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SUNSET DATE DOWN THE REMINISCE


    Yesterday the date was down the memory lane. At Reminisce every one who enjoy the ever fresh glow of the golden years was all ears as the Sundowner crew engulfed the club Reminisce. Club Reminisce is located at the mouth of Wilson airport along Langata highway. You break onto your right just when you are about to enter the airport and avoid hitting into the Red Cross Offices. The ambience was cool for an evening date. The old mingled freely with the young as music slowly stole the show sending old age through the window.

    The day that started with horrifying temperatures slowly went calm as the evening wore down. That temperature was restored at the Reminisce when the Sundowner Crew landed. Their music unmatched with the wine in the cellar slowly brought life  into the otherwise dying day.

      The  romance started with the sundowner host, the ever ebullient Catherine Ndonye, a woman with beauty unmatched; that I believe only Leonardo Da Vinci could do her just when it comes to making a portrait of her. Her smile reveals that ever elusive gap and her voice keeps her audience ears yearning for more of her. Can I describe her dress code? No, I will do injustice but she looked awesome given that it is winter in Nairobi. Well, she tuned the audience with lovely Sundowner classics that you can only here on KBC English Service. Her playlist was incredible for she has a knack for good music.The major undoing was that the sound was a bit too low which I think the organizers will have to pull up their stockings though.
Thereafter, Sir Elvis of the Blakman Sounds took to the podium and his music inundated passion among the members of the audience. His voice reverberated sending several members of the audience waist wiggling to the lovely country music. 

      You could think that classics are never meant for Kenya since the Bend Over revolution took over. If your mind bore such thoughts then you better start thinking again since the lovely music would never go undanced. Those who did not have the guts to hit the dance floor for the fear of the Grapevine Camera(Grapevine is Program on Channel one TV, KBC), were slowly nodding their heads as the evening wore on. More and more requests were being made and I had to not only marvel at how Sir Elvis handled them but also how he managed to pull out the satisfaction of his audience lust and love. 

    The question of helping the poor boy, Sammy who has a strange skin infection never escaped the revelers mind as they gladly sung to the song by USA FOR AFRICA, WE ARE THE WORLD. Sammy has a strange skin infection and needs our help. For Sundowner fans well wishers the number you can send your contribution to is  0703462714. The compassionate fans want to be part of the helping hand.

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