Sep 19 Part 2 (by Karl Euler)

After supper a festive mood was in the air as our threesome of guitarists, Steve, Kevin, and John, dug out their instruments and most of us gathered for a hootenany in the Celtic Room at the Inn. As more of us gathered, the room became cozier and cheerier, and the singing became louder. Soon a fourth talent, Gerry with his harmonica, also stepped up to add a special little tone to the tunes, and Dave popped in for a cameo guitar appearance.

We were entertained mostly by classic songs that our generation could relate to, from the 60s and 70s ... a walk down memory lane! And, of course, the players were able to well handle any requests that we made.

The room soon filled with singers and cheerers.

Our musicians at work ... or was it more like ‘play’?

The music could be heard from the lobby, and the front desk lady also cheered us on and made a request for a Lightfoot song. Then she told us that she had asked the overnight receptionist to come in early to enjoy the ‘show’.

A little while later a lady appeared and was hanging around the door totally absorbing the music. Even though we thought she was the night receptionist, she in fact turned out to be a guest who had come in looking for a room for the night. Although there was no room available here for her, she was caught up in our tunes and stayed until 10:00, when she announced that sadly she had to leave, as she still needed to find a place to spend the night!