May 4, 2002

“Where’s the King of Ireland?”

I recently purchased ‘The Very Best Of James‘. Listening to it brought back memories of one particular evening back in the summer 1998. It was one of those long summer evenings full of underage drinking that seemed to go on forever. I remember it being a boiling hot that evening. It was even hotter inside Victoria Wine, where Darren and I went to purchase that evenings booze. Once again everyone elses money subsidised our own drinks. This was one of the perks of being the only ones to look over 18.

We headed back to Hayward’s house, queued up the music and the drinking commenced. It wasn’t long before we were all pretty much inebriated and screaming along with the music. There’s one song we played that night that really sticks out in my mind - ‘She’s A Star’ by James. I remember all of us screaming along to the chorus, full of drunken enthusiasm. I also remember being the loudest of us all. This was just the start of the drunken madness. Darren was crawling around the floor getting confused by the fact there were two washing machines in Hayward’s kitchen. Darren also managed to fall off a wall in Hayward’s back garden and stick his head in a compost container thinking it was a cement mixer. As for Scott, he drank so much he spent most of the night chundering in Hayward’s toilet. Unluckily for him, he had Peter singing to him all the time he was throwing up.

Oh, and I was proclaimed to be the King of Ireland by Darren. Can’t say fairer than that.

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Posted 1:10 pm by matthew —

5 Comments

1. Quote from the night, “Missus Geeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyy!” in a suitable camp, Darch accent…

   Comment by Jamie — May 5, 2002 @ 8:59 am

2. I also seem to have the memory that Jamie lost something in Hayden’s garden - I know it was something of mine, but I dont have a clue what.

   I also seem to remember that my “friends” called my mum to come a pick me up - you gits. Revenge will me mine sometime, somewhere.

   Comment by Scoot — May 5, 2002 @ 10:59 pm

3. Oh sit down Oh sit down…

   I just remembered Darren chatting-up a pot plant….

   and of course

   I AM THE KING OF PAPA NEW GUINEA!!!!!!!!

   Comment by Doug — May 6, 2002 @ 12:48 pm

4. Chatting up pot plants… oh yes! Runs off to do another related post…

   Comment by Matthew — May 6, 2002 @ 1:43 pm

5. It was your hands free dongle thing off your phone i think Scoot… It’s still in Hayward’s garden somewhere!

   Comment by Jamie — May 6, 2002 @ 5:12 pm

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