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Busspepper goes 'NUTS!! Review
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By Liz aka Posh Juice
Published on 21-Nov-09
 
Last year Busspepper went 'NUTS' for the first time and it was an awesome tribute to Club Coconuts from Back in the day ! The theme of  ...

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Last year Busspepper went 'NUTS' for the first time and it was an awesome tribute to Club Coconuts from Back in the day ! The theme of the party is to take you back to the days when you would be in Nuts jamming to the latest tunes in your old skool and 90s/ noughties gear. Feel free to come in yuh legwarmers and psychedelic colours...it's all about the old skool !!

CROWD:
We heard a rumour that there were free goodies for fancy dressers who decided to don their old skool classics tonight! Pulling up to the venue we see a man jump out a taxi in leg warmers and headband with 3 quarter pants!!! Boom bang bang...we thought we were in for a treat with a full array of old skool outfits but...just a few people managed to make the effort with some subtle 80s classics and even one old school uniform! As usual, Busspepper pulled a crowd that was nicely dressed, sexy and out for a good time! There were lots of new faces in the dance tonight and a real good mixture from the new 'students' that just reach to the old Busspepper faithfuls, only thing missing was a few more peeps in the mix to make the crowd a perfect ten!

VENUE/ACCESSIBILITY:
We back in Abacus and as much as we love the venue we find we been here a lot recently! It's pretty much across from Bank tube station and just a short walk from pretty much anywhere in the city. Honestly our advice would be to travel because team TJJ took almost half hour to find a park ! Abacus is big, its sexy, it has 2 floors, 3 bars, place to chill, place to dance and place to eat, there is nothing more to ask for but maybe its time for a change before we get too comfortable...
 
VIBES:
Last year there were serious vibes... Serious!!! in 2008 you could have closed your eyes and been back in Nuts no matter when your Nuts memories were ! This year.. uhm, it seemed to missing. We not sure if it was the pouring rain and threats of storms that kept people away this weekend, but the crowd was a little empty compared to last year's jam packed vibes! The crew that made it out in the rain enjoyed the mixture of this year's tunes and also tunes from way back when. We get some 'Ram ram' and some 'X rated' but would have loved an entire night of nothing past 2000 and that would have been off the chain! Nevertheless the crowd were loving the tunes that the DJ spin and ordering buckets of champagne like water. Throw in a live PA from Reggae star J C Lodge singing 'Telephone Love' and 'Someone loves you honey' and we were given a good mix of entertainment for the night! Sounds great I know, but you know when there is just something missing and you just can't figure out what?
 
FOOD/DRINK/SERVICE:
The bar staff at Abacus always make this party extra special for us! They fun, they friendly and always into the spirit of de dance! They also 'easy on the eye' which makes our job even better! As usual Abacus has a range of premium drinks, wines, champagne and a full cocktail menu. Let us just say that pretty much anything you desire you could get and get with a smile to boot! As always, De Four caterers were serving up all the yummy Caribbean goodies you wanted anytime of the night so if you wanted to get there early and eat a food before you go and take in the vibes you could. Also, rest assured they will still be there when the dance done so you could get a plate of curry at 3am before the trek home! Service, as always on point across the board, only one new lady at the door who wasn't aware of the TJJ posse but we don't think she will forget us next time!!

COST/VALUE:
£10 in advance or £15 to be on the guest list gets you entrance to the party and a little live performance for free. It's standard pricing for any party in the centre of London to be this price. For a themed party with a mixed DJ Line up and a performance and great service, we would say it's value for money and on a par with it's competitors.

Busspepper we love you, we there every month and so much of it works time and time again... but we think it's time for a little change just to keep things interesting !!
See you on the 19th for some Christmas vibes... we look forward to something EXCITING !
 
Elizabeth aka Posh Juice
The only thing constant is change

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