DISCO MATT’S BIRTHDAY BASH – THURSDAY 18TH DECEMBER
REVIEW FOR DISCO MATT WEBSITES & SEENQUEEN
In the first of two special reviews to round off the year (sandwiched by our trip to Hard On!), we firstly, re-collect the goings on at our birthday party and then look back across the year that was 2008, which has seen much change in gAylist/land London.
So how can we review our own party, well quite easily actually as it is the one night that holds the most memories of any, or you would have thought. Did this one? Well, possibly.
With so much expectation of an incredible turnout (in past years most people have been far too busy this close to Christmas), we were very excited about the prospect of a special birthday bash. The Barcode management had paved the way for an extra special evening and who could say no, in the hands of the delectable Jeremy, who made sure everything was in place for our celebration evening.
Best plans are always (or seem to be) laid to waste as our early arrival at Barcode Vauxhall was rudely interrupted by closed friends who preferred the comfort of the West End, so our in initial stop ended up being Barcode Soho, where the drinks were quickly flowing (perhaps too quickly) and much catching up on news old & new took place with Stephen (an old work pal), John (aka Maureen) and Paul (the Australian one!) in a relative impromptu gathering which ended up a truly pleasant experience indeed.
But the “reality” hit and glancing at the time, we hastily made our retreat to the gay village south of the river, bumping into super friends Minty and Brent Nicholls on the crossing to Barcode Vauxhall, slightly adrift of the 9 p.m. start planned for our birthday bonanza. As we entered the building, we were pleasantly surprised to see that a healthy crowd had already gathered and soon spotted Paul Heron in the D.J. booth (my god, he was early for a change!) delighting the assembled mass with some super chunky and funky house tunes.
Being a Thursday, being the superb & fantastic social soiree that is Industri and with the knowledge that the dream team of Brent Nicholls & Paul Heron would be going back-to-back on the decks, serving up a delicious cocktail of magical music, we couldn’t have chosen a better day to celebrate another year on planet earth, although being a “school” day, we expected a few casualties on our extensive guest list.
Nevertheless, a plethora of familiar faces, scene friends and pure party animals wandered in as the evenings proceedings kicked off, including, Wayne Shires, Stevie B, Lee Yeomans, Matt Bird, Sofie Karlson, Tamsin Roberts, Joel Antunes & Kian-Lee Thomson, along with pure Industri regulars Chris, Kim & Stephen, gathered to join the festivities and wish us well for our special day. With cards flying around & balloons to blow up, we set up our stall at the end of the bar, making it plain that this was “our corner” and the balloons, now inflated, made a bold statement that the party was well and truly underway.
Then, not wishing to break with tradition, Minty lined up our usual shots of Sambuca, in the form of a new cocktail, special to Barcode, which we simply couldn’t resist and with both Paul & Brent spinning some superb sounds, yet another night out at Industri was now in full swing, made even better by all the familiar faces around us, well wishing us on our special day.
Glancing over a the screens on the wall, we spotted some new Industri images and Minty gave us the low down on the new pictures, Brent in a suit & tie, Paul in a school boys uniform and Minty looking resplendent on her thrown. And with this just the first in a series of new photo’s it was clear the fantastic threesome had much fun and frivolity at the photo shoot, masterminded by the wonderful Chris Jepson. We also spotted a wonderful montage of faces on a separate picture, chronicling regulars & scene faces that have adorned this most friendly of parties across the months (where was ours though!!), simply superb.
By now the drinks were being lined up in front of us, as one person after the next arrived, including our pal Benoit, so the night was just getting better & better, made even more so by the of gift of champagne, kindly arranged by Jeremy and the Barcode management, which added to the ever increasing array of beverages being consumed to further heighten our cheer and joy.
Midnight came and went with amazing speed, as we succumbed completely to the party atmosphere and with over indulgence, over excitement and overwhelming company, it was inevitable that we would “lose the plot” and so we did, but then it was our birthday bash after all!! But with the actual day being on the Saturday, amidst plans for lunchtime rendezvous with friends, followed by celebrations at work and then a trip to Hard On’s! Christmas party, it would have been wise to hold back, but then we always throw caution to the wind and this occasion was no exception.
With a momentary loss of memory (actually three hours), the party certainly had gone off with a bang and miraculously when we came round, we found ourselves tucked up in bed, content to reflect on yet another Industri night out and a birthday bash!, although rather than being bashed, we were more like smashed!!
So, was it a birthday bash to remember? Well in some ways yes, although our memories post midnight were very vague indeed. So much so that we needed to be reminded by friends after the event, both Benoit and Paul Heron filling in much of the gaps for us!! However, we couldn’t have chosen a better venue, Barcode Vauxhall, a better night, Industri and better company, so for those reasons alone, we will definitely remember it for a while to come. (DISCO MATT)
P.S. Don’t miss Industri at Barcode Vauxhall from 9 p.m. on New Years day. Expect THE recovery party the doctor ordered, especially, if like us you will be partying from dawn, January 1st 2009.
