Delightful Delectations At Diu
Having ventured forth to this, one of the clubbing scene’s hottest tickets, back in March, we pretty much haven’t looked back, Room Service filling our weekly schedule of showings with increasing regularity and despite competition in the form of Gigolo having sprung up in Soho, it seems that the penchant for Jodie Harsh’s prolific Thursday party has not dampened at all. Indeed, as we arrived at what we thought was a very reasonable & queue avoiding time of 10.30 pm., we were faced with close on a 30 minute wait as more privileged others streamed into the club, plus with no JJ on duty, for good reason as he was celebrating his birthday downstairs, we simply had to sit it out, guestlist guy Jack clearly having his hands full managing the situation. So, it was down to Steve Pitron to rescue this our latest Room Service session, he popping up between tracks to fish us out of the queue, Jack’s surprised look saying it all, but our fortunes quickly switching as we were ushered into Diu’s downstairs in an instant, right behind D.J. legend Tom Stephan & prominent promoter Laurent Chaumet, both here to savour a little French sauciness courtesy of host porn star Francois Sagat.
So, with our trip back on track, we headed straight for the Diu D.J. booth where Mr Pitron was spinning some serious & uplifting sounds, his beaming smile evidence of his pleasure we had joined his & friend Jess’s company, our live nibble sized tweeting already into full swing as we headed to the bar for refreshments, weaving our way through the tightly packed party people already gracing this Room Service romp with their presence. Back by the booth & it was clear Steve was in a playful mood, picking out terrific track after track that were already sending our emotions racing, that now infamous rollercoaster ride playing out in front of Jess & everyone around, first “Waiting For You” striking poignant resonance with our plight a little earlier, then the outstanding “Offshore” adding to our emotions. But with Diu’s dedicated but overzealous security guard standing next to the D.J. booth like a centurion, short of holding Mr Pitron hostage, there was plenty to keep our trademark tears in check, not least the captivating company of Jess, soon joined by the marvellous Minty, fierce partner in crime Lexi and then by Room Service’s scenestress supreme, Jodie Harsh, French fancy Francois Sagat in close call.
Rapture At Room Service
With Steve’s superb set over, his curtain call to our cavorting being the brilliant “You Will Remember”, it was now the turn of Shoreditch son Kris Di Angelis to select the sounds and he started superbly, treating us to a tech house twist of the disco dipped “Acapella”, neatly followed by a brilliant Beyonce bootleg, “run the world” a rapturous re-work by the tremendous Tom Stephan who popped up to tell us all as we bopped to the tracks bouncy beats. And it seemed the whole of Room Service, like they had for Steve’s set, were having a terrific time in the hands of Mr Di Angelis, the party alight with action & showing no signs of relenting. Plus having held court with Jodie for a while, along with an intro to the impressive in the flesh Francois, not to mention catching up with birthday boy J.J., our exemplary evening couldn’t have been more complete, the regal treatment by Room Service’s royalty sealing the deal on our delightful delectations at Diu, leaving us to say, “…it’s ready, steady go for the review…” (DISCO MATT)