Black Image took to the stage on Saturday night with a massive crowd turning out to party and dance well into the night. The deck was crowded with people, not unlike New Years Eve, as the local boys from Wajul Wajul turned it up for a great night of entertainment.
This week the Lions Den Hotel was blessed by the weather gods and it made Australia Day perfect for just sitting in the sun with good friends and drinking ample amounts of Aussie beer! It seems that everyone had the same idea as the pub was packed with families, new comers and old timers all out to celebrate our national day of doing nothing. In the arvo we fired up the essential barbecue and fed the hungry hordes. Ultimately there’s nothing quite like the smell of sausages on a BBQ to make you think AUSTRALIA!
This year’s New Years Eve at the Lions Den Hotel was a sensational blend of colourful costumes, vibrant pleasure seekers and just damn good old fashion rock and roll! Our 50’s Rockabilly theme night and the clear, warm night brought partygoers out in their hundreds while Gav Dear and the boys slammed out tunes till the wee hours. Joined on stage later by up and coming local Wajul Wajul band ‘The Coldwater Band’, party goers had no excuse but to get up and shake their tail feathers. While the rest of Queensland seems to be threatened by flood waters the Den and surrounds has been spared, and the weather just couldn’t have been better. Stomping vibes and some insane finger picking brought the sounds of Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Elvis alive for the crowd, topped off by a unique rockabilly take on Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’. The costumes took everyone back to the 50’s with no shortage of full skirts, polka dot ribbons and grease rigid hair. Best dressed was won by Roadie and Roz who between them covered every fashion memory from the cult movie ‘Grease’. Thanks to all the party goers who made it yet another memorable New Years Eve for the Lions Den Hotel..... Happy 2011 everyone!!!!!
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