REVIEW FOR DISCO MATT WEBSITES & SEENQUEEN
In the first of two special reviews to round off the year (sandwiched by our trip to Hard On!), we firstly, re-collect the goings on at our birthday party and then look back across the year that was 2008, which has seen much change in gAylist/land London.
So how can we review our own party, well quite easily actually as it is the one night that holds the most memories of any, or you would have thought. Did this one? Well, possibly.
With so much expectation of an incredible turnout (in past years most people have been far too busy this close to Christmas), we were very excited about the prospect of a special birthday bash. The Barcode management had paved the way for an extra special evening and who could say no, in the hands of the delectable Jeremy, who made sure everything was in place for our celebration evening.
Best plans are always (or seem to be) laid to waste as our early arrival at Barcode Vauxhall was rudely interrupted by closed friends who preferred the comfort of the West End, so our in initial stop ended up being Barcode Soho, where the drinks were quickly flowing (perhaps too quickly) and much catching up on news old & new took place with Stephen (an old work pal), John (aka Maureen) and Paul (the Australian one!) in a relative impromptu gathering which ended up a truly pleasant experience indeed.
But the “reality” hit and glancing at the time, we hastily made our retreat to the gay village south of the river, bumping into super friends Minty and Brent Nicholls on the crossing to Barcode Vauxhall, slightly adrift of the 9 p.m. start planned for our birthday bonanza. As we entered the building, we were pleasantly surprised to see that a healthy crowd had already gathered and soon spotted Paul Heron in the D.J. booth (my god, he was early for a change!) delighting the assembled mass with some super chunky and funky house tunes.
Being a Thursday, being the superb & fantastic social soiree that is Industri and with the knowledge that the dream team of Brent Nicholls & Paul Heron would be going back-to-back on the decks, serving up a delicious cocktail of magical music, we couldn’t have chosen a better day to celebrate another year on planet earth, although being a “school” day, we expected a few casualties on our extensive guest list.
Nevertheless, a plethora of familiar faces, scene friends and pure party animals wandered in as the evenings proceedings kicked off, including, Wayne Shires, Stevie B, Lee Yeomans, Matt Bird, Sofie Karlson, Tamsin Roberts, Joel Antunes & Kian-Lee Thomson, along with pure Industri regulars Chris, Kim & Stephen, gathered to join the festivities and wish us well for our special day. With cards flying around & balloons to blow up, we set up our stall at the end of the bar, making it plain that this was “our corner” and the balloons, now inflated, made a bold statement that the party was well and truly underway.
Then, not wishing to break with tradition, Minty lined up our usual shots of Sambuca, in the form of a new cocktail, special to Barcode, which we simply couldn’t resist and with both Paul & Brent spinning some superb sounds, yet another night out at Industri was now in full swing, made even better by all the familiar faces around us, well wishing us on our special day.
Glancing over a the screens on the wall, we spotted some new Industri images and Minty gave us the low down on the new pictures, Brent in a suit & tie, Paul in a school boys uniform and Minty looking resplendent on her thrown. And with this just the first in a series of new photo’s it was clear the fantastic threesome had much fun and frivolity at the photo shoot, masterminded by the wonderful Chris Jepson. We also spotted a wonderful montage of faces on a separate picture, chronicling regulars & scene faces that have adorned this most friendly of parties across the months (where was ours though!!), simply superb.
By now the drinks were being lined up in front of us, as one person after the next arrived, including our pal Benoit, so the night was just getting better & better, made even more so by the of gift of champagne, kindly arranged by Jeremy and the Barcode management, which added to the ever increasing array of beverages being consumed to further heighten our cheer and joy.
Midnight came and went with amazing speed, as we succumbed completely to the party atmosphere and with over indulgence, over excitement and overwhelming company, it was inevitable that we would “lose the plot” and so we did, but then it was our birthday bash after all!! But with the actual day being on the Saturday, amidst plans for lunchtime rendezvous with friends, followed by celebrations at work and then a trip to Hard On’s! Christmas party, it would have been wise to hold back, but then we always throw caution to the wind and this occasion was no exception.
With a momentary loss of memory (actually three hours), the party certainly had gone off with a bang and miraculously when we came round, we found ourselves tucked up in bed, content to reflect on yet another Industri night out and a birthday bash!, although rather than being bashed, we were more like smashed!!
So, was it a birthday bash to remember? Well in some ways yes, although our memories post midnight were very vague indeed. So much so that we needed to be reminded by friends after the event, both Benoit and Paul Heron filling in much of the gaps for us!! However, we couldn’t have chosen a better venue, Barcode Vauxhall, a better night, Industri and better company, so for those reasons alone, we will definitely remember it for a while to come. (DISCO MATT)
P.S. Don’t miss Industri at Barcode Vauxhall from 9 p.m. on New Years day. Expect THE recovery party the doctor ordered, especially, if like us you will be partying from dawn, January 1st 2009.
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