Dear Blog,
Firstly, it's not you, it's me. I obviously blogged too much last month and got whatever the blogging equivalent is of groin strain or shin splints. I needed some time away but now I'm back and ready to try again. If you'll have me, that is. I'm sorry and it won't happen again. (It will.)
Anyway, at the weekend I met up with a bunch of bloggers - some of whom drunk-blogged later on. Hurrah! In the basement of a twee indie disco, fuelled by pizza and complimentary limoncello ("it tastes like Jif!" "Yeah, but it's free!") we came up with A Marvellous Plan. Kate and I were busily mourning the alleged demise of London Loves and wondering where we could take our dancing shoes in future, when we realised: we need to start our own club. In a fit of creativity, we immediately noted down some salient points on the back of a flyer:
It is an odd mix of feyness ("someone to hand out hats and kittens," "LOTS of glitter!"), ruthlessness ("no irony, no haircuts, no skinny jeans/floaty skirts/boho") 1950s proms ("dance-offs!) and the surreal ("John Barrowman", double-underlined). The last point is worth elaborating on. In the shabby BBC Saturday night musical reality shows that search for an average Joe/Jane to play Maria from The Sound of Music or Nancy from Oliver, John Barrowman pads around a classroom filled with 20 or so finalists like a panther on heat. As they sob and sing their little hearts out, he places his paw on the shoulder of those who have to step aside because they are O-U-T. We plan to re-enact this in the club, with John removing people from the dancefloor as he sees fit. We might write to him now so he can pencil it into his diary and see if Denise Van Outen is free to come as his plus one.
So, now all we need is a name (erm, an a venue and some flyers and punters and - well, yes). Suggestions so far include:
- Champagne In The Membrane (vetoed because eww, membranes? Ick!)
- John Barrowman's Great Big Sparkly Fun Night Out (perhaps a little niche?)
- Sometimes I Doubt Your Commitment To Sparkle Motion (bit of a mouthful).
All suggestions will be ungratefully received.
