Gary Brooker's Birthday Party

After Procol's gig on 29 May, the hotel bar stayed open for band and fans to continue the partying; and when that closed we ended up in the
less cosy circumstances of the lobby, with the final litre of bubbly from GB's Methuselah

Erik from Denmark doing his bit to keep the Commander entertained. That is probably the new e-pipe in GB's hand

Matt Pegg (in 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth' tee-shirt, having just played those shows with Rick Wakeman) and Webmaster Jens (and two black eyes earnt
during a bungled leap on to a boat) listen as Brendan (from Ireland) proclaims that if Procol Harum come to play in Dublin he will marry his girlfriend Kellie

Brendan and Kellie (left) listen as Gary announces (to Henrik, a divorce lawyer by profession) that true love should
not depend on the coming and goings of a mere rock band

After a webmaster points out to GB that, dressed a ship's captain, he's surely entitled to perform weddings, GB does just that, with great solemnity.
This was one of the most peculiar episodes most of the fans present had ever witnessed in a Procol Harum context.

The ring is a Procol Harum lifebelt badge ... rare, and now even more valuable than ever. There will doubtless be plenty
more pictures of this curious and memorable episode. Thanks to the desk staff at Reception for their (relative) patience with
the noise caused by these marital shenanigans while hotel guests were sleeping a very short distance away

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