say goodbye to colette and toby at a FAP on wednesday 13 june!

Wouldn't miss this at all. And will be off deadline next week, so I can meet you, C.

Sarf bank eh? It's not the most attractive of venues but The Founders Arms is large and easy to find and actually pretty decent I think. Or The Windmill or The Ring, both on the Cut so easy for you, and closer to Waterloo and Southwark tubes.

The Windmill, The Ring

what's that one that's around there that has a big room at the back and serves thai food and we've had FAPs before?

The King's Arms. Run by the same people as The Windmill and The Ring.

I feel quite sad that I never really got to know Toby & Colette. Perhaps I will be able to stop by in SE1 for a swift half.

Founders Arms would be awesome if it's a sunny day, which it could well be by then.

King's Arms is always good though although it tends to get packed with commuters early doors and the last time we fapped there it was RAMMED. If we're going there we should probably consider phoning ahead - although that might require a fair few of us to eat there.

it's ok, mike, we'll be back in 2 or 3 years. by which time, ava will probably be dating (or at least posting on ILX)

toby says he's always meant to talk to you more, since you're apparently both always on the same 'geeky threads, like headphones and stuff'.

whenever i've been to the founders arms, it's been really crowded outside. is it bigger inside than it looks?

Actually the Founders Arms is far closer to London Bridge than Waterloo which is not great for you guys so Tom's other suggestions are probably better.

will def pop in to say adios before running away to art brut fun.

i look forward to seeing whoever can make it - sorry for my general ineptitude in all this leaving stuff (i'm not even having any goodbye drinks at work, so in comparison this seems like being well organised).

n.b. i also think mike always seems like someone i want to know for lots of other reasons (i don't have a burning desire to hang ou with most people on headphone threads!).

mike is right up there with buddha and florence nightingale

ok, i'm bumping this so UK people who read at work can see it, and further the discussion around where to have it. after looking at fancyapint's website, i'm no closer to having any idea where to have it. the closer to the anchor and hope the better as we'll lose less time getting there after dinner...

I'll do a quike recce after work to see if windmill or ring are less busy than king's arms - I think they should be. And they all do thai food.

I am major bummed that I will be on a flight back from Spain and will miss this.

I'll just have to visit in Chicago!

GOOD LUCK TOBLETTE!

That sounds like a Toblerone-esque mini bite that I WANT TO EAT.

I will definitely come by this: I like the sound of the Ring as I haven't been there since the refit (back when dinos roamed the land ect) :)

Will try to pop in to say hello/ goodbye.

Well they were both busy but not rammed. 6 & half a doz. Ring has more outside tables albeit on the corner of a busy junction.

Will try and drop by depending on which eurostar I can get back from brussels. ( I have a stupid 17:10 meeting over here which may prevent me from making last orders)

you know this is next week, ed?!

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vs

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chocolate and cheese, together at last!

is it okay to say goodbye to toby and colette even though i wear glasses?

yes but we must discuss those trousers.

tracer hand, you have to say goodbye especially because you understand what we're leaving the UK for! kool aid! cheez whiz! and hot showers!

we're not going to anchor and hope now, just hayward gallery from 5-6. so maybe we could move it a bit more central? is the yorkshire grey ok? haven't been there but it's on the way home. only criteria are: there's enough room, i can get a glass of wine, there's beer to keep ILXors happy...

hot showers?

yorkshire grey fitzrovia?

the one on the corner of greys inn road and rosebery ave.

i'm thinking 'it would be nice if it's easy to get home' from.

so somewhere central where there's a decent glass of wine (ie no sam smiths) and they have been that ilxors like. suggestions? soon?

stevem: isn't crappy showers a constant 'TS: US v UK' thing? our shower is hot most of the time, but the rest of the time is icy cold.

The Little duke of york round the corner is nicer and has more seats

Our shower is perfectly hot all the time. Perhaps it is only this which keeps Pam in the country. I never considered this.

(Chances of coming to this receding due to work commitments... :( )

yorkshire grey is v nice, i second that one

http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub340.html

the yorkshire grey is full of lawyers and indie music journos

;-)

isn't crappy showers a constant 'TS: US v UK' thing? our shower is hot most of the time, but the rest of the time is icy cold.

oh yeah, probably. mine's pretty sucky too.

does the duke of york sell wine or cocktails? i haven't gotten round to drinking beer yet...

What about the Chapel Bar? Old-skool.

That is not an entirely serious suggestion, although I would be up for it.

So far north. I thought all ILX was SE now.

It has a reasonable selection of wine and pretty good food. A better than average bar back as well. For the beer drinker, they have IPA and Broadside which a little bit of a downer as IPA is a bit generic and Broadside is oddly sweet.

I likes IPA. but Greene King = evil brewery monopoly.

