Next Thursday, Pint Pot. We'll be taking Karaoke requests up front.

(nb when i saw pitman on the weekend (he was amazing) i was strongly reminded of tom's 'work it'.)

Pint Pot has singing. Pint Pot it is.

The Pint Pot has nasty wood veneer on its tables Anna so it's nearly a bar.

Why don't you like the Pint Pot, Graham? I was too pissed to tell if there was something obnoxious about it last time. And it was snowing and stuff!

no, wait, i mean :) yay!!!

but i'm fancy going out sunday round either angel or soho i think, so drop me a mail people that drop me mails, or call me. my phone isnt really on silent though, i'm just busy, leave a message;)

Maybe my I'm Not A Girl (Not Yet A Woman) will make an appearance. Seems doubtful though.

Can someone with a slightly lower voice (i.e. probably a chap) than me do "Wichita Lineman", because I love it, but the last time it was attempted I came slightly unstuck on the bottom notes. Damn this X chromosome*.

*this may be facetious.

*I think this is the first time I have ever used this word.

Reasons like that.

Do you think we'll get another blizard? I rather enjoyed it in a peverse sort of way.

As she is at home ill, she cannot see me saying this, heh heh heh.

i want another blizzard too! but only if pete's on hand to guide us home.

As far as I could ever tell, toads don't make that much noise. Weak little croaks occasionally.

BTW, there is an almost infallible way of sexing a toad. Does anyone know what it is? Hint: it doesn't even involve physical examination as such.

I know, this has got almost nothing to do with anything... sorry... I'm really quite bored.

Rattle clang crack thud wack BANG!

Pete sang "Hazard". That was a bad idea. Pete also sang "That's What I Go To School For" which was terrific.

Matt DC did "Sweet Child Of Mine" which was good except they cut it off.

Liz did a Blondie song. Anna did "Holiday" by Madonna.

Steve did "Common People" and something else.

I did "Embarrassment" by Madness and "I Like To Move It" by Reel 2 Reel feat. Mad Stuntman. The latter involved a £5 bribe. It went quite well.

We shall not speak of 'ILX Juniors'. Also the song lists were not laminated leading to pencil abuse from certain ilxors who should know better.

(Yes I'm aware this was probably a mercy).

my other one was love cats (with added one minute man bits), pete did a third song, right at the beginning of the evening.

alang did (i just) died in your arms tonite and something else

liz's song was "corned beef" by blondie

i'm glad i left before ilx juniors...

Actually not too bad, just slightly dazed from not enough sleep, mild furry tongue thing going on. But I forgot to set the video recorder before coming out, and I’m off to Portsmouth for the weekend! Damn.

Also damn the poxy new karaoke man at the Pint Pot, who doesn’t even have ‘Sk8r Boi’, just ‘Complicated’, which is rub. And he spent his Christmas Eve last year printing out his song catalogue (filename etc. in footer of pages) so he is officially supersad. Like, get with the PROgramme, dude!

Still, a good night, although ‘What I Go To School For’ as performed by Ptee gave me the ph34r, and my convenient nite bus journey home was marred by two blokes drunkenly discussing some international sports tournament they’re setting up. Ping pong? Air hockey? I didn’t quite gather.

\m/

The journey home was ... interesting. I have no volume control. A pair of complete wankers were abusing the tube carriage. They left with a shut of
"You're all wankers"
Me: "Hypocrites!"
[Feel Toby tense up]
Me: "Well, they are. I resent being called a wanker by a twat who probably buys Coldplay records!"
Toby: [tensely] Yes...
Me: [trying and failing to be quieter] Sorry. am I embarrassing you on public transport again?

[laughter from rest of tube]

DUDE!

Haha if that worked it was my first html thing on ILE.

Anna, the date printed was in the footer to all the sheets in the song catalogue. And I would also like to take this opportunity to dis' the karaoke man's binding skeelz. Shoddy work.

ha ha Anna I also get in trouble on public transport for being, er, assertive.

I did attend but I had to go at 10 unfortunately.

I enjoyed steve singing common ppl...him just holding his fag (looking cool or at least trying) and then, just as the song is abt to end (30 seconds say) he is looking for an ashtray and then the guy who is running the jukebox takes it out for him. that was funny.

nice meeting bob zemko.

Me : Do you mind me asking this? Is American public opinion in favour of Bush's approach.

Yank 1 : I'd rather not comment.

Yank 2 : Me neither.

Me : I just wondered if, since war looks likely, public opinion was shifting either for or against.

Yank 1 (rudely) : I won't answer that.

Yank 2 : Leave us alone!

Me : Alright,sorry. I wasn't asking if YOU were in favour. I said was public opinion in favour. Sorry, anyway.

Brit in Suit : Stop hassling these guys.

Aussie in Suit (under breath) Fucking lefty.

Me to Aussie : I beg your pardon?

Aussie : Nothing mate. (pause) fucking lefty.

Me : I wasn't talking to you, I simply asked these guys if public opinion in the USA was in favour of war or not. You're assuming I'm a lefty, as you put it. On what basis?

Aussie : Do you eat meat, mate? I bet you're some kind of animal rights activist too.

It degenerated into a slanging match from there I'm afraid. I feel pretty dispirited.

pity that its tough to have a rational discussion on Iraq.

a good evening all round, i thought - sorry i didn't get to talk to zemko more, i was a bit drunk and the karaoke had got going, so the gutter garridge part of my brain had shut down.

I fight my way to front of class
To get the best view of her ass
I drop a pencil on the floor
She bends down and shows me more….

That’s what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
You can call me crazy
I know that she craves me
That’s what I go to school for
Even though it is a real bore
Girlfriends I’ve had plenty
None like Miss Mackenzie
That’s what I go to school for
That’s what I go to school for

So she may be thirty-three
But that doesn’t bother me
Her boyfriends working out of town
I find a reason to go round

I climb a tree outside her home
To make sure she is all alone
I see her in her underwear
I can’t help but stop and stare

Everyone that u teach all day knows your looking at me in a different way
I guess thats why my marks are getting so high
I can see those tell tale signs telling me that I was on your mind
I could see that you want it more when you told me that I’m what you go to school for
I’m what you go to school for

She’s packed her bag its in the trunk
Looks like she’s picked herself a hunk
We drive past school to say goodbye
My friends they can’t believe their eyes."

I do however think that searching out old karaoke man's next venture is a good idea.

Things I have learned from karaoke: S Club Juniors probably don't smoke as singing Automatic High & smoking at the same time is v. difficult.

("uh oh, flock of seagulls" hahaha)

no sign of any pics from last nite yet.

This all sounds like a weak excuse not to join in, and there is a bit of that - if I'm going to make a complete fool of myself by singing appallingly badly, I'd at least like it not to be physically painful too.

I saw myself less as guarding coats, and more guarding bags and a valuable laptop! But I didn't stay there all the time, and was only left alone a couple of times, and briefly. That was no problem at all.

"Plenty of vigour". RAH!

If I was the ilX0r in that photo I would be slightly worried about the comments below.

What if the site had sound clips?

I'll be in Paris, Perpignan, and Barcelona come June.