With the girls from the darkside dancing.

Yoda speaking on our behalf....

'For a well earned session the dancing girls made it out which lasted well upto closing time at Naps; I think not we have ever lasted that long before.
To catch up with Diana and Jen who as it happens had paid a visit to Club Lash we arranged - for the darkside place is more infamous.

Both eventually turned up at Naps, her black platform moon-boots Jen looking especially tall in; and Diana in a black pvc dress complete with a red cross motif that would look out of place during the medieval crusades not.

But with her gay friend the girls from the lightside prevailed by entertaining a young girl and; she been out for about 12 months she had not, and to on her way to the next establishment after Naps had drunk about as much alcohol as yours trully ... We decided, time to go home, was it; after all, sure sign that a nice comfortable bed beckons, sore feet and dawn breaking is...! '

Courtesy of learn to speak Yoda http://www.yodaspeak.co.uk/index.php

All quiet on the western front

Shocking and sickening images of my favourite cosmoplitan city... and I felt I just needed to show some soladarity with my fellow 'Villagers' last night...

... much of the media has focused on the main shopping areas - Market Street, the Arndale and indeed the nearest to the Manchester Village hit by these 'Ferule Rats' was the Dawson music store opposite the Brittania hotel, not more than 3 minutes from Canal St. But there's no mention of the Village and how that fared; the Ferule Rats had attacked any establishment they passed by - for the Village that's those establishments closest to those access roads that cross Canal St.

My arrival into the Village was via my usual route along Sackville St, past the gardens; the Deli on the corner had been smashed into, the front door now replaced with plywood; Tribeca had a smashed window that was still intact. As I reached Canal St, I was greeted by the sight of police officers in pairs, stationed at each road junction crossing Canal St; so about 10 in total from end to end, roughly the same as the number of people stood outside Via smoking.

Rembrandt and Via were open, AXM was shut, View had a boarded up window on the Chorlton St side and was shut with all the curtains drawn - apparently had some fire damage. Churchills had a large side window boarded up but was open, Queer appeared Ok but was quiet; and for Velvet and Taurus they were untouched and business as usual - whilst next door around the corner, the probation office was severely damaged.

So I had a few (non-alcholic) drinks in Taurus which was understandably quieter than usual, and I chatted with the regulars who live nearby, who were able to recount the aftermath of the now infamous YouTube video of police officers nicely and fairly dealing with oykes on bikes near to Piccadilly station.

And later I just had to check out Naps, which just like Mctuckys, had not been touched and was open for business. But Naps just had the groundfloor bar open - no upstairs so no mad dancing tonight... despite a few regular girls being in evidence the management felt it was likely to be too quiet to bother opening all floors up. So a quick coke and home before the car park cost me more than £2.

Kate (Adie) Collins, news from the western front.
Claiming our Village back.