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Soundtrack: CD86

Ah, it's all anoraks and bowl-cuts around these parts at the moment. I'm loving this new C86 compilation, courtesy of Busgrrrl - top one, nice one, thanks! Lots of faintly out-of-tune singing and jangly Byrdsian guitars. Marvellous.

So what gives? Well, I went to see a concert of Bach meets Moondog last week, which was very cultured of me, I'm sure you'll agree. The Bach bit left me a bit cold (even though it was interpreted in a modern style), although I must say the guy they had on tabla was fantastically talented. The Moondog half of the concert was great and left me feeling very upbeat. On a slightly different note, I thought that the bar of the Queen Elizabeth Hall was lovely: a great venue for chatting and drinking. There was even a Stitch 'n' Bitch group installed there, which is a good sign, of course.

On Saturday night JJ and I went out to a club for the first time in yonks. The last time we graced 100% Dynamite was on 31st December 1999 - where I was out of my mind on painkillers and booze because I'd put my back out. The following day I was in a stupid amount of pain, so I welcomed the new millenium in with a milky drink and an early night.

Anyway, it was a good night - the music was great and better still, was provided by a pal of ours, the lovely Ms. Abby. We went to the club for Ms. Claire's birthday, but unfortunately we barely saw her. She was her usual effervescent self: she and her mates were mostly done up in wigs (which made it very difficult to spot her at first in the smoky hole that is the Electrowerz).

The venue is also host to the legendary Slimelight. Both sets of punters share the same cloakroom and it was quite an eye-opener...everyone in their fetish gear, big platforms and with more make-up on then I'd wear in a year...the music coming through the doorway was amazingly reminiscent of the house clubs that JJ loves to frequent (Belgian techno, at a guess - all anthemic).

Following that, a lazy Sunday afternoon-ah where we did very little. I'm crap at relaxing, but am enjoying learning how to do it. Staying in bed until noon is a good start to this process.

posted by deafdisco @ 8:10 pm