Been a bit busy.

Anyway, quick update.

The Touch is back in town for the 7s. He likes to arrive a week early and ‘warm-up’, so he arrived on Friday evening. Chit-chat and catch-up at my place over a couple and then out to meet the lads. Well, the lads I could rustle up. The Snoop and Gunther gayed out for no reason and The Village had just got back from holiday and was ‘a bit tired’. It actually turned into a blinder. Caspar turned up, as did Hilton the Kiwi, Gudmond and his 67yr old dad, The Counter and his new Polish internet bird and Barnaby and his bird. Not a bad turnout. We ended up in The Cavern. Eventually anyway. Hilton was trying to get in and they wanted $100 from everyone. The girl on the door saw me, winked and said wait, you’re ok, then asked me how many … ten … ok, in you go:

Hilton: “Hold on, she wanted $100.”
Me: “Yep.”
Hilton: “So one minute she wants $100, next, you arrive and we all get in for free?”
Me: “Yep”
Hilton: “That saved us a grand”
Me: “That’s why I’m The Captain.”

What a knob. I just know the girl on the door from a year or so ago, there’s a story there. Precis: I was a gent when I could have taken advantage, and she’s loved me ever since.

Must say I’m impressed with the band in there. They do Bohemian Rhapsody….. and do it well. FEASTAD turned up …… with her boyfriend. Egg. Bit of comedy dancing and an oft between The Counter, his Polish bird and The Touch, followed by a bit of Acre action. Don’t really recall much, but Caspar was asking about my ‘fit bird’ the next day. Erm, right.

Saturday — watched the rugby. At last a win. Expected though.

Sunday — popped for a few in The Acre, mid-afternoon, with Gunther and The Snoop, at the OCH. Dennis Nedry was there again, joined by Gandhi. There was a girl there with enormous carpets. Brilliant. We named her Alma Chua. Look it up if you’re interested! Went home at 4ish, woke The Touch up, who promptly went out for ‘a couple’. He got back at 4pm on Monday:

Him: “I only went out for a couple! I didn’t expect to be sat in a tiny apartment, with some Filipinas, Aussies, Americans and South Africans listening to Japanese opera, watching cartoons and smoking dope”
Me: “Just like England.”