Seaside Sirens Christmas Party (in which Pooh discovers the Sirens should get their own clubhouse)
This has been the longed for event in our calendars since our last bout, the thing that we’ve been discussing A LOT with each other. Not the planning of the event specifically, that fell to Force Ten Gail, Murder Monroe, Laura Biting Citizen and Doris Gay, but of the nitty gritty, the important ‘little’ things.
What should we wear? Who should we bring with us? Who would puke first? We Sirens have not had a Christmas party before as our ‘birthday’ is at the end of November.
Last year we had a 1st birthday party instead, so this was an exciting first for all of us, old and new members alike.
Force Ten Gail and Tanya Tillack. Copyright: Nickiey Waller
We turned up in our glad-rags at Clarence Yard in Southend, for our party upstairs. There is a grilled metal staircase leading to the first floor that you can see through and most of us were wearing dresses, so I’d like to say to the patrons of the bar downstairs, “You’re welcome.” On entering the room, we were given raffle tickets that I think were supposed to be used by borrowers. They were seriously tiny. I LOVED them. After buying drinks at the bar and mingling for a bit and grazing over the buffet like a starved dog, I along with everyone else was herded to the dance floor for the 2011 Awards. We had all been nominating and voting in the run-up to the party, so these awards were absolutely given by ALL the Sirens, a lovely idea (thank you Ms Jenna Tail’ya).
Dan Gleibitz and Doris Gay. Copyright: Nickiey Waller
The awards were hosted by our very own Dan Gleibitz, and the winners were (drum roll if you please):
- Full of Funtimes: Aliskater
- Most Improved: Killer Bite
- Strongest Kit Stench: Macey D/C
- Most Feared: Mother Mercy
- Most Loved: Macey D/C
- Dirtiest Player: Jackin’ Your Spleenstalk
- Life of the Afterparty: Tiny Temper
- Best of the Boutfits: Dr TerrorBrawll
- Most Valuable Siren: Ragna Rock
Artist: David Mumford. Original Photo: Marc de Groot.
After the award presentation, Dan Gleibitz presented Mother Mercy with a cartoon drawing of some of the Sirens as a gift to all of us. It’s brilliant, not least because my hair is pink in it. We then all queued up for our ‘secret Santa’ gifts, which ranged from useful, to the frankly ridiculous (I got some lovely smellies). The drinking and dancing continued after this. Some people were already making full use of the facilities to regurgitate some alcohol and make room for more, some serious dancing was occurring and the buffet table looked like it had been fully pillaged. People kept falling over. Everywhere. They were like those funny goats who fall over when they’re shocked. Quite bizarre. Out of the blue came the shout of “RAFFLE”. We all diligently searched for our teeny scraps of paper and the raffle began. I was rather pleased as my husband won a bottle of vodka which I immediately swapped for a four-pack of Strongbow (my money was running low, so this was brilliant timing) and I won a bottle of Moet, which I’ve put away for New Years Eve. Macey D/C has recently returned from the Roller Derby World Cup with tales of leg-wrestling, so there was an awesome 20 minutes of various rollergirls rolling around on the floor (what’s new?) and giggling hysterically.
Jackin' Your Spleenstalk, Elvis Deadly and Dangerous Person. Copyright: Nickiey Waller
More dancing and laughing ensued, I’m pretty sure the porcelain god was prayed to by more than a few, and a lovely time was had by all. It was a glorious Christmas party and a fitting end to a year of total fabulousness for us Sirens. I sincerely hope you all have a wondrous Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous new year.