― Mikey G (Mikey G), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:14 (twenty-one years ago)
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:28 (twenty-one years ago)
― Mikey G (Mikey G), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:33 (twenty-one years ago)
― the finefox, Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:03 (twenty-one years ago)
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Friday, 7 May 2004 09:03 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Friday, 7 May 2004 09:04 (twenty-one years ago)
― Archel (Archel), Friday, 7 May 2004 09:27 (twenty-one years ago)
― Mikey G (Mikey G), Friday, 7 May 2004 09:39 (twenty-one years ago)
the Fox's nose is very distinctive.
― DV (dirtyvicar), Friday, 7 May 2004 11:26 (twenty-one years ago)
― Mikey G (Mikey G), Friday, 7 May 2004 12:11 (twenty-one years ago)
― scott seward (scott seward), Friday, 7 May 2004 12:38 (twenty-one years ago)
― cozen (Cozen), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:12 (twenty-one years ago)
Oh, it's just me? .. I thought as much.
Hey, did any drunks guys come over to your table, like, "Oy! Wot you prats doin' readin' in a bar?? You're all lucky you got so many pints in front of you or I'd kick everyone one of you asses!"
― Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl), Friday, 7 May 2004 14:14 (twenty-one years ago)
― Mikey G (Mikey G), Friday, 7 May 2004 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)
And someone always woke her at the right stop.
― Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)
― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:07 (twenty-one years ago)
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 7 May 2004 21:25 (twenty-one years ago)
The FAP was grand.
The Irish folk at the FAP were much keener on coemdy Irishness than the other Irish ilxors.
We discussed Donnybrook.
― the bellefox, Saturday, 8 May 2004 14:29 (twenty-one years ago)
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 8 May 2004 15:15 (twenty-one years ago)
they are TRAITORS!
― DV (dirtyvicar), Saturday, 8 May 2004 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)
― David Nolan (David N.), Saturday, 8 May 2004 22:57 (twenty-one years ago)
― aimurchie, Saturday, 8 May 2004 23:32 (twenty-one years ago)
Books were.
― the pintfox, Tuesday, 11 May 2004 11:50 (twenty-one years ago)
― Mikey G (Mikey G), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)
Have had lovely holidays. Now, back to the books.
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Sunday, 16 May 2004 12:12 (twenty-one years ago)
― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 20 May 2004 08:20 (twenty-one years ago)
ILB FAP: 2009 edition. I'd be fine for a drink any day next week Monday-Thursday.
As for pubs: maybe go for one along Borough High Street?
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 21:57 (sixteen years ago)
Monday or Thursday would work for me, and Borough High St is A1 for me too.
― woofwoofwoof, Wednesday, 17 June 2009 08:55 (sixteen years ago)
Thursday's best for me - working a 12 hour shift the other days. Borough High St always a good place to go for a drink.
― GamalielRatsey, Wednesday, 17 June 2009 11:54 (sixteen years ago)
hey julio, im gonna be down in london next week so pl post details here - hope to come along
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 17 June 2009 12:05 (sixteen years ago)
i don't live around london. tho i am heading up there for the weekend for the meltdown concerts and maaaay still be around monday/tuesdayish. can't say for sure, though.
― thomp, Wednesday, 17 June 2009 14:39 (sixteen years ago)
hey Ward! This is good timing - hope to see you too. We'll keep details here.
thomp - Oops I knew about meltdown but didn't know if you were going to be around later that week.
Unless Gamaliel can make it Monday (doesn't look like it) I'd say next thur? Looking at the options how about this one just off the main street - Old King's head - but if you all have another option in mind then do tell.
http://www.fancyapint.com/pubs/pub473.html
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 17 June 2009 21:08 (sixteen years ago)
I'll revive thisILE thread now for casual ILB-ers (or otherwise) who might want to come along.
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 17 June 2009 21:17 (sixteen years ago)
Unless Gamaliel can make it Monday (doesn't look like it)
I really can't unfortunately. Awkward customer I know - the toad work. I will have an ILB FAP by myself on Thursday if it's not possible for others though, to make sure I pay my alcohol/reading duties.
― GamalielRatsey, Thursday, 18 June 2009 07:06 (sixteen years ago)
That's not awkward at all! See you and everyone who can come next Thursday.
Should be at the Old King's from six-ish, I shall be reading and drinking if I don't see anyone.
I'll say which book on the day :-)
Might bother to do a 'Balkanized' ILX London FAP thread over at ILE on the day of the meet.
And thomp - if you're in London later this year etc let us know and we can arrange a FAP (although I might see you on Sunday, I guess?).
