Swimmer FAP (Weds 2 March)

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tomorrow or wednesday?

i could do with...a drink

― ilkley lido (gareth), Monday, 28 February 2005 16:20 (twenty-one years ago)

i can do either

― mark s (mark s), Monday, 28 February 2005 16:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I can only do Tuesday, I think, and I'm not certain of that.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 28 February 2005 16:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm going to be in there tonight for a couple of earlies.
Can do Wednesday for a couple of laters.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 28 February 2005 16:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Wednesday better for me, but am still flu'd up, so might not make it either way.

― RickyT (RickyT), Monday, 28 February 2005 16:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I can do either, but if it's tomorrow I'd like that decided today! Wednesday seems to be 2-1 up at present.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 28 February 2005 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Other plans tomorrow. But if the other plans go well I might be too hungover for Wednesday. Bit pointless even posting, then.

― Tom (Groke), Monday, 28 February 2005 17:17 (twenty-one years ago)

You ar eposting Tom, BECAUSE YOU CAN!!!

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 28 February 2005 17:20 (twenty-one years ago)

i live down the road so probably. but then again i've missed many a swimmer FAP over the year.

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 28 February 2005 17:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Any time you like.

― Ed (dali), Monday, 28 February 2005 18:02 (twenty-one years ago)

shall we say wednesday then?

― ilkley lido (gareth), Monday, 28 February 2005 18:56 (twenty-one years ago)

OK, shall we expect you at 8?

― Ed (dali), Monday, 28 February 2005 19:51 (twenty-one years ago)

8.05 as per usual

― ilkley lido (gareth), Monday, 28 February 2005 19:52 (twenty-one years ago)

woop woop chicken chicken woop woop chicken head!

\I'm a tell Emma B about this!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 28 February 2005 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I mean if that's okay.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 28 February 2005 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)

We'd be delighted to see her, Tracer, obviously!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 28 February 2005 20:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I am concerned about you Mr Hand and your "woop woop chicken chicken woop woop chicken head".

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 10:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Wednesday is good for me.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:01 (twenty-one years ago)

yes!

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:02 (twenty-one years ago)

i'd like to drink a fruit beer

― ilkley lido (gareth), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:07 (twenty-one years ago)

it's way too expensive, tho i'm sure i could shout you half a kriek

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Up at the flask in Highgate they have some demon draft fruit beer, (strawberry i think).

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow I had that in the Prince of Wales in Highgate Village too.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Up at the flask in Highgate they have some demon draft fruit beer, (strawberry i think).

see also Southwark Tavern. think it's like £8 a pint tho...

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:25 (twenty-one years ago)

I think its around the fiver a pint mark in highgate.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:26 (twenty-one years ago)

why does the addition of nature's candy up the price so much?

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Fruli on tap in the Lord John Russell too. Pint of it are dangerous and perfume the air in a disgusting manner. Only costs at £3.50 a pint tho.

(The Swimmer has Framboise on tap I think. At least it did.)

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:38 (twenty-one years ago)

think it's just Bellevue Kriek. i like the Affligem blonde a lot too. if i'm paying that much for it tho i like to take the fancy glass home with me.

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:40 (twenty-one years ago)

why does the addition of nature's candy up the price so much?
-- Sven Bastard (stevem7...), March 1st, 2005 11:28 AM. (blueski

ponce tax, steve.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Swimmer def did have Framboise on tap. Will I be able to resist the lure of the Gueze?

― RickyT (RickyT), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Guezeaesthetics!!

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Our Father, who art in 10 Downing Street, please forgive me for I was out a-binge drinking on Sunday AND Monday - dare I push my luck and bring further disgrace on myself and our nation by going out drinking on Wednesday too??!?! Yes is the answer. Stick your weekly maximum recommended units up your arse Tony.

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:50 (twenty-one years ago)

you know, he probably has.

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 11:52 (twenty-one years ago)

while you're thinking you're making a statement to the man, you're actually paying £5 per pint of ponce tax to Mr Blair.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 12:00 (twenty-one years ago)

also that stuff goes right through you...

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 12:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Dammit, Wednesday I'll be in New Cross ~~taking pervy polaroids of~~ "interviewing" Luxembourg. How much further from the Swimmer can you get?

― Masonic Cathedral (kate), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 14:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Could someone remind again, where the Swimmer is?

― at swim-two-foxes, Tuesday, 1 March 2005 14:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Way up North, just South of Glasgow.

― Masonic Cathedral (kate), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

eburne rd, off seven sisters road (i think). deep north london.

