27/04/14: Sunday night at Eagle’s Horse Meat Disco got a lil’ bit hotter as Mark Oakley and the crew at Eagle spread its wings to give a big hug to everyone’s favourite club manager, Simon, as he celebrated turning the big 4-0!
Nothing says ‘happy birthday’ like a personal performance by that dame of the Vauxhall stage, A Man To Pet, ‘singing’ a medley of hits in a wild fast-moving stage show. In a surprise double-bill, Mr Teds performed a cautionary tale of living life in the fast lane. How she pulled out that ginormous straw from her ‘pocket’ is beyond us — the magic of the theatres.
DJs Jim Stanton and Severino cranked out all our old school favs as we danced, shimmied, shook and waved our hands in the air in a rousing hip-hip-hooray to our beloved Blutto, Simon.
The club was packed with well-wishers old and new including first-timers Francois Metge and Alex Schweizer, who had no idea this gem of a night lay just around the corner from the big booming clubs on the Vauxhall strip.
Like kids in a sweet shop, the adorable little tykes ran giddy through the playground gorging on free burgers, birthday cake, champagne and disco music making tons of new friends!
Propping up the bar, the birthday boy himself, reminisced on his years at the helm: “I’ve spent six years here, five of them as manager.” He surveyed the room of happy campers and sighed a little. “I’ve never been happier.”
Happy birthday, Simon!
The Eagle, 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY
Words by Tom Redkid
Photos by Joel Ryder
