Sunday Afternoon FAP 9th Nov [FELICITY IS HERE!!]

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Hey kids, as uncle tim don't do that thread starting thing, he would like me to point out that there will be a FAP this sunday afternoon in london as the delightful Felicity Redwell is in town and deserves to be shown a good time. As yet no venue has been agreed on, but somewhere central-ish can be assumed (possibility of the calthorpe).

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 09:57 (twenty-one years ago)

...or if anyone else has any better ideas...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 09:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Is Calthorpe open Sunday?

― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 09:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Arrrr, I'm supposed to go to a big party on the 9th. When is this there FAP?

― kate (kate), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 10:01 (twenty-one years ago)

HI DERE

― Amazing Randy (Amazing Randy), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 10:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I believe the calthorpe is open on sunday, if no there is always the Gunmakers.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 10:13 (twenty-one years ago)

i'll try and pop down if i can get all my stuff moved into new house in time

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 10:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll be there... where is this Calthorpe of which you speak?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 10:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Grays Inn Road, about halfway from kings cross

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 10:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll pop up there and find out if its open on Sunday.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 10:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Calthorpe Arms

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 10:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, hang on, we've all been there, haven't we?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 10:34 (twenty-one years ago)

we did the rude crossword there

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 10:40 (twenty-one years ago)

We have done dirty crosswords in many places.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 10:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah yes, free food and hapless bar staff... a fine choice.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 10:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Start time 12pm. Obv.

(I've got to get a flight later in the afternoon so this will be a rolling fap).

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 10:45 (twenty-one years ago)

felicity do you plan to hop the eurostar and visit me?

― amateur!st (amateurist), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 10:46 (twenty-one years ago)

(sobbing into my mango shake)

― amateur!st (amateurist), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 10:46 (twenty-one years ago)

felcity's here??? i had no idea!

anyway sunday afternoon sounds like a good idea. it's my best friend & flatmate's birthday party the previous night, though, so i may be suffering from epic ruin.

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 10:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah... irritatingly, this clashes with me finding out that Kylie is #1 and Johnny Cash hasn't made the top 40 (chart set to be rather dull this week, annoyingly). Soz.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 11:07 (twenty-one years ago)

bring a Walkman (with radio) and a notepad silly.

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 11:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Pete, noon is suicidally early to start one of these things. I'm all fort a rolling FAP but what sort of time do sane (or truthful) people want to arrive?

I'll be there btw.

― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 12:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, if we can combine it with a PUB LUNCH (does this Calthorpe place serve Yorkshire Pud?)

― Her Royal Highness Queen Kate (kate), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 12:22 (twenty-one years ago)

I think it is time for my morning constitutional, I shall go and see.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 12:25 (twenty-one years ago)

A pub lunch is the best thing anyone's suggested so far. But a LATE pub lunch (ie about 2pm)?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 12:28 (twenty-one years ago)

This all seems like an excellent plan, particularly a latish pub lunch. Beer tastes better on Sundays.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 12:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Somewhere with a screen showing the Liverpool/United game might also be a good shout (although having both this + food + enough space to sit might be pushing it).

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 12:39 (twenty-one years ago)

if the weather's like it is today we may need a beer garden

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 12:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Drinking outside? Ew.

― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 12:51 (twenty-one years ago)

scared of a drive-by eh? YOU SHOULD BE

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 12:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I plan to arrive just after Stevem has left.

― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 12:57 (twenty-one years ago)

haha, will you be lurking round the corner peeping out every now and then to see if i'm still there?

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 13:00 (twenty-one years ago)

No I'll get one of my friends to telephone me once the SMELL has subsided.

― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 13:01 (twenty-one years ago)

not a fan of elderflower? shame

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 13:02 (twenty-one years ago)

My flight is at 4:40 so I have to leave about 2:30. So I suppose I could start at 12:30.

Suicidally early. I just wish they opened at 11 like on a normal day.

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

― biloxilido (gareth), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll go! Perhaps this time I might be able to say more than 3 words to Felicity to make up for my poor showing last time!

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 13:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Pete I could probably get there by 1, yard arms and that.

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 13:26 (twenty-one years ago)

the calthorpe has a telly which normally has the footy on, i'm assuming liverpool/manu is the super sunday match rather than the PPV, but they might have that as well...

