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16 October 2014

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Day 1 What an opener.....Fank Bulletin

Donald and I had to fight back tears when we arrived at the Fank on the company tandem at first light this morning. That something hatched in a moment of boredom back in December could have turned out like this astounded us. The first thing we saw was the Godwin stretched tractor and trailer with the great man asleep inside. Good job we wiped off the message Chrissie Mary had left in lipstick on the tinted windows or he might have turned tail and fled. The good natured banter in the queues was a joy to behold and it looks as if this could be a really friendly four days. Annie B was oiling the turnstiles with WD40 from her overnight case while making sure Chrissie Mary didn't slip her chains. 12000 people had signed in, donned their North Star overalls and their name tags before the grand opening at nine o'clock.
A huge cheer went up as the post office vans with their silencers removed made a pass past the Fank with two post office out riders on their bicycles. The brave boys in blue with the red piping were a hug hit with some of the women from Arran who sped off with the posties presumably to see about getting matched up. Jeremy Godwin spoke eloquently to the enthusiastic audience and his pole dance at the end had Sunny in a right sweat. He handed over to Charles Kennedy wearing a Harris Tweed Cape. CK (he has his initials on his underwear - how posh is that) sat on a throne with Sir Bobby Robson and agony aunt Denise Robertson on smaller thrones on either side of him.
Then with a fanfare of trumpets from the David MacBrayne Brass Ensemble the first pairing was announced. Donald John Angus MacLeod of Fivepenny and Donaldina Johnina Angusina MacLeod of Laxay are deemed comptable. There was a temporary objection from someone who pointed out that they are cousins but Denise Robertson used her casting vote to overturn it. A cross dresser from Cross was then matched with a Col from Coll - both seemed happy as they made their way hand in hand towards the first aid tent. Each of the Arran woman were promised two men and in return they released the eight men they had pillaged on the Shiant Isles. They are off home repatriated on the next ferry.
Granny E and Back of Beyond have landed prime catches - Granny E has been paired with the prospective Communist candidate for the Western Isles who recently landed at Stornoway as a stowaway while B of B has been paired with the local poet and historian Sorley Tempted McKenzie. Gulls Aloud, the first band of the day, are on stage as I type this in the Press Box with, tribute band the Callanish Stones to follow. More bulletins over the weekend - Things can only get Better.
PS Where's the 91热爆 man - the Arran women haven't got him have they? I promised Graham I'd look after him. By the way tomorrow is investiture day in the Cremola Suite of the Cross Inn. The Queen being away has sent the Earl of Condom to bestow the honours. You won't be able to move for new hats!
Posted on calumannabel at 16:19

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Well Calum this has been even more exhausting than a hard day in the peats. I don't think I've ever been so tired. Don't suppose there'll be much blogging this week. Just to keep the record straight, I didn't waste my good WD40 on the turnstiles. I used that daft CK1 stuff I got at Christmas. (Charles Kennedy thought he'd got a personalised turnstile to match his undies.) The gates didn't revolve any more smoothly after being sprayed, but at least the stuff kept the insects away.

Annie B from the usual




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