Chris and I went to a party somewhere up near Woodland Hills on Saturday night. We had that staple of all good American teen movies.. the KEG! I was the only one up for knocking back a shot with Kelly at the start, but I ended up with some crazy frozen Malibu stuff.
The cops turned up a couple of times and the music had to die just before midnight because they threatened to arrest everyone which was kinda lame because they'd told all the neighbors about the party way in advance. Nearly everyone at the party was new to each other, which was pretty cool, because you could just mingle and talk to pretty much anyone. By the end of the night everyone was either drunk, in the hot-tub, or on the trampoline. My thunder was stolen, however, when Mike turned up with a British friend from uni who was wearing an Arsenal jacket.
Posted by peter at March 15, 2004 11:36 PMDo you really not have keg parties in the UK? Crazy.
Posted by: John B at March 16, 2004 04:36 AMPah! On the very same day that the British government announces new plans to stamp out "binge drinking". Do us proud, Pete! Get drunk, get very drunk!!!
Posted by: Nick Blom at March 16, 2004 12:45 PM"Do you really not have keg parties in the UK?"
Keg? I think we stopped using kegs in the UK about 150 years ago, in favour of pint glasses. :/
Posted by: Ed at March 16, 2004 05:25 PMGenerally you just get a crates or two of cans, John :-) The benefit of that method is you can mix and match rather than having one type of beer which, in England at least, the majority of people may refuse to drink as they all have their own dead-set preferences (Stella, Bud, Guinness, John Smith's, Newcastle Brown, etc).
This also works out because it's not illegal to walk around the street drinking alcohol from a beer can in the UK, although the keg method clearly has its benefits with the US laws.
Posted by: Pete at March 16, 2004 05:31 PMYeah pete get mashed you whore !!!!!
Posted by: Ryan at March 17, 2004 07:50 AMPete, when you come back we're gonna go on a mad one. Ressurrect the old Firkin days (minus the throwing of contents of pint glasses in the toilets eh Ryan?)!!
Posted by: Nick Blom at March 17, 2004 10:52 AMSounds an excellant idea to me !!!!!
what about half a pint glass Nick ????
[The cops turned up a couple of times and the music had to die just before midnight because they threatened to arrest everyone which was kinda lame because they'd told all the neighbors about the party way in advance.]
Dude, the neighbors were just pissed they weren't invited. Fuck them. Next time, just walk over there and bust a beer bottle over their car mirror, and tell them to shut the fuck up before you give them something for the cops to really turn up for!
Oh wait, this is LA-- they'd probably sue you for "hurt feelings" or some bullshit ;-)
Posted by: bratrock at March 17, 2004 03:53 PMIf there was loads of you kidnap the coppers lock them in a cuboard !!!!!!!
Posted by: Ryan at March 18, 2004 07:53 AMYeah, armed police really take kindly to Brits trying to lock them in cupboards! :)
Posted by: John B at March 18, 2004 12:42 PM