The Return of InsanitoriuM

When we first planned this night booking the week before Christmas seemed like a great idea, everyone is in party mood and you can't go wrong can you? Well, seems Mother Nature had other ideas and dumped six inches of snow across the south east in the space of about two hours. Bitch.

Still, we've never cancelled a night and weren't about to start now, especially with it also being Evil Stu's birthday. I have to start by thanking everyone that made the effort to get there, you restored my faith in the scene. A few special mentions though have to go to the following..

Devilish Presley:
Massive thanks to them for fighting the elements to give it 110% in front of a small crowd, mere thanks are not enough and if anyone was ever in any doubt about how hard this band work then last night should prove it.

The Last Cry:
They left home (near Brighton) around midday and had to fight to even get to where their gear was stored, having done that they drove for hours to get within 8 miles of the venue only to sit in traffic going nowhere for about two hours, before finally being told by the police to turn round and go home as no traffic was getting into Colchester. At this point I still don't know if they made it.

The couple from Pontefract:
Sorry, I didn't catch your names. but thank you so much for making the effort to get there, driving for hours before abandoning your car to walk the last few miles was crazy but a great example of the level of determination some people have in this scene. Next time we meet I owe you a drink. A big one.

The Twist:It was good to be back, a shame that it wasn't with a lot more people, but the new people are great, and they deserve more support and we'll run more events there next year. I really hope they manage to make it work as its a great venue... if it wasn't we wouldnt have waited 6 six years to get back in there again!'

So, the night... My journey of around a mile started with trying to get into my car as the doors had frozen shut, took about five minutes to get in through one door Forcing the others open from the inside. It then took 15 minutes to drive the 50 yards to my house, where I loaded the gear in. Then all I had to do was drive up the hill... The journey of about a quarter mile took half an hour, I got stuck twice, the first time pushed on my way by a couple of blokes from a car going in the opposite direction that stopped, and then the second time I had to get out and dig the ice from the road around the tyres to get enough traction to move. Got to the venue eventually after a little over an hour. From there on in everything went really well though, and to the 26 people that turned up, I salute you, so good to see that the InsanitoriuM Synchronised Drinking Team aren't put off by a bit of bad weather.

You'll find the playlist on my website.