BIESHOF GIG

Shopping Plaza "BIESHOF"

Three times a year our Mardi Gras band "De Rammen" perform at the local shopping plaza Bieshof (about 500 yards from my house...). They hold a Spring and Fall Fair every year, and in November we play when St. Nicholas is in town. Always great fun....


The Spring Fair is a two-day event. Yesterday there were a lot of people there, today was a bit of a quiet evening. We finished playing at about 8:30PM.


We played OK, but could put some more fun in the performance. Afterwards this was one of the points of discussion when we took "one for the road" at my place. Our band used to be a lot more fun at perfromances, when trumpets were flying through the air, and crazy stuff happened during the gig. We'll have to work on that again!


Yesterday afternoon I met with a colleague of mine on a terrace downtown. Let's say it was a business-meeting. Of course we talked about the possibilities for the exchange programme with that school in Italy I wrote about earlier, and about the trip to Paris we'll be making this month.

He and his wife are coming along too. We're all bringing a bunch of friends too. There will be a total of 40 people going, so that should be fun!


I am putting together a little booklet with the daily programme for the four-day trip for all the participants. I am also including some info on most of the tourist sights in Paris, with pictures and maps.


Enjoy,


HK