...i'm toying with the idea of going to watford to watch the egg-chasing with mypete, but unsure yet, would still be back for a reasonable time.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Liverpool v manyoo is on at 1.45 on Skysports one. I has to be watched, the normal game is quite tasty too, but in the last minute I've forgotten what it is

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

gareth has the Biloxi Blues

http://www.damnthe.com/poster/acatalog/biloxi_blues_adv.jpg

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 13:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I can be there early for this - I'm quite prepared to drag myself out of bed early on a Sunday to meet again the wonderful Felicity (I didn't know she was in town either). I am keen to see the match too. I look forward to food info.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 13:44 (twenty-one years ago)

will Barry Lasagne be there?

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 13:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I hear he's quite tasty.

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

cheesy, with a dark crust

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Not to mention saucy

― Madchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 14:06 (twenty-one years ago)

frozen.

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 14:07 (twenty-one years ago)

The Calthorpe is indeed open on sunday from midday, lunch from midday to 2:30.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 14:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I shan't be along till much later.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 14:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Thank you, Carsmile!

Pub lunch yum! It will be wonderful to see everyone. I hope Starry will show me her legwarmers and/or her sweater with the dangly bits. I am terrible at rude crossword but I'd like to try. (5,3) Maybe someone can explain the rules of Liverpool v. Manchester roundball to me.

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 14:37 (twenty-one years ago)

it's all about the infringement re-starts, look out for Danny Murphy and his dead-ball winningness.

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

CRIPES the legwarmers. They have been unravelled several times but now I'm much quicker at the knitting and may be able to get them done in time to show you. I don't care what people say they are GRATE legwarmers!

I'm not sure if I have a sweater with dangly bits. *racks head*

But it sounds a good excuse to GET ONE.

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Shall we say from 1.00-1.30 in the Calthorpe, then?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

(5,3) is LUMPI JIZ, by the way - you now have three letters of 12 Across as well.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll be there at 1300 - hope they do good roast SPUDS.

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)

does starting early mean that proceedings are likely to continue well into the evening? cos i'm unlikely to make it any time before 6

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 15:17 (twenty-one years ago)

:) See everyone there nice and early.

― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 15:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I doubt I'll be staying until late doors but others might - does Felicity have evening plans?

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)

12:30 for me. With a rucksack full ov books.

I will be in Spain late doors.

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

With the Hairy Man?

― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

My evening plans, as always, are ruin.

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 15:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not sure if I have a sweater with dangly bits. *racks head*

You do, you do. The cool black jumper with the epic batwings.

Um, yes, what Toby said about the party and the ruin, except that C. is not my best mate or my flatmate.

― Anna (Anna), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 16:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah - I was thinking of dangly pom poms and the cardigan that used to have those sadly has gone kaput. I CAN WEAR MY SKIRT AGAIN hurrah! hurrah! hurrah! (as they wd say in HORNBLOWER).

― Sarah (starry), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 16:51 (twenty-one years ago)

bring a Walkman (with radio) and a notepad silly.

BUT I CANNOT DRAW HODDLE.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 16:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I can't go, must write essay :(

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 17:40 (twenty-one years ago)

cut and paste something off ile jel

― mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 17:46 (twenty-one years ago)

no one on ILE has written about the change from CD-Rom databases to web-based ones and the effect this has at an organisational and individual level. Hell, I don't even wanna write it.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 17:59 (twenty-one years ago)

You can adapt something from the Vice thread, surely?

Okay, if Pete is going to be there at 12.30 I'll aim at the same time. I'm up for a full day, I expect.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 18:20 (twenty-one years ago)

I will be there, best drinking boots on, set for a full day, loaded with Horse Power

― chris (chris), Wednesday, 5 November 2003 20:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Revive in case anyone missed this yesterday.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 6 November 2003 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

i've been so good this week as well, november is officially my month of (near)SOBRIETY AND CALM after MOR and before the inevitable month of gluttony that is december...

oh well, one day in the pub can't harm me too much, can it?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 6 November 2003 13:26 (twenty-one years ago)

famous last words

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 6 November 2003 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Question - which Ilx0r has just gone ahead and foolishly arranged to conduct a really important interview on Monday morning? Is it:

A - Matt DC
B - Matt DC
C - Amazing Randy
D - Matt DC

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 6 November 2003 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

pah, i am moving house on the SAME DAY as this FAP - beat that!

