Back in the Smoke
Tuesday, October 7th, 2003 12:17 amA long weekend away and now I'm back. The later pub hours spend with a depressed
romney. I think the Lea charm managed to bring him out of his blue funk and dropped him into a purple one at least. He seemed somewhat cheerier exiting the pub than entering.
I am now indulging in ice-cold milk and choccy hobnobs. There are few finer ways of easing the alcoholic transition to sleep.
The weekend? I hear you ask. Imagine, rather than hear, let's be honest.
Well, Little Sister's 40th birthday do went without a hitch, a few of our clan turned up, a few didn't. A heap of her friends turned up as did most of her in-laws. This reminds me that if I can be arsed to have a party at the next significant milestone in my life which, I suppose will be 50 (Gad), they shall not be invited. My brother-in-law will - he's OK, but despite my better nature, I can find no word more fitting than 'scum' for his family.
The subject of birthday parties has got me thinking. I have always eschewed the formal shindig preferring instead a few friends in the pub. So my 18th, 21st, 30th and 40th milestones went unmarked other than by alcohol. The next is the 45th and I'm wondering whether or not to implement the lazy thought I had yonks ago when I realised that'd just missed a 33 1/3rd bash and could no longer do the 'favourite LP' thang. And until I hit 78 or (I think) 1,500 I'm running short of RPMs to attach to a birthday.
So.
Bearing in mind that it ain't till the beginning of February 2004, what do people think about a 45rpm party for my 45th? Eveyone brings their favourite vinyl single (or two) and we play the buggers at a location yet to be determined. You bring it we'll play it, but I reserve the right to play any old crap that's older than you, since that's what I am (a few exceptions out there, I know, but generally speaking it's true). Of course, I'm slightly handicapped by the fact that I bought very few singles, being an LP snob back in the day.
Which reminds me.
Does anyone have a record deck?
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I am now indulging in ice-cold milk and choccy hobnobs. There are few finer ways of easing the alcoholic transition to sleep.
The weekend? I hear you ask. Imagine, rather than hear, let's be honest.
Well, Little Sister's 40th birthday do went without a hitch, a few of our clan turned up, a few didn't. A heap of her friends turned up as did most of her in-laws. This reminds me that if I can be arsed to have a party at the next significant milestone in my life which, I suppose will be 50 (Gad), they shall not be invited. My brother-in-law will - he's OK, but despite my better nature, I can find no word more fitting than 'scum' for his family.
The subject of birthday parties has got me thinking. I have always eschewed the formal shindig preferring instead a few friends in the pub. So my 18th, 21st, 30th and 40th milestones went unmarked other than by alcohol. The next is the 45th and I'm wondering whether or not to implement the lazy thought I had yonks ago when I realised that'd just missed a 33 1/3rd bash and could no longer do the 'favourite LP' thang. And until I hit 78 or (I think) 1,500 I'm running short of RPMs to attach to a birthday.
So.
Bearing in mind that it ain't till the beginning of February 2004, what do people think about a 45rpm party for my 45th? Eveyone brings their favourite vinyl single (or two) and we play the buggers at a location yet to be determined. You bring it we'll play it, but I reserve the right to play any old crap that's older than you, since that's what I am (a few exceptions out there, I know, but generally speaking it's true). Of course, I'm slightly handicapped by the fact that I bought very few singles, being an LP snob back in the day.
Which reminds me.
Does anyone have a record deck?