We're thirsty.
And frankly, we're sick of being told what to do all the time. Drink this. Eat that. Run here. Stretch there. Top up your Oyster. Be nice to your sister. Don't drive on the railway tracks. Blahblahblah.
If you are too, then here's an offer you might be interested in: Free-for-all-to-attend Lovestruck Laissez Faire Drinks.
Every so often, we 'ghost-host' drinks nights. This means that we won't make a big thing about being there. Or a small thing. We'll just... be. (It's terribly zen.) So, as we won't be rolling up, there's no entry fee, no RSVP, no nametags, no games and no rules.
Just the knowledge that a higher-than-average number of single people will be there on that particular night. And the next one is just around the metaphorical time-corner:
LOVESTRUCK DOES
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Carbon Bar is a fantastic, stylish - and very spacious - ground floor level and alfresco bar right in the centre of town.
Even better news is that their Happy Hour runs from 5-7pm - 30% off all drinks (except draught beer)!
Simply ask for a red straw or write an 'L' on the back of your drinking hand (entirely optional), drink and enjoy the higher-than-average chance of some gorgeous Lovestrucker spotting your straw or 'L' and chatting you up. (Or chatting up someone with a straw or 'L', if you're feeling proactive.)
So forward this invite to all your single friends/colleagues and bring a friend/colleague or five. They don't have to be a Lovestrucker. They don't even have to be single. Hell, they don't even have to be your friend. That's the beauty of this night, baby. It's all about fun.
The Lovestruck Laissez-Faires are the now the hottest ticket in town for single professionals, so please turn up as early as possible to guarantee entry. Going solo? Or just fancy a meeting point? Well, look closely and you may well see a table reserved under the name 'Mr Struck'...
Here are videos of some recent Laissez-Faires:
Lovestruck Did Carbon Bar, 7 April 2011
Music: Zero, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Lovestruck Did Patch Bar, 23 Feb 2011
Music: From dusk 'til dawn, Ladyhawke
Lovestruck Did Clerkenwell House, 9 Feb 2011
Music: London Town, Man Like Me
Lovestruck Did Patch Bar, 12 Jan 2011
Music: Echo Beach, Martha and the Muffins
Lovestruck Did Clerkenwell House, 1 Dec 2010
Music: Strict Machine, Goldfrapp
Lovestruck Did The Hoxton Pony, 17 November 2010
Music: Fancy Footwork, Chromeo
Lovestruck Did City Arts and Music Project, 20 October 2010
Music: Two Hands, The Ting Tings
Lovestruck Did Neo Bar, 22 September 2010
Music: Atomic, Blondie
Lovestruck Did Clerkenwell House, 19 August 2010
Music: Put 'Em High, Stonebridge
Filming courtesy of Thomas Edward Freeman.