I
watched the short but explosive David Haye match against Mark DeMori last night. I missed the beginning due
to parking up, but I dived into Genting Casino and signed up before
settling in. I'd been advised this was the go-to place if you want to
watch the fights.
It's
tidy and smart, with good eye candy, and provides enough seating when
there's a big-name fight on. It was surprisingly quiet. I was intent
on returning for the Deontay Wilder V Artur Spzilka fight, but we
ended up on the other side of town and didn't make it back due to
snow.
A
few people I know were attending a meetup with Party People in the
Northern Quarter, so we joined then at Hold Fast, a nautical-themed bar. Busy with
good house music. I love how the NQ offers bars with a particular
theme- something that separates it from the mainstream. The group as
a whole is good, but I'm not going to bullshit anyone: it's badly
ran. One of the organisers has been rude to a few people and complained to me that I
didn't credit them in my blog. I'd written up an event and linked the
post to the relevant Meetup page. They've also complained about not
being invited to a party and accused someone unnecessarily of racism.
One
of the downsides to Meetup is that some of the people it attracts are
those who don't have the social graces to form normal friendships.
This particular organiser is one such person, as a few people have
noticed. Hence, we left the meetup event and moved on to Russian-themed
Kosmonaut (playing good old RnB from
around 2000), on to craft-themed bar Pen and Pencil, pawn-shop-styled Dusk til Pawn (perfect moody ambiance, similar to a jazz club) and ended the night
at funk club Mint Lounge, one of the
few clubs in the Northern Quarter.
The
people I was out with I'd met through meetup, so the meetup scene is
still working. You've got to put the effort into your own social life
too- it doesn't run itself!
On
a separate but related issue, similar meetup group Manchester Posh Bars
faced closure after the organiser left the group. A member has
stepped up and has saved the group! Respect! More nights out are
already planned with the group. Stay tuned for more info.
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