The lovely Mr Misfit will be 60 next week so we obviously had to celebrate in style. After too many parties in the house, involving weeks of work and food prep, we decided to take the easy route and book a room in a local pub and let them take on the hard graft. Food, booze, clearing up - sorted!
We booked the fantastic double act
'For The Boys' - after seeing them regularly at
The George Tavern - for a vintage singalong and decided the ideal theme would be 'Dress in the Era of Your Choice'.
For decorations we decided on good old British and Aussie bunting (Mr Misfit's roots) with some flags for waving (
à la Last Night of The Proms) and some photos of the Birthday Boy through the ages.
'For The Boys' did a fab job of getting everyone singing along to classics from the 30's to the noughties and then we handed over to our son for the dance tracks.
It was most definitely a night to remember, with friends embracing the theme and turning up in their finery. We had everything from cowboys to flappers, French Revolution through to the 70's
and a Madonna!
Many photos below but I think, on this occasion, they speak louder than words.
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| It had to be a Mummy Misfit dress, didn't it (?) complete with my Godmother's ORIGINAL 1940's astrakhan stoal. |
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| The Misfit with 1960's Nonteen |
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| ... and the Alfie dog in his matching Misfit bandana. |
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| With my Mr Misfit birthday boy |
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| "For the Boys" - our entertainment, always ready for the camera! |
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| Leading everyone in 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes' |
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| Getting into the British spirit! |
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| A good ol' Sing-a-long |
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| Big night, little dog ... |
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| The three of us ... and the new James Bond. |
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| Sexy sirens |
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| Make love, not war |
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| There's always the photo-bomber ... |
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| All the nice girls love a man in uniform |
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| Mr Misfit over the years |
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| Saints and Sinners |
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| Howdy Pardner! |
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| The Twitter Girls |
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| A very British (and Australian) Affair |
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| In full swing |
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| Yin Yang Bonds |
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| Mr Misfit takes the cake |
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| Wasn't he a cutie? |
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| Doing 'New York, New York' |
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| The Misfit and Madonna |
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| "Over and Out" - Mission accomplished. |
Great pictures - looks like it was a great party! What a wonderful idea for you to dress as your character, Mummy Misfit. And Alfie in matching attire. Great memories made. Happy Birthday Mr Misfit!
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