Hi All

Great party wasn't it? Quite a few first timers who swear they are coming again next year, and sadly, quite a few conspicuous by their absence!! Well, I'm telling you - and yes you know who you are - I'm just not having it!! You will come to my reunions by hook or by crook! A huge thank you to Bill G. and Victor & Marilyn for making it this year, it means soooooooooo much to everyone and it wouldn't be the same without them!

Next year just may be the last one, it's going to be on Sunday September 14th 2008, from 4pm as usual but you will note that it actually falls on my birthday and I will be 59 (f***k me!). I know I don't look anywhere near that age of course, so I don't want to upset any of you old farts by prolonging the agony of accepting that you all look knackered and I don't! I look about 35 when I see myself in the mirror every morning and it confirms that I still only occasionally need glasses to read!

Please send any photos that you took via e-mail or post them to me at The Grapes, 76 Narrow Street, Limehouse, London E14 8BP. I will forward them on to Neil Glander who will in turn post them onto the web-site. If you haven't already been there, it's worth a visit and has loads of links to connections throughout the casino world as well as all the info regarding Playboy and all the reunion news for future gatherings. www.casinoreunions.com (just click on that link).

I have received a dvd from last year (2006) which was recorded by a friend of John Wooloughan, and is, of course, starring John C. Wooloughan! (You'll see what I mean when you watch it!) He did manage to put himself around a bit and there are some great snaps of quite a few of us. I will be sending it to Neil soon, so keep an eye on the site................... I'll send out a reminder when it's on there as I'm sure will Neil. It's a brilliant record for all of us................. happy days!