London Meet Up - July 9th

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Thu May 26, 2005 10:17 am

Now that I've done a Lazarus, I'm looking at a London meet up on Saturday 9th July (venue to be decided).

Who's available? It would be great to meet some of the newer members as well as some of the older ones who have yet to join us. And we could do with some female company to mediate when we discuss hair, make up and recipes.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Thu May 26, 2005 5:50 pm

Count me in, though I need to be up early Sunday to head to Cornbury with my family and tent for an evening with Elvis.

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:26 am

I think I'm ok for that day.

C'mon Gilli - you're long overdue!

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Fri May 27, 2005 5:22 pm

If you did this in mid-September, I could be convinced...

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Tue May 31, 2005 10:14 am

MBA - Well, we try to meet up often. If you're around mid-September then I'm sure we could fix it up. We try to welcome our trans-Atlantic cousins. Just ask WhoShotSam and Muggy.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:57 am

When we all met for the Hammersmith show in February, did anyone take DrJ's phone number? He said he wanted to join us if he could the next time we arranged a meet up. I've PM'd him. If you've got his number can you give him a call.

So far it's

VG
Otis
BWAP
SoLack

ie the usual suspects!

Anyone else?

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:16 pm

He's abandoned us! I scribbled down an address, but no number. Not even sure I can locate the address...

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:47 pm

Oh dear, been invited to a 40th, looks like I can't make this night now. Sept sounds promising...

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:04 am

The London meet up is still on although there's only myself, SoLacklusre and Boy With A Problem at the moment. We'll be meeting up in the afternoon although we haven't decided where yet.

Anyone else is more than welcome to join us. Feel free to PM me and I'll give you my mobile number. As ever ladies, form an orderly queue.

The first beer is on me!

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 11:24 am

sorry folks - I have a VE fancy dress night to go to!

anjabro · Post by **anjabro** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 4:46 pm

What area are we talking, cos I might be in West London on the 9th...?

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:26 am

Well we had a nice sober drink on Saturday!

Unfortunately anjabro was unable to join us which was a shame and DrJ is in Dublin until today.

I'm beginning to think it must be us...

Myself, BWAP and Solack met up on Saturday at about 4pm and hit a few pubs as well as having a meal in Chinatown.

We had a few drinks. The one over the eight really was less than one and more like four...

Mrs VG went to the theatre again with her girl friends to see Mary Poppins so we travelled to London together. We left each other at the train station as we went separate ways but I felt really choked and heavy eyed when I left her. The West End was very eerie. There was - as you would expect - a lot of police around but it was quiet. I was walking along to meet the others and couldn't hear any noise yet the streets were quite busy.

Whilst we were on a pub crawl there were only a couple of occasions when we were reminded of what had actually happened over the last couple of days. I met up with Mrs VG at 10.45pm and we caught the train back at 11pm. SoLack and BWAP had just ordered another drink when I had to leave them.

It was a great day (even a hangover and spending 3 hours out in the garden yesterday couldn't dampen it!) and we might try and meet again in September as one of the board members may be in town.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:18 pm

Sorry I couldn't join you, and hope to be for a September sesh. Was thinking how it must have been odd to be out in London that night. Not as weird as Birmingham, though.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:35 am

Sorry, my dear friends, but I won't be in London after all...I was going to take a few weeks off work, but decided to quit altogether. I haven't given notice yet; it's a long sort of quitting, the kind you save up for, but I do have plans for afterwards...big, exciting plans...secret plans...

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:12 am

miss buenos aires wrote:...but I do have plans for afterwards...big, exciting plans...secret plans...

Is this is the one where we run away together

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:35 am

A public thanks to VG and BWAP, a good day. Met up, drank some, drank some more, ate some, drank lots more, my idea of a day well spent.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:38 am

so lacklustre wrote:A public thanks to VG and BWAP, a good day. Met up, drank some, drank some more, ate some, drank lots more, my idea of a day well spent.

Oh
and talked Elvis
and sports
and other music
and discussed politely our feelings for other board members (honest).

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:29 pm

'Politely' is a relief.

I'm going to King's Cross tomorrow. The thought of it is spooking me. I guess statistically it's unlikely that there's more danger, although there have been mentions of police fears that more is on the way. But that's irrelevant anyway, it's the psychological impact of it. Brought home to me today by hearing of a colleague's sis who was on the tube yesterday and it came to a stop between stations for no apparent reason, and then after a while the driver said he was trying to find out what was happening. The sis freaked out, understandably. I'm a calm sort, but would have been seriously rattled. I keep thinking about poor Miriam Hyman. One day you're at an open air gig by your favourite singer, and a few days later this has happened...

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:07 am

Otis Westinghouse wrote:'Politely' is a relief.

You were the exception Otis

I think I declared I was in love with at least 5 board members...

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:07 am

...excluding the two that were there obviously

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:04 pm

Damn, wish I 'd been there. Can you repeat their names next time? I can guess at least three of them, maybe all 5!

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 11:13 am

I had a great time as well - I counted five pubs and a restaurant with more than one at most of the stops. I finally got out of bed around noon on Saturday.

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:21 pm

Dang, I missed a good'un....

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:44 pm

You mean noon on Sunday you've got your days befuddled. I was drinking again by noon on Sunday.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:19 am

Otis Westinghouse wrote:Damn, wish I 'd been there. Can you repeat their names next time? I can guess at least three of them, maybe all 5!

It was at least five Otis. There were probably plenty more.

Muggy - we've already had the pleasure of drinking with you for a few hours. Next time we meet we'll have to make it a whole day.