I am tired because I got up at 6.15 this morning to go to Chester for a meeting. As it took 3 hours travel each way for one meeting I'm not sure how efficient it was. While I support the idea of public transport (and not just because I can't drive...) it doesn't feel very feasible for work. Tomorrow I'm going to Huddersfield and Leeds and will be out of the house for 12 hours - I have a couple of hours empty time in the middle) and on Friday I have to go to a conference in Ormskirk, for which I will be getting up at about 6.00 and be out of the house for 9 hours or so.
However, nothing can dampen my enthusiasm! This weekend it is my birthday and I will be 27! I'm very excited about this as I like odd numbers. 26 has not had much to recommend it so I'm happy to move on. To celebrate I am going out dancing on Friday night - we're meeting at the Knott Bar at 8 and then going somewhere to dance to cheesy music. Then on Saturday we are having a barbecue and I intend to have a big cake as well, to celebrate my birthday and finishing studying. Matt is going to make it for me. One year he made me a surprise birthday cake and I was very happy. This one is unsurprising but I hope will be equally pleasing.
If you would like to come post your email address and I'll send directions.
Any ideas for where we can find 80s cheese in Manchester?
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I've been looking online for about an hour now. I've gotta dash to watch the footie. I've not come up with anything conclusive but have a look at www.mymanchester.org under the clubbing listings. it keeps crashing on me!!!
The below at The Mint Lounge floated my boat but it doesn't really meet your 80s cheese critera, although knowing Jarvis Cocker it will be somewhat of an eclectic jumbled mix. Thought I would share it anyway as I don't know what you're into music wise.
FRIDAY 23rd June ELECTRIC MUD WITH JARVIS COCKER!
JARVIS COCKER [Pulp] Brillo) & Chris 'The Judge' Arthur
Residents: Andy Votel & Dom Thomas (B Music)
B-Music and Electriks present our seventh Imploding-Polyurethane-Eventuality with turntables manned by resident DJ's Andy Votel (Songs In The Key Of Death) and Dominic Thomas who will be joined by a very special guest in the shape of JARVIS COCKER who will be playing an extremely rare DJ set alongside RICHARD HAWLEY plus various other musical-circus-freeeks.
As well as fronting Sheffield stallions Pulp, Jarvis has directed music videos for the likes of Aphex Twin and Nightmares on Wax, created the Darren Spooner pseudonym for his 'other' band Relaxed Muscle and contributed to the soundtrack to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Also, be sure to check out the awesome compilation 'The Trip' Curated by Jarvis Cocker and Steve Mackey on Family Recordings... acid rock. psych rock. prog rock. kraut rock. folk rock. glam rock. space rock.
Doors 10pm - 3am £5 adv
Advance tickets at - Piccadilly Records & Fat City. CC Bookings - www.ticketweb.co.uk/0870 060 0100
Or look at listings on http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/clubs
I'm out of the house for at least 11.5 hours every work day (and I get up at 6am too) so I have no sympathy, haaaar haaaaar!
(That was an unsympathetic pirate laugh.)
I have searched Alive, and below are the top ten nights I would recommend based on general pop-ness.
I have been to all of these venues apart from Bar Wave, Norwegian Blue and Aqua Bar.
5th Av, Po Na Na, Jabez Clegg and The Ritz may possibly be the best of the lot but this is open to debate!
THE TOP TEN IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:
Bar Wave - “PICK N’ MIX” Mixmaster Adam Wild with a 9-hour set of house, dance, old skool & r'n'b
Cord - “FRIENDLY FIRE” rock, pop, folk, punk funk, disco-not-disco & charity shopbargains
Norwegian Blue - DJ playing 70’s, 80’s & modern chart music
Overdraught - indie to rock to dance
5th Avenue - “FRIDAY FEELING” indie anthems & dance
Aqua Bar - “PARTY LIKE IT’S 1989” funkiest 80’s tunes & a few 70’s classics
Jabez Clegg - "THE BOP" student night with 2 separate dancefloors & non stop party
MMSU - “DOUBLE VISION” Irish Alan [Galaxy] playing Whigfield to Nirvana, (room 2) Beales of Steel with classics
Po Na Na - “FREEFORM” past, present & future party classics, (room 2) special guest
Ritz - "ALL FUNKED UP” party, chart, dance & r'n'b
I've been to Aua Bar. It's a bit rubbish - a bit of a dive - but the music was the right sort of cheese for me (and if we went there, perhaps none of you would ever want to be in the same room as me) - I think they played Chesney Hawkes, which is all I ask for from an evening. Oh, and perhaps some Bon Jovi...
I've never (wait for the confession...) been to 5th Ave but I'd be up for that too.
Oh, what am I going to wear...?
Because my husband loves me very much, he immediately agreed to drive me to Ormskirk tomorrow, when I posed the suggestion. "Of course I will" was his response. What a hero! Geting up early on the first day of his holiday and then spending 3 hours in Ormskirk while I try to convince people of the brilliance of my project.
Wasn't Ormskirk a Womble?
I don't know. Ask Eva.
jarvis cocker is performing somewhere? let me come! happy birthday for tommorrow by the way, just in case i don't have a chance to say it tommorrow.
Can't believe I left your house yesterday having not tried Matt's wonderful looking cake! Hope you had a great birthday chick. J x
Hey lovely girl! that post was funny, like your other posts which are also funny. I hope you had a good birthday. I'm sad that you haven't enjoyed being 26, I'm headed for 26 right now (well, in 3 months). Maybe i'll turn out to be a more even-number person.
I think a lot of people are even number people. I hope you like being 26!
Interesting website with a lot of resources and detailed explanations.
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