Newbury's Finest

Friday morning in Newbury is a special occasion. If you are here on a Friday, it generally means that you were here on Thursday night...generally. And i've come to learn that there is only ONE thing to do on Thursday night in Newbury. Liquid. Liquid should be a good club...but it's in Newbury. And to be honest, they try. But they try too hard sometimes. The DJ plays pretty good dance music, but every 2nd or 3rd song, I think his penis shrinks and he feels the need to assert himself. So he grabs the mic and screams "COME ON LIQUID, LET ME SEE YOU DANCE." Let me tell you...it does nothing for the crowd and usually just pisses me off. Last night he tried to mix "in the club" by 50 cent with "rock your body" by JT. Both fun dance songs, but they sound TERRIBLE when played together...and then we you add on the "COME ON LIQUID...", it gets a bit out of hand. I left about that time.

If you've ever been to a small town where they have ONE club that everybody goes to on Friday night, then you've been to Liquid. It's the kind of place that earns a place in your heart because it exists, because it's the one connection to a real social experience you can get while stuck in a small town, and because you have to give them credit for trying. There is something entertaining about going with your friends to Liquid and pretending that you are in a real club in a real city that just adds entertainment value to the night. It's just enough to make going worth your while. At the end of the day, it's still Newbury, though, and you have to deal with it the next day. Amen.

Many thanks to the team in Newbury for being yourselves and having the courage to enjoy your time here in spite of the corporate perception that it may be inappropriate. Fight the power, you know? And many thanks for welcoming me to the world here. It's all part of the adventure.