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Really, this is the fifth.

Three parties in three years across two countries, a long quiet patch, and then back to it.

On Dragons
“Puff, the magic dragon, lived by the sea and frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee.”
— Peter, Paul and Mary
Puff the Magic Dragon in a flower meadow
image inspired by an original 1970s drawing by Heidi and Kim's father, Rene DeHaan
  1. 2004 Weybridge, England The first Bauer Halloween Party Married that same day at the Windsor Guildhall, then back to the marquee in Weybridge for the Halloween Party reception. Elton John & David Furnish married at the Guildhall after us, then Charles & Camilla. We may have set a small trend. First
  2. 2005 Graveley, England The village name fit the occasion Second
  3. 2008 Redmond, Oregon We left England. We might tell you the story after a couple of ales. Third
  4. sixteen dark years (as the theatre calls them)
  5. 2024 Portland, Oregon Multnomah Arts Center · the twentieth blow-out Fourth
  6. 2026 Bend, Oregon Hollinshead Barn You are here Fifth

The next one, whenever it comes, will be the sixth. Until then — back to the invitation.