Unhappy@Happy
That's the name of the
Salford Lads Club's latest gig. Venue chosen mostly because of the name (and the fact that one of the band members knows the owner, as Adrian told me afterwards). Happy being known more for dance/reggae/dub oriented gigs.
I struggled to think of anyone who would both want to go and be able to afford it, so I went solo. Luck was with me as I ran into Stephen outside - pretty much the only time I ever see the guy is at events like these, but he's gregarious and easy to get along with so we hung out for the night. He was very drunk (or something) and bitching about Derek who had stood him up or something.
I'd swallowed a few tabs of Frenzy and was feeling alive and chatty, Stephen was in the same mood so we made friends with (or irritated the hell out of) most of the crowd at the front of the stage. I was recognised by someone who I'd known 10 or more years ago, a friend of Kylie and Mandy. Very weird.
This time the Lads had a support act, solo guitar guy with a good voice and some original tunes on top of Beatles and Radiohead covers. Wish I'd remembered to ask his name. Then the Lads did their thing, to the usual crowd ecstasy, everyone singing along and a bit of stage invading. Adrian told me afterwards he didn't think it had been a great performance, and it certainly wasn't transendent or even exceptional, but it was very good.
Shame everyone disappeared straight afterwards though. I staggered home and did my usual post-BZP stay-up-most-of-the-night-even-though-I-want-to-go-to-sleep thing. That's the only problem with that drug - it's cheap, legal and fun, with minimal comedowns, but dammit I want to get to sleep later on...just a bit too speedy.
(And I say minimal comedowns now, but I can feel one just nipping at the edges of my brain, bound to come on stronger during the week, and I've been lax about taking my prozac this week, so it could be less than pleasant. Oh well, I'm generally feeling good so I shouldn't worry too much).
And I had a great email from someone on the dating site. She was articulate, really impressed with my profile, and had a very interesting profile herself. And she gave me a recommended reading list. What more could I want? Oh. She doesn't live in Wellington. This is starting to sound familiar.
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