29.06.07
Friday night
Me and K decided on a fun time going out for food and a fillum. We headed up to the Meridian place where there are these food places they call restaurants and a big room where they show moving picture stories.
First place was stuffed to the gills with screamy kids and there was no way we could stay there. Second place was stuffed to the gills with screamy kids and there was no way we could stay there neither. Actually we tried there and waited a bit until we got a table. Whilst waiting a family unit of 4 arrived being mum, dad and 2 daughters (aged just into double figures by the look of them). The mum was dressed in classic “chav chic” and the daughters clearly took her lead when it came to fashion. I stated something along the lines of “ooh look the local kids are getting tips on how to dress badly” and I reckon they all heard me ‘cos I got the best evils from the lot of them. Cool moment. Nearly up there with the “look out for the fat and lazy person” one in Northampton.
We eventually got tabled but it was right next to a group which included about a dozen 8 or 9 year old girls. The volume and pitch of the hubbub managed to give me a splitting headache within the first 2 minutes of sitting there. We left.
Eventually we ended up at a Beefeater place. They squeezed us in. Actually they squeezed us onto a massive table built for many but it was the only one they had free. Food was nice and drink was normal coke.
Between courses a slightly shabby bloke in a suit approached us in rather a direct direction. I assumed he was a slightly drunk reveller from the group at the bar. I stared askance and obviously gave the impression of “Who’s this idiot?” and “Please bugger off”.
“Don’t worry I’m harmless” says he proffering a hand for a handshake. Turns out he’s the restaurant’s resident close-up magician. So he swanked off a snazzy card trick and made K smile a lot. Good idea that magician thing. Must ask LP how that trick was done when I see him.
Have fun.
PS Oh and we didn’t see a fillum.