WRITE TO THE EDITOR

A FEW weekends ago I decided to attend Hanna Hansen’s DJ set at Bushido. I had no idea what to expect and had never previously been to the venue to party, only for a quiet sit-down meal.

I thought the BD10 ticket price was fairly high and wondered if it would be good value for money. I have never been a big fan of dance music but was impressed by the layout of the venue and the undoubted degree of planning which had gone into the evening.

There was a huge open dance floor and plenty of luxurious seating around. At one point during the DJ’s lively set, hundreds of balloons fell from the ceiling, a really impressive sight, along with flashing strobe lights and the accompaniment of various classic songs thrown in for good measure.

It was refreshing to see so many people crowding the dance floor, thoroughly enjoying themselves and getting out more after the recent unrest. Bringing a successful and well-known International DJ to town was a brilliant idea in my opinion, as it bought everyone together to have a good time.

Party-goers could not get enough and were reluctant to leave, even in the small hours of the morning.

This type of event is exactly what Bahrain needs to encourage people to get out and about. It’s just what’s needed to help bring the Island’s businesses back to life.

Layla Crocker,
Bahrain.

IT’S outrageous that Volvo Event Management’s president Per Ericsson should even consider going back on his word about staging the Volvo Golf Champions in Bahrain.

Bahrain needs support at this time when people are coming together for the National Dialogue and what could be better than to start 2012 with the promised European Tour event and positive global TV coverage.

I think GulfWeekly was spot-on last week with its back page report. The big question Mr Ericsson is, are you a ‘fair weather’ friend?

P. Talbot,
A friend of Bahrain.