>Last Sunday saw me heading off to Camden with the ‘Tall Cool Gang’ for an afternoon and evening of entertainment at the Lock Tavern, provided by Groove Armada for the launch of the Late Night Tales album Are “Friends” Electric?
The day got off to a good start, with us arriving in Camden just as the heavens opened, so we headed into the indoor market. After commenting that I’d never been to Camden during the day before, it was decided I should be taken to CyberDog. Without a doubt the most bizarre shop I’ve been into in my life, with a podium dancer, neon glowing clothes and ‘cybered up’ mannequins.

The plan of action then, was to head for ‘the tarted up boozer’ ready for the festivities. By the time we made it upstairs it had already kicked off, drinks were flowing, tunes were pumping and already the place was heaving….it was about 4pm….

Then came the helium balloons…everywhere…obviously being the shy and quite type, I managed to nab myself 2, which I then guarded closely from balloon thieves.

Soon enough, the entrance queue had formed, the bar staff were posing in between serving, the dancing had begun in earnest and drinks were spilled…and I now have a lovely ribena colour stain down the back of the white top I had on. Nice. I can’t go without mentioning the guy in the headband who kept jumping around, providing more entertainment!

A great time was had by all, the music was great and the album is definitely worth a buy. I managed to keep both my balloons and get them home safely, which was a bonus. Plus, it’s the only place I’ve ever been to where the queue for the gents’ loos was double the size of the ladies queue! My only one complaint would be the helium. Me thinks it may have been below quality, as they were sadly floating about an inch above the floor in the morning…I’m sure they always used to last longer than that. Or helium just isn’t what it used to be.