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 18 June 2009 20:07 (sixteen years ago)
Will def be along on Thursday, and will similarly post book-holding details (tho' Gamaliel and I can identify one another - we go back)
― woofwoofwoof, Thursday, 18 June 2009 22:20 (sixteen years ago)
I might be back from Brighton in time for this FAP. Then again, come to think of it, I guess I don't know anyone who's going to it.
― the pinefox, Thursday, 18 June 2009 23:52 (sixteen years ago)
Pinefox we have been in the same FAP several times. I think you also have talked to Ward Fowler.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 19 June 2009 19:07 (sixteen years ago)
bit odd how the board has an entirely different clientele to last time. feels a bit like housesitting.
but, yeah, see you sunday maybe. i'll be hanging around the bar reading the bantam edition of dhalgren, i should think.
― thomp, Friday, 19 June 2009 22:48 (sixteen years ago)
New generation, innit?
I shall look for the Dhalgren (bantam ed.)
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 20 June 2009 09:25 (sixteen years ago)
did anything happen with this FAP?
it's nice to know that people think they've been at a FAP with me, but I doubt that I could walk into a bar and say 'hey, aren't you xyzzz__?' I don't think I can even pronounce it.
― the pinefox, Monday, 22 June 2009 17:50 (sixteen years ago)
It's on Thursday. xyzzz is usually my last utterance of any evening in a pub.
― GamalielRatsey, Monday, 22 June 2009 17:52 (sixteen years ago)
Pinefox - Its Julio. We only see each other once a year, or thereabouts, but still you should know what I look like.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 22 June 2009 19:32 (sixteen years ago)
ah, would love to come to this, but not a chance I can make it.
― still counting on porcupine racetrack (G00blar), Monday, 22 June 2009 19:38 (sixteen years ago)
That's a shame G00blar!
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 22 June 2009 19:41 (sixteen years ago)
5 month old baby + wife trying to finish PhD corrections + moving in a week = hahahah the pub??? yeah right..
― still counting on porcupine racetrack (G00blar), Monday, 22 June 2009 19:54 (sixteen years ago)
Julio? Sure I know Julio! It just wasn't intuitive to guess that 'xyzzz__' meant 'Julio'!
― the pinefox, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 07:40 (sixteen years ago)
I can see that.
If I don't spot anyone immediately I will be drinking and reading Patricia Highsmith's Carol at some table.
If people are spotted but not everyone else I will leave it on the table.
:-)
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 19:49 (sixteen years ago)
sorry not to see catch you at the weekend julio — how did you find ornette? i think that night had maybe the oddest selection of musicians i have ever seen share a stage
― thomp, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 21:42 (sixteen years ago)
Heresy! (Which is to say: cool!)
― Tim, Friday, 21 March 2025 13:31 (three months ago)
Maybe mid to end of June.
On a Wednesday!
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 27 May 2025 14:55 (one month ago)
Why not?
― Blake the Messenger (Tom D.), Tuesday, 27 May 2025 18:23 (one month ago)
i will be on ‘oliday mid to end of june. on a wednesday! even. sorry. back first week of july??
― Fizzles, Tuesday, 27 May 2025 18:31 (one month ago)
We could do it 1st week of July, if everyone is good with it?
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 27 May 2025 21:15 (one month ago)
Should be around
― from…Peru? (gyac), Tuesday, 27 May 2025 22:27 (one month ago)
me too
― a ZX spectrum is haunting Europe (Daniel_Rf), Wednesday, 28 May 2025 09:23 (one month ago)
Hey London ILB! I'm probably going to be coming through London in early July. If I am, would it be all right if I joined you?
― Lily Dale, Saturday, 14 June 2025 14:42 (three weeks ago)
Absolutely!
― a ZX spectrum is haunting Europe (Daniel_Rf), Saturday, 14 June 2025 16:32 (three weeks ago)
More than welcome, Lily
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 14 June 2025 20:01 (three weeks ago)
Awesome, thank you!
― Lily Dale, Sunday, 15 June 2025 04:59 (three weeks ago)
So first week July is Wed 2nd? Lily/all, how about it?
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 23 June 2025 12:53 (two weeks ago)
Good for me!
― a ZX spectrum is haunting Europe (Daniel_Rf), Monday, 23 June 2025 12:57 (two weeks ago)
Sounds great!
― Lily Dale, Monday, 23 June 2025 15:20 (two weeks ago)
Cool, will have more details early next week (how to get to the pub, how to identify us etc.)
