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The ‘Remorseful Weekend’ Report - Part III Dinner At The Oxford Union On arrival at the Oxford Union, we were ushered into the bar when the drinking began in earnest! For early arrivals there was the chance of a tour of the library and the debating chambers of the union. It was in the library that we were delighted to pose for several pictures for the official Morse Society photographs of the year (still available to order at a very reasonable cost, see pages 4 & 37 - Assistant Editor). After the customary raffle, which included signed books, whiskey and ale, Colin signed books for a while and was happy to chat to Society members. We were eventually lead up to an ornate dining room in the upstairs of the Oxford Union and sat down to our meal. Many people had purchased ales and wines from the Brakspear’s shop in Henley, which were, of course, a welcome addition to the dinner table! We were treated to a salmon starter, a main course of duck, and a raspberry pudding before being served with coffee and mints. Colin Dexter was our after dinner speaker. He talked of his sadness at killing off Morse and how much he would miss the ‘miserable old sod’. He also thanked the Morse society for their unwavering support of his work over the years and lead toasts in everybody’s health and happiness. The highlight of the evening was a surprise performance of the Morse theme tune by a small band of musicians including Pat Treacy on violin. But there was more to follow when she sang ‘Yesterday Is Here’, which was due to be released to coincide with the broadcast of REMO. It was a wonderful performance and added a very special memory to the evening. After dinner we ended up in the bar again and spent the rest of the evening chatting to new friends and sharing our different experiences of the weekend. Another unforgettable evening was rounded off with a nightcap and Antony reminding everybody to be up at an ungodly hour in the morning! (10.00 to be precise! - Assistant Editor) | |||||||
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