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I want to have a FAP in, like, Thornton Heath or somewhere as inaccessible to North Londoners as the Swimmer is to Sarf Londoners. Except no one would be there except William Bloody Swygart and I. Sigh.

― Masonic Cathedral (kate), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 14:50 (twenty-one years ago)

That sounds fun.

― the bellefox, Tuesday, 1 March 2005 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Or maybe even Peckham Rye. We can look for Blakeian angels in the Mulberry bushes. Or even mulberries, fullstop.

― Masonic Cathedral (kate), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

TS: Blake vs. Richard Blackwood

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 14:57 (twenty-one years ago)

i'd like to know what the South London equivalent of The Swimmer is

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 14:57 (twenty-one years ago)

There are some nice pubs around Crystal Palace. When the weather improves, I shall insist that we have a picnic/FAP there.

― Masonic Cathedral (kate), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Perhaps it is the Cutty Sark in Greenwich, which is difficult to get to even if you do live in South London.

Alternatively, it could be the mythical Oceans Apart in Norwood, which the Go-Betweens have named their forthcoming lp after.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

i like the Cutty Sark. am intrigued by Norwood pubbery.

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

"Sir Norwood Pubbery has been Conservative MP for the seat of..."

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

The exact South London equivalent of the Swimmer might well be the Greenwich Union which is an proper pub and not a student bar, despite its name. It has lots of lovely and randomly flavoured beer behind the bar, is a bit gastropubby (both menu and decor) and is a similar size and shape.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

but how rockist is the juker?

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Tuesday, 1 March 2005 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

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i was hoping to make this, but it looks like i have job-related drinking elsewhere.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 12:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Ed that pub is the King's Arms. We have had three or four FAPs there to my knowledge. Its a cracking pub.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 12:34 (twenty-one years ago)

apart from the theives

― ceebee, Wednesday, 2 March 2005 12:37 (twenty-one years ago)

i was hoping to make this, but it looks like i have job-related drinking elsewhere.

i'm never going to be able to chat to you ever again :(

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 12:38 (twenty-one years ago)

grr, this is v tempting (i've been wanting to go back to the swimmer for ages) *but* i haven't been home for nearly a week, have a mountain of laundry to do etc. hmmm...

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 13:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Advance-No chance.

― BARMS, Wednesday, 2 March 2005 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I suppose it might be interesting to pay more for a pint than it cost for about 6 this past weekend (Praha, dahling). I may be in.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

i might be there earlier than planned — my normally cosy yet somewhat draughty flat is fkn FREEZIN today

― mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll be there early too, my OFFICE is freezing, leaving here at 5.30!

― Lucretia My Reflection (Lucretia My Reflection), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 16:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I am almost falling asleep at my desk so might just go home and watch the football in a cosy pub ten minutes from my house instead. I'll make this decision based on how I feel in 45mins.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 16:43 (twenty-one years ago)

i am looking forward to...a beer

― charltonlido (gareth), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 16:45 (twenty-one years ago)

come earlier?

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 17:47 (twenty-one years ago)

i left the swimmer at 1120, and arrived home at 1121

this is good!

― ilkley lido (gareth), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 23:23 (twenty-one years ago)

1125 for me

― Some Dadaismus Implied (Dada), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:03 (twenty-one years ago)

it took me around 50 minutes to get home but that's fine. it was a strange FAP, split into three groups most of the time despite a medium attendance. i didn't get to talk to tom, martin, the nipper or pinefox at all. the tv was off, 'marquee moon' WAS played, erdinger weiss lovely. the jukebox now has a photo of john peel over disc 137 (whatever that was).

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:14 (twenty-one years ago)

The Royal Oak (Boro') was mooted as a putative south of the river FAP location on account of the size of it's steak and kidney pudding.

― Ed (dali), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:17 (twenty-one years ago)

i regret my non-attendance, but i found an amazing bar with a large and strange selection of eastern bloc liquor (rose petal liquer, several kinds of slivovice, plum wine, honey liquer, etc etc!) so all for the best.

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:18 (twenty-one years ago)

The Luxemboys plied me with lemon and ginger tea, spouted double entendres with glamourous gusto, and posed most amenably for my polaroids. I think I got the better end of the deal!

― Masonic Cathedral (kate), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

where is this bar lauren?

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

ravey st, which is possibly off great eastern st. it's called smersh, which is an awful name but the place is grrrreat - a small crimson-painted basement-level dive. the barman was fantastic, and after talking about alcohol and records with us said, "we need new djs here, so if you're interested then let's try to arrange something."

