Sleeper, The - Blue Orchids (The)

BLUE ORCHID, THE NIGHT CLUB

Advantages: space
Disadvantages: expensive drinks, occasional poor dj

The "Blue Orchid" nightclub is a large nightclub made up of one main arena and a second small room. The main room caters for UK garage on most nights and the small room caters for more underground music - maybe drum n bass or jungle. The club is spaceous as it has a lot of sofas and tables to relax on and a nuber of bars. The prices of drinks before 11pm is good - about the same as a pub but usually doubles after that and there is normally a mad rush to the bar at 10:55! The club surroundings are good, djs average, price of entry good, drinks expensive after 11pm. ...

spawn 31.08.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Blue Orchid (London)

Phalaenopsis - Addictive orchids!

Advantages: Beautiful flowers, still grow if you neglect them!
Disadvantages: Expensive compared to other house plants

I have always liked orchid flowers. but have never had much success with house plants so never really considered growing them. I tend to neglect plants so eventually they dry out and die! However in a moment of weakness in a garden centre, I spotted a rather sad looking phalaenopsis (not that I knew that was what it was at the time!) With beautiful pale pink petals and a deep pink centre. It was reduced as it had been rather bashed and didn't look very healthy! Always a sucker for a charity case, I bought it and brought it home. All the instructions on the pot were in german, so a little while on google was required for some simple care instructions! This was over 12months ago and the orchid has been in flower ever since - certainly a lot cheaper than a bunch of flowers! I have acquired another 6 orchids since then, and am rapidly ...

sk0680 24.02.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Orchid

You Took A White Orchid: Turned It Blue

Advantages: Some of the tracks are absolutely excellent.
Disadvantages: A number of tracks are actually quite painful to listen to.

'Get Behind Me Satan' is the fifth studio album from The White Stripes and it must be said that it's just a bit different from the norm. Every track present here sounds completely unique, and whilst some of the tracks work; others just don't. Full marks to the band for experimentation and creativity, not so many marks however for consistency. Whilst some of the tracks are quite impressive here, others have me quickly reaching for the skip button before my ears suffer too much. There are thirteen tracks present here, as I say though; not all of them are particularly worth listening to, and the likelihood is that you won't appreciate everything that you hear here (I certainly didn't). A few of the better tracks from this album are those of 'Blue Orchid', 'Take, Take, Take' and 'I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet)'. 'Blue Orchid ...

RazzaLazza 15.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Get Behind Me Satan - White Stripes (The)