Peppermint
Active Member
Barbie how you do it I don't understand. You're my party hero 
Next time I'm in London I want the Barbie-treatment, too!
Next time I'm in London I want the Barbie-treatment, too!
Bank Holiday Rundowns
- Thread starter Barbie
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glasgow-chick
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Thursday finished at lunchtime and got nails done and went for dinner with friend from work.
Thursday night - went to see 'The life aquatic with Steve Zissou' with Scott - funny film!
Friday - met friend I used to work with for lunch and shopping
Saturday night - went out to lovely tapas place with Scott
Sunday - met parents and sis for lunch
Sunday night - went to Cream Classics at the Tunnel in Glasgow - excellent night - great tunes and loads of people we knew were out.
Monday - popped to Ikea and did weekly shop
Busy weekend but very enjoyable!
Thursday night - went to see 'The life aquatic with Steve Zissou' with Scott - funny film!
Friday - met friend I used to work with for lunch and shopping
Saturday night - went out to lovely tapas place with Scott
Sunday - met parents and sis for lunch
Sunday night - went to Cream Classics at the Tunnel in Glasgow - excellent night - great tunes and loads of people we knew were out.
Monday - popped to Ikea and did weekly shop
Busy weekend but very enjoyable!
Peppermint
Active Member
silvia said:Peppermint said:Next time I'm in London I want the Barbie-treatment, too!
Don't say that! Your life won't be the same never again, trust me
That just encourages me!
Buckley
Well-Known Member
spunkymonkey said:
Guilty as charged. Thought I was in big trouble by that, having popped out for a couple of drinks at 7pm Fri, whilst the current and her mother (visiting from Holland) were travelling back from seeing friends in Southampton. Went, in the end, for the the 'might as well get hung for a sheep as a lamb' option so... the full night went - Fri - out at 7pm for a couple of drinks. Be home before the current and mum arrive back at midnight, won't I?. 11pm - ah, well - they'll go straight to bed when they get in so I can go clubbing, be in bed by 4ish and still look fairly fresh in the morning.
5am Sat morning
- leaving Pacha - we'll pop down to Fire for an hour an be home and in before her mum get's up. Big queue there so down to the Colleuseum (sp?) for a while. Shit - it's now 6.30am and I've just remembere her mum's an early riser! Better stay out until she goes out and the coast is clear 9am - Maybe she's having a lie in - better stay out 'cos I'm
. Pop down to Fire for a while. Fire closes - who knows what the time is? We've picked up a bit of an entourage - perhaps I shouldn't wear my camp stripey jumper to such places
, but at least my two footy mates have learnt that they are safe to go to them . Lead group of new pals to 'The Fringe' a short walk away - the word dive was invented for this place. The gang, including someone claiming to be Sony Music's head of A & R (I'm fairly sure he was), tough it out until it closes about 4pm, before us straights are convinced by 'the gays' that we must now sample somewhere on the pinker side of life - G.A.Y bar on Old Compton St. Later on we head to some other place, 'Friendly Society' or something?Finally arrived home about midnight (I think?) - the logic being that current's mother would be firmly tucked up in bed. Oh no - she's still up!
Managed a quick hello and straight to bed, where the current delivered a glass of wine to me. Apparently her mum said of me that it's good that I relieve the pressure of work with the odd blow out!
The current plus mother current out for the day Sunday and took the latter to Liverpool St at 6am yesterday, so fully redeemed myself, although both assure no redemption was required.
Can't believe that my 'mother-in-law' was here for three days and I managed to go on a 29 hr bender and still come out smelling of roses!
Speckled Pants
New Member
Friday...nothing
Sat...nothing
Sun... nothing during the day then crasher classics at night
Mon... nothing
Today... nothing
Quite pleased with my weekend really!
Sat...nothing
Sun... nothing during the day then crasher classics at night
Mon... nothing
Today... nothing
Quite pleased with my weekend really!
puppylover
Active Member
Thu - Finished work at 1.00pm - met Mr PL at train station (although had to have a PCP due to the excitement before getting on train )
Anyway - we get to London very bright eyed and bushy tailed after a bit of silliness on train (not a good idea in those toilets when hurtling round bends at 90mph ). The flat was fab - 5 min walk from Vic Station (Ideal if we had been going to Pacha as usual.. 
