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December 31st 2007

Published: April 19th 2008

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The Tomoz

Snoop Dogg in the hood

Ok so it's a towel but yer catch the drift

December 31st 2007 - we awoke to the pitter patter of rain outside...went for a walk and to the pub for an early drink with Kevin, Janet, Brenda, Melvin & Ricky - sussing out whether we were going to start the evening there - we decided against it as the seating area was not very big, plus it was going to be packed - and Carol & Melvin knew of this kick-ass place down the road...the bowling club, Barney Rubble's feet were already doing the flintstones fandango. We all got ready in the Big Brother house and Steve & Jan came over for the night with their friend, Stuart.
After a couple of drinks, we got the minibus (which Carol & Melvin had prearranged) to the bowling club - it was still raining at this point, the journey took 5 mins in the bus, which was far better than the half hour walk in the rain - especially in heels...as we were leaving, Tyson was feeling very sorry for himself as the rain was coming down heavy and he was out on the porch - Cevan did the valiant thing and gave him his beach towel, it wasn’t like he was

Why they give me some pimp assed purple foam

How's a dogg gonna hold is head up in the hood?

going to need it here now was it?? We tied the towel underneath Tyson’s collar and he strutted around like snoop dogg - original gangsta.
At the bowls club, we managed to secure a table big enough for the 14 of us and got a kitty going for the drinks. there was a band playing and about 5 kids of about 17 were throwing themselves around on the dance floor, making shapes...busting a groove. The lads were outside having a smoke, when Kevin was approached by a woman who believed he had Spanish blood, so he told her of his mixed Spanish Irish roots - which the woman fell for , and for the rest of the night was known as Juan. Ricky, like his dad, was also having a bit of luck with the ladies - a poor girl labelled Jemima by Melvin.
The nearer it got to midnight, the more we realised we wanted to get back to the big brother house and crack open the 2008 brandy that Alex had carefully brought all the way from Hong Kong. We got on the bus at 11:30pm, Melvin making sure Rico and “Jemima” sat next to each other and

The Infamnous 2008 Brandy

Oh yeah... 40 knicker for a fancy bottle full

took loads of ribbing, the poor auld Rickster didn’t know where to look, so spent most of his time staring out the window.
We got back to the house just before midnight - just in time for us to have a quick roll the hay, the last of 2007. at midnight there was much cheering, dancing and smooching - we opened the brandy and everyone had a sip from the golden goblet that we found in the crockery cupboard. Auld acquaintances were not forgot and we raised a glass to all our absent friends and family back home.

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