...Spenny and Dave waiting at the station,and the yapping commences!....a quick check-in at the hotel,and a quick drink at the hotel bar and we're off!....I should mention that immediately after getting off the bus,Spenny presented me with a gift...a copy of The Buzzcocks' seminal "Spiral Scratch" EP....which Ive highly coveted!...you da man,Spen!.....
Our pub crawl is joined by their buddy,my new pal Paul....and music talk commences....our tastes are all pretty similar and there was much rejoicing of Lou,Iggy,MC5,etc....A fine night,indeed!
The next day,Spenny showed me the sights,amid the pubs!.....Being the anglophile I am,had to see where they do Coronation Street!...well,its behind the big black gate!.....also went by the Manchester Free Trade Hall,the spot where Dylan's infamous "Royal Albert Hall" show was actually performed (yes,the "JUDAS!!" show!)...also the Sex Pistols/Buzzcocks gig that pretty much kicked off that whole scene....also a beautiful mural showing the building of Liverpool rd.....and the world-famous site of The Hacienda....which is now apartment buildings!
after a great afternoon of sightseeing,a drink or two,some record shopping (dont worry,the whole record-shopping thing will get its own post!!) and such (even found some american baseball cards at a junk shop for my son!),Spenny was off to collect his beautiful daughter for the weekend.....so I had a couple more,had a meal at the hotel,and ran into some folks at the hotel bar from America...Philly,actually...so we had a good chat .....
It was great to hang out with these fine lads,and I really wish I coulda spent more time in their company...cheers,fellas!
Next morning.....Off to London!!!......
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