Has My Clubbing Bubble Burst?

[snorbury]

You're only as old as the man you feel, odds

it's the knees

 

[Firky]

she could feel in her twenties again if she plays her cards right

 

[snorbury]

I liked the twenties, Bessie Smith 'n' Ethel Waters

 

[Avantrural]

may i suggest irregular raving?
its the way to go for people bored of the normal trends in club culture...
diverse music and personality in performance, a melding of genres ( not DJ's playing essentially the same track over and over cos its easy to mix )...
i organise such gigs in brixton at the telegraph.
you can check www.myspace.com/avantrural if this sounds at all intriguing...
ta

 

[DJWrongspeed]

may i suggest irregular raving?
its the way to go for people bored of the normal trends in club culture...
diverse music and personality in performance, a melding of genres ( not DJ's playing essentially the same track over and over cos its easy to mix )...
i organise such gigs in brixton at the telegraph.
you can check www.myspace.com/avantrural if this sounds at all intriguing...
ta

spamaway Avantrural, no only joking, but i agree really, just don't go out that often , u quickly saturate yourself with stuff when u age, you've seen it all b4 and not much excites u but in moderation it can still be a laf, go to the thing u like and don't go out just feel like it. perverse but true.

As for the music, just keep searchin, especially in London, if you're bored you've obviously givn up lookin.

 

[free spirit]

odds - take a weekend or 2 off, have a dinner party for good friends you've not seen for a bit then spy out a properly good looking night gather together a group of proper party people to go partying with and bosh you'll be back on it and loving it again

or go on a clubbing mission to go partying in another city - I always find I have a mint night when a car load of us bomb off to another city for the night - new faces, clubs, dj's etc. (we've got a big night on in a few weeks if you fancy a newcastle mission, I dare you not to enjoy yourself in our night...)

 

[oddworld]

You're only as old as the man you feel, odds

You cheeky whipper snapper , he's got more energy than me and does the trick thank you

 

[Avantrural]

spamaway Avantrural, no only joking

thanks for the tip off about the gig at barbican today
what did you think?

 

[William of Walworth]

may i suggest irregular raving?
its the way to go

 

[Moggy]

I think i much prefer only having one or sometimes two weekends of proper partying a month, doing it on a weekly/regular basis was getting a bit tiresome sometimes, and that's coming from a whippersnapper.

 

[Blagsta]

May, you've just said what I've just spent the last ten minutes trying to type out coherently

I get bored with things pretty easily, and clubbing/parties just seem much of a muchness these days - I think I've just had my fill and would prefer to go out and do something different.

I still have fun when I go out, but don't ever have that thrill of a magical night anymore. and I resent the fact that I lose the next day to sleep/feeling flakey. that's another thing that I used to love, but now it just feels like a waste of a day off from work.

Same as that really. Its called getting old.

 

[Tank Girl]

and it's remarkably enjoyable

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Noisy bars are the worst of both worlds IMO. You can't talk to anyone, and you can't dance. I like a noisy club/party or a quiet(ish) pub, not the point in between.

Agreed. Noisy bars are the most pointless thing ever.

 

[foo]

i'm kind of like tanky - but kind of not too.

i still love raving - but just do it less these days (still have a stonkin time when i do 'tho - saturday night being one of them ). i can't be arsed to get messy every weekend any more because it'd soon get to the stage where i was finding it dull and samey again.

i ain't ready to quit though!

 

[May Kasahara]

and it's remarkably enjoyable

I'm with you. Pipe and slippercore!

 

[LDR]

I've given up on dodgy squat parties recently. I don't need the hassle and I don't really enjoy them when I have to watch myself, which is what I find these days. I really don’t feel comfortable with some of the other punters. This never used to bother me in the past but I’m just tired of it now.

Now I only party in safe environments where I know the chance of trouble is virtually nil. Nights like Offline, PRoD, Housebreakin' and Unsound.

