― Mikey G (Mikey G), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:14 (twenty years ago) link
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:28 (twenty years ago) link
― Mikey G (Mikey G), Thursday, 6 May 2004 14:33 (twenty years ago) link
― the finefox, Thursday, 6 May 2004 15:03 (twenty years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 6 May 2004 17:14 (twenty years ago) link
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Friday, 7 May 2004 09:03 (twenty years ago) link
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Friday, 7 May 2004 09:04 (twenty years ago) link
― Archel (Archel), Friday, 7 May 2004 09:27 (twenty years ago) link
― Mikey G (Mikey G), Friday, 7 May 2004 09:39 (twenty years ago) link
the Fox's nose is very distinctive.
― DV (dirtyvicar), Friday, 7 May 2004 11:26 (twenty years ago) link
― Mikey G (Mikey G), Friday, 7 May 2004 12:11 (twenty years ago) link
― scott seward (scott seward), Friday, 7 May 2004 12:38 (twenty years ago) link
― cozen (Cozen), Friday, 7 May 2004 13:12 (twenty years ago) link
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 years ago) link
― Mikey G (Mikey G), Friday, 7 May 2004 15:18 (twenty years ago) link
And someone always woke her at the right stop.
― Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl), Friday, 7 May 2004 16:34 (twenty years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 7 May 2004 17:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 7 May 2004 21:25 (twenty years ago) link
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 years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 8 May 2004 15:15 (twenty years ago) link
they are TRAITORS!
― DV (dirtyvicar), Saturday, 8 May 2004 15:50 (twenty years ago) link
― David Nolan (David N.), Saturday, 8 May 2004 22:57 (twenty years ago) link
― aimurchie, Saturday, 8 May 2004 23:32 (twenty years ago) link
Books were.
― the pintfox, Tuesday, 11 May 2004 11:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Mikey G (Mikey G), Tuesday, 11 May 2004 14:21 (twenty years ago) link
Have had lovely holidays. Now, back to the books.
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Sunday, 16 May 2004 12:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 20 May 2004 08:20 (twenty years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
Monday or Thursday would work for me, and Borough High St is A1 for me too.
― woofwoofwoof, Wednesday, 17 June 2009 08:55 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
New generation, innit?
I shall look for the Dhalgren (bantam ed.)
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 20 June 2009 09:25 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
It's on Thursday. xyzzz is usually my last utterance of any evening in a pub.
― GamalielRatsey, Monday, 22 June 2009 17:52 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
That's a shame G00blar!
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 22 June 2009 19:41 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
Julio? Sure I know Julio! It just wasn't intuitive to guess that 'xyzzz__' meant 'Julio'!
― the pinefox, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 07:40 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
Hello - so yesterday I thought I’d go for a therapeutic post-Covid walk on Hampstead Heath before going to the pub - then got completely drenched and had to go home to get dry instead. But November will work!
Ps. Thanks xyzzzz, I used your Bluesky code from the other thread
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 22 September 2023 08:38 (nine months ago) link
Good stuff, hope to see you in a few weeks.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 22 September 2023 08:49 (nine months ago) link
"Civilised" says the man who threw a beer at me for suggesting Irish restaurants exist.
― Daniel_Rf, Friday, 22 September 2023 09:37 (nine months ago) link
🤔
― ydkb (gyac), Friday, 22 September 2023 10:00 (nine months ago) link
🤣
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 22 September 2023 10:14 (nine months ago) link
There is more than one Royal Oak in London. I am curious where you all gather.
Hypothetically, would any potential lurkers on this thread fancy a (half) pint (as a name for an occasion based on a loosely interpreted measure of any EA(N)AB) in any of the boroughs of NYC?
― youn, Friday, 22 September 2023 12:28 (nine months ago) link
It's the one in Borough.
― Daniel_Rf, Friday, 22 September 2023 12:30 (nine months ago) link
A few of us (ilx slack, most post on here already) are having drinks tomorrow at the Queen's head (King's Cross) so if anyone in here would like to drop by then they are welcome. Should be around from 6pm or so
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 6 November 2023 11:11 (seven months ago) link
There will hopefully be a FAP in December if there is appetite for that, maybe first or second week..