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 6 November 2003 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I am down south this weekend! BUT I am seeing parents, three grandparents, Camberley Marks & Spencer and possibly my sister. But my thoughts will be with you. Sigh. I hope you will come out to play some time between 20th and 24th November (it is my intention to prove to Mr Carsmile sir that November is most definitely not the month of sobriety and calm, hell no).

― Madchen (Madchen), Thursday, 6 November 2003 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

felicity ru only here on sunday? (as i am probbly otherwise engaged) (possibly not but it means convincing a friend who is i think more in need of quiet TLC to endure a roomful of intoxiweb mentalist strangers)

― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 6 November 2003 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

where did you find to live, stevem?

― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 6 November 2003 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

'Aringey Ladder innit

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 6 November 2003 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Hence why he is the Disputed Duke Of Harringey!

Will probably be at this FAP, but earlyish, as really fancy publunch, and have poety/music/hipster-type do to go to in the evening.

― Citizen Kate (kate), Thursday, 6 November 2003 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Gosh I wonder what the Duke of Harringay would have to say about this...

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 6 November 2003 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

he will say "fie!"

― mark s (mark s), Thursday, 6 November 2003 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Because the ! is what p!o!p! is all about!

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 6 November 2003 14:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Question - which Ilx0r has just gone ahead and foolishly arranged to conduct a really important interview on Monday morning? Is it:
A - Matt DC
B - Matt DC
C - Amazing Randy
D - Matt DC

Hm. I am guessing Matt DC, although I love the idea of an interview with Answer C ("HI DERE"). Anyway, I hope you can make pub lunch. I am very excited to try this Clerkenwell local.

― felicity (felicity), Thursday, 6 November 2003 19:17 (twenty-one years ago)

felicity do you plan to hop the eurostar and visit me?

Amst., the Eurostar from London is more expensive than round-trip e-fare to Paris from JFK this weekend ($202!) so I'd love to come another time.

Kate I really hope you come for pub lunch! Does Calthorpe do a real Sunnday lunch with Yorkshire pudding, those browned over potatoes, 3 veg, roast with mint and/or horseradish, rich desserts with heavy cream poured all over them, etc.? Yum yum. My stomach is growling.

mark s (and anyone else who cannot make the Calthorpe), I will be there a few more days so email me with your numbers if you'd like to get together.

I look forward to seeing all of you!

― felicity (felicity), Thursday, 6 November 2003 19:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Have a smashing time, Felicity...and they will ensure it.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 6 November 2003 21:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh trust me, not going to the pub is not an option - and if I have to sit interviewing a prospective employee while bleary-eyed and still reeking of booze than so be it.

If our last visit to the Calthorpe was anything to go by, I don't think its the sort of place to skimp on catering. Although I'm not sure about the rich desserts with heavy cream... can you actually BUY desserts in pubs?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 6 November 2003 21:48 (twenty-one years ago)

The fat cat in sheffield has an excellent apple crumble and custard, they have been pub of the year so dessert serving must at least be an aspiration.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 6 November 2003 22:09 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, but that is surely gastropub territory, serving desserts.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 6 November 2003 22:11 (twenty-one years ago)

apple crumble is not gastropub fare, think mille feuille.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 6 November 2003 22:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I have no idea what you are on about, Ed! Anything more complicated than crisps makes me suspicious in pubs.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 6 November 2003 22:13 (twenty-one years ago)

think plum duff on the same plate as your steak and kidney.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 6 November 2003 22:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Why would I want to think of something like that?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 6 November 2003 22:20 (twenty-one years ago)

it's cuisine à la anglaise i.e all on the same plate as opposed to à la française, same table, à la Russe, separate courses . ( think c. 18th C)

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 6 November 2003 22:24 (twenty-one years ago)

why are we talking about ludicrous eating habits of past centuries? I have been to this pub, and it did not strike me as that mad.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 6 November 2003 22:26 (twenty-one years ago)

He's trying to convince Kate to come to the pub, Martin. There will also be mead by the keg, ravenous hounds tearing at the scraps and bones thrown down from the table and a sleeping whore in the corner.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 6 November 2003 22:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope there will be fluffy little napkin (serviette?) dogs wandering around.

