So that was May
Image by Ginger DJ via FlickrChelsea Flower Show
With Kerry's RHS membership, we avoided the hoi polloi to visit the Chelsea Flower Show on a members day. We took a half-day off work and arrived about 3:30pm. First impression was how stupidly busy it still was. Seeing any of the show gardens meant shedding your manners and elbowing your way in. Anyone saying that the youth are rude obviously hadn't visited this place. There were one or two gardens that really impressed me including the Australian one with bar/pool. After about 3-4 hours we were pretty well much done with the place including a glass of Pimms at £5 and Kerry buying the most expensive but stylish Hunter wellies ever.
Xpress2, Maxxi Soundsystem 3
May's bank holiday weekend was mainly to celebrate Paul's birthday night though started without him as I warmed up the old firm with some DJing at Kev and Karol's. The new, disco loving crew including Paul attended the Maxxi Soundsystem night at the Funky Buddha Lounge. Xpress 2 were in town on the same night at Coalition so love of tough house we opted for this. Our previous visit to Coalition was a good one but it all went wrong at the door. Security insisted on seeing ID with home addresses and the majority of didn't (we're old enough and look it) so only Kerry, Trev and me paid £10 to get in. The others went straight to the Buddha Lounge.
Coalition wasn't exactly heaving and the atmosphere was restrained. The support DJs were ok but didn't really charge the crowd who look like hen/stag extras. Xpress2 turned up with Ashley Beadle and its soon turned out into an ordinary DJ set i.e. no 6 decks, multiple samplers etc. I was determined to enjoy myself even though the others complained. Eventually after an hour we left for the other gig.
Maxxi Soundsystem was the opposite in terms of atmosphere. The music policy was supposed to be disco but new mate, Neal Lewis was playing some good retro flavours like Big Fun and Cassius 99. We all ended up in Paul's Disco Dungeon with myself making sure I got a DJ set in before everyone else took over.
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