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 24 June 2025 08:01 (two weeks ago)
Be interested to read the second of those details.
― Blake the Messenger (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 June 2025 08:31 (two weeks ago)
I might come too if that's OK?
― can't complain, mustn't grumble, melancholy apple c (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 24 June 2025 08:40 (two weeks ago)
Of course! Anyone from here is more than welcome!
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 24 June 2025 08:49 (two weeks ago)
You can identify xyzzzz by the copy of Das Kapital he always carries with him
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 24 June 2025 09:00 (two weeks ago)
great, this is mehttps://i.postimg.cc/KjFfv5sc/65e32bdc-ec49-4b8f-b68d-c789a7ca8fd6.png
― can't complain, mustn't grumble, melancholy apple c (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 24 June 2025 09:36 (two weeks ago)
Strangely the last time I arrived a bit early and xyzzz was reading a book by someone called Rory Stewart.
― LocalGarda, Tuesday, 24 June 2025 09:53 (two weeks ago)
His secret is out.
― Blake the Messenger (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 June 2025 10:06 (two weeks ago)
No secret, I love a freak.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 24 June 2025 20:02 (two weeks ago)
I would totally hop a train for this but I have my book club on the same night
― the babality of evil (wins), Wednesday, 25 June 2025 11:00 (two weeks ago)
that book club author? also rory stewart
― mark s, Wednesday, 25 June 2025 11:12 (two weeks ago)
hallo ILB fappers, hope all well!
i am juggling various options all currently in the hands of undecided others (international visitors to london, family visits to the south west, plus a close friend's gallery show i'd like to see, which does have dates)
love to see you for this and it's not impossible (but it is a bit unlikely tbh)
― mark s, Wednesday, 25 June 2025 11:15 (two weeks ago)
Have a nice time, whatever it is you are doing, mark. If its possible then its always great to catch up.
Wins - always a next time (also should you be in London and want to meet up with the group let us know too)
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 26 June 2025 08:32 (one week ago)
See you all tomorrow for a cold refreshing drink, our first Wednesday ILB fap. Should be there from 6pm at Royal Oak, Tabard street, nearest tube Borough High St.
There will be a book on the table. Will reveal which one tomorrow.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 1 July 2025 08:38 (one week ago)
Has Rory written a new one?
― Blake the Messenger (Tom D.), Tuesday, 1 July 2025 08:39 (one week ago)
The Royal Oak still doing food?
― a ZX spectrum is haunting Europe (Daniel_Rf), Tuesday, 1 July 2025 09:29 (one week ago)
It was last week!
― Tim, Tuesday, 1 July 2025 09:31 (one week ago)
The book* will be on the table https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/28785/elsa-morante
*apologies to all Rory fans
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 2 July 2025 09:10 (one week ago)
Decided to cheat on book club & come, there won’t be much chance of a next time for a good while once h*rv*st kicks into gear
― sideshow melt (wins), Wednesday, 2 July 2025 15:13 (one week ago)
Cool, see you later!
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 2 July 2025 15:20 (one week ago)
Didn't know wins was a gentleman farmer.
― a ZX spectrum is haunting Europe (Daniel_Rf), Wednesday, 2 July 2025 15:20 (one week ago)
aiming for 6pm also. will be walking across london from bank to hear different perspectives on my way.
https://agentcoop.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/rory-stewart.jpg
― LocalGarda, Wednesday, 2 July 2025 15:59 (one week ago)
I'm here but I don't know anyone, i am a sweaty bald man at the bar with a huge black backpack.
― Proust Ian Rush (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 2 July 2025 17:36 (one week ago)
Should anybody else be coming we are at the Lord Clyde.
Pub quiz at the Royal Oak
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 2 July 2025 18:54 (one week ago)
hello to everyone there and apologies for not being able to make it. i would’ve liked to have been there!
― Fizzles, Wednesday, 2 July 2025 20:58 (one week ago)
pub quiz my arse
― Fizzles, Wednesday, 2 July 2025 20:59 (one week ago)
Great seeing everyone and escaping the pub quiz.
― LocalGarda, Wednesday, 2 July 2025 21:01 (one week ago)
Thanks everyone for letting me drop in, it was great to meet you all!
― Lily Dale, Wednesday, 2 July 2025 22:50 (one week ago)
Excellent to meet you too Lily, enjoy the rest of your trip.
Great seeing everyone, meeting Camaraderie, and thanks to wins for dropping by.
Fizzles - you would've loved the first question of the pub quiz.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 3 July 2025 07:12 (six days ago)