London ILB - FAP?

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.

AP himself used to ask people how they pronounced the name of Robert Lowell

in which it was concluded

i: perry anderson is the capt haddock of the NLR
ii: but not -- despite the old college try -- the dave q of the LRB
iii: part three will surely be where it all starts jumping

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashi-bazouk

Sad 😞 times. Just found out my favourite pub in London is going to be ruined. The landlords lease expires in January at the Royal Oak in Tabard Street at Borough. Get there soon before it turns into a Gastro Pub. Recommend the Salt Beef Sandwich pic.twitter.com/3prDgXutGe

— Richard Cousins (@rwjc22) November 10, 2018

I was just thinking about a new ILB FAP this morning :-(

Looking through the comments:

The Harvey’s pub in Wandsworth, The Cat’s Back, is a splendid example of a local. Makes me think The Royal Oak will not be cut down.

— Eddie Fremantle (@eddietheshoe) November 11, 2018

(1) Hi Matthew. Our Estates Manager response:"The Royal Oak is our great London local, full of charm & character which our long standing tenant Frank, and his partner John, have nurtured over the last 25 years. Frank has decided to retire in January when his lease ends...

— Harvey's Brewery (@Harveys1790) November 12, 2018

Sounds like the news isn't particularly bad (I bet it ends up feeling a bit more gastro-y though). NEVERTHELESS we shouldn't allow this good news to deter us from having a FAP at some point. Early Dec?

i may be able to bring hard copies of the book along for SOME OF YOU

(lol the uncertainty continues re exact pub date)

Just glad I was able to make it there before this purported change.

ok this time I will definitely make it. Definitely. If I can.

I am trying to get out of my work xmas dinner which would be on the 1st Thurs of December. Can we do the last Thurs of November to ensure my attendance.

Otherwise pray for me.

But aren't you handing out the secret santa gifts this year, xyzzzz___?

I'll be there, I was there just the other week saying to my friend, and this too will go one day. As long as it's not next week. Or the week after.

No, haven't you heard that Secret Santa is cancelled this year?

Will be at FAP if possible.

Would like to see Mark's book.

Concerned about Oak, though Harvey's tweet encouraging.