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Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Goans rock Diplomatic Club; Stacy crowned May Queen 5/14/2006 3:3:59 The Peninsula It is a day which all Doha-based Goans count with every passing day as the D day closes in. On Thursday night the much awaited night unfolded itself. The Diplomatic Club in Doha was the venue of the May ball hosted by the Goan Welfare Association. A venue and occasion which found young of all ages making a bee line for the event. The event saw the crowning of the May Queen. The gates to the venue opened at night and the show wound in the early hours of Friday. A crowd close to one thousand swung their bodies to the beats of the music belted out by a band from Goa, Lynx. Back home in tourist areas foreign tourists swing their bodies to the beats of trance music. At the Diplomatic Club here the Goans danced on the narrow, crammed floor space with the gusto, a floor where walking was difficult and dancing required special skills. The crowds took everything in their stride while several of them preferred to watch the action sitting. The security men ensured that decorum and order ran on the floor while also keeping the eager fans at bay. Fans were making a beeline to have the autograph of their favourite actor Rajeev Khandewall and Preeti Jhangani. The two were flown in to add glamour to the show. The chief guest on the occasion was Goa Labour Minister Luizinho Faleiro. He was accompanied by his wife. The actor did not disappoint his fans as he signed autographs, posed with fans for pictures and even sang a song from one of his TV serials. The ball's high point was the crowning of the May Queen and although it took away a trifle over an hour going through the motions with 32 contestants in the race, it was Stacy D"Mello who won the honour. The queen walked away with several prizes from the organizers, one of which entitled her to an air ticket to Bali in Indonesia or Goa. Majority of the contestants were Goans while the others were from Poona in India, Nepal and Phillipines. Stacy D"Mello smarted them all with her stage poise and her cool in answering questions thrown at her. Incidentally she had bagged the queen contest a couple of years back at a dance held here and organised by another Goan club. The place abounded with a belle of beauties of Goan origin, some of whom preferred not to be in the spotlight and the catwalk, while others developed cold feet facing the crowd. The crowd had no age barriers, children, old people all made their way to the Diplomatic Club. Children also added special colour to the dance. On the occasion Lynx belted out their music numbers, majority of them in English with a mix of Punjabi pop, Konkani and Hindi to give an all round flavour. The band also released a CD of music compiled by them. The organisers, Goan Welfare association, have promised to donate the proceeds from the event to orphan children back in Goa. For their part, the Goan based here had fun, frolic and shook hands or had a glimpse of their favourite film stars. They also contributed to help their brethren back home by buying the QR100 tickets for the show. How far their help materialises back home is a tricky issue. http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&sub section=Qatar+News&month=May2006&file=Local_News200605143359.xml ~(^^)~ Avelino _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)