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| | Posted: Apr 15 2008, 11:42 AM |
The topic of these threads is 'Nights out in Hull' and its becoming extreamely obvious that there aint that many!
can you really have a 'night out' in Hull???
I just feel that the whole nightlife scene is pretty slim pickins
Prinny Ave- Aye, the busiest place to be on a weekend by WHY?! its rubbish, the bars close early, it takes forever to get served and if your planning on making a night of it you need to get a taxi to carry on the party elsewhere.
Princes ave used to be the place to go to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city centre but nowadays its just as bad...so bad that its even attracted 'lucky lucky' men that sell flashing plastic crap and roses for chavs to give to chavettes.
Princes ave has gone down the pan, dont you agree?
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| | Posted: Apr 15 2008, 11:56 AM |
Quote:crankyharold at Apr 15 2008, 11:42 AM wrote
The topic of these threads is 'Nights out in Hull' and its becoming extreamely obvious that there aint that many!
can you really have a 'night out' in Hull???
I just feel that the whole nightlife scene is pretty slim pickins
Prinny Ave- Aye, the busiest place to be on a weekend by WHY?! its rubbish, the bars close early, it takes forever to get served and if your planning on making a night of it you need to get a taxi to carry on the party elsewhere.
Princes ave used to be the place to go to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city centre but nowadays its just as bad...so bad that its even attracted 'lucky lucky' men that sell flashing plastic crap and roses for chavs to give to chavettes.
Princes ave has gone down the pan, dont you agree?
I totally agree.
I went down there once...took half hour to get served, the beer was crap and twice as much as i paid elsewhere. People have bought into Prinny ave as "the place to be" and its exploited as such.
It has been going down hill for the past 6 months (according to my taxi driver) and now people are looking more towards their locals.
Sounds boring but i prefer local pubs. No taxi home, service is fast, mates can chill and there is usually very little trouble because everyone knows everyone. Also, you still have money in your pocket when you get to the kebab shop...and when you get home.
I think its the first time we have agreed on something CrankyHarold.
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| | Posted: Apr 15 2008, 12:04 PM |
I dnt even think its 'the place to be' anymore......maybe the 'place to be' if you wanna get ripped off or the, 'place to be' if your a chav trying to turn a new leaf.
such a shame, but fear not, the rowdy weekend princes ave followers have usually travelled East (Hull) by the time the weekends over, so i wouldnt write it off during the week.
Sticking to your locals usually a good idea but i've got more chance catching aids in my local than catching a decent pint. I reckon its just worth carrtying on walking down prinny ave till you get to newland, before the weekend sheep follow
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| | Posted: Apr 15 2008, 12:57 PM |
i totally agree!
dont go down prinny ave very often if at all...
local pubs are the future i think... more people would rather meet up ina local then have the hassle of taxis..... plus prices are soo much cheaper!!!
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| | Posted: Apr 15 2008, 12:58 PM |
I do see a pattern though.
Hockneys/mainbrace etc were "The place to be" until the chavs turned up and ruined what used to be a "ok" night.
Midweek at Prinny ave is a good place to go to get something to eat. L&L quiz night is supposed to be good as well (although i aint been yet nor am i any good at quizes) but that is as far as i would go.
Newland (all be it, the refusal of a new varsity bar has knocked it back a bit) seems to be a good choice. expecially when you have piper to fall back on at the end of the night without the need to venture in town.
I personally like the Lamp/Welly/Ringside area (all be it, i am slightly biased) as we dont seem to get that many chavs about to ruin it but i am sure they will try...one day.
I am not a indie person, a rocker, a chav nor any other genre...i consider myself to be an "Average Joe" who likes a beer, a game of pool, a laugh with mates and a really good night. Not many places to go for that in Hull except (in my opinion) Ringside because i get serves withing 10 seconds, beer is cheap/in date and clean and all my mates are in there...Whether its a friday/sat/sun or during the week...it seems to fit around my mood. Weekends i like to get waisted and try to hit a pool ball. During the week, i just chill.
We all have our preferences but must agree with the fact that i think the Hull pub crawl is dead.
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| | Posted: Apr 15 2008, 13:38 PM |
the Hull pub crawl really IS dead! i say house parties are the way forward!
Much cheaper, better music, and full of people you like (most of the time) and you can still smoke in these venues!!
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| | Posted: Apr 15 2008, 13:39 PM |
p.s. whenever i go past ringside its always either got a load of punk youths outside OR old metal bikers, is that the clientelle?
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| | Posted: Apr 15 2008, 14:20 PM |
Quote:discodog at Apr 15 2008, 13:39 PM wrote
p.s. whenever i go past ringside its always either got a load of punk youths outside OR old metal bikers, is that the clientelle?
