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My mate Roy from Croydon! It's strange who you meet along the way...
Arrive in Sofia and check into my dorm to find this semi naked bear of a man in the bunk under me. He must be late 40's looks 6"4 ish with huge broad shoulders and looks like he just walked out of the NFL. He looks like John Coffey from the green mile crossed with Louis Armstrong. Clearly border out of his mind he was itching for something to do ad someone to chat with. Having just arrived from an 8 hour bus my chat was.... Below it's usual level of greatness!
Anyway I discover Roy has a flat in Bansko and come to Bulgaria 2months a year a always stops at the hostel on his way there. Roy is hilarious, he is definitely a man where his personality is big enough to meet his physical appearance. We chat for a bit, it's 10.30 and I head to go to bed.
"hey mark, fancy a drink, I know a wee place" my hand already in the door pauses. "It would be rude not to!"
We grab out wallets descend the stairs of the hostel leave the front door turn right, duck under an archway I didn't even see in the street lightless back alley and then descend another 2 flights below the ground.
We arrive in what can only be described as a pimped out old school bunker. The heavily tattoo barman greets Roy like an old mate as two local beers turn up.
10 mins later I realise Roy stands and struts over to a little booth. Slightly concerned he is the local drug baron I keep subtlety keep an eye on him in case I need to leg it, but to my utter shock discover he is the guest DJ, he plonks himself beyond the decks as the music changes from kasabien to heavy house as Roy erupts with an almighty raw "SOFIA ARE YOU READY!!!!!!"
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