I've cut down on the drugs and apart from spliff and the odd pill here and there. I don’t touch anything else really. I don’t feel like I’m missing out My regular mid-week comedowns are a thing of the past and I’ve got my Sundays back. I've also stopped mid-week drinking because I can’t do my job to the best of my abilities otherwise.

Once I finish the smoke I have, I'm going to stop buying it too. It's a bit of a lifestyle change for me but it's about time other things in my life took priority over being wasted all the time.

I can't say I'm any happier but I certainly feel less run down and generally healthier.

 

[oddworld]

Has someone hacked into LD Rudeboys account

 

[Moggy]

Pipe and slippercore!

 

[Numbers]

I still love a good night out raving, but they are very very rare these days. Was at Housebreakin recently, but was only there for 2 hours. Wanted to get back to my mates house to spend quality time with he and my wife instead.

I still like to get high, but only selective drugs, with selective people at selective times for me now. I don't even smoke cigarettes now ffs.

 

[kyser_soze]

I with foo on this - still love going out and 'avin it, but just not every weekend - I'm also really fussy about venue when I didn't used to be.

I agree with the bar/pub thing tho...I like being able to CONVERSE in a pub. In fact it's the only thing that narks me about the Railway in Tulse Hill that the music can be a bit loud sometimes...

Jesus, sound like a grandad...

 

[Dubversion]

In fact it's the only thing that narks me about the Railway in Tulse Hill that the music can be a bit loud sometimes...

especially when - like on Saturday - it was fucking latinojazzfunkfilth

 

[kyser_soze]

Digressing but...have you been in there with the slightly elfin-like lady DJs on Sunday? WORST selection of tunes EVAH man...anyway...

Anyhoo, back to the ole folks gripin'

 

[Dubversion]

What, Shirley?

she's normally great - lots of old reggae and soul stuff.

 

[Relahni]

Didn't the clubbing bubble burst in the mid 1990s?

I still go out, but not as much and when I do go out, it's still good, but not as good as it was imho.

Having gone to raves in my late teens and early twenties, the clubbing scene wasn't as good - but it was still good and my mates and I went pretty much every weekend for about 4 years?

When I was around 28 I stopped going and it stopped interesting me (probably because I was in London - and clubbing in London was shit in comparison to where I was before), but after a clubby night out for my 30th -in Birmingham- normality was restored.

These days am just glad to be out and don't really dwell on my clubbing bubble.

 

[girasol]

@ kyser and Dub

 

[secretsquirrel]

I'm with you. Pipe and slippercore!

Big up the Horlicks massive!

I'm v.selective cos ... seen it all before ... like to have a brain over 50% of the time ... want time to do other stuff ... am a step mum every other w/end ... sadly, prefer my highs to be 99% natural these days: exercise, good food, inner wellbeing, a good hard shag...

These days, if I go out it's more about who I'll see there - at PRoD I was an overexcited puppy cos I got to say hello to loads of people I haven't seen for ages and it was great!

 

[Yetman]

After the last 3 weekends being an utter mashfest, where Fraturday night turns into Sunday afternoon and I realise I've been awake for nearly three days but cant remember ANY of it, I've decided to have next weekend off.

It does get too much, I got in at 5.30 this morning ffs, feel like sheeeeite and cant remember how to do my job. I think you change as you get older, I was thinking earlier, I fancy a nice game of bingo next weekend, some dinner on sunday and a nap in front of t'fire.

By wednesday I'll be thinking 'I'll get a few pills for the bingo', by thursday the dinner will be a late night takeaway and by Fraturday night it'll all be the same big old mess that I always knew it was.

Hey ho

 

[Mr_Nice]

For me its quality over quantity, just hit the clubs once every couple of months, must admit that its good to change clubs so you say fresh.....
This year I have done more clubbing abroad Pargue and the Dam than ever before and thats been great fun....
I also tend to go with different people each time so yeah the set and setting are diferent .... I intend to reduce my drugs intake from Jan of next year

 

[Kanda]

Couldn't find it (didn't look THAT hard)...

What Club??

 

[ChrisFilter]

I get this all time. In fact, I tend to hate clubs for most of the year but then really enjoy them in bursts.