— David DeWitt
Archive for November, 2011
ERROL FLYNN CHRISTMAS BALL NEWS!
NEED OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE
BALL?
Not a problem. Just call our hotel and villa
specialist, Yvonne Blakey at 876-276-7019 or email her at
Yv***********@gm***.com
If there’s anyone that knows accommodations in Port Antonio/Portland, it’s
Yvonne for sure!
‘YA GOTTA HAVE A PENCIL THIN
MUSTACHE’!
Well…it’s not exactly mandatory for admittance, but
if you guys really want to get in the spirit of the evening, try growing a
Errol Flynn style pencil thin mustache between now and Dec. 17 when the
Christmas Ball rolls around. If you show up without one, we’ll even be
able to provide a temporary one. Or… as the Jimmy Buffet song goes:
“Oh, I could be anyone I wanted to be
Maybe suave Errol Flynn or the Sheik of Araby
If I only had a pencil thin mustache
Then I could do some cruisin' too”
THREE WEEKS TO GO UNTIL THE BALL
Yes, it’s time to get your act in gear and plan to be
with us in Port Antonio Saturday night, Dec 17. We’ll plan to have the whole
“nine yards”, i.e. perfect night, great scenery, fantastic dance music, lots of
camaraderie, Ken Wright Pier aglow with thousands of tiny white lights,
everybody duded up in their holiday best and the moon in it’s final
phase. Also, if you’ve been waiting for pay day to buy tickets, there’s
no more excuses beyond today. Tickets are $3,000.00 in advance and
$3,500.00 if you wait to pay at the door. If you’re in Kingston, swing by
Stewart’s Automotive Center at 5 Orchard Road for tickets. In Port
Antonio, visit the Errol Flynn Marina which is open every day. Got a question?
Call Dale at 876-832-4765
YOUR COMMITTEE INCLUDES:
Diana Stewart is honorary chairperson; Karen Sangster
is vice chairperson; Lennon Crooks is producer; Delores Starr Chin Jackson
heads up the hors’d’oeuvres department; Sarah Ann Wachling is responsible for
decorations and Dale Westin is the event coordinator. Committee members
include Antoinette Callum, Nino Sciuto , Briene Burd, Daney-Ann Thomas,
Polly Perry, Claire McKitty..and Rosalie Goodman.
THE FABULOUS ‘FAB FIVE’:
We don’t just have any band for a ball bearing the
Errol Flynn brand! We only have the best and that’s why our headliners for Dec.
17 are the fabulous Fab 5, which has been Jamaica’s fave dance group for some
40 years. Considered Jamaica’s “most danceable” band by many in the know,
the “Fab Five” speaks for itself at the end of an evening – “The dance floor
has remained full all night!.”
COCKTAILS FROM 7:30P.M.
The evening will open with a cocktail hour in the Ken
Wright terminal building from 7:30 The keyboard stylings of Peter Stoddart will
be the featured cocktail hour music. There will be a cash bar with
complimentary hors’d’oeuvres served during the evening. The
hors’d’oeuvres are provided with the kind compliments of Portland area
hostelries and restaurants as well as major Jamaican food purveyors..
For a listing of accomodations and the ball poster
with additional details, please see the two attachments.
NORMA’S BEACH BAR BUFFET SERVICE-
Norma’s Beach Bar and Grille will be offering a tasty
buffet service during the ball for those that desire a full meal or work upo an
extra appetite dancing to the Fab Five. The buffet is priced at $1,000 JAD with
a single entrée and $1200 JAD for a double entrée.
MEET PAT, LUKE FLYNN Dec. 17:
Patrice Wymore Flynn, Errol’s wife and her grandson,
Luke Flynn, will both be on hand to greet holiday merrymakers at the Christmas
Ball Saturday, Dec. 17.
SEE YA THERE!
NEED INFORMATION? call 876-832-4765
Dale
B. Westin
General
Manager
Errol
Flynn Marina
Box
188 Ken Wright Drive
Port
Antonio, Portland, Jamaica
PLEASE
NOTE NEW CELLULAR NUMBER BELOW:
Phones:
876-
993-3209; 876-715-6044
Fax:
876-715-6033
SKYPE: Westin8
Cellular:
876-832-4765
— David DeWitt
ERROL FLYNN Superb Vintage Signed Check 1948 Zaca in Cuba 8X10
Please take a look at our friend Glenn's unique Original Errol Flynn check for sale on eBay! There is a lot of information on the auction page including a bio of both the Zaca and Errol…
OFFERED:
A UNIQUE AND SUPERB HAND WRITTEN VINTAGE CHECK FROM JUNE OF 1948 BY ERROL FLYNN, IN RED INK, WRITTEN TO THE US GOVERNMENT FOR TAX PURPOSES. CHECK WAS WRITTEN FOR “ZACA REPAIRS” AS SHOWN ON THE CHECK IN THE BOTTOM LEFT. OF NOTE IS THAT FLYNN WROTE THIS CHECK OUT IN GUANTANAMO CUBA!
— David DeWitt
From the Errol Flynn Mailbag!
I got a nice email from Steve Hayes today, wishing me a Happy Thanksgiving and bringing me up to date with things in LA. Steve and his sometime English collaborator writer David Whitehead are busy with new books and David updated Steve's website at SteveHayes.org… recently. Steve and his lovely wife Robbin were literally headed out the door to spend some time in Palm Springs. Steve is writing westerns and two new mysteries, he says – working out on the treadmill and enjoying life!
When I grow up, I want to be just like Steve Hayes!
— David DeWitt
Laurence Oliver & Errol Flynn
I've just been watching Olivier in Rebecca and have been revisiting Olivier's work.
I have a few biographies on Olivier but Errol is not mentioned in these. I can't believe they both did not have any contact with each other, especially knowing both Laurence & Errol were good friends of Noel Coward.
Does anyone know, have read or have photos of Laurence and Errol together. I suspect both would have been good friends or got along,and again as David Niven was a friend of Laurence's, they must have been friends.
If anyone can add further, would appreciate the information.
kind regards Diana
— dmbaus
A Reader poses this Question!
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— David DeWitt