BC#4 - Thursday 2 June 2005
Host - Janet
Venue – Janet’s House 15 Highclere Street CLAYFIELD
Book - Drinking A Love Story by Caroline Knapp
Comments - First bookclub meeting at Janet’s house. A bit of background relevant to ensuing events. When Janet told her husband Andrew bookclub was to be at his house in a few days he had a fit and said he couldn’t work the next day with a disturbed sleep and to cancel. Janet was not about to do that - once a bookclub date is agreed upon, short of a 100 year flash flood or the sudden and untimely death of the host, the night is set in stone. In the end Andrew agreed but said they had to leave by 9pm. This was patently ridiculous as they were only arriving at 7.30pm. To keep the peace Janet agreed to this. The night began uneventfully. Most enjoyed the book which is a very lucid and honest autobiography of a young woman (Caroline Knapp) who was a columnist on the Boston Phoenix but who had a secret life of alcoholism. The book was only briefly discussed before other topics were broached. In my opinion the group is still getting to know each other and is a little awkward when in book discussion mode but hopefully this will change as we relax more.

Anyway to get back to Andrew. He was there in the background and had even had a conversation with one of two innocent members who were yet to understand his bedtime issues. No one seemed to pick up on Janet’s unease as 9pm drew nigh. She subtly herded them outside to a b-b-q table when it got closer to 10pm. At this stage the ciggies were out, the wine was disappearing fast and the laughter was on the rise. Then Janet’s mobile phone rang. It was Andrew upstairs on the landline informing Janet that he would be coming down naked to break up the night is she didn’t. Somehow she got them out but still has regets that she didn’t allow Andrew to come down naked. At 10pm bookclub were out on the street with Janet inside telling Andrew she wanted a divorce. (written by Janet)

BC#5 - Tuesday 19 July 2005
Host – Helen
Venue – Helen’s House 56 Aveling Street WAVELL HEIGHTS
Book -

BC#6 - Wed 24 August 2005
Host – Prue
Venue – Prue’s House 27 Barwood Street NEWMARKET
Book – Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Comments - Donna McLachlan, a new member joins us. She has just returned from a 12 day retreat. She told us she had to share her room with a very chatty woman and was forced to pretend she was alseep. We listen to her stories of the sounds of silence, though the general consensus is perhaps it's not for us.
Denise and Paula end up at the Press Club in the seedy Valley, ostensibly celebrating a birthday, trying to Latin Dance. Prue had put the prawn shells in a handbag as a joke, so we sneakily leave these under the bar. (written by Denise)