Beach Hotel - Pendine

Friday February 3rd 2012

Uncle Lyndon and the Two Fat Cyclists were to play the famous Beach at Pendine. The highlight of the  weekend was to be the Saturday of Beach Scrambling organised by the Dredgers Motor Bike Club. TFC had to go ahead without their guiding light, as Lyndon had a previous booking at his mother in laws' birthday party. 


With the bank manager visiting and promising a match funding of £750 for the charity TFC were able to raise nearly £1750 for the Children's Centre including the money from the Polar Bear swim.

TFC kicked it off with a few songs before the cheque presentation to County Councillor/Charity Trustee, Jane Tremlett. 

With the night becoming an open mic soirée. Seth, a brief resident of the Hotel during his 6 week ejection from the caravan park, had requested whether his wife could play a few songs. Glenys, introduced by MC for the night, Glyn Davies, kicked off her set with 'Feeling Groovy'. The crowd were roused, a sing song followed, 'Nananana nana feeling groovy'. Finishing with 'Cheating Heart' we know we'll be seeing Glenys at a lot of open mic nights in the future.

 Next support act up was the incomparable John Wright, sporting his new red mohican haircut.

'Why so severe, John?', quizzed Phil


'Diverts attention away from the bald patch', retorted John


'Why don't you wear a cap like me?', puzzled Phil. 


Thrown by TFC attempting to play Steve Millers' 'Joker', John, without his opening number ripped into some dance numbers, pleasing the large Irish contingent with his 'Dirty Old Town'.
Becoming the double act known locally as  Dereck and John, the boys roared through some harmonic gems. Practised in kitchens all over Pendine 'Brown Eyed Girl' followed leaving the crowd wanting more.

On came TFC, looking at the clock, thinking, 


'shit it's only half nine and we've promised at least an eleven o'clock finish. 



Then looking at the crowd and realising 90% had filled their bellies with a lot of booze and were baying for a sin song and a dance. We stuck it out and got out alive, even giving them a rousing, drunken, extremely raw, 'Sospan Fach' sung by the indomitable Dereck Alan.


Great community feel to the evening, lots of fun, lots of smiles and 'all for charity'