A Nostalgic Look at Late 8. Early 9. 0s Old Skool House Music and Raves. I remember on one occasion, Mandie, Carol, Julia and I had gone to a party at someones house after clubbing. It wasnt in Blackburn, but I recall it was in a market town. The relevance of this will become apparent shortly. For some reason, Julia, Carol and I decided to drive off somewhere in my car half way through the night. Mandie decided to stay with other friends at the party and we said wed pick her up later. I presume the three of us had decided to drive to the services to see if anyone else was about. However, on returning to the general area of the party some time later, we realized we had forgotten where the house was. After driving round the empty streets for some hours, we were still none the wiser. Bearing in mind this was before the days of mobile phones and Facebook, it was a pretty huge problem. Eventually, we had to concede we were hopelessly lost and parked up on a deserted market place, now in broad daylight, wondering what on earth to do. Luckily, with it being Sunday, the market was closed, so there were no stall holders to contend with. System Shock 2 Steam Update Queued' title='System Shock 2 Steam Update Queued' />Exhausted by now and giddy with tiredness, we sat in the car for hours, having no idea what to do. Then, miraculously, Mandie suddenly appeared round the corner, as if by magic. It was about 1. 1am Sunday morning by this time and she was walking along, arms folded, her coat wrapped tightly round her. I couldnt believe we had bumped into her I had no idea what we would have done if not It turned out the party had been only about five minutes from where we had parked up. But it might as well have been five miles, as we would still have had no idea where we wereA reserve currency or anchor currency is a currency that is held in significant quantities by governments and institutions as part of their foreign exchange reserves. BA, B. A. Bachelor of Arts BA Berufsakademie BA Bosnien und HerzegowinaBosnia and Herzegovina ISO 3166 BA Bremsassistent Kfzmotor vehicle BA Bundesagentur. Online Multiplayer Games No Download Shooting. Another time, we set off for a legal Up Front all nighter at Stalybridge in Greater Manchester. We didnt have tickets, but presumed wed get in okay, as we always did. On arriving, later than intended, we found hundreds of people trying to get in and after queuing for about two hours, we realized there was no chance. So we ended the night sitting in the back of my car eating chips out of the paper wrappers, bought from a nearby fish and chip shop, instead of partying all night. I think this was probably one of only a handful of occasions when we failed in our mission to find a party These minor mishaps pale into insignificance, however, when compared with the biggest disaster we ever had on our way to a club. Memory Lane Poem. In the 1970s, over a pint or two at their local on a few Sunday afternoons, my dad and three of his friends were reminiscing about the old days in. By mid 1. 99. 2, Mandie, Carol, Julia and I had started going regularly to Manchester Hacienda on a Saturday night, getting ready at Mandies, as always, then driving over in my car. Some weeks, Pete and James Flash drove over too, in Petes trusty red Nova. But on the night in question, I recall mine was the lone car as we set off via the scenic route to Manchester. This meant not using the motorways, but instead going on the unlit A roads, which were narrow and rural in places, but had a 6. It was in March 1. Saturday night, driving along the A roads in high spirits and looking forward to our night out. The Hacienda was a club for which we dressed up, rather than dressing down. We had spent ages getting ready and were quite late setting off from Blackburn. It was pitch dark as we drove through the villages, navigating miles of pitch black roads, interspersed with some areas lit by the street lights. I have no idea, now, why I would go on the A roads, I hate them Give me the motorway any day. As we approached the brow of a hill, doing about 6. I saw a car pull out of a side road on the left, about 2. I was not impressed, as I felt the driver hadnt checked properly that the main road was clear as my car approached. However, I was shocked when he suddenly decided he was going to pull right across in front of me, without even indicating, to navigate a right turn on to a country pub car park Literally, there was nowhere for me to go he pulled at an angle across the road straight in front of me, presumably not having checked his rear view mirror nor wing mirror and having no idea I was behind him. As I swerved to avoid hitting him, my car went into a skid and veered across the wrong side of the road. I couldnt control it and it went at full pelt into a ditch, hitting a tree, which landed on top of a parked car on the pub car park. Later, I found out the parked car belonged to an off duty police officer. It all happened so quickly, I had no idea how none of us were injured. I remember screaming. I vaguely recollect trying to get out of the car, but discovering my drivers door wouldnt open because my car a black Rover by this time was embedded in the ditch and the door got stuck in the mud. We all scrambled out and amazingly, none of us was hurt. The other driver, however, accepted no blame whatsoever and claimed I was at fault because my vehicle had been behind his, despite the fact he had attempted to suddenly go right, with no warning whatsoever, directly in front of me. Someone called the police and they arrived pretty quickly. I was breathalysed so was the other driver but both were negative. I had to give a brief statement to the police. Luckily, I was in the Green Flag breakdown and was covered for accidents, so a recovery vehicle with specialist lifting equipment arrived and somehow lifted my poor car out of the ditch. It then transported us and the car to Blackpool. You would think, after a shock like that, we would have had enough. But after leaving the car at mum and dads and reassuring them we were ok off we went to a club in Blackpool. I cant remember which club, but it was one where we hadnt been before. Even more unbelievable was the fact I used my I work for Mix. Mag ruse to get us in for free. We actually had a pretty poor night, to be honest. The club wasnt a patch on the Hacienda and I was upset over wrecking my car and also, I think, starting to suffer from delayed shock. The following day, I was quite ill with shock and was shaking and tearful all day. Issue1. 07 October 2. Australian Road Rider.