Edinburgh Cape Society

Mon 25 Jan 2021: Burns Supper; Steve has suggested that we have oor own wee online Burns Supper. Complete with the Address tae the Haggis, accompanied by a virtual piper. Those who wish to can do a party piece. "For a' that, an' a' that, It's comin yet for a' that, That Man to Man the warld o'er Shall brithers be for a' that."; Meet in your house with your house friends at 7.00 p.m. Guests welcome.

Report

Kirsty kindly facilitated a video room for seven Knights and eight guests to enjoy another 'dispersal Manor'. On this occasion, the Manor was a Burns supper, right on the anniversary of the birth o' The Bard. Kirsty, Big Colin, Anne, Derran, Helene, Karla, Martin, Mary, Colin, Dave, Carol, Helena, Steve, Rob and Terry all cooked their own haggis supper and sat down around 19.30 to enjoy The Selkirk Grace, courtesy of Mary, and haggis address, courtesy of Steve and Colin, before tucking in. Special Cape kudos to Derran who, having struggled to source anything akin to haggis in Denmark, embarked on a cooking conundrum to make haggis from scratch using basic ingredients including offal cow's heart a liver. Pictures of early prototypes and even the finished article inched open the toilet humour door. Dave and Carol, presently on the island of Lanzarote, enjoyed haggis courtesy of the local Iceland supermarket. As well as the standard grace and address, a few folk had prepared 'ditties' for the evening's entertainment. These included a table-top (literally) poem by Karla, Mary's rendition of Broken Finger, Helene's Danish song (which included a reference to Scotland), Helena's ode to inbreeding, a wee song from Davie and poem from Colin. Steve also chipped in with 'Rattlin' Roarin' Willie' which refers to the Crochallan Fencibles: a Cape club contemporary which met in Anchor Close (next to Craig's close) and also a club of which Burns was a member. It's also a song which has been covered by Dick Gaughan, father of friend of the Cape Society, Laura Gaughan. (And it's also worth mentioning that some of the most oft used images of Burns are based on paintings by Cape club member Sir Thumb (Alexander Nasmyth).) Rob and Terry both joined the throng a bit later in the proceedings: Rob having been committed to another Supper with friends from his local School of English. Colin went the extra tenth of a mile and conducted a short Burns quiz which went down almost as well as the haggis and whisky. Martin & Mary ran out winners with 13 out of 20.
All in all, another decent effort at fostering conviviality across The Phantom Zone.

HAG G15
Half Yer Brother
Break A Finger
Karla: Gatecrasher
Buzz Lightyear

Thanks to everyone who joined in and especially the various, entertaining performers.