Hayseed Dixie, Manchester and Deano!

Thanks to some people getting the photos they took on the night I can now nick some for my blog! (typical scouser lol!)
Well, I had a great time! I was getting the train alone to Manchester and one of the Outhousers, Kipling, offered to meet me at the station and make sure I got to the gig OK, where I would be meeting up with some of the people I met at Ullapool. He was true to his word and met me along with his two mates, known to me now as Petal and Dodgy Bob, and we went to a pub for a couple of drinks before getting a taxi to the gig. They were all great company, although I got a little worried when Petal tried to set me on fire LOL! I even got invited to Dodgy Bob's Stag weekend! I told him that as I wasn't a stripper or a prostitute I had no business being on a stag night (as far as I know he didn't know about my reputation as a pole dancer ;) ).
We got to the gig just as Darkwater were playing their last song. Darkwater were the support band, I'd seen them at the Liverpool gig the week before and was very impressed, so after this gig I bought their EP, which they all signed for me, so I have a great souvenir of a great band that I think will go far :) You can find what they're about on their Myspace page DarkWater
Deano with the singer from Darkwater

I met a few new Outhousers as well as the people I'd already befriended, it was a bit strange people calling me Samsara in real life! When it was time for HayseedDixie to come on stage I went up front with Geordie and YorkshireBelle(Sharon)- see there I go using internet nicknames too! lol! Jill had handed YB some party poppers to set off when the guys mentioned the merchandise and Rachels birthday, but with only three of us setting them off I don't know if they got noticed! Fun was had with the ones that were left later anyway!
The gig was just fantastic, I danced my way all the way through and couldn't stop grinning and singing along. When they finished I found Jill and family at the back-still selling T-shirts and CDs and things. As I was staying with Jills daughter Lorna that night I had to make sure I didn't get seperated, they had backstage passes and I didn't, but luckily I was with the right people and didn't get thrown out!
It was decided afterwards to go to RockCity for a drink, in celebration of Rachels birthday (Rachel is DonWaynes girlfriend by the way) DonWayne, Deano and Rachelso we split into 2 taxis and made our way there. Then it was party time with Deano the 2-headed dinosaur! There are several different rooms in Rockworld, but we found one where the music was forcing us to stay as each new song was a classic that we all loved! So Lorna didn't get to give us the full tour in the end-maybe I'll try and get back there another time and spend the whole night there, it stays open til 6am I think!
After a while the whole band turned up to join us (minus Dale), I chatted with all of them at some point I think, and met Johns friend Rodney, who seemed lovely-I told him to visit Camden as he asked for advice on where to go in London, I did suggest he went with someone who knows the area though!
Deano was basically the star of the night. He's a close friend of Jonthehat in case anyone didn't know, and he's a lot of fun to headbang with!


Anyway, I've gone on ages here, it was just a fantastic night, I slept on Lornas floor-she was a great hostess, even though I criticised her having Lambrini in the room, having McFly on her wall, and Barney the evil purple dinosaur in her bed-she didn't throw me out, and she even provided me with an airbed and sleeping bag :)
What a night! Whoohoo!