London ILB - FAP?

Noted with approval.

Around Thurs 13th November or 11th December..

I had a hospital appointment at Guy's today, so afterward I treated myself to two (different) halves of Harvey's at the nearby Royal Oak.

It was nice and quiet. The barman was a dour Scot. I carried on rereading THE TRIAL.

Perfect daytime drinking scenario imo.

Had a phone job interview over lunch at the Royal Oak, best interview ever (as I am still in that job today) (well er..)

It's just over a month till I'm never allowed out of the house again, how about one in feb? thu 18 would suit.

Oh yeah! It's been ages.
I think… 18th works for me.

In Manchester but I'll and get a Friday off, if you all can confirm a Thursday and whatever it is I will try to be there.

Be good to see you all again.

yeah let's do it. 18th works for me.

Should there be another thread like this one here, with ledge in the title instead?

that would be factually appropriate but needlessly gauche & public.

Will try to make it along - new job will put me within easy walking distance of Borough.

(xp_ That's why I decided to hide it behind a link.

All systems go?

Again, am envious of you guys

See you Thurs.

Might come, would be late though.

Yep, see you there.

I'm in, there before 7

My guts are screaming for ale.

I obviously need to read some BS Johnson.

And I need to see Fenda's Pen (on at BFI tonight but ugh need to see how I feel later) and Cosmonauts at Science M.

Thanks to all.

did u see it zyzzz__? my vague memory here is of an ilb trup to fidn west country samizdat while staying at a dorset brecht & buckfast.

for those who asked - hugh metcalfe is still around and running the klinker and despite personal tragedy last year is still upright and fighting hard.

I didn't - too tired.

Good to hear re: Hugh. Must try and make it to the Klinker sometime this year.

Anyone fancy a pint one of these weeks?

I'm probably around, and beer's a fairly constant thought in this weather, so yes, count me in.

yeah beer and talk sounds good

Certainly can't make it Thurs 7th or 14th July. Probably can't make it for a few weeks - have fun.

I'll certainly be drinking in a hole somewhere up in the North (the less said the better). Have to cheer up in this wonderful weather #HashtagSarcasm

Beer?

Yeah.

Could do Thursday 16th or 23rd of June, would prefer the latter slightly because I think there's no football that day.

(Tom, are you planning to go to any (all?) of the punk rock events at the BL? I'm seeing Helen McCookerybook et al this evening :))

I can't go to most of them because they're on when I'm working. I've enquired if there were any spare places for tonight's event, I'll see what they say, so I might see you there, don't know yet.

We're just going to tonight's and the Viv Albertine / Jon Savage one which looks a treat. Was sorely tempted by the Buzzcocks one.

Was not sorely tempted by "An Evening with John Lydon" for £30.

can do 16th (day before my birthday! and my mum's!) looks like i might have to travel with work the following week, but Tim's point abt the football is a good one, so will raise a glass to the London FAP from my destination if you choose that day.

Was not sorely tempted by "An Evening with John Lydon" for £30.

― Tim, Friday, June 10, 2016 8:28 AM (Yesterday)]

I might pop my head 'round the door.

i kinda feel like lydon might be an interesting person to have An Evening With tbh

Life has intervened and now I am no longer able to come out tomorrow; am 100% sure I'll be wanting to drink a beer a week on Thursday one way or another, calm before the storm and all that. Will plan to make that beer in the Royal Oak, wd be lovely to see some or all of you. HB Fizzles (amd Fizzles's mum obv) for Friday.

work has intervened and I've had to bring my trip forward anyway, and will in fact be back on 24th for referendum madness. not sure how alert I'll be though.

23rd?

Will be returning to London to vote on the 23rd so if this is happening etc.

sorry, yes, back on morning of 23rd.

Let's do it. Let's fall in love.

btw, I'm in sydney for the next few days. expect it to be fairly work saturated but any Sydney based ilb-ers (or indeed anyone else) fancy a low-key FAP let me know!

Still on for Thursday.

I have a pile of books ready to be charity shopped so if any of you want any of these, just shout and I'll bring them along to the pub.

Paul Auster: The New York Trilogy
Maria Barbal: Stones In A Landslide
Charles Baudelaire: On Wine and Hashish
E F Benson: The Blotting Book
Jane Bowles: Two Serious Ladies
Ian Buruma: Murder In Amsterdam
Stuart Cosgrove: Detroit '67 The Year That Changed Soul
Bernal Diaz: The Conquest of New Spain
Midas Dekkers: The Way of All Flesh
Hans Magnus Enzensburger: Penguin Modern European Poets
Karen Joy Fowler: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Knut Hamsun: Pan
Peter Hoeg: The Woman and the Ape
Kari Hotakeinen: The Huan Part
Arnaldur Indiridasson: Silence of the Grave
Arnaldur Indridasson: Voices
Owen Jones: Chavs
Oystein Lonn: The Necessary Rituals of Maren Gripe
Aka Morchiladze: Journey to Karabakh
Haruki Murakami: The Elephant Vanishes
Cees Nooteboom: Roads To Berlin
George P Pelecanos: The Washington DC Quartet (or whatever it's called, those four novels)
Barbara Pym: An Unsuitable Attachment
Jean Rhys: Sleep It Off Lady
Georges Rodenbach: Bruges-la-Morte
Johanna Sinisalo Not Before Sundown
Richard E Stamz: Give 'Em Soul, Richard! Race, Radio and Rhythm & Blues in Chicago
Mary Stewart: The Wind Off the Small Isles
Antal Szerb: Journey By Moonlight
Jules Valles: The Child
Tarjei Vesaas: The Ice Palace

Not sure I'll be able to turn (let you know on the day, depends as to exactly when I am back in London). However can always pick these up @ Hangover L?

Jane Bowles: Two Serious Ladies
Antal Szerb: Journey By Moonlight

I'll 'ave the 'amsun.

Unfortunately I've had to extend my stay out here, so will have to raise a glass in Sydney - probably a glass of water given the time. Fortunately got my emergency proxy vote sorted out today though. Have you not read Journey, xyzzzz__?

This is a good idea, though - regular FAP-pruning of my bookshelves and boxed books would help a lot. I'd probably have gone for the Benson and the Pelecanos, though only because I'm not familiar with much of the rest of the list, which intrigues with its unfamiliarity. Anything you'd strongly recommend off that list, Tim?

The Vesaas is one of my favourite things ever, it's only on the pile because I found a nice old hardback edition for a quid.

The Enzensburger is also a duplicate.

I'll try to post notes on others today.