GOT MY BAG NICKED LAST NIGHT @ THE BIG CHILL BAR.... Well, I went to out last night with Mike Ritson, Ralph Tee and Lezline Lejinxca to the Big Chill Bar in Brick Lane for the launch of the Temptations DVD. It was a good night with Andy Smith and Dave Ball (from Soft Cell) deejaying playing none-stop Motown plus Keb Darge and Guy Hennigan and a few other mates were there which made the whole evening go with a swing. And then some rodent nicked my bag. Apparently this is now commonplace @ the Big Chill Bar according to the regulars and the bar staff. All of which makes me wonder why they couldn't maybe put a warning sign up saying something like:- 'Thieves Around! Watch Your Bags!' Or maybe, knowing that there's a problem, place a security guy or spotter in the danger area to try and catch the thieving bastards. But no. Apparently it's a well-known problem. So they do nothing. The last time I went to the Big Chill Bar someone spiked my drink. This wouldn't normally affect me too much but, on this occasion, it resulted in me projectile vomitting over a 180 degree radius @ Waterloo Station at circa 2.00am before eventually winding up in Mitcham @ 4.30am and being so tired that I went to sleep in a skip. And woke up freezing a couple of hours later. I then walked the remaining 4 miles home @ 6.30am and saw several of my neighbours driving to work. They pretended that they hadn't seen me, which is just as well. Not really rational behaviour for someone my age. But someone did spike my drink (I wasn't the only one either - two other friends were ill for 2 days afterwards). So, I was a little bit tentative about going there again last night. So I watched my drinks like a hawk. But I was so busy making sure that no one doctored my drink that I momentarily forgot to keep a close eye on my bag. And then some twat nicked it. What a bitch! So if anyone's knocking around the Brick Lane area today, could they keep an eye out for a black vinyl bag containing the following stuff:- I copy of 'How To Lose Friends And And Alienate People' by Toby Young I copy of Manifesto magazine I copy of Janes Defence Weekly (for my covert weapons research) I back up battery for my Nokia Stainless Steel Mobile Phone A variety of small but useful gadgets A variety of personal grooming products Some herbal medication Some traditional medication All my post-it notes from the last month All recent business cards from various contacts A couple of discreet cards with various codes, passwords and pin numbers on, none of which I can remember The phone number for Cheryl from Burnley Moral Of The Story: Be careful when visiting the Big Chill Bar in EC1. Guard everything! I will be returning to the Big Chill Bar soon where I'll be doing some covert surveillance and hopefully I'll get to use my new 'guaranteed paralysis' mace spray and test out my awesome gas-powered harpoon gun. So if you ever go down there and see several paralysed and badly skewered assorted bag thieves and drink-spikers, then don't be too surprised. Peace. Bada Bing