Glenn's Getting Married! Glenn's Favourite 50 Club Med Photos

Brucie

Well you know what they say, you wouldn't read about it, but Glenn Davis is getting married! A huge congratulations to you and Chloe, I so wish I could be there and it was such an honour to be invited. Chloe, I can't wait to meet you one day!

Glenn, those memories from the start of the decade are as strong as ever. The laughs we had, the fun we shared and the friendships we forged made this probably the most ridiculously fun - as well as most ridiculous - chapter of my life.

Despite wild rumours of me having been a diva whose ego occasionally got in the way of fully embracing life as a highly-abused DJ and shirtless tennis player to the guests of a tired 3-star resort, what is life all about if not the people we meet who have a positive impact on us and vice-versa?

As in, it might've coincided with an much-written about lull in my career, but with the brilliant people whose lives I'll be forever grateful I crossed paths with, those six months were a once-in-a-lifetime blessing and a joy.

2nd-Hole Sundays, your ice-cream 'n' chips-based diet, your outstanding capabilities as a set-designer, climbing Mt Oldfield, that time we got busted trying to go to another island, swimming in the fancy pools on Hamilton Island, Way-Wen, the permanently out-of-order Coke machine, Paddy rolling his eyes when guests would arrive for archery, Kulikitaka, official warnings every day, the Riddle, Brucie trying to sneak into the main restaurant, Brucie mixing up which bags to which rooms, "Brucie & Neil" the duo, Neil taking his empty suitcase to the bottle store at Airlie Beach, the Gong Show, the alarming penchant for cross-dressing, Julien The French Baker, Roger The Purchasing Manager, Climbing Man, "you work that hoop, Sport!", the projector Polo always wanted us to fix, 20-minute welcome speeches, that time there was human faeces in the pool...

I wouldn't swap those times with you and the other Brucies for the world. Thanks for being my best mate on that tiny island (bigger in size than Hamilton Island!) almost 10 years (and 10-kilograms) ago. Chloe, you've nabbed yourself a mighty fine young Brucie!

Now hurry up and book a trip to New Zealand.

All the best for the big day, protective man-hugs from me and enjoy the photos below - I hope it's a nice trip down memory lane.

Brucie

PS. The world needs your joyous dancing now more than ever!

Glenn's Favourite 50 Club Med Photos:

The Tambourine Catwalk

The Twisting Foot

Just Who Or What Is Glenn's Dance?

Essentially this is just a bit of fun based on the growing desire of people who partake in shows, be it here at Club Med, on cruise-liners, in theatre companies, Broadway, the West End (not sure about the last two), to do more than just a bow when thanked at the end of the performance. Glenn is a buddy of mine who designs all the sets for the Club Med shows so with the exception of one show, he doesn't even perform onstage. That fact makes it all the more funny in my mind that Glenn the set designer is the one who gets the greatest applause every night.

Well, that isn't strictly speaking always the case. As mentioned in the Glenn's Dance welcome note, Glenn's thankyou dances / routines are created by Glenn alongside myself (Tim Roxborogh, the sound engineer) and Ben Stewart (the lighting director). Sometimes they are genuine team efforts like Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb and at other times they are more like Lennon / McCartney during the final couple of years. One morning I started laughing in bed (not a regular occurence I should point out) when the thought of a charade with no answer popped into my head. I explained to Glenn to do a charade with the following actions: movie; three words; first word; three syllables; sounds like; YES! You got it! (finger on the nose in true charade style).

Brilliant comedy, I felt certain. Glenn and Ben were a little nervous but we agreed to do it as one of our early Glenn's Dances, this before we'd cottoned on to the idea of a handy-cam and the website. In a moment of pure Gervais-like stun the room in awkward silence, Glenn performed The Charade With No Answer. To date, it is the only Glenn's Dance we have been banned by management from ever performing again due to the way it almost frightened the crowd. "What was the answer?" they so wrongly felt compelled to say. "There is no answer!" hooted the sound engineer. I still regard it as comedy gold, but it may have to be tweaked a little by my co-writers before it gets a repeat performace, gets filmed and makes it to Glenn's Dance.

Until then, we already have four dances for you to vote on and many more to be uploaded over the coming weeks. Check back every couple of days for the new routines and I hope you get a good laugh out of it, even if it is just the laugh of someone who appreciates the beauty of being able to quieten a previously enthusiastic crowd.

Tim

The Mystery Artist Strip Tease

The Twister Mat

The Twirling Ribbons

The Right-Angle Leg Kicks