Alba is in London next week - it would be nice to see people on Wednesday

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suzy is otm.

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 19:57 (twenty-one years ago)

No she's not, I'm afraid that if there's a fap in a pub that I really disliked, then I just wouldn't come, and I've been to Frevds and really dislike it, so won't be darkening it's doors again. It's not a matter of compromise, it's matter of personal comfort.

(sorry Nick!)

(plus money's tight this month, and try as you might to convince people that there's bargains to be had, I know from experience that this is just lip service)

― Vicky (Vicky), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I will not be offended if anyone refuses to come to Freuds, or the Glasshouse Stores, or wherever it is that is set to replace the Glasshouse Stores.

I am sorry to have exposed such tensions.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I think good company transcends the cornholiest bungholio. And this whole ponces calling is stupid too. There is nothing poncier than throwing toys out of pram when someone picks a rendezvous point that you dislike, and pulling a flounce about it after the window of opportunity has long closed to rearrange. I think that is part of my annoyance.

Sorry you have not had fun at Freud, V. You ought to reconsider; it is always good when we go. I rarely have more than two or three drinks out no matter my finances, as to keep the economies of scale that make me a cheap drunk. Slimming,too.

― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Can we establish whether it is called Freud, Freud's or Freuds? It is unsettling me. I think I trust suzy in this matter, so I assume the first is correct.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, is any member of the Freud dynasty likely to be in attendance?

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Good company doesn't trascend somewhere where a dozen people have 4 seats between them. That's Freud's.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:28 (twenty-one years ago)

But we are getting there early - I thought we'd be OK? If you are sure there will be no seats then I suppose objection is valid.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:29 (twenty-one years ago)

sorry, but the two times I've been there have been horrible, in fact one time was one of my worst nights in London (a personal thing, but one that means I won't be going back)

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I can understand the not wanting to go somewhere that one dislikes thing (i do that a lot), but i just feel sometimes there is a disproportionate amount of animosity against going somewhere different just for once or twice, like, way more than just "not turning up" kind of protest.

for this occasion there will be pubbing later on though right?

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I do think its rude to dump yr issues all over plans a large number have endorsed. Also, where Chris is concerned complaining about bars is his schtick, it is as predictable as a German railway timetable and in this one instance the sense-memory neurosis moment hes citing seems convenient and over-wrought. It really does seem like wanting own way all the time.

Unlikely, Alba. It is, as Nipped earlier, FREVD on its shopfront but Freud in actual English. Early works well for seats as all the offices nearby are media and that means school is out at 6.30 round those parts. Therefore 6 good, 5.30 even better.

Mark, if you as a born Londoner cannot keep random office workers at bay to seat your pals, deary deary me.

― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:46 (twenty-one years ago)

5.30 is cool. I think Anna will be able to get there early, so that will be two of us at least.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)

what about the princess louise as the pub? not too far...

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I like the name! Can we go there?

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:49 (twenty-one years ago)

(sorry - that's not a terribly pubbist way of choosing a pub, is it?)

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:52 (twenty-one years ago)

i think most people like the princess louise...it isn't stupid expensive, it's easy to find, it's less than a 5 minute walk from freud

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Fair number of seats?

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:57 (twenty-one years ago)

It was also the acid house meetup pub of history for Shooom and the like, and has an upstairs and is virtually atop Holborn. I do not drink BEER so I cannot use that criteria, to determine quality. But it is good.

― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Colette, the louise is a great pub, so long as there are seats - if upstairs isn't open then there might be a problem....

Suzy, Chris's Schtick is being a curmudgeon, if you hadn't noticed! There is a regular ilx gathering at a bar, every time there is a freaky trigger event.

― Vicky (Vicky), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 20:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Perhaps I should find out if upstairs will be open. Otherwise it sounds perfect.

And we can go to an acid house party afterwards.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:00 (twenty-one years ago)

hey we've all got out schticks, I'm a miserable curmudgeon, while other people are shameless namedroppers.

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:02 (twenty-one years ago)

People are to stop fighting on my thread.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:02 (twenty-one years ago)

(xpost) Yawn. Pathetic.

― suzy (suzy), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll be there early too, Alba - 5.30ish, if I can make it at all.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Excellent - I'm quite excited about the whole thing!

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I've finalised arrangements in a sound file!

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, bless! You are allowed more than one take, y'know!

Princess Louise is 30 seconds from where I work, so: smashing.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:37 (twenty-one years ago)

London's great after all.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Michael - that was the 4th take. I felt it was getting stale.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:40 (twenty-one years ago)

can't hear it, my computer sucks: will have to wait a week to hear alba cornish's voice.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I bet he doesn't speak, to you.

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll just listen to him; speaking to others, then.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:48 (twenty-one years ago)

that made me laugh a lot

― colette (a2lette), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I will make a point of speaking everyone. Even stevem.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:55 (twenty-one years ago)

To everyone.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Alba is a very well spoken individual.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Thank you. Unfortunately it appears I am unable to string a sentence together. Imagine what I'll be like after a few Long Island Iced Teas.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 21:58 (twenty-one years ago)

This excites me, having never met Alba at all, but having found myself agreeing with him on the interweb much, and liking his sense of humour.

Ps - this is not a come on

― Dave B (daveb), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 22:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Romanian is soooo passé.

― scotstvo (scotstvo), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 22:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, I can be there super early Nicholas. The recording is lovely.

― Anna (Anna), Wednesday, 15 September 2004 23:28 (twenty-one years ago)

every fap needs an mp3, i think. although i'd like to hear the outtakes.

will be there pretty early i imagine, though i'll have to leave at around seven so will miss out on the princess louise's loos. never mind.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 16 September 2004 06:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I bet Christian Bale wouldn't have flubbed his FAPmp3.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 16 September 2004 06:43 (twenty-one years ago)

So this is at the Lousy then? Excellent stuff. I will probably do both places.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 16 September 2004 07:24 (twenty-one years ago)

My suggestions:

CRO-BAR.

That lovely place what went to near Waterloo.

My observations:

I tend to get lost on my way back from Islington.

I didn't think much of the Glasshouse Stores.

I have never met N. If I do, will he be my Friendster?

I haven't read every single post here, there are so many.

I would like to look at the duckies too, assuming I am not suddenly snowed under (stranger things have happened).

I am looking forward to this. I will start saving up.

My questions:

Will Mooro come?

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller), Thursday, 16 September 2004 07:35 (twenty-one years ago)

can there be a text version of the above mp3 please for all the deaf people that may want to attend (and who can't follow the to-ing and fro-ing of this thread)?

and / or put it in the calendar

― koogs (koogs), Thursday, 16 September 2004 07:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Hurrah for the Lousy. Maybe a cocktail as well.

It's astonishing that Mr Miller and Mr Alba have not met, bastions of the Sinister past that they are. It will be an historic occasion, no doubt.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Thursday, 16 September 2004 07:41 (twenty-one years ago)

I believe the final instructions are:

Freud (Shaftesbury Ave, opposite Forbidden Planet) from fairly early - just before 8pm.

Princess Louise (Holburn) 8pm - close.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 16 September 2004 07:59 (twenty-one years ago)

is "lousy" pronounced "loo see" or "lau see"?

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 16 September 2004 08:12 (twenty-one years ago)

"lao-tse". London fappers are hardcore Taoists.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 16 September 2004 08:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I might make it, but I still have other demands on my time, and it is Freshers' Week (i will be hot from the first SOAS quiz so will be unable to make Freud's, shame).

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 16 September 2004 08:24 (twenty-one years ago)

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