Thursday 14th July - Jelly at The Welly By Michelle Dee inspired by Chris Morphine contd.

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Suzie states that Jelly is like a younger version of Friday nights at Piper, but she assures me that she likes it. Young Emo punk, Nick Cobley of Displacements fame had this to say - or rather yell, over the blast of funked up hip hop and soul tunes in the Lounge - Woooah I really like it here, as did his companion Andy. During the night I received many compliments on the Jelly night including this one from the charming Charlotte Eva; It's always a good night every Thursday, and it's really good. Johnboy had this to say; long live Oasis and real rock n roll. He was referring to the distinct absence of certain Indie chart breakers in tonight's sweltering Ballroom crowd.

Talking of bands, many tonight said that they would like to see a live band introduced to Jelly's platter. I agree with this suggestion and it would give yet more club-goers the chance to support the local scene. Amongst the usual suspects of the Kaisers Chiefs, The Killers and Kasabian were played by DJ Sam.V. We danced to the likes of Gorillaz, The Futureheads and a new name to me The Arcade Fire.

When I asked some guy I chanced to meet at the bar, who he would pay the DJ to play at this very moment he replied enigmatically, God loves money, but I would pay £10 to hear Andy C. right now. I later discovered this was a well-known name in drum 'n' bass circles. I suggest he nips back to DJ Defunct in the lounge, or if he has no luck there, to get his chilled self to Shinobi to hear AOB, once a month at Welly for the best in drum 'n' bass grooves. At this juncture - somewhere between The Libertines and The Bravery - I should like to mention the anonymous guy who picked up my notebook off the stage and simply wrote the following on a full sheet, hmmm I love girls; very random, very spontaneous but pure quality.

Nearly everything tonight was positive. However, whilst in the ladies, I overheard distressed calls coming from the cubicle next to me, from some troubled clubber who couldn't get the cubicle door open from the inside. Thankfully someone came to her aid by pushing the door from the outside. I immediately looked to my own door to find it was missing a handle; it was only by a stroke of luck I didn't find myself in the same worrying predicament. This is something that needs to be addressed pronto, otherwise some poor girl is going to end up trapped in there rather than lost in music.

Disco is so Retro, remarked photo genius Darren Rogers, live music fan and all round good guy. Youthful Simon added, Great night, great people, cheap drinks ... he is, of course right, Jelly is the best way to set the scene for a long weekend of partying. As for the bar prices, draught pints at £2.00 and shots including mixers £1.50. If only I had discovered that Newcastle Brown Ale - which incidentally is totally okay for girls to drink - was the same price, instead of downing the equally priced bottles of Becks, Carling and Budweiser.

I refer you now to the slightly wobbly Beadle who I met propping up the bar about twenty minutes from the end of the night; Yeah, it's been all right tonight only because I have been drinking the dirty whiskeys; everything's all good. Nice and busy, must go and drink more whiskeys.

So as I twisted and turned to New Order's Blue Monday, probably the best twelve inches of plastic a girl could own, The Smiths and The Buzzcocks, a strong sense of camaraderie grew. It was as if we all shared something of the same strong identity, for that fleeting moment we were as one.

The euphoric crowd bathed in sweat, eerie lime-green light searched out half naked lovers while Jelly shook and shimmered to a climax. A night that comes highly recommended by all the sweet-indie-rock-disco jelly tots! Click Here to Join The Welly Club

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