn Cos he got tremendously pissed
In a very fine dwelling Under the slopes of Helvellyn
With running water and In a very fine dwelling
electricity With running water and electricity
Or so we thought Or so we thought
Someone got shocked With Mason's guitar-slaughtered fingers
When the bogs got blocked finally dead
On Saturday evening (some) people drifted off to their (own)
The party was heaving bed
Under the slopes of Helvellyn While the sad and lonely die-hard cases
In a very fine dwelling Sniffed dubious British sherry traces
With running water and And went walking the hills a few hours
electricity later
Or so we thought Under the slopes of Helvellyn
In a very fine dwelling
Fancy Dress was the game With running water and electricity
Nobody was quite sane Or so we thought
Travolta, Skippy the Roo, a
pirate or two So get your arses up / down to Dunmail!
A couple of tarts
And the illustrious painted Mr.
Braveheart
Under the slopes of Helvellyn
In a very fine dwelling
With running water and
electricity
Or so we thought
Oh yeah, getting there. Find Grasmere. Drive out of it on the A591 towards Keswick. Dunmail Rise is a big house on its own on the right at the top of the hill. There's sort of a lay-by in front where you can park your car / roller-skates / snowmobile, weather dependent. GR approx. 330110 on my ancient "Tourist map of the Lake District", a bargain at 8'0 net.
Steall Hut, Glen Nevis, New Year (27th December - 4th January)
To help you recover from Dunmail, we're going to go to Scotland and do it all over again. The location - Steall Hut in Glen Nevis, just north of Fort William. The hut is quite small so we may have to do some sort of vaguely organised sign-down sort of thing. More details at Dunmail Rise, or ring Mike, Paul or Steve (numbers at the bottom).
Smell of the East
Roy is still having a party at his house in Norwich this coming weekend (30th November), so get on over to the fine city and get on down. For more details, ring Roystar on (01603) 457260.
Lurve,
The Committee
SDMCC Newsletter no. 15, 28 November 1996
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