How I spent last weekend

[redfiona99]

The bits that weren't on trains having a health 'n' safety 'n' snow go-slow. Large chunks of my weekend passed that way. It wasn't so bad on the way back because by then I'd been able to find a puzzle book.

So friend L had got me tickets to see the Dropkick Murphys live in London for my birthday but first there was high tea at Fortnum and Mason. Which was exactly as expensive as you'd expect, but damn good food.

After that it was a quick costume change and down to Kentish Town. Following a brief stop-off at a pub to ask directions, and it would have been rude not to drink after using them for their knowledge so we had a pint of Kirin Ichiban (spelling probably off) before we toddled off. Delicious stuff. L was less impressed but then again, I am the dirty, dirty lager drinker out of the two of us.

I was very impressed by the decor of the Kentish Town Forum (which I think is officially the HMV Forum or some such nonsense) and the sound quality, or rather, any problems were with the sound techs. When this bass head says the bass is too loud in the mix, the bass is too loud in the mix.

The first band on were Crowns (http://www.crownsband.com/ or http://www.youtube.com/crownsband), I'd describe them as Cornish folk punk. I liked them.

The second band on were Teenage Bottle Rocket (http://teenagebottlerocket.com/) who were perfectly fine when they weren't trying to be Slayer. Seriously fast and accurate playing mind you.

Then came the Dropkick Murphys who I swear I would have enjoyed more if I wasn't quite so drunk. I blame L, and the £8 minimum spend at the bar if you wanted to pay by card, and the utter lack of cash machines.

As you can imagine, I spent Saturday recovering from that and the treacherous Forum stairs that I fell down. Much though I'm willing to blame the booze, I was not their only victim, and the Brazilian lady was much more sober than me. (I have three bruises, one goes from my right elbow to my right wrist, one goes right across the small of my back, and the other is on my left thigh and looks like those 10 ton weights from the Roadrunner cartoons. I thank my ju-jitsu training and the extra weight I carry round those parts that I wasn't injured more. It's one of those things the magazines don't tell you - the tubby bounce better.)

Comments

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

Ow! It's true that the tubby bounce better. I went down an entire flight of very steep stairs onto gravel and ended up with just two bruises. And I'm a non-drinker, so I have no excuse!

[redfiona99.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear you were alright. I would imagine that the gravel landing was almost as dangerous as the original fall.