)
Got to the The Cross early doors for a chill, meet up with everyone and have a drink or two before the serious naughtiness ensued. I have to say other than the definite lack of a designated dance floor (which I have to say I do like to have in order to show off my dancing prowess) I LOVED The Cross. Its ages since I have been to a club which had the friendliest bar staff, the friendliest security, and by far, the friendliest crowd I have experienced in a long long time. Even down to standing in the Q for the ladies and being offered lots of treats of the powdery variety by various strangers, free beans by one girl as I made a few furtive enquiries later on for a mate . I really loved the seating areas outside, the inside little seating areas - ideal for dancing on tables! I totally had a brilliant time. Music was good in that it was fun, it was easy, there were no "look at me's, Look at me!!" etc..... Left the club about 6.30am and decided it was a lovely morning and we should walk back to KX - which was lovely idea and was far better than being kidnapped and being taken back to Wanstead as was the other plan.... Mr PL wanted to get a tube back to Victoria but I insisted on a taxi - the thought of those impromptu stops in tunnels filled me with dread..... but I do remember trying to persuade Mr PL to go on the London Eye (if we went directly there, thus avoiding all the Q's.. he denied me this - and reminded me of my fear of heights...)
Chilled at the flat till about lunchtime - used so much self restraint it was unreal and left a little parcel for the journey home as we figured it was going to do nothing for us in the state we were in at that moment.....
Had a power nap - left the flat (so clean you wouldnt believe!! paranoia or what!) and caught the 5.00pm train back oop North! Oh and did that little parcel do us proud during the journey home! Got home for 9.00pm - made a quick detour to pick up a few extra supplies Oh and the dog!!
A bit more naughtiness and a couple of bottles of beer, and that was Thu and Fri done and dusted.....
Sat - shopping (for food - thought it might be a good idea as we hadnt eaten properly since Thu midday ) and relaxed...
Sun - Crap rainy day - did a bit of gardening while it chucked down - made me feel better - Mr PL sat in his office all day working (trying to work - his head was cabbaged still) - I came in and watched crap and chilled with the dog.
Mon - Crap foggy, wet day, watched a couple of DVD's, ate a couple of easter eggs and smoked myself cross eyed...... and bed... 8)
Absolutely brilliant weekend....
)Anyway - we get to London very bright eyed and bushy tailed after a bit of silliness on train (not a good idea in those toilets when hurtling round bends at 90mph
). The flat was fab - 5 min walk from Vic Station (Ideal if we had been going to Pacha as usual.. )Got to the The Cross early doors for a chill, meet up with everyone and have a drink or two before the serious naughtiness ensued. I have to say other than the definite lack of a designated dance floor (which I have to say I do like to have in order to show off my dancing prowess) I LOVED The Cross. Its ages since I have been to a club which had the friendliest bar staff, the friendliest security, and by far, the friendliest crowd I have experienced in a long long time. Even down to standing in the Q for the ladies and being offered lots of treats of the powdery variety by various strangers,
free beans by one girl as I made a few furtive enquiries later on for a mate . I really loved the seating areas outside, the inside little seating areas - ideal for dancing on tables! I totally had a brilliant time. Music was good in that it was fun, it was easy, there were no "look at me's, Look at me!!" etc..... Left the club about 6.30am and decided it was a lovely morning and we should walk back to KX - which was lovely idea and was far better than being kidnapped and being taken back to Wanstead as was the other plan.... Mr PL wanted to get a tube back to Victoria but I insisted on a taxi - the thought of those impromptu stops in tunnels filled me with dread..... but I do remember trying to persuade Mr PL to go on the London Eye (if we went directly there, thus avoiding all the Q's.. he denied me this - and reminded me of my fear of heights...)Chilled at the flat till about lunchtime - used so much self restraint it was unreal and left a little parcel for the journey home as we figured it was going to do nothing for us in the state we were in at that moment.....
Had a power nap - left the flat (so clean you wouldnt believe!! paranoia or what!) and caught the 5.00pm train back oop North! Oh and did that little parcel do us proud during the journey home!
Got home for 9.00pm - made a quick detour to pick up a few extra supplies Oh and the dog!!A bit more naughtiness and a couple of bottles of beer, and that was Thu and Fri done and dusted.....
Sat - shopping (for food - thought it might be a good idea as we hadnt eaten properly since Thu midday
) and relaxed...Sun - Crap rainy day - did a bit of gardening while it chucked down - made me feel better - Mr PL sat in his office all day working (trying to work - his head was cabbaged still) - I came in and watched crap and chilled with the dog.
