And then Saturday Night

What a great weekend. Day-time Saturday was the super-ace Flash Mob Silent Disco (see below). And the fun didn’t stop there.

Saturday evening; Billy, Jess, Noah, Emily, Megan, April, Nichole and I trooped down to The Thunderbolt. This fabby pub used to be called The Turnpike and had a seedy, none-to-friendly atmosphere with an even worse reputation. Last year my mate Dave (Davey Mac) and his partner bought it. Now it’s a really welcoming, community-spirited venue for music, comedy and film as well as a real nice boozer.

We went to see Fortune Drive. They’re yet another band that Billy and Noah have introduced me to and we’ve been to see them several times, including at The Croft and an acoustic set at The Old Duke (a pub more usually renowned for jazz), where they were supported by a friend of my boys, Steve Preston of The Goodness (not too digress too much but DO check out The Goodness they are remarkably good, still all under 20 years old, and kind of role models to Bill and Noah, having taken music at St Brendan’s, the sixth form college B&N will start at in September).

Fortune Drive’s acoustic set was an absolute killer that night and there was plenty more dancing to be had. And such a pleasure to go to a gig at a fine local pub which welcomed my teenage friends and family with open arms. Dave Mac even let me give him Go Dutch’s myspace info with the view to maybe giving them a gig sometime. Add cups of tea with Nick, hanging out with Greg, and breakfast and tea with Richole and you’ll see I had an extremely social, rock n roll mum weekend.