The FT re-launch party thing

"flooded" a bit of a misnomer, sorry. What's happened is a pipe or something has burst and they've closed the road while they sort it out, so the buses can't go near it. The drainage is pretty good so there's little danger that Latrino's is underwater. Might be worth giving them a ring, o fellow DJs with phone number....

i will be pleased to host a secondary party at my apartment on prince of wales at hog's back in ottawa[1]. we will celebrate by drinking vodka and listening to nelly's country grammar. all londoners are welcome to attend after the initial party reaches its end. please send a msg if you're coming, however. i promise to be on my best behaviour.

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[1]this location is flexible. i am quite willing to try somewhere else provided a) it is in the greater ottawa area b)vodka and nelly are available.

OK, so the broken pipe is a good couple of hundred yards up the road at least, so i'm sure the basement of LALALA-TINOS won't be affected at all, oh no, not a chance (eek!) may i suggest wellies to recreate that true glasto vibe ;) and yes i did put britney on the flyer, so i guess it's all my fault for encouraging them...

I'm a staunch Angel & Greyhound man but I might pop my head in on the way back from London tomorrow eve. How will I recognise you all?

I'll be the guy in a black shirt with a black beard looking knackered.

We'll look like a bunch of twentysomething indie kids, I think it is safe to say.

HAHAHA Tom will look like the one who used to be in Bedhead.

I have a big strawberry on my chest.

Shall i bring the cream then...

Pete, I have just vomited all over my keyboard. You are a very sick puppy and I do not want to share an Oxford Tube with you any more.

DJ Carsmile has checked out the water pipe thing and it is AOK. So come one come all!

Tom, didn't you read what Pete said? He is certainly planning to come.

Have a nice time, all: I have a pre-set date staying in with Bod and Buffy and V who has a PhD in Lacan. Next time I shall bring them all with me. Plus cookies.

Okay kids, I'm on my way. With a copy of All The Way To Memphis, Evolution Control Committee's Public Enemy mixes and of course Thurman's She's A Man.

Bootylicious indeed.

Blimey.

Was it good then? I would have been there were it not for the large hangover accquired from the indulgences of the previous evening.

Yeah it was, I think. Nice meeting DG and K-Reg again, and Marcello for the first time (sorry that my DJing duties prevented me chatting longer, you lot). The Lunnun indie scene was ably represented by Starry and Lixi, the FT Posse were in as full effect as could be expected, the DJing was superb except for my bits, ha, we forced poor Carsmile to play "One More Time" and I would offer my apologies except it was brilliant. "BABY One More Time" was also played, as were "Overload" and "Get Ur Freak On" and a fair few other FT classix (and a LOT of B&S. And NO Radiohead). A lot of drink was drunk. Oh yeah and the club was flooded and the turntables didn't work. But we rocked the place notwithstanding.

ARGH!!! B&S&M?!?!? Crap! I always judge how crap a club is by how MUCH Belle and Suckasstian they play. If they play more than 3 different songs in an evening, it's a crap club.

Ah well. I will be at the next one, no doubt, dragging Paul *and* some crap CDs which I will *make* the DJs play. (If we can get the Scooby Doo theme played at Tigermilking, we can get anything played anywhere...)

Sounds like a good night was had. I'm jealous. But at least it was good news at the Dr. (Though for missing such a night of fun, I feel almost chizzed that I was declared healthy.)

Just to say thank you to those of you who turned up. Obviously my ploy of only inviting borderline alcoholics worked, as little eastern european geezer who runs the place was well happy :) The publicity drive starts *here* for July 5 ;) Right i'm off to the pub with cabbage to play pool, YAY for days off.

Thank you all for a wonderful evening, it was great to see you little horrors again, and meet a few new ones. I would have stayed longer but the divine LC was feeling ill and tired etc, so we had to leave, chiz chiz. She had a great evening (apart from her headache), thought you were all lovely and intends to start posting at some point, though she's a bit worried about the time-consuming aspect of these boards. What's happening in July then?

It was lovely larks, I'll defintely be coming to the next installation. The Belle & Sebastian parts were GUD, I'm quite surprised you haven't got round to calling them "Bell End Semen Stain" just yet - that was doing the rounds a while back. Hush your mouth. Nice to meet up with the Focus Group funsters again, also nice to split a bottle of wine on the coach and then drink SANGRIA and GIN and TONIC! People in Oxford don't dance enough really, do they?

Less Morrisey next time though, huh?

And shoot whoever played Spearmint! Not to kill, cos it was probably Steve, and I do love Steve.

YARS.

(chuffin heck, posted more in the last two minutes than i have for the last 5 months no doubt)

I don't know why I love the phrase "Belle and Suckasstian" so much, because, you know, ultimately, I really don't actually mind their music that much, as evidenced by my contributions to the "Boy With Arab Strap" thread over thar on that thar other board.

I think it's because one of my bestest friends in the world, the Divine Miss Cat, (a fellow devotee of sugary girlfriend and actually a not so secret GOFF) also has a boyfriend (wait, they're married now) similarly obsessed with wibbling twee and C86 feypop as my boy Paul. She started slagging off "Belle and Suckasstian" and "B&S&M" and such, and it was just so hysterical that I can't stop using it. Really, I intend no offense. It just cracks me up, I guess you'd have to know Cat and know how funny she is to understand why.

As a humble request from the Bitter Bastard, to be reemphasized when August rolls around and The Great Shindig happens:

No Belle and Sebastian. AT ALL.

Thank you, drive through.