Mon - Crap foggy, wet day, watched a couple of DVD's, ate a couple of easter eggs and smoked myself cross eyed...... and bed... 8)
Absolutely brilliant weekend....
MidlifeRaver
New Member
Thursday : Lunch at Yauatcha...god I love that place... ..then the new french film 5 x 2...recommended... 8)
Friday : Pubcrawl thru Primrose Hill, Belsize Park, Marylebone, Bethnel Green... 
Saturday : Footie & Wine...Doctor Who..more wine & things... Empire Strikes Back...wine & things...coma...
Sunday : Epic walk around Hampstead Heath...guilt probably... ..at 1.30am decided to go to Vertigo...1.35am asleep...
Monday
icnic and Booze... 8)
..then the new french film 5 x 2...recommended... 8) Friday : Pubcrawl thru Primrose Hill, Belsize Park, Marylebone, Bethnel Green...
Saturday : Footie & Wine...Doctor Who..more wine & things... Empire Strikes Back...wine & things...coma...
Sunday : Epic walk around Hampstead Heath...guilt probably...
..at 1.30am decided to go to Vertigo...1.35am asleep... Monday
icnic and Booze... 8)
Clara
Well-Known Member
Very busy!
Friday: Got the car MOTed - passed with flying colours! Then did a bit of shopping before heading out to Pressure at The Arches. Saw most of Swayzak's set which was excellent and caught a bit of Steve Bug who I was a little disappointed in but Ben Sims' hard as nails techno made up for it! Then headed back to a party at my mates'.
Saturday: Recovered in front of the telly, watching the England and Scotland
games with some beer and pizza.
Sunday: Took my granparents out for lunch in Balloch, just by Loch Lomand as my Gran has just had a cataract operation. They were on good form!
Then at night, headed to Optimo at the Sub Club which was fantastic. Brilliant tunes as usual and loads of people I knew out. Just a shame the fire alarm went off (again) right at the end - at 2.55am. We all had to go out into the freezing cold without a jacket, waiting for the bouncers to let about 400-odd people in to get their jackets. Not much fun. Then headed back to mine for a party which was a bit mad. Went to bed at lunchtime.
Monday: Mainly recovering and headed out for drinks in the evening and possibly got a little too tipsy!
All in all, a brilliant Bank Holiday.
Friday: Got the car MOTed - passed with flying colours! Then did a bit of shopping before heading out to Pressure at The Arches. Saw most of Swayzak's set which was excellent and caught a bit of Steve Bug who I was a little disappointed in but Ben Sims' hard as nails techno made up for it! Then headed back to a party at my mates'.
Saturday: Recovered in front of the telly, watching the England and Scotland
games with some beer and pizza.Sunday: Took my granparents out for lunch in Balloch, just by Loch Lomand as my Gran has just had a cataract operation. They were on good form!
Then at night, headed to Optimo at the Sub Club which was fantastic. Brilliant tunes as usual and loads of people I knew out. Just a shame the fire alarm went off (again) right at the end - at 2.55am. We all had to go out into the freezing cold without a jacket, waiting for the bouncers to let about 400-odd people in to get their jackets. Not much fun. Then headed back to mine for a party which was a bit mad. Went to bed at lunchtime.
Monday: Mainly recovering and headed out for drinks in the evening and possibly got a little too tipsy!
All in all, a brilliant Bank Holiday.
Fri: Popped into town for some lunch with my brother and some mates. The weather was gorgeous and sunny, so decided to start early. A few beers, and a by 3pm in the sunshine...and we were all well on our way 
Continued outside on a cool terrace with lots of folk feeling the same vibe
Popped home to change at 9pm, then straight out again. Ended up in a very dark and weird club, with the hardest music I think I've ever heard! Still, the poppers made up for it all
Back to an after party at new found mates flat, which was very mad About 50 people in a very small flat, a DJ, and we were the only straight guy's there...very interesting Home about 9am.
Sat: After no sleep
went to pick girlfriend up from bus station, then out for a Mexican at night. very difficult to eat by this stage Back to mine for a dvd 8)
Sun: Spot of shopping, then to my Mum's for Sunday dinner Collapsed into bed about midnight, too drunk
by 3pm in the sunshine...and we were all well on our way Continued outside on a cool terrace with lots of folk feeling the same vibe Popped home to change at 9pm, then straight out again. Ended up in a very dark and weird club, with the hardest music I think I've ever heard!
