Sweet stinky Jesus that was a great bash. To all of you who made it last Saturday – cheers. When the bar owner came upstairs at 3.30 to say it was too loud and Patrick was engaged in horizontal capoeira, I knew the party had finally gotten underway.

Great, great food; an unending tub of libations; sixty or more of my friends from all parts of town. Thanks for making my thirtieth so brilliant.

Let’s do it again next week.