I thought the reason the Little Duke is usually vetoed for FAPs is because it's a bit too small for a largeish gathering? I've never been in myself despite it being very close to my office.

You should have come down yesterday and said hello! (I quite liked it, but we were a very small party, perhaps because you were all vetoing it on grounds of size, or else because you all hate me).

The Yorkshire Grey are evil bastards because they were booked privately for a christening and wouldn't let me in to use their loos on the way back from the Duke (never actually thought to go there, being a complete moron), leading to a terribly uncomfortable moment when I thought I would never make it back down to High Holborn to find somewhere open :-(

unfortunately it looks like I won't be able to get back to London for this, so unfair. :(

sorry we didn't come out on sunday ailsa - we spent the entire day driving around london disposing of stuff/putting other stuff in storage. a fap would have been much more fun!

No, that's fine. I was really just suggesting Matt could have broken his Duke duck. Good luck with the whole future thing :-)

yeah, really sorry we couldn't be there ailsa, i think nearly anything would have been more fun than what we did, especially hanging out in a pub with you!

shall we just go with this duke of york place, or is there a risk it'll be too small and i have to say a) chapel bar or b) that place in hackney we went that everyone except me ate pork scratchings?

Argh Ailsa I have not been paying much attention to things recently and thought your FAP was next weekend. Sorry, I R rubbish.

The Little Duke is fine with me really, I am not a big fan of the Yorkshire Gray. I might even use this as an excuse to go and check the pub out at lunchtime tomorrow, purely for research purposes.

didn't we fap in the duke of york before? when geeta was in town? that was fine

ok, so the FAP will be in the little duke of york, which is here: http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub340.html

woo! we should be there from about 6:30 i should think.

do they still serve pigeon?

Only if I find the time to go out hunting.

I won't be in the country for this, but bon voyage my lovelies! xx

Oh, the change to a non-waterloo venue means my plan to drag a drunken colette back to ours for a SINGSTAR GRAND FINAL is scuppered! But obviously I'll be out for this.

Pigeon???

I'll be there, super stuff.

bump because this is tonight, woo!

i'll be bringing some clothes and makeup and stuff to give away. does anyone want candles? have a load to give away and would be happy to bring and give. (i'm not bringing the shelves, but if you want shelves, let me know)

Er, I still want that pile of vinyl which Toby's leaving behind, if that's not too much for you to lug over (if it is that's fine, I'll pick it up later).

(PS Sarah, don't forget yr pokemangs!)

oh dudes, i'm going art brut tonight and because i am Gig Dad (ie i haf the tickets) i have to hang around t'astoria from early...

i *suppose* if the gig finished relatively early (which they tend to) we could be over for last orders...

I knew Waterloo was too good to be true ;_;

drat colette i'm rehearsing at waterloo tonight and thought i'd be able to come for last hour or so ;_;

OH NO!! I don't have Pokémon with me today!! Jim! :( This is why EVERYTHING just needs to be on the R4...

i will bring the vinyl, jim. also extra vinyl is up for grabs (as it just failed to sell on ebay), including 7" singles by THEAUDIENCE and HEFNER. pretty exciting i'm sure you'll all agree.

It seems like someone is trying to offload singles by Theaudience and Hefner at every FAP these days. Got any Ultrasound?

I've got a couple of things to sort out early doors but should be there by 7.30ish I hope.

I can bring some Ooberman if you're keen.

i to am art Bruting from early doors cos my lovely friends Ciccone are opening for them at like 7.15 or something, so i'm sorry to say i won't be able to make it to the farewell.

however, i heartily echo carsmile's sentiment about the possibility of popping in later. steve, mail me?

g'luck colette and toby!

i totally saw a NEW ooberman alBUM in fopp the other day, i had no idea...

Charlie, i don't think i'm going in that early as i have tickets to distribute, also can't stomach that much astoria beer ;) i intend to see what timeit is at the end and jump on a 55 if it's before 10.30 (and i am not p!ssed already, oh HOLD ON...)

Godspeed, Toby and Colette. Definitely can't make it (need to cram 4hrs work into next 80min, then dash home and be a parent while Pam works - until 11pm when I need to take over and do some more work...)

no problem, mike, sounds like you have your hands full!

no ultrasound available, i'm afraid (the one 7" i had actually sold!).

i've still got the ultrasound cd single that came sealed in a plastic case, UNOPENED!

mind i have got the rest of the singles as well AND THEY ARE GOOD ;)

Also are people planning on eating here?

i am sorry to miss this! not heard the last from you, obv. all the best to you both.

yay, that was loads of fun, thanks everyone that came!

it was great to give away so much stuff, although the barmaid chasing after us to give me back my broken umbrella wasn't as great.

sorry to carsmile who turned up just as we were being chucked out, it was lovely that you made the effort.