BRIDLINGTON 2003 PHOTOS 2 pages
I'M
WET AND AM I COLD
After
weeks of yes were coming, no were not, yes we are, no were not, we finally
picked Sue up at Derby train station, then set off to Eastwood to collect Joy
(those roads in Nottinghamshire are very bleak). All passengers collected, we
set off for Bridlington via Goole to meet up with Nigel & Janice only to run
into a long traffic queue at the junction off the M18 & M62. So after a
quick detour we were sat in Nigels front room supping tea whilst they finished
getting ready. Nigel showed me the remains of his two scooters that had been
nicked the previous week from his garage, the vespa being a complete write off,
but at least the GP was repairable. It sickens me that some scumbags had gone to
all the trouble and risk to nick these scooters only to set about about them
with a sledge hammer then dump them in a field. 'WHY'.
Anyway we were soon back on the road, arriving in Brid about 1:30pm and
after dropping the gruesome twosome off at their digs, myself and Dawn went
looking for ours only to find it just round the corner opposite the church. We
booked in and were shown to our room. How posh was it, it even had a mini bar in
there which Dawn and myself made priority untill we saw the mini bar tariff. HOW
MUCH!!! We decided to just have a bottle of lager each as it was the cheapest.
By now we had got a taste for alcohol so after a quick call to Nigel
& Janice, we walked the small distance to the Greyhound. The pub was already
quite busy with scooterists but we managed to find a table and sat down with the
Nuneaton Pacemakers and were soon joined by Rick from Modropheniacs (this guy
must do thousands of miles each year on his scooter) Hammy from the pacemakers
was already unstable on his feet and infact he seemed to be in that state all
week-end.
From the Greyhound we ventured down the road for a swift en in the New
Mill and after a quick food stop across the road at McD's we went into the
Stirling Castle only to find that Mick, Dunny, Jimmy, Taxi, Snow White and Vespa
were already in there and had even saved us all room around the table, which was
a good job as it was quite busy in there with amongst others were the Mansfield
Monsters and the Lincoln scooter club. Andy H and Pitchie were also supposed to
make an appearence but Andy was put off by the rain and stopped in his hotel so
Pitchie appeared without him,whilst Tony '1 shirt' had also stopped in the hotel
to use the bar facilities.
Now i know it was cold outside but the 4 blokes who were all cuddled
together in one t-shirt doing the Madness walk was taking it a bit too far.
Thirst quenched, we decided it was time to eat so we went back up
Flamborough Road to a favourite restaurant of Dawn and myself called Poppys
where you can have a carvery and have as much as you want (within reason Mick).
Word must of got round cos half way through our meal in walked Jimmy Jazz and
Taxi, in fact to see jimmy balance so many roast potatoes on one plate had to be
seen to be believed.
Before long Dawn and myself had been back to the hotel having bumped into
some more Brewers that had arrived, and found ourselves back in the Greyhound
having a swift pint or two before crossing the road to the Leisure Centre for
the nights festivities, armed with our nights supply of lucozade specials. There
was already a queue outside but as i was working for V.F.M* on saturday night we
went straight in and settled by the dance floor and were soon joined by Mick and co. The dance floor was
quite busy as Wigan Tim and Daz span the cds untill it was time for the band to
come on. Now if you can remember back to Brewers Droop when the fire alarms went
off, well i wish we had got this band on stage when the alarms went off, cos ive
never seen a dance floor empty so quickly as the Sonnet went through their play
list. The best way to sum them up was they were like a cross between The smiths
and oasis, meaning their guitar based music was quite good put very slow and
depressing, infact if your having trouble sleeping one night, put on one of
their cds and you'll be asleep in minutes. This was not the type of music to
play in a scooter rally do and as if to prove it, as soon as the band went off
stage the dance floor was packed again dancing to the first cd played.
Myself and Dawn had a wander around the room and stumpled upon fellow
Brewers, Steve & Ang, Roger & Steph, Dean C, Brew and Mark
Before we knew it, it was kicking out time, so we crawled down the road
to the pizza & kebab shop to get our supper, then said our goodbyes and set
of in the general direction of our hotel to call it a night.
Saturday Morning found us struggling to get up in time for breakfast but
we made it, just. So whilst chatting to all the other brewers and catching up on
the gossip, myself and Dawn ate our brekkie, which i found reason to complain
about. I mean how can it be a brekkie with no sausages. Shocking. Anyway we had
arranged to meet N & J in town so we wandered into town to find them. We
also bumped into Nigel and Co from Lincoln and were forcibly taken into the New
Mill pub, kicking and screaming all the way. We were soon joined by Sue &
Joy as well as Dave Gould and his misses Kerry and their mates.
At 12:30, myself and Lincoln Nigel left for the BRSA meeting at the Spa.
As we were going to the meeting we were spared having to pay £4 to get in. £4
is a bit steep but well, at least i didnt have to pay it, and Jimmy said he
would have gladly paid £100 to get in. Must have more money then sense, just
shows that taxi driving DOES pay well. Just as the meeting was about to start i
was joined by our club chairman Ian, who as usual had cut it fine and had only
just arrived in Brid. The national runs for next year were sorted and will soon
be published, but i can tell you this much, there are some different
destinations next year and at least there's NO YARMOUTH.
After the meeting, myself and Ian had a wander around the custom show and
i was really pleased to see some fresh displays. It can be quite boring looking
at the same old scoots time after time. We then went our seperate ways as Ian
shot of to find our hotel and i wandered over the road to the Blues do. I said
my hellos to the usual suspects but was dumb founded to see Dean & Ann sat
in there, they weren't supposed to be coming, but were a more than welcome
addition to the ii clan. Infact i was later informed that they had seen me in
the custom show and walked over, only for me to turn around and walk away. What
can i say, twas very rude of me but i honestly didn't see them. I believe a few
other ii appeared on saturday too but as they had only come for the day, they
had gone before i had chance to see them. I was also pleased to see so many
Wreckless Souls there as well as they have been sadly missing for most of the
rallies this year.
Dawn turned up with Jan shortly after, accompanied by Keith from
Worcester Lambretta Club. The girls had got Keith dressed up in a bra stuffed
with lettuces and a pair of shocking leg warmers. Still he seemed to be enjoying
himself, bless him.
After a stop on the way back to the hotel for something to eat, we were
soon braving the pouring rain and high winds as we walked down to N & J
digs which were near the Spa. What is it with Bridlington and high winds
and pouring rain. Do we ever get any other type of weather on a sat night? I
said my see ya laters as i went over the road to check in for my nights duty.
And there i suppose my fun & frolics ended. I was placed up on the balcony
area so got a good view of DC Fontana, who i personally thought were excellant,
and i could also see Dawn, N &
J, all the ii, as well as all the Brewers dancing away and having a fun time,
still we had some fun at the end chucking all you drunken scooterists out into
the cold at the end of the night.
4:30am i finally got to bed,or was it technically 3:30am, whatever (end
of BST) how rude was that, and before we knew it, it was time to get up, get
fed, say our goodbyes, pick up the gruesome twosome and leave. Thank god for
that extra hour we had in bed. Anyway it was a great weekend, spent with great
people and we really must do it all again some time. Roll on Hemsby and Cala
Gran. See you all there.
ANDY(BBSC)
ii