Fri - Got up after 4 hours sleep from end of night shift week. Gym, decorating, homemade curry, beer and wine chez nous.
Sat - missus gave me a lie in till about ten. Gym, lined walls and general decorating stuff. Very late dinner then Cream Liverpool.
I ended up driving up there and going alone. Its been a while since I went and lots of streets are now pedestrianised and got lost for about half an hour. Eventually found an old haunt of on street parking.
In for about 12.30am, brought back so many good memories. The main room had been opened up a bit more than I remembered and the area behind the annexe is now a cloak and toilets. Courtyard was already showing a FULL sign above door as Okey was due on.
The cloak was full too, but hung around for a bit then the lady in there took pity on me and bagged it me for free. It was impossible to get to the smoking area. I spent an hour or so in the Annexe, got to say, this is the best room/memories for me from the past. Jon Pleased did a great job, then Jeremy Healy took over. I was expecting good things but it was overall not very good from him. Trying to scratch too much, horrendous mixing with both timing and sync. What a shame.
Moved to main room for Tongy who also played some great but subtle Cream classics. He seemed in a great mood too, even smiling at times.
Sanchez came on straight after and played a blinder. Classics, accapellas, driving beats. He was a very influential part of my Cream days c.1994 to 2000. Seamen followed (no pun).
Moved out to smoking area then into Annexe again for Graeme Park which was okays. Hit empty about 5.30 and made my way home.
Sun - Up at 11am, wallpapering, made a Hunters Chicken for dinner and drank far too much Vina Sol.
see what happens!
