picks and paperclips

or...2 pints of Guinness and good conversation...

last night

[even though the world is slightly spinning now]

was amazing. the perfect night to leave to go home on.

[funny how the world works that way!]

it started with 2 pints of Guinness and good conversation. an old dear friend and i went out to the Hawley Arms

[apparently a haunt of Noel Fielding's...nice...]

drank and hang out, great conversation, i just adore him. it was great, then off to the gig at The Good Ship. awesome venue. great bar. stood outside and handed out flyers, and then inside to watch The Stayaways

[myspace.com/stayaways]

think punk rock meets 1960's pop. their recorded stuff is good but they are just fantastic live. and theres only three of them. all wonderful boys. got people to sign up on the mailing list, then drank and danced with the boys and two other americans who are fans. all here on the BUNAC program.

awesome.

we were at the venue until late in the night, like 3 am. or maybe later, not sure. the boys made sure i was alright, no one hassled me, danced with me and generally had a raucous good time.

then crashed out at the bassists house, there was monopoly and a garden fox.

this morning, the trip home, i realised that it was the perfect night to go home on...and that yesterday the great, the iconic, the amazing Joe Strummer died, five years ago. it was almost like Joe Strummer was looking at me and thanking me for my devotion to him, giving me this almost perfect night. good friends, old and new, good music and a good time.

what more can a girl ask for?