What a day, not everyday ends in such a drama, such a laugh, as JB gets asked to leave, and we all get thrown out of a prestigious venue, on our ears. Never happened before or since.
The day started with a meet on Trinity Square, near The Tower of London, for a few beers. Attendees were the GASS LUNCH CLUB crowd.
First up was a RIB RIDE up the Thames, great big boat, hired exclusively for GASS with 12 on board. Lovely weather and a surprisingly fast run for 20 adrenaline packed minutes.
This was followed by lunch in outdoor 'igloos'
at Coppa Club overlooking Tower Bridge.
The picture above is of the older boys table, average bill £40 a head, not the other younger boys table, average bill £140 a head due to the Chablis Premier Cru going down like water.
Then it was a stroll though the City to JEFF WAYNE'S WAR OF THE WORLDS IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE in the basement and cellars of some big block. Few drinks at the bar, split into two teams, the team below went first.
Great fun, room after room of actors and special effects, 3D glasses, video, the works. Following the survivors of the fable Martian attack on London. Group one successfully completed the course and were in the bar celebrating our survival when the strangest thing happened.......
Mr Brice, part of Group 2, was back in the bar, arguing with a staff member, pointy fingers, stern looks all round, mention of "Do you know who I am?", "How dare you speak to me like that!" and similar.
Obviously we all crowded round to hear the news. Bricey was being ejected! For sexism and abuse of staff. Wow! Not the example expected of the Capo di Capo of 'Safer Medway'.
As we understand it as a female staff member prepared to slide down the slide in one of the immersive rooms she warned everyone to stand clear by calling down "I'm coming". JB then riposted with the cry "She's orgasming!" He denies this and says he said something far tamer, but I am the editor so suck it up.
The result was instant expulsion from the rooms, and as he argued the toss with her, expulsion from the actual premises! Oh, and we all videoed it, as one does these days, so we all got chucked out too, even though we had not finished our drinks.
The expulsion explains why Group 2 did not get a group photo to display here, they were already rolling across the pavement outside when their group photo camera shutter clicked on an empty room.
Over to the pub across the road for a round of piss taking and celebration. That is the first time all of GASS have been forcibly ejected from anywhere in 42 years. We have been asked not to return, but never ALL been ejected part-way through our beers. Well done John, never though you had it in you.
An interesting and varied AWAYDAY, and came in under budget by £40.
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