ANDREA MUIR celebrates the end
They came, they played, we conquered…
An apology to start with… I should have been writing this much, much earlier today but I couldn’t because first of all I had to sleep then I had to go to Tesco, then I had to do the washing, unload the dishwasher, feed the cats, and get the Dyson out – all tasks which have been abandoned for what seems like weeks!
At one o’clock this morning as the fully laden Kaiser Chief trucks rolled out of the Strathpeffer, we Pavilion staff finally cracked open a bottle of wine and allowed ourselves a group pat on the back. It was over and it had been a total success!
The Pavilion really rocked on both nights. The atmosphere was brilliant. Everyone was there to have a good time and boy, did they have a good time!
The band were great of course, totally chilled (enough to go and play football outside on the ‘croquet lawn’ behind the Pavilion) but were in no way complacent at playing such a comparatively small venue – they piled as much energy into their performance as they undoubtedly will do at Elland Road stadium later this week.
There were so many smiling faces that I’m allowing myself a little moment of pride at how well the Pavilion team did its job.
Man, we worked hard! But every single person involved in the event worked together happily and created such a positive energy that I’m convinced we will reap the rewards of this adventure.
The Pavilion building has been compared to a high maintenance Victorian heroine – well, today, that heroine has obviously had a high old time and is sitting, drunkenly, in a muddy puddle with her petticoats showing.
But the Pavilion was resurrected for a reason – and that reason was to be filled with life, music and good times.
Here’s to many, many more.
Andrea Muir is the General Manager of Strathpeffer Pavilion
© Andrea Muir, 2008
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