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 6 November 2023 11:12 (seven months ago) link
I’m away tomorrow but hope to make December
― mojo dojo casas house (gyac), Monday, 6 November 2023 11:15 (seven months ago) link
Any interest in doing this in May.
I can't do the back end of the 2nd week but otherwise all good.
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 10:46 (two months ago) link
Will be in Japan for most of May, so will have to miss this one...
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 15:09 (two months ago) link
I’m canceling so the first or last weeks of May but am about otherwise. It’d be good to catch up.
― Tim, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 17:57 (two months ago) link
good call. May is a bit of a calm period between some dense commitments.
― Fizzles, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 18:36 (two months ago) link
Cool so 2nd or 3rd week of may? 16th or 23rd OK?
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 20:08 (two months ago) link
Second half of May is out for me.
― Not waving but droning (Tom D.), Wednesday, 24 April 2024 20:11 (two months ago) link
Does that include 16th?
Can put in a meet up both May and June.
Didn't put anything in winter as I was mad busy.
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 20:38 (two months ago) link
Yeah 16th is out.
― Not waving but droning (Tom D.), Wednesday, 24 April 2024 20:46 (two months ago) link
I can’t do the 23rd, sorry for lack of clarity.
― Tim, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 21:07 (two months ago) link
Cool, let's put the 16th down and then maybe do something in June once Daniel and Tom D are back.
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 24 April 2024 23:14 (two months ago) link
Did this happen?!I could probably make one in the second half of June (on a Thursday)
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 20 May 2024 11:20 (one month ago) link
Lol I totally forgot.
Lets move it to June then. 20th ok for you, Chuck?
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 20 May 2024 11:23 (one month ago) link
i will likely be up in town on thur 13 june (for a do that weekend) tho prob not still there by thur 20 june
― mark s, Monday, 20 May 2024 11:25 (one month ago) link
I think that works for me
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Monday, 20 May 2024 11:33 (one month ago) link
I have a small person so am inherently unreliable but I can most likely do Thurs 13!
― Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, 21 May 2024 14:39 (one month ago) link
(or June 20)
Lets go for the 13th. Hope to see you then Chuck.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 21 May 2024 16:42 (one month ago) link
This Thurs then.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 10 June 2024 09:36 (three weeks ago) link
cu there 👍🏽
― mark s, Monday, 10 June 2024 09:39 (three weeks ago) link
Oh right. I'll be there ... unless I took am overtaken by events.
― Poets Win Prizes (Tom D.), Monday, 10 June 2024 10:13 (three weeks ago) link
is this the usual spot
― mark s, Wednesday, 12 June 2024 15:54 (three weeks ago) link
Yes.
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 12 June 2024 16:19 (three weeks ago) link
think i can do this! what time/where is the usual spot?
― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 12 June 2024 16:29 (three weeks ago) link
Royal Oak pub near Borough tube. I will be there from 530/6pm. I will set an NYRB classic on the table so you know who we are :-)
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 12 June 2024 16:42 (three weeks ago) link
that is NOT who i am
― mark s, Wednesday, 12 June 2024 16:47 (three weeks ago) link
i got covid! and an infected eardrum! you lot have fun while i have the real party with my boxes of paracetamol and ibruprofen back here.
― Fizzles, Thursday, 13 June 2024 15:30 (three weeks ago) link
You and your bloody eardrum. Sorry to miss you, Fizzles. I expect to be there by about 6.15.
― Tim, Thursday, 13 June 2024 15:39 (three weeks ago) link
A quick drop-in but probably around 630
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 13 June 2024 15:55 (three weeks ago) link
I totally forgot this was today until Tim mentioned it to me on Sunday and I have therapy today so I can’t come but have a great time
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Thursday, 13 June 2024 17:12 (three weeks ago) link
Please keep an eye out for the pub cat (formerly kitten)
― Roman Anthony gets on his horse (gyac), Thursday, 13 June 2024 17:13 (three weeks ago) link
We are here
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 13 June 2024 17:37 (three weeks ago) link
Had a lovely time. Great to meet you, Chuck!
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 14 June 2024 09:57 (three weeks ago) link
And all of you!
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 17 June 2024 18:58 (two weeks ago) link