Nipclub June 25th, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift

It was Sergeant Pepper’s theme night!

The FIFA game between the USA and Turkey was on the big screen in the bar! Pearl had fun red drinks and cookies shaped like vinyl records set out as I arrived. Goooaoooooolllllllll! USA scored again! Woot Woot!

Moo wanted to celebrate with a drink at the bar after she finished her shift. Paraguay and Australia had also played today.

Pearl and I talked about the weather as usual: rain at my human’s home, and some hail, too! Jeego sent us some smoked salmon from the Pacific Northwest, so Pearl sliced it up and served it to everyone. FIFA’s extensive games, team rivalries, and overall complexity proved difficult for us to comprehend. We pulled up a huge chart of the teams, and it just confused us more.

The UK experienced extreme heat, reported Harvey, while Turkey secured victory over the USA. Oh, well. We had more food and stronger drinks after that match!

Angus, Louis, and I started LATE NITE, and the whole point of the party is The Beatles’ Seargeant Pepper album, so we listened to The Beatles’ music until we closed! LATE NITE centers on music. Louis and Angus tried to figure out what to play.

I realized no one had seen Gator, and Pearl wasn’t sure if he had arrived or if he was shadow banned again. We looked around and figured he left after making all the food! Gator had made gorgeous cupcakes with tiny buttercream yellow submarines on them.

Delightful!

Out came the purple cocktails, and we danced to retro Beatles’ songs! Some songs, like those by Lenny Kravitz, stood out.

Pearl served an incredible peanut butter cheesecake with Reese’s peanut butter cups and chocolate ganache. It was like creamy, dreamy candy. The music was fun and nostalgic, and the drinks were flowing! Conversations about music began: should we select additional Beatles tracks, or introduce variety with other artists? I suggested early Beatles and maybe a few British Invasion songs.

Pearl left the bar to me, so I helped with food and beverages for another hour. Someone mentioned bangers and mash after I asked if anyone wanted noms, so I served a delicious British Isles favorite dinner.

Anyway, it turned into a British Invasion music festival with some added stout and Strawberry Fields Forever cocktails. We had so much fun dancing and we listened to The Rolling Stones, Traffic, Dusty Springfield, The Raspberries, etc. Louis and I talked while he was in the DJ booth, and I mixed drinks and set out desserts for the diehard LATE NITE crew.

We had fun, and we stayed up very late, 1-1/2 hours after Pearl left! It might have been a record. Music made us forget what time it was!

Until next week!

Slinky the Cat

Nipclub, June 18th, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift

Game and fish night? We’ve gone fishing!

I had a squad car, a nifty uniform, and I checked fishing licenses. Gator, Pearl, Jeego, and the usual crowd were there, and Moo had just finished her barktending shift, so she will return later.

I had to check Jeego’s fishing license as she had a huge golden fish. Is that legal? Pearl served Hamm’s beer and custom ‘gone fishing’ cookies while I questioned Jeego. She said, “No license,” so I blew my whistle and ran after her.

Jeego ran off while Gator asked if cats could fish without a license. I said, “Not in this park!” I wrote Jeego a ticket, but Jeego had disappeared! I figured she wouldn’t hide for very long, especially when we started grilling all the fish that we’d legally caught.

Pearl served up some salmon Gator made; butterflied, grilled and served with lemon slices and ocean-blue cocktails with candy fish floating in them. 

Mizz Bassie showed up. Everyone was busily chatting; I couldn’t keep up as I had to go out and patrol the park.

Raven showed up and said something about her human rinsing hair dye out of her hair. Sounds like a typical human thing to do, dyeing their fur!

Jeego still lurked about, and Pearl served blackened fish with lemon and butter, with a selection of wines. TJS arrived and LATE NITE started on time. We drank wine and snarfed down buttery fish.

Bunty showed up; haven’t seen him for ages! He’s a major in the Zombie Squad, ZSHQ. Louis arrived and negotiated with Angus for DJ booth rights and playlists for LATE NITE.

Chefs in the Nipclub kitchens prepared a special dessert, maple pecan sourdough pudding cake à la mode! Wow meow! Oh, and flying fish-flavored beer. No, wait! Flying Fish brand lemon-flavored beer!

We danced to goth symphonic metal music (Nightwish), served up by Louis in the DJ booth! We all danced! However, Louis had a counterpoint music set with Jimmy Buffett songs! What a contrast! I couldn’t wrap my head around it. Louis found some techno with throat singing that was mind-blowing! I’m a new fan of Ummet Ozcan! Louis killed it with the more obscure music, such as Lacuna Coil, and in a total counterattack, Angus played Christopher Cross, “Sailing!” Then Nightwish vs. another Christopher Cross song. It was the weirdest musical combination I’d ever witnessed.

After Pearl went home, I made some blue drinks in fish-shaped tumblers and smoked salmon canapés. Then I caught Angus fishing illegally, so I wrote him a ticket. As I gave it to him, I mentioned paying a fine, and he asked what it was: Could he pay $5 or could he clean up the bar? Angus tried to get out of the fine and tried to convince me he could sing for his supper. No way; clean up or sign up for the 16-hour online course about fishing rules and etiquette. Gator asked if there was a test, and Angus considered his options.

Louis went back into the DJ booth and played a few rock songs by Ghost and Rob Zombie. He played a classic Rob Zombie tune, “Dracula,” to close out the night.

Moo showed up for a final nightcap and snack, and I escorted her to her car and closed down the bar. I never found Jeego again, so I’ll mail the ticket or save it until next week!

