Minute44 - Dan Schonhaar

Well, the weekend was a good one! Friday night I stopped in and had a few beers while watching movies and working on the blog. Rich came round also and we cooled out. Saturday I woke up to a text from Lola askin if I wanted to go to Chez Vegas with her for a bit. I said “why the devil not” and got a shower and went! I’ve not been around chesterfield in the day for ages! It was like a total blast from the past seeing as I went to college there for 4 years including my HND. Lots has changed really, Vicar Lane now has a Waterstones and the Coach station has an actual building. Also, on the Kwik-Fit roundabout they’ve built this big furniture store and are building all kinds of things across the road from the cinema.

Anyway, we went around some shops and then headed back to Laura’s where she picked up her car and we headed off to Alfreton to SubWay. Brahn was at his sister, Joy’s house doing some re-wiring and they were both starvin so we grabbed the sandwiches and headed over to Joy’s house. After eating and having a chat, Joy nipped me back up home where, with a view to the evenings antics, I commenced a power nap! I slept until about half past five then went down stairs and got some food. My plan was to get the 8pm bus to Notts (yes I know I have a car but I was staying at Liam’s and I didn’t think I’d be in any fit state to drive in the morning) but I get to Alfreton bus station and guess what, the buses stop at half seven!! So I’m furious, and consider just going home but I decide that perhaps I could go to Sutton and get to Notts from there… I was right. I got the next bus to Sutton and got a Zinger Tower from KFC and then got on my bus to Notts.

So I finally arrive in town at about 10pm and Liam informs me of his whereabouts with a text saying simply; “Shrooms!!”. So I go to Rescue Rooms and find him standing at the food bar talking to Emily. When we first arrived it was packed and when they opened the doors to Stealth it emptied right up.

Unfortunately, our order of curly fries with cheese arrived just in time for us to witness a girl at the next table throwing up! Nice…. well, seeing as it had emptied nicely we moved to another table and consumed said curly fries before heading to city about 11, which, with hindsight might have been a little early but never mind…

Met Russ, Biggs and Magua while we were in the line for the cloak room and then went through to the basement and saw whatever band was playing there because Russ seemed to think they were the best thing since sliced bread… I didn’t see the attraction. We took a walk over to the Rig to find Marshall but couldn’t find him. We did however find Nat who, dispite not having any ID managed to get in no problem! Wandered up stairs where Wednesday 13 were playing. They sucked. Bad. Up there were Tony, Sian and Macca. Seeing as I had only drunk 2 beers by that time I figured it was time to get fucked up! Went and ordered a double JD and coke and headed over to the shots bar with Nat and Liam. Shot! Shot! Shot!
Now, quite drunk I get a text from Tessa saying “Where are j00!?”… I was in the basement with Sian, Macca and Tony watching [spunge] who opened up with one of only two songs of theirs I actually know - Jump on demand. Well, I found Tessa near the shots bar. She was wearing a (get this for Geek chic) skirt with pictures of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 and Nina Williams from Tekken!! was well funny. We sat and chatted for a fair while before my desire to dance like a complete tool took over. After this the rest of the night was kind of a blur fuelled by Jager and Red Bull… which, to my surprise seems to give me no hangover what so ever! All I know for sure is that we didn’t leave Rock City until 6 in the fookin morning!!! At the end there was Me, Liam, Emily, Biggs, Sian and Macca.

Got back to Liam’s where I crashed out on the futon until about 12:30 when Reedy rung me to say they were coming into Notts to see 300. So I waited an hour and Liam came down stairs. I told him the plan and he was happy to come see it too but then Reed decided not to bother coming to Notts ao I thought, screw this, I’m going home. Liam told me to get the bus into town but it was a stormin nice day so I walked
across Forrest Fields and past the high school into town. Was a decent walk.

Got back and decided to go and see 300 at Mansfield cinema so I went with Reedy, Mojo-jo-jo, Tom and Nat. The film was good but not great which was disappointing really. It was a case of way too much style and not enough content. It was entertaining though… plenty of blood and gore and freaks. One thing played on my mind though…

I didn’t know the king of ancient Sparta was Scottish.