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A month before I left for Thailand we put together a little fundraiser to raise some pennies for Yaung Ni Oo and bring together some friends for a bit of a month-premature send off. Here you can relive the magical (ahem) experience or get a taster of what you missed.
The party may be over, but the feeling (what a feeling!) sure lives on...!!! Relive those magical memories or find out all about it by reading the interview with our very own Cillah Black below and taking a peek at the piccies! Ed: Hi Cillah, nice teeth. Cillah: Thanks. I have them insured. Ed: Tell me Cillah, how many people came to the party? Cillah: I'd say almost 250 chuck. Ed: And did they have a good time? Cillah: You bet. They really struck it lucky. Ed: Why was that? Cillah: Well, there was real nice atmosphere... can't describe it really... here's Our Graham with a little reminder of what went on:
(Our Graham enters the room, panting) Our Graham: Sorry I'm late. Where's the theme tune? Cillah: Just get on with it Our Graham. Our Graham: OK. "Maybe your number one was the yum yum burmese food, perhaps it was the most randomly resplendant raffle, or it just might have been the short but perfectly formed I’ve had the time of my life disco which rounded things off...!" Ed & Cillah: (whispering) keep going...
Our Graham: "But perhaps what took you to number two was the 'I Carried a Watermelon!' Bar - serving a variety of tempting cold drinks and vodka watermelon - or could it just have been the vodka jelly & squirty cream, or that favourite of party items, the cheese and pinapple cubes on cocktail sticks... ?" Cillah: Do you like my new blouse Ed? Ed: Sure, but the viewers are reading this... Cillah: Ah, we'll come back to it later. Our Graham: "Or maybe it was number three that filled you with party glee... the love date auction, the spandex stripteases, the great Burma and Yaung Ni Oo speeches, the brilliant performances, the lego, the twister... so much there you'd have been sorry to have missed-her!!!!" Musical accompaniment: de de, de deh, de deh de de de deh! Ed: Well done Our Graham! The party sure does sound good. How do you get your voice to be so expressive? Our Graham: I don't go anywhere without my strepsils. I have this special little technique... Cillah: (talking from the window) Can we get back to the point?
Ed: Of course - sorry window Cill. The big question is, how much did you raise? Cillah: Not sure. Here's Our Graham with a little reminder of how they got on: Our Graham: - We raised £2500!!!!!!!!! Ed: Wow! Well done. Our Graham: But it couldn't have been done without people coming, having fun, and so many people helping out beforehand and on the night. Cillah & Our Graham: So a big thanks to everyone who was involved! Ed: So is there going to be another?
Cillah: Fingers crossed one day... maybe after Ben gets back next year. Ed: Well I'm sure we'll all be looking forward to that. Thanks Cilla and Our Graham for your warm and friendly insights - it's been great having you. And it's great to know what you finally look like, Our Graham!
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