Until next week!

Slinky the Cat

Nipclub Sekurity Report, Thursday, June 11, 2026, Late Shift

We were in Australia tonight for the historic gold rush! It’s a ye olde timey party with grainy, sepia-toned avatars. Harvey, K-Boi, and Pearl were here, as was chef and fashion designer Gator.

While spelunking near Lightning Ridge, prior to arriving, I discovered an opal, though no gold. Lightning Ridge produced the world’s best black opals. We were basically camping and having fun panning for bits of gold, and we had the best provisions.

Pearl made beautifully moist skillet brownies as our starter; sweet treats for the miners! Pearl mentioned she found one small opal some time ago.

Raven was lurking, and K-Boi mentioned horrendously windy weather where he is: 65 miles per hour winds! What? Pearl said that’s normal where she is. Whoa! That seemed like a hurricane to me.

Tiger Tommy, the NASCAR kitty, showed up! He’d been in the outback DJ booth and snuck out and surprised us. He’s filling in for Alfie tonight. Tiger Tommy played Australian bands like AC/DC, the Split Endz, and more. He’s usually here much earlier, so I rarely see him.

Pearls served some savories, such as Shepherd’s pie and sausage rolls. There was a delicious stew, too. Apparently, typical outback miner grub!

If this is what the miners were eating, then sign me up!

Mizz Bassie showed up just in time for our feast! Pearl showed us a cool, vintage advertisement from what looked like the 1950s that featured slices of Treat lunch meat with pineapple.

The colors and graphics were excellent. Treat is like Spam, but a unique brand; a Spam analogue. So we talked about Treat vs. Spam. Very exciting discussion!

Harvey’s human took a painting workshop, and he showed us a work in progress, a beautiful illustration of a frog prince. It looked like the artist used watercolor paints, and the vibrant colors included greens with purple and pink.

LATE NITE began with more Australian music!

Pearl served us some Aussie cheesecake jelly slices that were something new to a few of us. Its appearance was quite striking, featuring cookie crumbs at its foundation, cheesecake within, plus a vivid fruit gelatin layer crowning it.

It was superb!

Pearl and Mizz Bassie became too tired to stay any later, and then Raven left so it was the LATE LATE NITE crew, and I was behind the bar.

Moo arrived late, just in time for me to open a nice bottle of Australian Shiraz and pour 2 glasses as she sat at the bar.

LATE NITE turned into a music-sharing session again, with The Hu, Digeridoo music, Somelinez, etc. We listened to all kinds of cool music: throat singing, indigenous voices, heavy metal bagpipes, and shamisen!

Our fun was so great that we lost track of time and LATE NITE continued an hour later than planned.

I served mini Shepards pies, coffee and cognac for our nightcaps. The discussion and listening were rewarding, as we all learned some new musical influences.

Until next week! 

Slinky_the_Cat, NipClub Sekurity

Nipclub, June 4th, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift

It’s a psychedelic 60s pawty!

Everyone was excited because Gator was back! He made sekurity the grooviest uniforms; we wore tie-dye suits with matching sunglasses.

Harvey and Raven were there when I arrived. I hadn’t seen Raven for ages! She gave me a kiss on the cheek, which made me blush! Harvey’s mum had a cold, so I asked Pearl to send her a cup of hot tea.

Mizz Bassie showed up in her psychedelic vintage VW bug. Pearl was serving pink petit fours and lava lamp shots. So trippy! Harvey admired Mizz Bassie’s car.

Harvey, Mizz, and Raven talked about the weather, particularly rain, and Harvey said they have a garden where his humans planted round carrots. Gardens are always fun to explore.   

Calm security meant no spammers emerged. Our JustGiving link worked great and didn’t attract unwanted spam zombies. I checked the cameras throughout the night, but there was not much to report.

Pearl served a cool cocktail that reminded me of a tiki drink, and I asked if we’d ever had a tiki-themed party? A retro-luau, Trader Vic’s style shindig? No one remembered such an event, and Gator thought it was a fun idea, so he added it to the July pawty lineup.

I’m excited about listening to surf rock, Latin jazz and drinking out of pineapples! Count me in!

Delicious pesto pizza, prepared by Pearl, awaited guests at the bar when TJS arrived promptly to greet attendees.

Gator really loves pesto! We talked about tiki and how to make pesto, including variations with different nuts and herbs, etc. Pearl wasn’t that familiar with it, so we helped her with suggestions and recipes. Pearl said pine nuts grow in her area, so that was a bonus!

After the pizza, she made fresh grilled trout with fruit salsa and more psychedelic cocktails.

LATE NITE crept in, and all the discussion about pesto made us lose track of time so that we forgot about the music! The DJ booth stood empty, prompting me to encourage Angus to play music for us.

While waiting for Angus to get ready, I jumped into the booth and started playing a few late 60s classic songs from The Kinks, Traffic, and The Doors, keeping it psychedelic. Then Angus stepped into the DJ booth and played The Turtles and Simon & Garfunkel. It was so fun tag-teaming the music.

After Pearl left, I made some snacks: violet-colored Aviation cocktails and empanadas. TJS showed up for a proper conversation while we wound it down.

We had a lot of fun towards the end when Angus wore a wreath of flowers on his head and bopped in the DJ booth. We compared tails: his nubby and mine twisted, so we decided we were both special kittehs.

I served a nightcap and then closed the bar. It was too late to stay up any longer!

Until next week!

Slinky the Cat