DAVID HOLMES EVERY TIME

 

Hong Kong, early 90s.

Place had a very serious end-of-the-world vibe. 

In a few years time it would be handed back to the People's Republic of China following 156 years of very laissez-faire British governance and who knows how that will play out? Therefore, pedal to the metal, we're flying headfirst towards the end of the road anyway so don't think too much.

Lan Kwai Fong (also known as Too Far Gone in keeping with the spirit of the times) was where you went to keep the buzz going on those hot sultry HK nights. 

One particular Saturday sticks in the memory. Two different UK DJs playing on the same night in a couple of clubs a few streets apart. David Holmes or Brandon Block? 

During my short stay in Hong Kong I'd found myself lumped in with a rag-tag bunch of expats and we'd generally meet up in a few of the bars and then kick-on into the early hours, drinking way too much, talking gibberish and generally getting messy.

Anyway, consensus amongst this group was that Brandon Block was the geezer of choice. I'd had my doubts about these people all along and this just confirmed it. No taste, no style.

Couldn't convince them otherwise, so I left them to it and headed off to a rooftop club.

David Holmes every time!