Opa

So the song currently residing in my head is Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy by Queen and there is nothing much to say on it other than the note of irony with which Freddie Mercury sings it is audible only to me. The song is a satire and a catchy one at that. Love him. Also one has to admire the fetching harlequin ensemble he has on which is interchangeable with his silver glittery bodysuit thing..

Anyway the roof with those gardens had people standing outside who decided that we were decidedly on the wrong side of riff-raff and so we ended up bundled into a cab, heading to our tried and tested; Soho. Once there we descended to the nether depths of the underworld to a Greek rebetiko place. Initial shock at the general seediness was followed by delight upon clocking the singer.

Let's just say that Mr. Jack Daniels was an omnipresent guest of honour and we did our best to bestow him with our humblest thanks and appreciation.

We danced, we drank, we ate salt-drenched halloumi, we made wild declarations of love, we adored all things Greek. Then, at the end of the night, we stumbled home dazed and confused and instantly plopped on our respective beds (mine made a little warmer, a little sweeter by the presence of Adonis).

Needless to say, today we are all basking in our Mediterranean roots (hey Alexandria in Egypt qualifies as Mediterranean, no?) and we are all filled with Greek goodwill towards humanity.

Memorable Moment #1: My friend inviting us to touch her breasts as an affirmation of their size and her skill at concealing said size.

Memorable Moment #2: My other friend declaring upon downing a shot from a hideously overpriced bar that she, "Just downed £7!"

Memorable Moment #3: Watching those Greek boys do their solos. Oh my fuck. Opa!

Memorable Moment #4: Singing Wham's Last Christmas in the cab whilst I conversed in Persian with the Afghani cab driver.

I now go back to my incessant prep work which simply does not want to end. I leave you with a video showing Freddie at his finest, all buck teeth and hair. It doesn't get any better than this..



I can serenade and gently play on your heart strings
Be your valentino just for you