Gangsta Kitty

Modern R n' B does not fall under Miss Kitty's favourite genre of music purely for the fact that it has become as hollow and commercial as any other pop trite, and promotes an unhealthy perception of women (though I do have a soft spot for Justin Timberlake).

However, G, Miss Kitty's little sister cannot get enough of it and so when she discovered that Thursday is R n' B night at Bar Equal, she begged yours truly to go with her.

The plan was to first have a family meal in Honor Oak Tandoori and then to cross over the road and spend the rest of the night in Bar Equal. Sounded good.

MK and R got to the Honor Oak Tandoori plenty early and ordered two shots of sambucca (flames and coffee beans included) to kick-start the evening. Forty-five minutes and 6 poppadoms later and still waiting for G and lil A to turn up. When they do turn up, they're not alone..G has brought her dyke friend and A has bought two of his friends, who although are now 18, look very pre-pubescent.

Anyways, some took advantage of the Thursday 'Happy Night Meal' which is £6.95 for four courses, but Miss Kitty ordered her food separately as she was feeling like having a little seafood. Therefore, King Prawn Butterfly for starters!

After, MK paid by card for the entire group's happy night meal(!), we went across to Bar Equal where the bass was thumping through the dark, steamy windows. Inside was a completely different story though. Maturish couples were sipping glasses of beer, and two tipsy girls were dancing in the dark, the green glow of the DJ's light illuminating them like devillish sprites.

Despite that, Miss Kitty actually enjoyed the music. It wasn't modern day R 'n B at all, but proper old school classics such as Mary J Blige's 'Real Love', En Vogue's "Never Gonna Get It" and Boyz II Men's "Motownphilly" and Jade's "Don't Walk Away", and whilst MK sat bopping away whilst sipping her White Russian, the youts looked at her in shock!

Yes kids, as Tori once said "I think there are pieces of me you've never seen"