In amongst the excitement of doing some ironing, cleanining out the rabbits and buying new socks.
We received an invitation to a 1970s themed party to be held in a few weeks. I fucking hate dressing up and object to the fact that everyone defaults to 1973 fashion. I might put on a black suit and borrow a pork pie hat and spend the evening explaining that the two tone ska revival was also in the seventies.
(Cave Duck, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:14, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Every day of my life is a 1970s themed event.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:15, Reply)

I look forward to your entry of "cheese and pineapple on sticks" in the lunch thread, later.

(Cave Duck, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:18, Reply)

And blackforest gateau - you can't miss that out.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:21, Reply)

Prawn cocktail starter, natch.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:22, Reply)

A bottlre of Blue Nun chilling in the "silver effect" plastic ice bucket.

(Cave Duck, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:28, Reply)

or some Mateus Rose in a raffia casket

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:32, Reply)

Steak Diane for the main course or Spag bol.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:34, Reply)

Berni Inns for special occasions.
I tried that scampi once, crazy times.
(Cave Duck, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:46, Reply)

I had
my first ever steak at a Berni Inn - or maybe it was a Beefeater?

:(((((((((((((((((((((((
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:50, Reply)

Beafeater do some passable steaks in my experience
unlike many restaurants, they can actually manage to cook one medium-rare
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:54, Reply)

Medium rare didn't exist in the 70s.

(Cave Duck, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:55, Reply)

wouldn't know
nor did I
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:57, Reply)

with oven chips I hope - that would be living the rock'n'roll lifestyle

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:51, Reply)

Are there any other kind?
Actually, chip ettiquette is probably worthy of its own thread.
(Cave Duck, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:57, Reply)

Nah - Monday is 'fondue day' in Boyce Towers.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:21, Reply)

I don't know why people mock fondue
or prawn cocktail. They are both fucking awesome.

One of my mates is Swiss and has his family fondue recipe framed on the wall. It is very good.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:22, Reply)

DG does an awesome fondue.

( girlinthehole, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:24, Reply)

do you know/like Caravan?
the band, not the shitty mobile accommodation
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:22, Reply)

Fucking love them.
'In the Land of Grey and Pink' was one of my most-played LPs as a teenage hippie, also 'If I Could Do It All Over Again...' is similarly great.

I'm a huge, huge fan of 'The Canterbury Scene' on the whole.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:25, Reply)

splendid
it is good shit
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:28, Reply)

Same scene as gave birth to Gong/Hillage/Hatfield and The North/Camel/Soft Machine
You have some research to do...lots of ace stuff to discover.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:31, Reply)

will do so
my mate who I record with is into that stuff. We've discovered that Exeter has a record shop staffed by the sort of people who are into it.

My mate ordered that Tractor album from there, and the guy behind the counter and some random customer started gushing about how good it was.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:37, Reply)

These sound like the right people to know.
You should check out 'Stoned Guitar' by The Human Instinct.

You would like it. Late 60s Kiwi freak-rock.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:43, Reply)

noted
thanks
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 20 Sep 2010, 10:46, Reply)