Happy birthday Paul Jackson and The New Adelphi. Unless you've been living in a cave in recent weeks, the celebrations around the legendary Hull music venue's 30th anniversary have been hard to miss.
Tonight, The Kaiser Chiefs are playing down De Grey Street to mark the occasion.
My own Adelphi years were between 1985 and 1990, when I wrote a music column in the Mail.
Those were days of local bands such as Pink Noise, The Gargoyles, Coyote Trap, Death By Milkfloat and The Velvetones.
They appeared along with an eclectic mix of national, and occasional international, talent lured to Hull probably under some false pretence by Jacko and his faithful companion, Yosser, the club's resident springer spaniel.
They were great, if slightly fuzzy, nights. So, instead of a birthday card, here's my own five favourite Adelphi moments, in no particular order of merit.
The 1986 Adelphi Christmas Party: Packed to the rafters, the place erupted when "mystery guests" Paul Heaton and Stan Cullimore stepped on stage to perform Caravan Of Love.
The Bhundu Boys: The Zimbabwean band's early visits to De Grey Street produced some of the most infectious music I've ever experienced. Tragedy sadly followed, with three band members dying of Aids and lead singer Biggie Tembo committing suicide in a psychiatric hospital.
The La's: Recalling the same gig I saw, Hull author Russ Litten once wrote: "The La's played what I later discovered to be their debut album, more or less in the order it appeared on the vinyl. Each one of these songs was astonishing, absolutely jaw-droppingly perfect. And they played them as if their lives depended on them."
I couldn't agree more.
The Primitives: The indie pop band were riding high with their single, Crash, when they arrived in Hull.
Afterwards, in owner Paul Jackson's upstairs flat, a huge fight erupted among various band members while I attempted to interview singer Tracy sitting on a battered sofa.
"They're always like this," she sighed as thrashing bodies tumbled around us.
Bad Manners: A typical Adelphi night. With the band running late, Jacko was pulling his hair out worrying about a no-show. Finally, they arrive and play a storming set before lead singer Buster Bloodvessel brings the evening to a close by emptying a bucket of water over his head.
