DCIC Celebrates the Fourth of July 2006 with
We're pulling out all the stops for this year's Fourth of July party - you'll wonder whether independence ever happened as we celebrate All Things British.
Check out our plans for the evening:
I'm delighted to have been invited over there to talk about Great Britain and to join in the 4th July celebrations with you. I have to admit, it does seem slightly odd that on the day you're all celebrating getting rids of the Brits, you've chosen to invite one of them back again, but I'm not complaining - the British rarely do.
I'm really looking forward to my visit, not only for the opportunity of seeing Washington, but also to see how people in America celebrate Independence Day. It fascinates me to know how other countries celebrate their identities because it's something that frankly, we're rubbish at in my country. For example, did you know that in 2007, Great Britain will be exactly 300 years old? No, neither do many Brits.
The thing is, there are no official plans to celebrate this occasion and to be honest, I feel mildly cheated by that. Is this yet another sign of the current identity crisis that appears to be gripping my nation? Well if that is the case, I've decided that I'm not going to stand for it any longer.
So far, I've been willing to overlook the fact that our monarchy is German, our national motto is French and our national animal is from Africa - that's just quirky - but when the people of Britain are denied a legitimate excuse for a party, it's gone too far.
Before Great Britain enters its fourth century, I think it's time that someone reviewed the whole thing to sort out this identity crisis once and for all. That someone is me and I'll be presenting my findings for you in my new comedy show "Mark Allen's Quite Good Britain". Once we've looked at the evidence, we'll then be able to decide for ourselves - is Britain indeed still 'Great' or would 'Quite Good' be more appropriate?
I look forward to performing my show for you and being able to answer any questions. I'd like to pre-empt a couple of those questions already though if I may - no, I don't know the Queen and yes, we do really talk about the weather every single day.
Cheers
Mark Allen
Absolutely - and from our rooftop deck garden you'll have a great view of displays all across the DC Metro area! Relax with friends by the fountain and watch the skies light up with the peaceful version of the "rocket's red glare".
Our International Buffet
We'll be putting on a top-quality spread for this party, including a selection of British foods in keeping with our theme and international foods too -- and the ticket price includes All You Can Eat And Drink!
Our range of British foods will forever dispel the belief that British food is bad!
Sample the delights of
- Roast Beef
- A selection of British Cheeses with Cream Crackers and Branston Pickle
- And in homage to the days of the Raj, two kinds of curry with rice and naan.
Satisfy your sweet tooth with
- Trifle
- Scones with Jam and Clotted Cream
- Bakewell Tart
Slake your thirst with
We'll have a variety of international and American foods too.
We'll have live acoustic music from BanjerDan at 6pm and Ray Wallace at 5pm. Our performers will also be informally jamming in the rooftop deck garden later in the evening.
Don't worry, you won't have to! We'll be dedicating one room and a large-screen TV to showing Britain's favorite sport.
Well, it's just not very British, is it? No, not very British at all. But we're Independent now, so we're going to have salsa dancing anyway! (It was either that or tip a few tons of tea into Chesapeake Bay, and we didn't want to alarm the crabs.)
So, later in the evening we'll be playing Salsa music and running our Salsa Dancing Contest, with prizes for the top dancers!
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