- Our expectations were as high as they should have been. Dave Seaman had a reputation to uphold. It was cold outside but the excitement of a much-needed night out kept us warm enough to brave a half hour wait to get in.
The entrance procedure was standard. Bouncers keeping up mean appearances to let you know it would be best if you were well behaved. The girls at the door taking money and hurrying people through. Looking around at the other people coming in I got the feeling we were dealing with a crowd who knew who the DJ’s were. What a relief. The last thing we wanted was to be surrounded by excited pill heads who hadn’t yet understood the reason they were dancing and were overly concerned with waving glow sticks. That seemed a long time ago for us and it was nice to see the same in most of the other people. After all, it was Dave Seaman who would be playing tonight.
The club filled quickly. By half past twelve, broader smiles were starting to appear. But it all kicked off at around half past one. The funky tunes that were being played in the smaller of the two dance rooms were bouncing off the walls and taking everybody with them. It just got better and better, and the highlight of the evening as far as a complete set went was a lesser known, well to me anyway, Tania von Pear, who stole the show on the funky side of the club. Unfortunately Dave was playing at the same time in the main area, so I was split between the two, but never disappointed no matter where I was. The best individual moment of the night was a sneakily mixed ‘God Put A Smile Upon Your Face’ Coldplay remix which Dave wove into the hearts of everyone within earshot. Perfectly timed at the peak of the evening and he left no one disappointed. Well, no-one I could see anyway.
The rest of the evening was spent meeting two very cool people and chilling before a final hour on the funky side once again to get rid of the last of our energy. We left at five thirty when people who had previously let you passed with a smile were starting to push with a more anxious clench of the jaw. A good time to leave.
What a start to the year! It was a night we’ll remember for a long time! Thanks in particular Dave Seaman and Tania von Pear. Hope to see you again soon!