Birthday Boy

Originally uploaded by Scootie.

Saturday night was a celebration for Sean's birthday, and a very large evening it turned out to be. It started about 6:30pm when Joe and I rocked up to Sean's house, where some other friends of his were congregating. So we met Carl, Jeff, John and The Captain, with Doug and Lincoln showing up a bit later. I had met Doug once before, and have known The Captain for a while, but hadn't seen him for ages.
The night started innocuously enough, we were all just sitting around, listening to sean's music and talking crap as we started to drink ourselves into the night.
As the evening wore on we started to devolve into a more raucous group, with more silliness occuring as the minutes ticked away until we realised we had better go out before we wrecked the place :)
The next stop was The Night Cat in fitzoy, to see a friend's band, Relax with Max, bang out a few tunes. We bopped along there for a bit, having a few more drinks, then after the band finished up we danced a little to their DJ, but it was decided to find somewhere more amiable. We strolled off around the corner to Bar Open, where I was immediately accosted by some very cute girls to take their photos, which was pretty cool for me ;)
Joe got hit up for a free beer by another chick, but I don't think it hurt him any :)
Then afetr a few drinks it was off to St Kilda and the bar Traffik on gray st. The bar was ok, a bit 'trendy' for their own good, but the drink prices were ok and the music was fine for dancing, although the DJ was crashing a few mixes, which is rarely helpful to your mood. We ran into a few people we knew there and had a bit of a boogie, and then headed off when they closed at 5am :)
The next stop was Bubble in the city, which was a bad idea made worse by the fact that we didn't get in. We stuffed around for a little and then the group broke up, with one bunch going back to The Captain's place to hang out and one group staying at Bubble to meet some friends that were coming. Joe, Doug and I went further into the city to try some more clubs. We showed up at Altitude just in time for them to close, then stepped across to Billboards, which was also just closing. :) As we stood outside Billboards we saw Nathan and Chris from Yakbar, so we went off with them for a quick drink and a catchup and then all went our separate ways home.
It was a fantastic night, full of fun and games and all sorts of shenanigans, and much fun was had by all.
Sunday morning, well, that's another story of pain and regret, where the alchoholic hero of the previous evening reveals itself as the villain of the story, but you get that sometimes ;)