Mad Hatman Discos space

A weekend entertaining at Dobbies Garden Centre proved an interesting experience and brought new challenges experiences and thoughts.Initially brought in to provide music to enhance this huge garden complex which also hosts Butterfly world . On Saturday The Mad Hatman provided a cool jazzy backdrop and encouraged support for cancer care volunteers who were collecting.The day flew past with childrens face painting , talking up store  promotions, iinteraction with staff and customers  coupled with tunes I hadn't played in years for  an older generation.Back on Sunday The Mad Hatter also arrived and  as well as looking the part he was charming the ladies and snakes, wearing a python hatband and millipede hatpin. The Hatman also met those Goldwing motorcycle boys collecting for Alzheimer's disease and a couple who introduced themselves as satisfied customers from 15 years ago when I organised and played at their wedding . The diversity of people and music Mad Hatman discos has entertained over the years was brought home when they reminded me how well the function went even coping with some heavy metal and gothic requests. A huge deviation from our traditional Scottish weddings playing popular music, party favourites and age old classics to guests. I can now look forward to forthcoming discos and Karaokes,playing to ladies beach volleyball players and Beltane birthday bashes in urban farmhouses! No wonder I need different hats for every occasion 

Good Luck to all girls taking part in breast cancer's Edinburgh Moonwalk starting   in The Meadows close to Backtracks music shop at Tollcross on Sat 14th June 2008. Happy to support you in your quest and if music is the food of life offer plenty good tunes in cd , mp3 , headphones or radios available call in during the day.We may even offer a free massage!   

Following the success of  the Marathon  Expo event on Saturday 24th  in The Next Generation leisure complex Edinburgh  Mad Hatman disco was asked to present and entertain with  a marathon roadshow event on Sunday in  Port Seton. Despite no notification it was a tremendous success with quite a few accolades re the sound and music played. This type of event  only becomes special when you put on a show and add great enthusiasm to a visual  spectacle. Sited at the entrance to the caravan park in a mobile home with an impressive sund system The Mad Hatman  interacted with the runners and spectators using his radio microphone to mingle whilst keeping the event flowing playing a vast selection of  singalong upbeat anthems and  road songs.Having met Canadian,Italian, and Irish runners at Expo it was time to meet up to 57 nationalities on the ground. On a cold and windy foreshore stood 4 girls? Carol, Caroline,Sandra & Kirsty who I discovered were from breast cancer care and they were a fantastic credit to the charity.With cold hands but warm hearts(I checked)they sang,danced, coaxed and cajoled the runners and after 14 miles out and 21 miles on the return a smile was brought to many faces. Drop me a line if you enjoyed Mad Hatman at Port Seton see photos below.

To conclude thanks to everybody including caravan park staff and campers etc for their support and their request for The Mad Hatman to return some time soon.

The Mad Hatman!shows a leg in the kilt