Alex James: The Great Escape
Published: 20 September 2006
I spent the weekend in Manchester. Manchester's got posher since the last time I stayed there. What's going on? Are you really supposed to eat a burger with a knife and fork? I'll never be able to, it's like trying to eat a lollipop with a spoon, it's just wrong. The waiters were giving me the beady eye as I tucked in, two-handed. I felt that to ask for ketchup would meet with further disapproval.
After my posh beefburger, I went to Night and Day to catch a couple of unsigned bands. Outside of the nursery at home, it's a while since I've been in a sticky, noisy room with a jostling crowd. It was suddenly blissful. The music was too loud, the lights were too bright and the girls were too pretty.
Article Length: 478 words (approx.)
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