Still, the poppers made up for it all Back to an after party at new found mates flat, which was very mad
About 50 people in a very small flat, a DJ, and we were the only straight guy's there...very interesting Home about 9am.Sat: After no sleep
went to pick girlfriend up from bus station, then out for a Mexican at night. very difficult to eat by this stage Back to mine for a dvd 8) Sun: Spot of shopping, then to my Mum's for Sunday dinner
Collapsed into bed about midnight, too drunk Slow start to the weekend spent mostly in my local.
Sunday - went to lovepuppy at Sway in Covent Garden, was there between 1900-0030.
Not as good as previous parties due to the large amounts of people who had turned up. All three floors were too busy and this effected the atmosphere of the place. Still had a good dance.
Afterwards couldn't decide whether to go on to Ministry or Vertigo @ The Cross. Decided on The Cross. BIG MISTAKE. Got there at 1am, with a guestlist sorted beforehand. But usual Vertigo games: guestlist closes after a certain time, queues are massive, and once you get to the front you hear the words all clubbers hate to hear - "one-in one-out"
Gave up and went round a friends where we had our own afterparty till 9am.
Sunday - went to lovepuppy at Sway in Covent Garden, was there between 1900-0030.
Not as good as previous parties due to the large amounts of people who had turned up. All three floors were too busy and this effected the atmosphere of the place. Still had a good dance.
Afterwards couldn't decide whether to go on to Ministry or Vertigo @ The Cross. Decided on The Cross. BIG MISTAKE. Got there at 1am, with a guestlist sorted beforehand. But usual Vertigo games: guestlist closes after a certain time, queues are massive, and once you get to the front you hear the words all clubbers hate to hear - "one-in one-out"
Gave up and went round a friends where we had our own afterparty till 9am.
macdonsj
Moderator
Thurs:
I was working on friday so laura and i went to see The Life Aquatic with Steve Zisso. Very funny movie.
Fri:
Quiet nite.
Sat:
Round of golf with Lauras dad & uncle. Dinner at la Tasca in town - excellent stuff. went home very full.
Sun:
Lunch in town at Cafe Gandolfi.
Met up with my friends, my brother and a friend of lauras and we went to Cream Classics in The Tunnel. Cracking night, plenty of massive tunes from yesteryear and spent the night bumping into all the old Tunnel crew (before it was sold and converted to an Urban hellhole)
Mon:
Ikea to get more new furniture and spent the evening putting it together!!
I was working on friday so laura and i went to see The Life Aquatic with Steve Zisso. Very funny movie.
Fri:
Quiet nite.
Sat:
Round of golf with Lauras dad & uncle. Dinner at la Tasca in town - excellent stuff. went home very full.
Sun:
Lunch in town at Cafe Gandolfi.
Met up with my friends, my brother and a friend of lauras and we went to Cream Classics in The Tunnel. Cracking night, plenty of massive tunes from yesteryear and spent the night bumping into all the old Tunnel crew (before it was sold and converted to an Urban hellhole)
Mon:
Ikea to get more new furniture and spent the evening putting it together!!
thursday-mates were playing a club in london called jacks,place was half empty and the sound system was shit,decided to drink ourselves into oblivion and get a botle of poppers in to make up for the shittyness of the place,in the end it was a good old laugh
friday-into chelmsford,realise how much we hate the place so me and a mate got some nose candy in to block out more shittyness
saturday-up very early for my first footy game for my new team when i got there they didnt have a kit for me so watched from the sidelines and saw them lose 9-2,idiots,was well and truly zonked out from the previous nights so wenthome and watched the england game then went to bed.
sunday-ministry for morillo,superb night the not one bad tune ,played some wicked acid house half way through,though i was expecting morillo to come up with some surprise guests but didnt see any,had some weak pills off robos mate ''club butt'' so after 4 hours was feeling the tiredness and the sweat was drippin off me carried on dancing and the last hour i was in bits,went and had a sit down by a speaker before having one little dance then chipping off,nice walk over london bridge with the sun coming up was nice to finally meet up with ferd too,top work fella
friday-into chelmsford,realise how much we hate the place so me and a mate got some nose candy in to block out more shittyness
saturday-up very early for my first footy game for my new team when i got there they didnt have a kit for me so watched from the sidelines and saw them lose 9-2,idiots,was well and truly zonked out from the previous nights so wenthome and watched the england game then went to bed.
