Generation class 17TH JANUARY

CLASS THIS SUNDAY 17TH !

Generation Dance class

Join Dougie Squires Generation family of Dancers with Antony Johns for a live work out on FB .

On Palladium Generation Dancers page on FB( no one can see you as it’s a private page ! )

Warm up ! Learn routine ! Great for the brain to be working and the class uplifts you !

It’s fun and it’s free!

( if not a member and u would like to join in on the fun send a request to the the page )

The first 2 weeks of 2021

It’s already the 15th of January, time is flying by and we are in lockdown…so each day is running into the next ,I am writing lists of things to be done and all of a sudden it feels so over whelming.. but will get there in the end … maybe I am doing it right taking each day as it comes .. my days just fly past ! so I am disappointed in my self so this is a new start from now ! get my self back into gear !

I so wish I could help my sister Janet , her husband Terry not in a good way bless him he is in hospital with infections not covid related ..so I miss seeing her and brother Paul and my dear Mum( now queen of texts !) if I dont reply straight away !!!! I am in dog house !!!

I so miss seeing my friends Reece and Scott. it really seems ages since I last saw them so hope this lockdown doesn’t last to long … received beautiful flowers from them … oh how i love flowers always puts a smile on my face … and getting them from those two makes Dougie and I miss them more .

Reading media and tv is so depressing everyday a new headlines .. lock down until Autumn! ( I pray not )

I will go mad .. like the rest of the country …. I feel for us all really … but we are getting on with it …

All good with Dougie glad to say he has had his first jab for the Corna Virus ! look forward to when he has the second one … and then hopefully by march I will have had mine !

I think the government has had a near impossible task , I dislike all the criticism that is daily for them

I would feel for anyone who had this to contend with…

The Trump saga continues and he leaves office next week … I wonder what will happen there …

His administration has made House of Cards look tame !

have watched far too much TV binge and binge watched ,so confused what I have seen

Now onto HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER ! and I am hooked !

Well its time to get myself into action….. prepare class for Sunday !

did the first one of the year last week ! all went well I think but just as i started all the electrical stuff blew !

always love a drama not !

I heard sad news that a friend from my college days Lucy Sage had passed away … I last chatted to her in September … she was such fun and happy memories of Lucy , I think she had not been well for quite a while bless her … she was hysterical … and trans formation when i first saw her all glammed up.. she did the most amazing make up !!!! she was wild but such a great sense of humour …. happy days dearest Lucy …

started back on the classes

Christmas at Home

A different Christmas for us all, Very quiet one here in Wherwell, cosy in the cottage

lots of Netflix ! Nice food I had to say that as I was cook ! just sorry not to share it …. Now we have entered tier 4… Plans for New Year had to change I’m gutted ….

Hope it won’t be for long ….until we can move around a little more and see the people we need to see

and pray that it won’t be to long until we are back to a little to normal …..

NATIVITY !

With my lovely neighbour we created a Nativity scene between our cottages ,for the children of our village

on Christmas Eve our Rev Jax popped along and gave a blessing, a few of the village locals gathered for the blessing after we walked down church rd to the church gates where ten Rev Jax gave a blessing and children read christmas blessings , followed by singing silent night walking through the grounds of the Church, very spaced out …. it was a sweet touching moment in time , one memory to remember x

PJ'S GENERATION DANCE CLASS

Great to see the feed back from the all at the PJ’S Class !

hope everyone had some fun !

A SPECIAL DAY...

A Year ago my brother Richard passed away and today we scattered his ashes

with my parents and Janet and Paul, very touching moment in life …

god bless you Rich xxx

facebook...

I am truly thankful to facebook… I know people moan about it …

I wrote post about my bruv Richard who sadly passed away a year ago, and it was the anniversary

of his passing, I wanted to send my thoughts of love to the family here in Uk and Denmark,

The response from friends with beautiful touching messages really did help my feelings and didnt let me get too down, but it lifted my spirits with celebrating Richard … how he would of loved the girl attention !

