sidcow Posted October 25, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) It's definitely way more difficult to get served now. I took my lad to Southampton away when he was 17. That horrible one with El Ghazi lying on the floor. Shudders. Even whilst with me the barman approached him and asked for ID. Wouldn't let him continue drinking when he couldn't produce ID. Edited October 25, 2021 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 14 hours ago, Stevo985 said: I also think it’s much harder for underage kids to get into places that serve alcohol these days. Even when I first started going out (less than 20 years ago) you could get away with hilarious fake IDs. I used to scan my passport into the computer, use photoshop to change the birth year and then print it out. And use that printout as my passport. These days you need actually legit ID Oh yes - I did the same! (Was actually pretty pleased with myself tbh) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 25, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2021 40 minutes ago, bobzy said: Oh yes - I did the same! (Was actually pretty pleased with myself tbh) Oh yeah it looked great. It's just the thought of a bouncer these days accepting a printout as ID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 40 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Oh yeah it looked great. It's just the thought of a bouncer these days accepting a printout as ID I got challenged on it once and replied along the lines of "I don't want to take my actual passport on a night out in case I lose it" - was accepted, in I go. The best one was at the old Academy (I doubt they cared) where a bunch of us went with the same IDs. One lad had forgotten his, was asked his D.O.B. and went one year the wrong way making himself 16 rather than 18. No issue, in you go 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 25, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, bobzy said: I got challenged on it once and replied along the lines of "I don't want to take my actual passport on a night out in case I lose it" - was accepted, in I go. The best one was at the old Academy (I doubt they cared) where a bunch of us went with the same IDs. One lad had forgotten his, was asked his D.O.B. and went one year the wrong way making himself 16 rather than 18. No issue, in you go The old Academy was where I'd use mine (with the same excuse as to why I had a printout) Ramshackle on a Friday night. Unreal scenes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: The old Academy was where I'd use mine (with the same excuse as to why I had a printout) Ramshackle on a Friday night. Unreal scenes Pretty bizarre that we were likely attending the same nights, regularly, at the same time whilst using the same fake ID trick to get in but don't know each other at all and have only found out about this on a football forum some 18(ish) years later. Quite enjoy when life does things like that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 25, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, bobzy said: Pretty bizarre that we were likely attending the same nights, regularly, at the same time whilst using the same fake ID trick to get in but don't know each other at all and have only found out about this on a football forum some 18(ish) years later. Quite enjoy when life does things like that If it was 18 years ago then yep that would be around the time I was going regularly 2002-2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Had this conversation with my wife a few weeks ago, she was utterly baffled by the holding hands with a random girl technique, the credit card argument, the payslip argument, she thought I was lying about putting your black socks over your white trainers too 5th avenue in Manchester got me a few years back, they claimed that they ID'd everyone on the door due to big brother watching, if you got caught dealing or doing drugs, fighting or anything no good in there they could recognise your face, shit thing was 29 year old me didn't have ID, my 30 year old mate did and he was cleanly shaven whereas I was fully bearded, they still weren't having it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: If it was 18 years ago then yep that would be around the time I was going regularly 2002-2004 That's when I'd have been at college, so yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HanoiVillan Posted October 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Stevo985 said: If it was 18 years ago then yep that would be around the time I was going regularly 2002-2004 2 hours ago, bobzy said: That's when I'd have been at college, so yes I dunno why, but it seems like a disproportionately large chunk of the members of this forum are within a couple of years of this age (and yes, same here). 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I remember ordering a fake ID off the web. Some college in Chichester or something. Got me in all around town. It also helped I was a chubby chubster with a decent bum fluff growth at 15/16. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Also the Jug of Ale in Moseley did not give a flying f*** if you were 15, 16 or 82. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 4 hours ago, Stevo985 said: If it was 18 years ago then yep that would be around the time I was going regularly 2002-2004 Was that the one on Dale End? I used to go semi regularly around 2002-2003. I remember staggering out one night, into the road and getting hit by a taxi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I was a snobs man, very rarely went to ramshackle, not sure why, probably because of drinking in the sunflower lounge beforehand The one at the new academy did a run about ten years back of putting a band on at about 1am for an hour, saw the view and a couple of others that are a blur, if they'd have done that mid 00s when indie bands were 10 a penny I'd have been a regular 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 2 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: I dunno why, but it seems like a disproportionately large chunk of the members of this forum are within a couple of years of this age (and yes, same here). I agree. My theory (probably wrong) is that people in our age range are the generation that grew up on the net using forums/message boards/user groups, and we still prefer them to the newer methods of discussion like Facebook / Discord / social media, etc. Lots of great forums I used to be on have been lost to the dreaded Facebook Groups. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, Xela said: I agree. My theory (probably wrong) is that people in our age range are the generation that grew up on the net using forums/message boards/user groups, and we still prefer them to the newer methods of discussion like Facebook / Discord / social media, etc. Lots of great forums I used to be on have been lost to the dreaded Facebook Groups. I'm sure that's the exact reason, I doubt it would occur to many younger fans to look for a 'Villa forum'. Me, I still pine for the golden age of blogs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 25, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2021 1 minute ago, HanoiVillan said: I'm sure that's the exact reason, I doubt it would occur to many younger fans to look for a 'Villa forum'. Me, I still pine for the golden age of blogs. Blogs? Newfangled rubbish. The Villa email list was where it was at. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted October 25, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted October 25, 2021 21 minutes ago, Xela said: Was that the one on Dale End? I used to go semi regularly 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 12 hours ago, Xela said: Was that the one on Dale End? I used to go semi regularly around 2002-2003. I remember staggering out one night, into the road and getting hit by a taxi! An old school mate of mine was being chased by the bouncers around the academy and managed to run onto the awning above the main entrance and fall off. Smashed his face up pretty badly but, thankfully, no broken bones...or death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 26, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted October 26, 2021 13 hours ago, Xela said: Was that the one on Dale End? I used to go semi regularly around 2002-2003. I remember staggering out one night, into the road and getting hit by a taxi! Yep that was the one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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