Caught Mega bus from Kingsway. Managed to sleep a fair bit on the way up. On phone to Graham for the first time, asking him to help me find a spare battery for my vid camera. Off at Vic coach stn, tube to Kings Cross. Pretty hot. Out hotel (The Macdonald) was just accorss the road in Argyle Sq. Gav has told me since that the outside of the hotel is actually the bit at the beginning of "Bed and Breakfast Men" where Suggs' cousin walks along the street! How bloody funny is that?!!
I got the tube straight away to Tottenham Court Rd (videoed the street sign for Carl cos Tottenham is in the lyrics to one of his fave Madness songs). Found a spare battery straight away, back to hotel. Me and Kellie caught tube to Camden, for the Madmeet befor Madstock. I was sooo excited! To be going to Camden Town and the Dublin Castle again (home of Madness, where they first started playing before the record deal), and also to be finally meeting some good mates from Smash Forum and Madness Central forum.
Walked in and Gav recognised me from behind! Must have been the tattoos. He was with 3 Swedish fans who I'd never herad of, but nice anyway. Then others started arriving and the night kicked off. I had an absolutely bloody excellent night! Finally met good mate Graham, saw Chigsy Wigsy, Tommo, Emma, Spatie and Jhonboy again, and met Andy Schultz, Dicka, Lucy, Looby Loo, the two Patricks, Adam Nicholls, Julie, Stucker, Jade, Jesus Jenny, Jon Young, and God knows who else!
Me and Gav left at ablut 12.15 but Camden Tube was shut so we haggled with a taxi driver. Gav slept on the floor of our room, which must have been a shock for Matt when he woke up in the morning and had to step over some random Chinese guy to get to the bathroom!
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