Thursday
night: spoke to Key 103's Adam Catterall, host of the late night talk show.
Yes, but to buy them they should have to sit a seminar first. Current drug laws are unworkable https://t.co/SdVPZwRAIe— Matt Tuckey (@matthewtuckey) September 15, 2016
The
topic: drug legalisation. I suggested that, as alcohol kills more per
annum than all the illegal drugs combined, that's the one people
might want to ban, although- as I went on to explain- that wouldn't
work either. The USA tried that in the 1920s. This, being
Prohibition, led to one of the most violent periods of American
history. The only way to move forward, I proposed, was to ask people
to sit a course on drugs and the affect they have, then if they can
pass the test they can get a certificate to buy the drug legally from
a chemist. The presenter generally agreed with me that
criminalisation was causing a lot of problems and change was
required.
And
on the issue of the world's deadliest drug, I did a lot of it this
weekend.
Friday:
visited new bar Arcane on South King St off Deansgate, a suitably old-fashioned cosy joint.
Bare brickwork, small wooden tables piled with hardback books and a
narrow corridor make for a bygone-era feel. Friendly staff.
We
then headed on to the Northern Quarter, to
Terrace (good RnB, with songs that
aren't to overplayed, plenty of women) and then onto
Guilty, which was heaving. Fridays in
the city have certainly picked back up.
Saturday:
went out to meet people in the lovely Cottonopolis on Newton Street. Of course, I
forgot what I was doing- we'd agreed to meet there then move on to
nearby Fitzgerald, which I went
straight to, hence I necked my South Side cocktail (which is a shame
as it was worth savouring) and headed over to the start point.
Cottonopolis
wasn't far away, but I did manage to catch up with my mates. The bar
is a nod to Manchester's cotton-mill roots. Architect Nick Muir says:
"It's a Grade II-listed former textile warehouse so we’ve been
sympathetic to the building and the original features. The cast iron
columns still remain as do the original lifts and timber floors."
(Source: Manchester Confidential.)
The
bee theme is consistent throughout the bar, with the image of the
insects painted onto the windows of the bar. It's possibly a homage
to Boddingtons bitter, which had a brewery in the city and has a bee
as its emblem. Or maybe they just thought it looked good. Which it
does.
We
then moved on (or in my case, back) to The Fitzgerald for more
cocktails and nu-jazz and funk.
We
then finished in Lost in Tokyo.
Great Japanese themed bars with oriental whiskies. I was steaming by
this point, suffice to say.
I
realise this isn't the most insightful blog post, but I recommend
every bar we went to. If you're around these areas, these are the
places you should be checking out.
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