After a
few very quiet weeks my schedule has exploded with weird and
wonderful events and random occurrences.
Last
Sunday the director of BBC rural show Countryfile retweeted me after
I noticed that the music was a somewhat unusual choice to go with a
segment on leek harvesting.
Why
was Countryfile playing Dr Dre's Big Egos? Are their target
audience into gangster rap these days?
— Matt
Tuckey (@matthewtuckey) October
5, 2014
If
you're curious, it sounds like this:
On
Friday I helped out at a night of junior boxing at youth centre
MAHDLO in Oldham. Organised by Oldham Boxing Centre,
the event saw a number of wins for the home team. In attendance were
boxers Anthony Crolla, Tyson Fury and his brother Young and former
England / Manchester United footballer and local lad Paul Scholes.
There
was some serious skill on display from the home team and their
opponents. At the end of the night I managed to get a handshake off
Tyson on his way out, but he couldn't stop for a picture. Well, I
tried.
Saturday
night I met up with Manchester Posh Bars and Cool Clubs, a local
Meetup group. I've been looking for an organised social group like
this for some time, as a lot of people are starting to settle down.
The group's page appeared in my suggestions a couple of weeks ago, so
I got involved with the first event I could.
We
started in the Spinningfields area
of Manchester, a fairly newly-developed sector. Oast House
is a good traditional starting place with plenty of outdoor seating.
Then we hit Neighbourhood,
more of a restaurant than a bar but still a uniquely designed place
with Tom DaLips providing saxophone accompaniment from a podium. Nice. Artisan came next, a bar a floor higher than
its neighbours with a great view of the city through its
floor-to-ceiling windows. Nicely designed, but with slow service.
The
finishing venue: Panacea. Jesus. Never seen so many models in one place. Incredible. Very smart
venue that became very busy, and I'd say about 70% women- who were
mostly stunning. Spotted: Playboy model Ann Denise Wilson.
I'd love
to get back there soon as the venue and the music were also
brilliant.
So
things are coming together pretty well at the moment. More to come...
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