Bikers would generally be on a Friday Night. (Rock Night)
Thursdays are generally full of live bands so i guess you could call then "Punk Youths" depending on the night. (although it is kept upstairs...we even have darts matches downstairs while the gigs are going on so they cant be that bad)
Saturdays is generally the night i like because all the music that is played is by request (whether old or new) so its like, different every week. I like Fridays because the Rockers are soo friendly. I dont know much of the music but we have a laugh and all get waisted on Jager.
House parties are good...but my house is Ringside so i have to have parties without smoking (even though i am a smoker...how crap is that...and i am also only 28 so love to party).
The general clientelle for Ringside is normally people like me. We open up the pool table...have a few games of Killer. Order chinese or kebab shop, drink loads. Laugh at mates dancing around the pole. Get the bar staff to do "hop scotch" while trying to serve customers. Everyone has a laugh. We also try new drinks out (somtimes sending people over)
Sorry CrankyHarold, i hijacked your thread for a moment (just to clear up misconceptions)...lets get back onto the topic at hand.
I thought Prinny ave was for those with either...too much money... or those with hardly any money trying to get with someone with too much money. It also seems to be a scene thing...why else would people want to wait 30 minutes to get served horrible beer at twice the price.
I cant get my head round it...is that because i am "average"
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| | Posted: Apr 15 2008, 15:50 PM |
aye disco dogs right, discodog, i've never seen you on here before, are you local? but anyway, we need more house parties, and although my first opinion of Ringside wasnt a very good one it seems that i could be warming to your hell hole wkd, Your 'house parties' at the ringside are actually starting to sound alright, it was the mention of jager that did it.
Back to the 'Ave -> how do the chavvy lot that have wandered into our neck of the woods even afford the extortionate prinny Ave Prices, i thought that would scare 'em off but they're still bouncing back, in most cases, literally.
Every bar on the 'Ave has bouncers outside it even though theres never any trouble, i say they use their door staff to turn away this rough looking lot, not perve on em 
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| | Posted: Apr 15 2008, 16:21 PM |
Quote:crankyharold at Apr 15 2008, 15:50 PM wrote
i could be warming to your hell hole wkd, Your 'house parties' at the ringside are actually starting to sound alright, it was the mention of jager that did it.
Just 2 things to say...
1. I have TWO seperate jager machines (each fit 4 bottles of Jager in)
2. We tend to go through 12-15 bottles of jager on Fri and Sat alone. 
I think we are Jager capital of Hull...and granted..alot of what is drank is of my own doing...ha ha...but surely i cant drink that much!!!
(I am an addict...my "myspace" page proves it  )
We took one of the machines to a house party on Boxing day. We "borrowed it" from the pub...filled it and had competitions on who could keep their gob under the tap the longest...it got messy!!! 
Oh yes...forgot to mention...drink responsibly 
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| | Posted: Apr 15 2008, 16:29 PM |
Quote:crankyharold at Apr 15 2008, 15:50 PM wrote
how do the chavvy lot that have wandered into our neck of the woods even afford the extortionate prinny Ave Prices, i thought that would scare 'em off but they're still bouncing back, in most cases, literally.
Every bar on the 'Ave has bouncers outside it even though theres never any trouble, i say they use their door staff to turn away this rough looking lot, not perve on em
They dont buy the drinks...they mine sweep. Have you ever noticed that your drink goes missing when a chav is about...
That is a good thing about a local pub though...there are no need for bouncers because people know the landlord...they respect his premisis and the patrons look after the place.
I have possibly had 2 bits of trouble in the last year. Both instigated by chavs...and both were sorted by regulars.
Finally, that is the reason why the drinks are so expensive...bouncers are VERY expensive...and they have to be paid. 
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| | Posted: Apr 16 2008, 16:29 PM |
to crankyharold, yes i AM local thank you very much, are YOU?
punk youths on a friday seems all to scarey for me im afraid wkd.
I'm more of a clubbin gal.....dont do pub crawls anymore because its too expensive! i prefer to have a few at a mates house before hittin the clubs! x
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| | Posted: Apr 16 2008, 17:12 PM |
Quote:discodog at Apr 16 2008, 16:29 PM wrote
to crankyharold, yes i AM local thank you very much, are YOU?
punk youths on a friday seems all to scarey for me im afraid wkd.
I'm more of a clubbin gal.....dont do pub crawls anymore because its too expensive! i prefer to have a few at a mates house before hittin the clubs! x
Not a problem...we all have different tastes. Whats good for one is not necessarily good for another. Just like Prinny ave. It may be good for some but not others.
If your more of a clubbin gal, try the "Musique" nights we host. Electro indie at its best.
(see my top friends on www.myspace.com/wkdwalker)
Finally, for now anyway, anyone else have any suggestions on a night to host. Ill give it a go and have a laugh while doing it.
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| | Posted: Apr 17 2008, 11:00 AM |
bingo night
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| | Posted: Apr 17 2008, 11:01 AM |
decent band night?
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| | Posted: May 12 2008, 16:09 PM |
rocky horror show night!
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