― felicity (felicity), Thursday, 6 November 2003 22:32 (twenty-one years ago)

That would be the Queen's lapdog.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 6 November 2003 22:32 (twenty-one years ago)

i cannot accept the existence of food in pubs

― charltonlido (gareth), Friday, 7 November 2003 00:08 (twenty-one years ago)

i believe they still serve azerbaijani ploughman's yak

charlton, the lovely Emma B has emailed you!

felicity i have met someone w/your name here! she is not you though :(

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 7 November 2003 01:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes she is too me.

Hope I/we will see you.

― felicity (felicity), Friday, 7 November 2003 01:25 (twenty-one years ago)

you will!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 7 November 2003 01:35 (twenty-one years ago)

i have no work this weekend at all!! if jel comes i can bring an essay he can steal. jel i hope you are writing about wolseley's preliminary financial results.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 7 November 2003 01:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I love the idea of an interview with Answer C ("HI DERE").

god i'd love to see the amazing randy's c.v. i'm guessing it would have

HI I AM THE AMAZING RANDY

up top

― amateur!st (amateurist), Friday, 7 November 2003 10:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Excellent! My laptop, I mean, lapDOG and I will be there.

― Citizen Kate (kate), Friday, 7 November 2003 10:11 (twenty-one years ago)

will HSA mind if we call him "kate's lapdog" all day?

― chris (chris), Friday, 7 November 2003 10:19 (twenty-one years ago)

(No, I think he actually has sexual fantasies about that sort of thing. That and Themroc...)

― Citizen Kate (kate), Friday, 7 November 2003 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

ewwwwwwww

― chris (chris), Friday, 7 November 2003 10:29 (twenty-one years ago)

will HSA mind if we call him "kate's lapdog" all day?

I was waiting for that.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 7 November 2003 11:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll miss pub lunch as I'm busy with work morning/early part of afternoon. So I'll see you all at about 2 pm.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Friday, 7 November 2003 11:12 (twenty-one years ago)

we could order a lunch for you and put it under kate's lapdog to keep it warm...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 7 November 2003 11:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think you want to do that. I *know* where my lapdog's ass has been!

― Citizen Kate (kate), Friday, 7 November 2003 11:28 (twenty-one years ago)

has he been dragging it across the grass again, rolling in what he shouldn't?

― chris (chris), Friday, 7 November 2003 11:29 (twenty-one years ago)

and a sleeping whore in the corner

that's no way to talk about *insert regular poster here*.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Friday, 7 November 2003 12:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm having lunch with some other chums but I may well come along mid-afternoon if people are still about. Tim/Chris, I'll text one of you I expect.

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 7 November 2003 14:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Right you are, Bazzleby.

― Tim (Tim), Friday, 7 November 2003 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

fo shizzle Bazzizzle

― chris (chris), Friday, 7 November 2003 14:24 (twenty-one years ago)

today's special: drizzle (cake)

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 7 November 2003 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Should be back in London from Places Rural that morning, so will try to be there around the midday time. Although I might just sit there and coo about puppies and how goshdurn cute they are bless them.

― cis (cis), Friday, 7 November 2003 14:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Bring photos and it will be just like being on ILE.

I may be later than 12.30 - I might well watch the rugby first. Should still be there before 1.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 7 November 2003 18:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Revived by way of a late reminder.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 9 November 2003 10:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Just writing my introduction :(

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 9 November 2003 10:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Legwarmers are in a state of uncompletion! Shall be bringing knitting to the boozer. Nearly done! Now I just have to find somewhere in Hotel Bermondsey with suitable washing facilities. This is harder than you would think. Ugh. Gin.

― Sarah (starry), Sunday, 9 November 2003 12:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Right... anyone likely to still be there around 8?

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 9 November 2003 16:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Thinking about it - North o' the river this time o'night? 'avin' a larf, intcha?

If something does happen next week I'll pop along, though.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 9 November 2003 19:47 (twenty-one years ago)

We left early anyway, William - I was first in and last out, from about 12.40 to 9pm. Can't think when the last time I spent that long in one pub was. Good turnout - must have been over 20 people.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 9 November 2003 22:11 (twenty-one years ago)

It was indeed a great day - Felicity is of course still wonderful and a good time had by all.

