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I Miss London

 
 
Baz Auckland
14:28 / 25.09.02
Somehow triggered last Saturday by hearing The Proclaimers's "Letter From America", I have been hit by a homesickness for London. I miss the pubs, the chips, the proximity to Europe and Ireland, and of course the vast numbers of Barbeloids. I just had to say...
 
 
w1rebaby
15:41 / 25.09.02
Where are you now, again?

Will I be like this in a few months' time?
 
 
Shortfatdyke
16:05 / 25.09.02
How ironic.

I sympathise but I can't pretend to understand - I'm going crazy waiting out the next 5 weeks so I get out of this fucking place.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
16:38 / 25.09.02
London misses you too, man. Well, I do anyway- speaking for the rest of the city would be somewhat presumptious.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
16:40 / 25.09.02
As does Sam. (who just came in and complained that I hadn't mentioned her in my post.)
 
 
Linus Dunce
19:15 / 25.09.02
The Proclaimers will do it every time. I think it's the themes of distance and the accents.

If it's any help, there was tube strike today. Be homesick tomorrow -- it'll be easier to get around.
 
 
Baz Auckland
19:20 / 25.09.02
I'm in Toronto. Where are you going, fridge?

I was counting the days almost to my flight back here, but of course, everything looks better after the fact and 3000km away. Also, maybe it's nostalgia for the less complicated life I had there, but I don't miss working at Starbux.
 
 
w1rebaby
19:43 / 25.09.02
Philadelphia, or suburbs thereof, more accurately.

Just trying to sort out accommodation now, as it happens.
 
 
The Return Of Rothkoid
23:55 / 25.09.02
Trust me, Barry, I know what you mean. Especially having been in Stokey - sniff.

I was in London three years and being back is pretty terrible. Though, as I've always said, it's the people (and one in particular) that I'm really missing.

Sigh. Now I'll go listen to Morrissey.
 
 
kagemaru
06:43 / 26.09.02
Another part-time Londoner feeling nostalgic here.
We might as well found a club.
 
 
pacha perplexa
14:24 / 26.09.02
We miss you too, Barreeee!! Please come back soon, as I'll be leaving to Brasil on december without return date. It'd be great seeing you again!
 
 
Baz Auckland
02:49 / 28.09.02
Aw. Thanks. I have turned off the Proclaimers and feel better with where I am. I'm stuck here with school for now, but please welcome my brother in November as he's heading over to see his girlfriend.

Now South America... that would be nice.
 
 
Sauron
19:21 / 28.09.02
Miss London myself (I mean I yearn for the place- I am not claiming, through bad syntax, to have won the Capital´s beauty pageant).

Have been in Mexico for 8 weeks and am starting to get homesick.

The two main things that have happened are as follows-

i) Fell in love
ii) Got bitten by a dog

In that order.

The first one has given the trip an interesting twist.
The second one hasn´t.

Her name is Lucy and luckily she´s from London, I have no clue what the dog is called.

Also met the craziest Mexican in the history of loaded hispanic greasers.

His name is, or perhaps by now, was Filipe.

Make up:

60% Benicio Del Toro
30% Barney from the Simpsons
10% Antonio ´Scarface´Montana


Absolute quality. Going up to the girls I was with in the bar and saying, with no malice, just complete hopelessness, 'I have so much love to give, can I not give it to you?', 'First friends, then love ...' and to me; ´Can I rape you?´
etc etc

In between singing the Sex Pistols and New York Dolls.

Attire: Shirt, undone to the waist, tied up in a knot, plus 4500 galons of sweat.

Attempted to persuade us to let him give us a lift home, even though he had had eight bottles of mezcal and two mountains of coke, didn't have a car and we lived 50 metres away up some steps.

'Is it wrong to be a lover?' No Philipe, keep on shining, you drug crazed fiend.

Actually, maybe it was him who bit me ...

There have been lots of other highs, mostly involving more booze, more mad people, and occasionally halucenagenic cactii. Certainly has been a trip of a life time, but I´m pining for home now, so I feel for you Barry ...
 
  
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