Christmas FAP Extra - The London ILE Bar Billiards Cup

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This is the thread where you enter for the London ILE Bar Billiards Cup. (We don't have the actual cup yet but I'm sure we'll rustle something up). Requirements -

- You will be attending the Christmas FAP on Friday 13th December at the Glasshouse Stores.
- You want to play bar billiards.

We'll hold the first-round draw nearer the time!

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 29 November 2002 10:18 (twenty-three years ago)

I will conquer all.

count me in

― Ed (dali), Friday, 29 November 2002 10:24 (twenty-three years ago)

me too pl

― Andrew L (Andrew L), Friday, 29 November 2002 10:33 (twenty-three years ago)

You guys are history*

I'm in.

(*Devon Malcolm 1994)

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Friday, 29 November 2002 10:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Ed, haven't we got business at the Magna Centre too close for this?

Plup's possible last gig ever *or* bar billiards? I vote Plup.

― suzy (suzy), Friday, 29 November 2002 10:50 (twenty-three years ago)

I vote Bar Billiards.

― Graham (graham), Friday, 29 November 2002 10:56 (twenty-three years ago)

How are you going to get to sheffield then? Auto is 14th.

― Ed (dali), Friday, 29 November 2002 10:58 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm up for this, though I will no doubt get my arse kicked.

― RickyT (RickyT), Friday, 29 November 2002 11:02 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah I'm an easy first-round draw for some lucky soul.

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 29 November 2002 11:03 (twenty-three years ago)

can we sort out the FreakyTrigger "Duel" at the FAP?

― Alan (Alan), Friday, 29 November 2002 11:05 (twenty-three years ago)

can we sort out the FreakyTrigger "Duel" at the FAP?

rather there than on FT!

re BB: hope you can accept late entries. I am useless at sorting out my social calendar THIS far in advance. (I received a Christmas card in the post today. Aaaargh! Go away! It's not even December yet.)

― Jeff W, Friday, 29 November 2002 11:14 (twenty-three years ago)

W00! Count me IN!!!

― Sarah (starry), Friday, 29 November 2002 11:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Yes. My name is on that thar cup.

― Pete (Pete), Friday, 29 November 2002 11:33 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm in too, especially since we are apparently playing for the Barnet Scools Lying Cup, 1988 vintage.

― Tim (Tim), Friday, 29 November 2002 12:31 (twenty-three years ago)

1986 My Mate Steve
1987 Bergerac
1988 Pete Baran
2002 ???

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 29 November 2002 12:37 (twenty-three years ago)

I won it three times so kept the cup, much like Brazil and the big eared World Cup.

― Pete (Pete), Friday, 29 November 2002 12:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Which bits of the Jules Rimet troiphy represent ears to you Pete?

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/gen/pf/jules_rimet_trophy.gif

― Tim (Tim), Friday, 29 November 2002 13:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Which bits of the Jules Rimet trophy represent ears to you Pete?

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/gen/pf/jules_rimet_trophy.gif

― Tim (Tim), Friday, 29 November 2002 13:32 (twenty-three years ago)

These bits 'ear. (Ahem).

I always though the wings looked like big ears.

― Pete (Pete), Friday, 29 November 2002 14:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Hear me and hear me well! I hereby give notice that the Cup shall be mine! For I am the Unstoppable Force! The Masters of the Billiards! The One You See in Your Nightmares!! Hahahahahaha!

(er, I'd like to enter please)

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 29 November 2002 18:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Yep, I'm in.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 29 November 2002 18:56 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh! I'm ill and off-line for a few days and I come back and find I can't make Christmas FAP (away that weekend).

Am I the only person without a clue as to what bar billiards actually is?

― Anna (Anna), Saturday, 30 November 2002 15:24 (twenty-three years ago)

No Anna, Martin hasn't a clue either! Hahahaha aha aha aha ha! (Sorry Martin, only joking)

― Tim (Tim), Saturday, 30 November 2002 17:39 (twenty-three years ago)

It's just like the lead up to Wrestlemania! (Except there we could be sure that I wouldn't be knocked out in the first round, thus wasting all the big build-up.)

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 30 November 2002 18:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Tom decides the final will be a triple threat match between Tim, Martin and a mystery opponent, who turns out to be...Dave Q!!

― jel -- (jel), Saturday, 30 November 2002 18:28 (twenty-three years ago)

With special guest referee, Doomie!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 30 November 2002 18:32 (twenty-three years ago)

and Doomie is dressed as Spiderman!

― jel -- (jel), Saturday, 30 November 2002 18:34 (twenty-three years ago)

This sounds good, except I fear Pete sneaking in and hitting me over the head with a steel chair, obv.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 30 November 2002 18:36 (twenty-three years ago)

(bar stool in this context! :)

― jel -- (jel), Saturday, 30 November 2002 18:41 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't know what Wrestlemania is either. You've all gone mad.

― Anna (Anna), Saturday, 30 November 2002 20:16 (twenty-three years ago)

makes me be relieved i'll be in cologne!

― gareth (gareth), Saturday, 30 November 2002 20:18 (twenty-three years ago)

count me in also.

Here is a thing about bar billiards.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Sunday, 1 December 2002 12:31 (twenty-three years ago)

ha, on that page it gives a list of pubs with bar billiards tables and GHS is TOP OF THE LIST!!

also here is a frankly not very clear set of rules...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Sunday, 1 December 2002 12:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Thank you Steve. I feel enlightened.

My disapointment at missing Christmas celebrations with you lot is still there, but I have no disapointment at missing bar billiards. I'm sorry.

