Life Without Toast - Sibling Rivalry

Last night I was invited by my good friend Kirsty to go and see Andy Votel & Dom Thomas in Ri Ra in Dublin 2. I am not normally into that sort of thang but seeing as I was staying in the big smoke this weekend and had no other major plans I said what the feck and went along. We got mildly well oiled in the hotel bar next door, that sounds sort of glam, but it was the Central Hotel Bar and it was SO quiet, which was good, beause afterwards my ears were so full of music and laughter that it was a very good thing that beforehand it was relatively silent, plus they did table service so no need to actually get up and over exert oneself by going to the bar.

We went to Ri Ra at about 12.15 which was silly because before 12 it's only 5 dolla, and after it's 10, feckers. They do good pints in there and it was nice to see the bar keeps smiling instead of the normal haggard and pissed off look of most of them around that time on a Saturday night!

It was a great night, one of my best this year and that is saying a lot. I was wearing my usual 1950's chic with a small twist, ribbon in hair, black and white gingham halter top ($8 in H & M NYC and it's silk, bargain of the century) black circle cut skirt no tights because it was super warm last night and the twist was my DC's, I thought it looked a bit odd but then I was going to be dancing so I said whatever and ran out the door.

The funniest thing ever happened halfway through the night, they were playing a few tracks that were mixed with super cool 50's jiveish sounds so I was doing my crazy jive dancing with Kirstys friend who was over from London for the weekend when this dude who was locked walked up to me, tapped me on the shoulder and said "Are you a Billie Barrie Kid or wha'?" and then walked away, he kept pointing at me to his friends, it was hilarious but I danced it off swinging around the palce like a mad thing.

I got the Nitelink home, got talking to these two girls with no shoes on, they were hilarious, got home, had the obligatory Marmite (YUM) and toast and fell into bed with ringing in my ears. I woke up this morning with sore legs and dead arse muscles, which to me means a good night was had. I danced non stop for 2 hours, perhaps I am actually fitter than I had originally imagined.

I officially LOVE Andy Votel and Dom Thomas, and dancing like no one is watching. Kirsty commented that I danced with my eyes closed, I do that so that I can imagine that no one else is in the room, and it worked, maybe I could have been a Billie Barrie kid......

(*Note: Billie Barrie is a performing arts school where horrible parents send their children so they can learn how to dance annoyingly and always smile, they scare me, but I am well impressed that I looked as coordinated as one of them considering I had drank 5 pints!! There is no website for Billie Barrie that I can find.)