Is there still some sort of pre-Dexy's miniFAP happening tomorrow?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Sunday, 9 November 2003 22:31 (twenty-one years ago)

well that was hella fun even tho i didnt make it down til around 5. i look forward to felicity's photos with trepidation. also, if anyone was wondering why i kept going to the toilet it's because i am a complete coke-fiend.

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 10 November 2003 10:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Ooh this reminds me.

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 10 November 2003 10:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha - I know what you're going to do...

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 November 2003 10:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't know WHAT you mean :)

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 10 November 2003 10:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Hmm - is pre-Dexy's FAP happening? Cos I fancy an excuse to get out of here early doors and go to A Record Shop pre-Come-On-Eileen-ing.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 10 November 2003 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

i would come but i have to go up and gussy up my curtains

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 10 November 2003 13:59 (twenty-one years ago)

(first up = home, second up = up)

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 10 November 2003 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

it all depends on timings, I have to go meet my ticket

― chris (chris), Monday, 10 November 2003 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Where are Dexy's playing, anyway?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 November 2003 14:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Royal Festibubble Hall.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 10 November 2003 14:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm planning to be at the Lyceum Tavern on The Strand from 5ish to 7ish before making my way to the RFH. (I'd post a URL to the appropriate page on http://www.fancyapint.com but I am in a hurry so you can do it yourself, if you feel like it.)

― Tim (Tim), Monday, 10 November 2003 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

It was very good to see the krewe!! Though I didn't get to talk w/felicity enough! She was talking with a mysterious barristrix about wigs the whole time.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 10 November 2003 14:37 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.fancyapint.com/thepubs/pub611.htm

Therein lies the motherfucker. This is the one where we had the Nick Southall FAP, isn't it?

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 10 November 2003 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)

A fine choice, Mr Hopkins. I should be there about sixish.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 November 2003 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Lovely afternoon yesterday. Great to see you Felicity!

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 10 November 2003 14:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Well done Barry.

― Tim (Tim), Monday, 10 November 2003 14:52 (twenty-one years ago)

picture the scene, a tall, shaven-headed man in an AFC Wimbledon jacket enters the pub:

20 people turn round and say "HI BARRY!"

it was like an episode of cheers :)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 10 November 2003 14:57 (twenty-one years ago)

My uncle's called Barry. He's a morris dancer. At his wedding, his morris dancing mates performed a special song for him with their morrissing sticks and tambourines. I can't remember any of the lyrics apart from "ourrrr friend caalled BARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH-RRY." Which ended every verse. It was quite lovely though, and I shall now imagine you all as morris dancers.

Hmm.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 10 November 2003 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

my entrance was more akin to Lilith Crane's

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 10 November 2003 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Any photos?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 10 November 2003 15:42 (twenty-one years ago)

there will be, felicity came equipped.

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 10 November 2003 15:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Idiots. That'll cost em in pay-offs or him and his team. And who are they going to get to resolve the almost impossibl;e situation they're in?

Something went bad in the state of Leeds and it's still not resolved - I put it all down to a creeping decay and schlerosis that the Bowyer/Woodgate incident brought into the open; I think O'Leary unleashed a monster in terms of the attitude of the team he created and the club royally fucked up the management of the relationship between old-football and nu-football.

― Dave B (daveb), Monday, 10 November 2003 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Wrong thread, Dave.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 November 2003 15:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I know this know. Maybe it was talked about yesterday and I'm coming in late on the chat. Doubtful though. Apologies all and one.

― Dave B (daveb), Monday, 10 November 2003 15:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I know this know?

― Dave B (daveb), Monday, 10 November 2003 15:58 (twenty-one years ago)

sheesh. I wasn't even there.

― Dave B (daveb), Monday, 10 November 2003 15:58 (twenty-one years ago)

yes, but, nick, i do think that while its possible that further localized politics in westphalia region will have immediate positive effect in lessening local unrest, that, over the long term, it will have a detrimental effect vis a vis the wider region

― charltonlido (gareth), Monday, 10 November 2003 15:58 (twenty-one years ago)

It was Donovan! DONOVAN I tell you. Adam Ant my arse.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 November 2003 16:00 (twenty-one years ago)

ah, dave, we did need you yesterday as we thought you might be able to tell us how lancaster city's ground got it's name, as we were rather intrigued whilst watching soccer saturday to hear the match report LIVE FROM THE GIANT AXE!