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Smersh! My cousin took me there! Is that the crazy Russian bar underground?

― Masonic Cathedral (kate), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I ain't been to Smersh for YEARS! It has a nice line in illicit late drinking I remember.

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

i would have said i was sorry to miss this but I bowled a blinder last night and hit 196 in one of the games of ten pin @ £1.17 per game and I didn't have to pay £2.80 for a pint!! but sounds like you guys had fun too though.

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:39 (twenty-one years ago)

"we need new djs here, so if you're interested then let's try to arrange something."

YES PLEASE

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:41 (twenty-one years ago)

that's it, kate. one of our group wanted to go to the pan-latin bar next door but it was closed for a private party, and the griffin across the street was rejected due to hygiene horror stories. so, down the stairs to smersh we went. we liked it so much that we might try to do a monthly party there.

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I liked it, but I never managed to find it again! That's the problem with the best after hours illicit drinking places. You stumble in there once, and you can only ever stumble back there if you are in the same sort of state.

But if memory serves, it had wonderfully seedy ambience. Do let us know if you do something there because I'd like to be able to find it and go...

― Masonic Cathedral (kate), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:45 (twenty-one years ago)

smersh is so nathan! fuck, i was there the other week, and in between paying £300 for a bottle of polish beer and looking at posters of lenin anywhere, i really did think: well futile.

― NRQ, Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Plus it's not 1 minute from Gareth's house.

― Some Dadaismus Implied (Dada), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:48 (twenty-one years ago)

It was one minute from my old house... sigh.

And oh go ON, NRQ. Just because something is stylish and slightly hip does not necessarily make it "Nathan". And even if it does, what is wrong with that occasionally? [/Momus]

― Masonic Cathedral (kate), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

the beers are the same price as the swimmer though.

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:51 (twenty-one years ago)

the dj played george formby kate!

― NRQ, Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:52 (twenty-one years ago)

bitburg was £1something a bottle during happy hour, and even with cocktail drinkers we didn't pay more than £7.50 per round while there.

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Sounds good! (xpost)

― Some Dadaismus Implied (Dada), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:53 (twenty-one years ago)

and the griffin across the street was rejected due to hygiene horror stories

quite liked this pub the one time i went there, what's the hygiene issue?

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

okay, the beer was £2.80 not £300, but i wz more concerned by the ironing: SOVIET UNION DECOR --->> POLISH DRINKS???

― NRQ, Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

apparently former employees have told stacey about less-than-kosher cleaning practices.

xpost

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 3 March 2005 13:59 (twenty-one years ago)

NRQ, why were you there?

less-than-kosher cleaning practices...but they do actually clean the place now and then?

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Thursday, 3 March 2005 14:05 (twenty-one years ago)

They clean it with ham.

― Markelby (Mark C), Thursday, 3 March 2005 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

a website i write for has its regular thing there.

― NRQ, Thursday, 3 March 2005 14:09 (twenty-one years ago)

trashbat?

ha. couldn't resist that, sorry.

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 3 March 2005 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

the beer was great and the ironing was delicious!

― NRQ, Thursday, 3 March 2005 14:16 (twenty-one years ago)

YES PLEASE

-- Sven Bastard (stevem7...), March 3rd, 2005.

Oi, you, when are we gonna put our teamup into action?

― BARMS, Thursday, 3 March 2005 14:17 (twenty-one years ago)

let's go scope out some other seedy underground bars next week

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Thursday, 3 March 2005 14:25 (twenty-one years ago)

although i still like the 'community hall byob' angle

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Thursday, 3 March 2005 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

's got nothing on the brothels, mind. Dance poles in the DJ booth OMG.

― BARMS, Thursday, 3 March 2005 14:29 (twenty-one years ago)

The Griffen is where I had one of those modern moment in modenr ettiquette a couple of years ago.

q. If someone answers their mobile in the urinals as you are having a piss, and they accidentally drop it in the urinal, should you continue pissing on it?

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 3 March 2005 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Depends if they have a Nathan Barley haircut or not!

Maybe that's how 15Peter20 got his start!

― Masonic Cathedral (kate), Thursday, 3 March 2005 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Pete, your phrasing suggests you were already pissing on the guy's phone before he dropped it. is this intentional?

― Sven Bastard (blueski), Thursday, 3 March 2005 14:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Everything about this anecdote suggests it was not in fact an accident, right from the letter 'q'.

― BARMS, Thursday, 3 March 2005 14:38 (twenty-one years ago)

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