I love to love to hear from people that maybe I had lost contact with or had worked with ,I enjoy everyones news … there to celebrate success with them , be a support in times of sadness see what they are up to….

is that me being nosey !lol..

Our Generation Dance classes wouldn’t of happened with out facebook,

nor in this strange time would we have been able to do the classes on line …

so Thank you FACE BOOK It works for me !

My Dear Bruv Richard ...

A sad day in the Diary of Life

My dear brother Richard passed away a year ago today , A kind,warm,loving man

Much loved by All ..

My love & thoughts go to his Danish family lovely Hanne his wife , his pride & joy sons Daniel, David Mark and their families & his beloved grandchildren.

My own family dear Mum ,Father Janet & Paul

What a special guy ....

always in our hearts and thoughts

All my love Antony xx

A TRIP TO LONDON !

I had to go London to pick up the costumes from RV then decided to drive around around London,

To see the lights, shops decs etc ! it was rather sad … so many paces have unfortunately not survived these past months …It was quiet seeing London not be the vibrant city I love .. I hope in time it will recover

WINNIE TREE PROPERTIES

Love it ! My friends business in Blackpool Winnie Tree Properties getting in the Christmas spirit ! Great fun ... I am sure it will put a smile on everyone’s face ! Boy do

They all need that in Blackpool ! Xxx

Well done team Winnie ! Ps great what your doing with presents for children ! Every success to you !

What a week !

what a week … with news of the new tier system,

My heart and thoughts go out to everyone in Theatre, Hospitality.....and all sectors that are affected by the tier news ...

especially all my friends in Manchester and Blackpool...

I just dont know what to say ....x

So still in lock down here until next Wednesday tier 2, I am disappointed like so many

I was so hoping to see my friends from up north….. Its not easy is it !…

so with the weather being fresh had a few thoughtful walks ! in Wherwell

LE PALM BEACH !

This week the lovely Keeley Scott posted on social media clips of PALM BEACH CANNES

It brought back lots of happy memories , Trends had a contract there for about 9 years, in all from 1978 to 1980 then 84,85.86,87 98 to 1999 if my memory is right ! I danced in the 1980, 84 85, Then choreographed with Dougie the other seasons, I used to be there all summer and look after the show etc and all the gang … each year we changed programmes ever 6 weeks so a lot of midnight rehearsals as too hot during the day .

It was a magical setting … the stage outside and sometimes for galas stages built over the swimming pool

ah the swimming pool delvulge…we were guest to go to the pool all day soak up the sun … discounts with food and drink ! (oh my bar bill) the lunch buffet was her HOLLYWOOD GLAM ! Truly some great fun was had by all … I can remember it like it was yesterday … THE BEST OF TIMES ..

THE SHOWS WERE FABULOUS .. as a dancer nothing ever came close .. the show was just us ,it was our show a heavy dance show with lots of costume changes …i can say on behalf of everyone that ones body was in tip top shape to dance, the heat, feeling the sun all day everyone looked great , you couldn’t dance better after the show you were a ball of sweat … but my god did it feel good … the come down was hard because it up lifted you so much … then it was off to canteen there where we had drinks and lots and lots of laughter…

We had great groups of dancers so happy I am in contact with a lot of them .. thats special Generation Bond we have .. we met wonder people , Claude the agent was just lovely and his wife a well known french Ballerina , there boat … oh the trips on his boat were magical ….

I was so lucky … thinking of this the memories are flooding back we rented a apartment each year oh the fun ..makes me think of dearest Gerry who was Jamie’s sister who ran the wardrobe … oh thats a book in itself she was fabulous …

For me no happier times for me than sharing with Dougie Jamie and Geoff and everyone who visited

Dearest Jamie it was the best ….Thank you

Cannes I will always love you ….Palm Beach your in my heart !

I dont know if the link will work but here is the link Keeley sent

Which lead to seeing pics of various years at Palm Beach that every one posted

Le Palm Beach

Le Palm Beach - Diaporama sur un établissement devenu mythique à Cannes,

(its on you tube )