FAP London

Bump because I’m hellbent on making this happen. Where is central - Soho-ish?

*bumping this up* Blue posts maybe - haven't been there in years?

I will try to make it along also.

Good job xyzzz on suggesting "The" Blue Posts, famous for being a pub name that occurs several times within a too-close area, introducing old-days style FD. Which Blue Posts did you have in mind? (I basically never drink in the West End any more, FWIW, so I've pretty much lost touch with where might be OK.)

lol I don't remember there being so many Blue Posts. Think its the one on Berwick st.?

Newman Street was FAP location of yore.

After an intensive nostalgia fest of reading 2002 - 2005 threads earlier this year, it was a weird feeling whenever I happened to visit any of the London pubs featured (eg Pineapple in Camden, the Clerk and Well, and various pubs in Fitzrovia) - and imagining the long-gone ghosts of previous FAPS.

Pineapple is in Kentish Town btw.

You’re right. Nice pub. It was a flying visit to Kentish Town - I didn’t get a chance to check out the Bull & Gate however.

Probably for the best - it's gone Gastro.

Indeed it has :(

If there’s a Blue Pollsts then I’d probably Newman Street, it’s a little quieter up there.

I once went round every Blue Posts to see if anyone knew why they were called the Blue Posts and no one did outside of the usual spurious sounding and heavily caveated theories.

Pretty sure The Harp is surely just near St Martins-in-the-Fields is my favourite west end pub these days and if you can guarantee the upstairs room would be *perfect* for a FAP. downstairs is tight tho.

Fitzrovia side is a good call tho my aversion to Sam Smith’s pubs means it takes a few out at a swipe - the aforementioned Newman St Blue Posts, The Champion and The Fitzrovia itself.

Tho as several ilxors will attest this discrimination around pubs is for show only. i will drink anywhere.

xp I'd agree on both halves of that.

The Blue Posts myth is that they're basically taxi ranks for sedan chairs?

Because I'm not bright I have only just realised that sedan-carriers are what's being referred to in The Crown and Two Chairmen

yep, sedan chairs, postal collection points (indicated by blue posts), perimeter boundary of some sort. think there were a couple others.

my general rule on pub names unless they’re bleeding obvious is to assume we don’t know and inventive explanations are invariably rong.

Tho as several ilxors will attest this discrimination around pubs is for show only. i will drink anywhere.

― Fizzles, Wednesday, 19 December 2018 14:19 (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

found you picky enough tbh

ENBB where roughly in town are you staying? Everywhere will be quietish in early January.

Newman Street is the best of the Blue Posts (I believe there are four) but others in our party may have strong opinions about Sam Smiths. It would be pleasingly old-school though.

I found ENBB's FAP thread!

Hope to make it.

that blue posts on newman street is fine. spacious and quiet enough as you say.

MDC - In South London but am happy to meet at this Newman street location. Yay! Thank you for working that out. Wouldn’t have known where to suggest so this is great. What day would work best - 3rd, 4th or 5th? Again, I’m flexible so whatever is best for others.

If it's on the 3rd I can probably pop in as I'm working in London that day

I'm free all three days.

Though I'll be in a pub on the 2nd, so slight preference for not the 3rd.

Bah I somehow saw that before seeing CP's response - slight preference for the 3rd now.

Third works for me. Let’s see what others think I guess. Yay!

3rd is the one day I can't do but I organise the ILB FAP once a season so no worries - have a good time

CP could you def come on the 3rd? What about others in terms of the 3rd or 4th? I can still do either so let’s see what works for most.

3rd or 4th works for me fwiw.

:)

I can do either with a slight preference for the 3rd (Sorry xyzzz).

#weWillMeetAgain

it's fairly likely I can come on the 3rd, if I don't have to rearrange coming to the office because our boiler packed in a couple of days ago...

3rd has just become more contended, but even if i can’t stay the evening i’ll certainly stick my head in. be good to see CP.

no one else of course

should warn you that I'm likely to be quite stinky if I do make it. just tried washing in freezing cold water and it wasn't very much fun

i will bring a clothes peg.

i can probably make this also!

I might pop in for a bit too.

3rd isn’t doable for me, I can only come at the weekend cause I don’t actually live in London, but have fun all!

Aw I’m sorry to hear about the boiler CP.

OK, I’m calling this now - we’re meeting on the 3rd at the Blue Post on Newman Street at 6. I’ll be there early to hopefully get a table.

Wins - that’s too bad. Next time we’ll have to do it on a weekend. :)

And boo Fizzles (tho glad you’re coming for a bit) and yay Mark and Shari!

Tomorrow! :)

you got a time you’re thinking of being there ENBB? And there still being the Blue Posts, Newman St?

wait. you magically posted all this info in a post mysteriously invisible to me just above.

I'll try for 6:30 but technically I'm not supposed to leave work til then so it depends who else is working late

No worries. I’m sure we’ll be there :).

I'm working till 8 so I hope so.

:)

I should be there for 6. I am: six foot tall with a blonde tuft above my face, and a very greying goatee, like someone tried to shove a brick of snow into my chin.