Hello Fellow Squeezers,By popular request, and continuing the tradition of previous M@Ws, I have again booked a table at the Ask Italian Restaurant in Witney Market Square (actually, just an extra-wide part of the High Street) for 5:30 pm on Saturday 10th November 2007. This is for the Sheffield Melodeon Gang and their guests/friends/hangers-on/people-with-vague-Sheffield-or-Yorkshire connections, etc. who are attending Melodeons At Witney 2007. As last year, I've booked 18 places - this is the largest group that the restaurant can comfortably accommodate on a single table. I will provide menu details nearer the time; vegetarian options are available.As I'm sure you are aware, this is a very select group (no riff-raff please), so please check your eligibility before making your request to join us - we don't want any embarrassing situations, do we?You need to:EitherLive in Sheffield, now or at some time in the pastOrDemonstrate some sort of Sheffield connection, even if it is only that your grandfather's faggin' 'ook that he used on the allotment was made in Sheffield.To book your place, send me your request in a Private Message that contains the following:Your nameThe reason(s) you think you fulfill the eligibility criteriaAt least one suggestion forLate Arrivals at the Free-Reed Player's Ball(see below for more information). A prize will be awarded at the meal for the best/funniest/wittyest Late Arrival announcement. You may submit as many suggestions as you wish.A valid e-mail address, so that I can confirm your booking and also notify you of any last-minute changes. Your e-mail address will be kept completely confidential and not made available to anyone else.Places wil be alotted on a 'first-come, first-served' basis, (providing all the criteria are met). So - to avoid disappointment, don't delay, get writing those 'Late Arrivals' today!For the disadvantaged among you who have never listened to Radio 4 at 6:30 pm on a Monday evening - in particular,I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, 'Late Arrivals at...' is a game rivaling 'Mornington Crescent' in popularity and fiendish difficulty. It is pointless, although points will be awarded on this occasion (and we all know what points mean....?). To get you started, here are a few examples taken fromLate Arrivals at the Ornithologist's Ball:My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, will you please welcome.....From Australia, Mr & Mrs Platypus, & their duck, WilliamAll the way from Israel, Mr & Mrs Neagle, & their daughter, GoldaMr & Mrs Cann, & their footballing son, Pel? Separate bills please.From Ireland, Mr & Mrs O'Warbler, & their son, WillFrom Wales, the family Mott, with their mining son, black GwillyYou get the idea, I'm sure. There are more Late Arrivals here:Late Arrivals at the ....... Ball