sunday-ministry for morillo,superb night the not one bad tune ,played some wicked acid house half way through,though i was expecting morillo to come up with some surprise guests but didnt see any,had some weak pills off robos mate ''club butt'' so after 4 hours was feeling the tiredness and the sweat was drippin off me carried on dancing and the last hour i was in bits,went and had a sit down by a speaker before having one little dance then chipping off,nice walk over london bridge with the sun coming up
was nice to finally meet up with ferd too,top work fella 
Beckiboo
Active Member
Thurs - met up with Babs, TMT, Holly G, and Bubble in Faringdon Went to Heaven at about 10pm (nice and early!). The night was BRILL, loads of old trance classics, which had us all exploding into bits over the dancefloor lol The only downside was that there were loads of dud's in there - me and Jon managed to buy 8 of them :x At one point it looked like our night was going rapidly downhill because every dealer we came across had the same dud little'uns, and by 2am I was getting tired Luckily a few of our friends came to the rescue and gave me and Jon a few of theirs 
which kick started the night again
Friday - Back to Bab's for some aftershow shenanigans, fell asleep at about 3pm, woke up to find myself alone in her flat lol, why does this keep happening!
Managed to locate them down the pub so I trotted off down the road to join them. Finally got home at about 10pm, quick snack and then straight to bed
Saturday - round to our friend's flat to watch the footie, had a massive pizza, few drinks then another early night
Sunday - drove back to Watford, went for a huge carvery with my family YUM! Went for drinks in Watford in the evening with Jon and a few members of my family.
Monday - drove back to Jons, spring cleaned the flat, then got a kebab and watched DVD's all night
Went to Heaven at about 10pm (nice and early!). The night was BRILL, loads of old trance classics, which had us all exploding into bits over the dancefloor lol The only downside was that there were loads of dud's in there - me and Jon managed to buy 8 of them :x At one point it looked like our night was going rapidly downhill because every dealer we came across had the same dud little'uns, and by 2am I was getting tired Luckily a few of our friends came to the rescue and gave me and Jon a few of theirs which kick started the night again Friday - Back to Bab's for some aftershow shenanigans, fell asleep at about 3pm, woke up to find myself alone in her flat
lol, why does this keep happening! Managed to locate them down the pub so I trotted off down the road to join them. Finally got home at about 10pm, quick snack and then straight to bed
Saturday - round to our friend's flat to watch the footie, had a massive pizza, few drinks then another early night
Sunday - drove back to Watford, went for a huge carvery with my family YUM!
Went for drinks in Watford in the evening with Jon and a few members of my family.Monday - drove back to Jons, spring cleaned the flat, then got a kebab and watched DVD's all night
spunkymonkey
Active Member
I will definitely come and say hello next time. I just wasnt 100% sure it was you and I had seen some strange things in the previous 10 hours or so.
So, did you embrace the whole GAY bar and Friendly Society??
Barbie said:
My mate did that on thursday. Unfortunately he had a very red shiny nose all weekend after..
Thursday: Met up with pals headed to The Cross. DJ Gee didnt show up which was disapointing but like Puppylover says there was a great atmosphere and Tall Paul was an adequate replacement. Halfway through the night my mate told me he spotted someone who was as So.. I thought he'd been on the poppers too much, but it turned out to be Robo. Good to finally meet you and your mates.
Friday:Headed to Gallery and saw Robo's mates again in there, this time without Robo, lightweight
. Marco V and John Askew were top draw.I think I remember seeing Mark Sun near Room 2 at one point.
Saturday:Rested
Sunday:Morillo was on good form. Not as packed as it was at NYD I think which was nice. Good to see Robo and his mates again, Chew and to meet Nitefly finally 8) . Sorry I didnt say goodbye but if i'd stayed any longer I wouldnt have gone to Egg. Shared a cab from Ministry with someone who was completely bonkers. Egg was the perfect way to end finish the week. The terrace looked gorgeous drenched in sunshine.
Choons that did it for me over the weekend:
Armand van Helden- Into your eyes
Deux - Sun Rising (Robo, I think that was the tune you said will be big which is in the Miami Compilation)
Absym - Future Love
puppylover
Active Member
So I missed 2 Spotlighters in one place on Thu? Ferd and Robo.. This is getting silly now - must take note of photos of members on the board and check out before heading out....
This is getting silly now - must take note of photos of members on the board and check out before heading out....