London ILB - FAP?

Cool.

woof and Tim, you both about 14th June then?

I can be.

Lets go for the 14th then.

yeah, I think that works for me.

Excellent. Its been a totally shit year so it'll be good to see you all.

yes, can do 14th.

will see if i can put in an appearance before i move to BIRMINGHAM.

Stunned silence, you'll note, ledge. London cru in mourning etc, black crepe armbands.

Oh calamity! Still it's not the ends of the Earth. Almost.

The barren middles. It's very up and coming though. Oh wait gentrification is a bad thing... so conflicted.

second city is the first loser city

Second loser city in this country iirc.

This is tomorrow, didn't realise it was the start of the world cup but the opening game will be over by then.

(Tim - could you lend me a copy of Anna Edes? No worries if you can't)

Sure. I’ll be along after the game.

Looks like I won't be seeing much of the World Cup this year, the games being on at civilized times. I'll be there after 8.

I am coughing and sweating and am not going to be able to make it out today, sorry all.

Oh no Tim :-( get well soon

ah balls. get well soon.

Ah I'm alright, it's just that I have it drummed deep into me that if I'm too ill to go to school I'm too ill to go out and have fun.

thanks to parenthood (+ multiple other stressors not least of which of course is THE MAN) i'm also feeling like the pub isn't the best idea tonight.

fair enough. stick it to the man tho, you know.

Defying the man tonight

Thinking of arriving by seven, will anyone be there by then?

i will be, if my fucking useless manager gets back to me with his fucking questions at any point, anyway.

me too, i just finished a thing

a fairly low key fap but it really is good to sit, drink and chat with people here.

it was a tonic.

It was nice to see you all, especially after a tough day - see you all soon.

Following up on a topic of discussion from the last FAP: got a message on the WhatsApp for the LRB group I'm in and they're proudly announcing we'll be joined by a card carrying tory next meeting, good grief.

People around in August for a summer FAP? If people are going away we can move to Autumn.

Thinking Thurs 9th or 16th or 23rd.

Can do any of those currently, would be very pleased to do so.

Yes.

Can only do 23rd, would be lovely.

yes

summer is important to celebrate. when book fap people edge out nervously into the sunlight etc.

ok 23rd it is then. see you all then!

do plans remain what they were?

*Theresa May voice* Nothing has changed!

Oh good, I could do with a drink.

For the many (pints) - not the few.

Tonight.

Still away, and sorry to miss it. Plz post minutes from all Powell and Anderson discussions.

I'm waiting for you to get back before I entertain the thought of discussing Powell at a FAP.

Shame I can’t do this one - I’m fresh from 9 in a row so I have opinions (which after pint 3 would of course become OPINIONS).

Tim, we could discuss Chris Powell?

We could. Whether we should is another matter. And whether we will is a third.

Chris, Enoch, Peter...

And Clive Anderson.

I was thinking Viv.

*ends the ILB FAP by slapping everyone who fails to pronounce it to rhyme with mole*

with a great deal of regret that i won’t be making this tonight. lousy work.

give them a slap for me mark. tho also there’s a great deal of pleasure to be had by making snob booksellers wince by saying POW-WELLL.