Civilisation

[susie_flo]

Hello fiends, I am attempting to post from my iPhone... Hope it works.

Am back from the brink of civilisation. Not that I bear any I'll will to Birmingham proper, but the 3-day course I have just been on was located in a thoroughly dismal no-mans-land beside the airport. It would be like going on a trip to 'london' only to find yourself staying in a hotel on a roundabout near heathrow.

My number one gripe is that there were NO pavements anywhere... The walk from hotel to course venue involved navigating waste disposal plants before trekking along the grass verge of various A roads, dodging fox poo. The view from my hotel room was like an illustration from a post-apocalyptic fantasy novel.

Number two gripe was that I have been completely deprived of vegetables for three days. Every single eating venue on offer seemed to specialise in 'deep fried'. And the corporate lunches clearly had a deal going with Mothers Pride (ugh ugh ugh!)

Thank god I am meeting up with Sara lou in a few mins... all will be better... gastronomic healing is the order of the day.

Last night I got back into London and went straight to a White lies gig at Brixton. Or, more accurately, I time-travelled to 1986. It's impossible to listen to White lies without wanting to punch the air or dancing like Molly Ringwald. It's like Simple Minds fronted by Julian Cope...

Anyway I like Brixton because I can always get a good view thanks to the marvellously steep rake. What I do not like is finding myself at a gig with a idiotic children throwing pints of beer from the balcony. I have only just washed the stink of beer from my hair... And now my coat needs dry cleaning. If I could have got hold of the little fuckers there would have been violence.

So enough of my middle-aged grumbling... I am clearly too old for gigs. What are you lot up to?

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Comments

[childeric.livejournal.com]

I am your natural gig enemy, aren't I? Not that I've ever thrown any beer around, but my presence doesn't exactly improve lines of sight... Re: beer, see http://zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com/668115.html

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

At least you're a reasonably nice, polite chap... Though I would gate to have stood behind you during 'the hair-thrashing years'...

I just read fiona's post. Clearly the young people have turned bad.

[ivory-goddess.livejournal.com]

I have only just washed the stink of beer from my hair...

If its any consolation, beer is supposed to be quite good for hair...

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

Well that's better than nothing. G says I should be glad it was only beer...

[kissmeforlonger.livejournal.com]

OK I admit, maybe that bit of the outskirts of Birmingham isn't the nicest.