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 10 November 2003 17:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, he would've been able to tell us about the rules of football in the late 19th Century. About how you were able to pick up the ball, and whoever got to the ball first got to take throw-ins, or whatever it was we were banging on about. Probably.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 November 2003 17:21 (twenty-one years ago)

No-body knows... Great website BTW. Heard it was because the site was shaped like a axe-handle from the air, but this theory is patently bollocks because a) it simply doesn't and b) aerial views of the site were not commonplace enough to make it something that would be used by all and sundry.

Matt - see this

― Dave B (daveb), Monday, 10 November 2003 17:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Like.. WTF?! Half those rules make NO SENSE WHATSOEVER.

8 - If a player makes a fair catch, he shall be entitled to a free kick, providing he claims it by making a mark with his heel at
once; and in order to take such a kick he may go back as far as he pleases, and no player on the opposite side shall advance
beyond his mark until he has kicked.

No wonder this one died a swift death.

Incidentally, why is it that the noble province of Blackheath, home to DC, Boyle, Pinefox and Kate's Lapdog, successfully brought along THREE teams to this meeting, but now has NOT ONE proper football club to its name? (Real answer, because they are all fat egg-chasing toffs, and stropped out when the concept of the "fair catch" was made illegal").

Aside - Freemason's Arms FAP, anyone?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 10 November 2003 21:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Coolio.

My housemate has started going to Blackheath; they annoyingly call themselves 'club' - note note 'the' club. They see this as their right because they were first. They are welcome to their petty peanut hugging wankerdom. I also hate the Pricness of Wales pub as it was here that said 'club' were founded. Curses.

― Dave B (daveb), Tuesday, 11 November 2003 09:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Erm... wait! Which Freemasons Arms? The one on Great Queen St by the Freemasons hall? I REALLY want to go to that pub!

― Citizen Kate (kate), Tuesday, 11 November 2003 09:44 (twenty-one years ago)

isn't that long acre? it is that one though, it has a sign outside saying "this is where the football association was founded", which kind of gives it away a bit...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 11 November 2003 09:58 (twenty-one years ago)

God you mean, here was I thinking it was about Freemasonry and it's all bloody footie again. Boo hiss.

― Citizen Kate (kate), Tuesday, 11 November 2003 10:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Freemasonary and footie go hand in hand, clearly.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 11 November 2003 10:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I couldn't tell - how are those guys going to show the one cuffed trouser on the pitch?

― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 11 November 2003 10:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Kate, have you got some sort of red flashing light that goes off on your computer the second the word freemason gets added to any thread ;)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 11 November 2003 10:21 (twenty-one years ago)

(it's all in the Handbook, Steve)

― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 11 November 2003 10:22 (twenty-one years ago)

You know my freaky spooky freemasonric ring? Well, the ruby eyes in the skull start flashing and all that.

― Citizen Kate (kate), Tuesday, 11 November 2003 10:24 (twenty-one years ago)

OK, i'm just plain scared now...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 11 November 2003 10:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Hi! I____ Ptee served as a useful object-lesson and I made it back into my country ok. It was so wonderful to see you all as always at the main FAP and the mini-echo FAP and to meet blueski, Carsmile, Mandee, Her Highness' lapdog, cabbage, W/B/S, Cis and the Irish Lass of a doll that was Starry's +1. Hm, I am sure I am forgetting to namecheck someone (I blame my date for the evening a/k/a the 5-hour double chocolate stout) but I have evidence that will help me refresh my memory.

I learned so many, many things on this trip but one is that becoming a Chelsea supporter at 3-0 while intoxicated is not necessarily the most popular move around those parts.

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 04:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Rah for Felicity! Though it sounds her football choice was infelicitous. *is beaten thoroughly*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 05:39 (twenty-one years ago)

they had a nice blue uniform you see

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 10:20 (twenty-one years ago)

What happened to Charlton? (Athletic, not Lido).

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 10:21 (twenty-one years ago)

full four-organ breakfast

― mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 12 November 2003 12:23 (twenty-one years ago)

three weeks pass...

http://www.base58.com/ilx/felicity/lisa_anna_toby.jpg

who said ILX folk weren't HOT?