(And you don't even play it bars! You play it in pubs! *runs*)

― Anna (Anna), Sunday, 1 December 2002 13:26 (twenty-three years ago)

yes, but pub billiards isn't alliterative, innit...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Sunday, 1 December 2002 13:33 (twenty-three years ago)

What am I going to do for fags Anna?

As I said, my name is onna tha cup.

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Sunday, 1 December 2002 20:59 (twenty-three years ago)

OK maximum entries is 16. We've got 13 currently if Graham and Jeff do it. Anyone else??

― Tom (Groke), Monday, 2 December 2002 09:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Friend's birthday celebrations in Manchester call (Heather will kill me if I don't go, she likes organising things and is puttting last details into place right now.)

― Anna (Anna), Monday, 2 December 2002 10:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Well there is always the between Christmas and New Year FAP Anna. Usually a place for me to concoct a wickedly new pub crawl.

We never did the Thames zig-zag crawl did we now?

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 2 December 2002 10:29 (twenty-three years ago)

no because you said you were going to organise it and never did ;)

i'm in london all over the, if you will, holiday period, as i'm going to see family weekend before xmas and am not going back to work til the 6th, so i'm up for larks and japes :)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 10:12 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm afraid i won't make it because of the auto festival. So I'll have to take on the winner in a champion of champions bout some time in the new year.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 10:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Also Chris (cabbage) says can he play too?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 10:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Only thing stopping me attending FAP now would be a problem getting plane/train tix. So pencil me in a little more firmly.

― Jeff W, Tuesday, 3 December 2002 10:53 (twenty-three years ago)

Anyway it's not called Bar Billiards cos it could be played in a pub/bar, the "bar" in the name comes from the bar which drops down when yer time is up, innit.

Or this could be an urban miff told to me by gipsies trampz and theeves.

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 10:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Will the ILX CD be launched here? Jel?

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Wednesday, 4 December 2002 10:36 (twenty-three years ago)

It is possible Dr C. I'm going to a CD duplication place today, and hopefully all will run smoothly.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 4 December 2002 10:47 (twenty-three years ago)

You're fantastic jel!

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Wednesday, 4 December 2002 12:24 (twenty-three years ago)

i think i may be around after all, so may be in attendance

― gareth (gareth), Wednesday, 4 December 2002 16:40 (twenty-three years ago)

just to stop N. from confusing everyone...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 6 December 2002 14:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Are we still on? Has the BB draw been made? Does jel have the CDs?

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 13:42 (twenty-three years ago)

I think Mr. Ewing is to make the draw today or tomorrow. Can anyone be there early enough to snag the table (i.e. 5 pm with a handful of of £1 coins... we've somewhere between 12 and 17 games to play, by my reckoning)? I'll try, but I can't guarantee that I'll be able to get away from work.

― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 13:46 (twenty-three years ago)

I don't think I can get there until 7.

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 13:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Jel, will you save me a CD?

― Anna (Anna), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 13:58 (twenty-three years ago)

1. Can someone please post address/link to a map of Glasshouse Stores or whichever pub it is.

2. Tom / Starry - could you bring along to the FAP a copy of one of those CDs with all the focus group songs on it? Thanks.

I'll be there early-ish, but may also have to leave quite early too (heh heh, I'm planning my excuses for first-round BB KO in advance)

― Jeff W, Wednesday, 11 December 2002 14:05 (twenty-three years ago)

Yay - Jeff's coming!

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 14:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Jeff: http://www.fancyapint.com/thepubs/pub231.htm

There's some kind of space / time warp around the place which means it's weirdly easy to miss the first time you go there. It's next door to a left-handed shop, if that's any help. It's also somewhere between 53 and 57 Brewer Street.

― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 14:26 (twenty-three years ago)

OK the competitors are -

Andrew L
Dr C
Graham
Ricky T
Me
Jeff
Starry
Pete
Tim
Jel
Martin
Carsmile
Cabbage
Gareth
Lixi

Anyone else? Anyone on that list who isn't playing? SPEAK NOW cos I'm going to do the draw in a couple of hours.

― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 14:37 (twenty-three years ago)

i'm a competitor?

what time do i have to get there then?

i was going to swan in late as usual...

― gareth (gareth), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 14:39 (twenty-three years ago)

I'll play! I'll telekinetically make my shots from across the Atlantic as I SUFFER through a horrible orchestra rehearsal.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 15:04 (twenty-three years ago)

OK someone has to agree to channel the Perry. Remember the kind of thoughts that might involve, kids.

― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 15:08 (twenty-three years ago)

You have not lived until you've channelled the Perry, ladies.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 15:11 (twenty-three years ago)

Right, the Spirit of Perry is added to the list and that makes 16. Draw to follow.

― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 15:12 (twenty-three years ago)

I shall come along, if only to watch this lot with a drink in my hand.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 16:59 (twenty-three years ago)

I'll probably get there pretty early, like 5.30 or so, but I don't really want to try to hold the bar billiards if I'm on my own and strangers want to play! Then again, if Andrew can show up early (see the tournament thread) we can start round 1 super early.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 11 December 2002 21:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Merry X-Mas London! What's bar billiards? Is that like pool?

― Mary (Mary), Friday, 13 December 2002 16:38 (twenty-three years ago)

I volunteer to channel Dan. I'm already looking forward to sinking my balls in the holes. I'm on my way!

― Simeon (Simeon), Friday, 13 December 2002 17:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Have fun you lot.

― Anna (Anna), Friday, 13 December 2002 17:40 (twenty-three years ago)

'Pub games': charming idea in theory - but actually rubbish, when in pub and hoping to hear interesting ideaz.

― the pinefox, Friday, 13 December 2002 18:49 (twenty-three years ago)

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