Turning 45 is a significant day for a vinyl addict like myself, so with the misses away in Cape Town for a family wedding, I used this auspicious day to get the guys round for a meeting, with Food + Drink the remit. A veritable smorgasbord of musical delights was served up, piping hot with plenty of booze to wash it down. Roger couldn’t make it but QUIMS newcomer Mike did a great job with only two days notice. Mikes son goes to the same primary school as my 2 youngest and earlier in the day they came home singing ‘Agadoo’ – Turns out that  ‘Black Lace’ had visited the school to promote their new single! It’s okay – it’s for charity (As Alexis Sayle once said “You can do anything for charity! If Hitler had invaded Poland for spina bifida, no one would have minded”). I felt obliged to teach them ‘The Chicken Song’ before they went to bed to give some political balance…… After that, I was in the mood for some good tunes and by the end of the evening, was Brimful of Asha!
Our opening gambits were:

Sugar Town – Nancy Sinatra (Bob)
Sugarcube – Yo La Tengo (John F)
Burritos – Sublime (Jez)
Cup of Tea – Shack (John M)
Breakfast in NYC – Oppenheimer (Si)
Jailer Bring Me Water – Gregory Isaacs (Mike)

Inspired by Black Lace we had a ‘Novelty’ round:

Rice + Curry – Dr Bombay (Bob)
Verruca Salt – Danny Elfman (John F)
Kellogg’s Theme – The Monkees (Jez)
Cheeseburger In Paradise – Jimmy Buffett (Jez)
Fill Up Mi Portion – Toddla T (John M)
Homer’s Beer Song – The Simpsons (Si)
Turn My Bitter Into Sweet – Mary Love (Mike)

A Veggie round:

The Cabbage – Teenage Fanclub (John F)
(Do The) Instant Mash – Joe Jackson (Jez)
Vegetable – Radiohead (John M)
Asparagus Next Left – Half Man Half Biscuit (Si)
Under The Bridge – The Red Hot Chilli Peppers (Mike)

Then  round of drinks:

I Ain’t Drunk – Jimmy Liggins (Bob)
Coffee In The Pot – Supergrass (John F)
Tequila – The Joe Loss Orchestra (Jez)
Champagne Supernova – Mike Pond PA (John M)
All The Wine – The National (Si)
Lil Ole Wine Drinker Me – The King (Mike)

For those with a sweet tooth:

Knickerbockerglory – Fujiya + Miyagi (Bob)
Caramel – Blur (John F)
Candy Girl – Babybird (Jez)
Some Candy Talking – Richard Hawley (John M)
Ice Cream Man – Tom Waits (Si)
Big Rock Candy Mountains – Harry McClintock (Mike)

Then we just freestyled it:

Uncle Eef – Rudi Protrudi (Bob)
Strawberries – Asabi Seksu (John F)
Too Many Dirty Dishes – Albert Collins (Jez)
Just Like Honey – The Jesus And Mary Chain (John M)
Cheese And Crackers – Rosco Gordon (Si)
Lost In The Supermarket – The Clash (Mike)
Candyiosis – Pop Will Eat Itself (Bob)
My Little Stick Of Blackpool Rock – George Formby (Bob)
Heavy Soup – Cornershop (John F)
Fit You Haffe Fit – Black Uhuru (Jez)
Lend’s Some Dough – Shack (John M)
Spam Song – Monty Python (Si)
Polk Salad Annie – Tony Joe White (Mike)
Rip It Up – Orange Juice (Bob)
Rabbit – Arnold (John F)
Scooby Snacks – Fun Lovin Criminals (Jez)
Orange Crush – REM (John M)
Chicken Yiamas – Von Sudenfed (Si)
Cigarettes And Coffee – Otis Redding (Mike)
Cinnamon Girl – Neil Young (Bob)
Popcorn – Hot Butter (John F)
Popcorn – The Treble Spankers (Bob)
Butcher – Killing Joke (Jez)
Pork Chops – Vincent Price (Bob)
Glutton Of Sympathy – Jellyfish (From ‘Split Milk’) (Jez)
Good To Be On The Road Back Home Again – Cornershop (Mike)

And to finish…..

5 Levels Of Drinking – Larry Millar (Bob)

Great night!
Bob the Chiropodist