Flying Angels

So, day two of the new year and another busy day.

Last night R and I went down town again (thanks dad, for the lift) and rocked into The Red Lion around 8pm. The place wasn't empty and the band The Slug Pixies were setting up so the signs were good. Now, as live music newbies, we didn't know what time the band started but at about 8:30 they took their stations and the music started...

...and half a song later it stopped! Turns out that was the sound check! (but it sounded good). While we were waiting R re-read the poster and noticed the tag line "Rock for the hard of hearing" OH NO, does that mean music for very old people or very loud music. Turns out it was loud, very loud, very, very loud. Cover versions of Led Zepplin, Talking Heads and similar such bands were the order of the day and we were bogeying along (but not actually dancing because that's not what people do in The Red Lion). We stayed through the first set (one hour) and then nipped along to the chippy again but this time for a lamb kebab (heaven!).

As we were walking along, my ears felt like they were stuffed with cotton wool but I couldn't help noticing the contrast with the previous evening. There were hardly any people about and the weather was wet and cold. Still the kebab was delicious - such a change from the rich Christmas fare of the past few days and we decided to mosey on home. So for the second night running I walked home - and despite what R says, I did NOT complain every step of the way, I'm sure there was a stretch at the top of the High Street where I was too out of breath to say any thing at all.

When we got home, we finished the evening with an episode of "An Idiot Abroad" (not that impressed) that R had received for Christmas and a couple of Brandy and Babysham cocktails. These are known as Flying Angels and rounded off the evening nicely.

So New Year's Eve/Day I went to bed at 3:30ish and last night I went to bed at about 1am-ish. And still getting up before 10:30am each day WITHOUT a hangover.

I have now called a halt to the alcohol as I think I've drank all my units for the year already.