FAP London

Didn’t think it was! Just giving my blessing to Cambridge-bash without feeling the need for jk emojis 😉

*indignant splutter*

raging at the institution, not individuals!

tbf i mostly agree

Hello hello I am here to organize the damn thing.

A smol bird with a brogue told me the visitors will be staying near canary wharf. I don’t know that this matters in terms of where we meet but maybe it does?

Ian McKellen owns a cool pub between there and Wapping. Right on the river.

https://thegrapes.co.uk/

I love The Grapes but it's pretty small...

smol (avg height, chubby tbh) bird (more hamster with a glare tbh) with a brogue (only when excited but even then its prob more of a squall) was on to enbb since to suggest that soho-ish might work as we're lunchin around there and moochin afterwards and we might as well be earlyish starting given a long day might mean bed calls us sooner than eg fizzles might have made you to expect

How much time do you want to spend mooching around Soho? If you're lunching late (or shopping) it should be fine but otherwise that's a lot of time in a relatively small area.

London will have emptied out a bit by then but even then Soho on a Friday can be on the hectic side. There's always hardy ILX perennials the Glasshouse Stores or the Blue Posts Newman Street but only if neither of you particularly mind about drinking decent beer and certainly not if you're drinking wine.

More generally anywhere reasonably central on the Jubilee Line should be pretty easy for you.

Bit late to the party here. When is this happening? Remote chance I might be able to make it

happy to hear what would work best, i mean we're going to get home easily enough id have thought

xp my wife is going to a fap, dl

when’s this happening again. i need to ringfence some time before and after.

fri 2nd august if the 2nd august is a fri

destination open for ideas tbh

First Friday after payday is usually a session in my work, so apologies in advance if I turn up at 10.30 pished.

There may be a huge schedule conflict as an OG ILXOR is leaving his job after 20+ years and that’s the night of the leaving do.

feckit!

Yes, I am leaving my work after 21 years on the 2nd August. Leaving drinks in SOAS Bar (last official night I am a licensee there) - I'd happily extend the invite to FAPpers - though I'd understand it if would feel weird.

let's cross the streams!

(in order to be convenient for me)

Ah darn it. Between working from home that day and a 7:30am train Saturday I don’t think I can make it.

So it's FAP 2nd August?

It's been so long, I wouldn't mind making it Glasshouse Stores for old times' sake.

double FAP and no backsies*

*where backsies = traipsing from one venue to another

delighted to say i'm free for this, and will be coming off the back of a substantial do the night before so will be hungover and ready for more. (cut to wan figure in corner sipping elderflower cordial)

you couldn't be wan if you tried! the halest of fellows

I might suggest doing this in Bloomsbury instead of Soho - close enough for Mr and Mrs Deems but also helpful for people who want to attend both events.

The pubs will be less mental as well, especially out of term time.

you couldn't be wan if you tried! the halest of fellows

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the revenges of alcohol are fierce and sometimes unassuageable.

bloomsbury a good idea. never quite sure about pubs round there. the lamb's more holborn-ish I guess.

i half-remember the plough is cancelled for acting the arsehole to some disabled ppl drinking there a couple months ago?

yes, a woman with MS.

The Lamb has an upstairs now which (as long as it isn't booked out) makes it a lot more FAP friendly.

friday evening tho, what are the odds. and you’re right it’s pretty cramped for that sort of thing otherwise (tho i like it)

Excellent. Flying out the day after for a long weekend in Berlin so this is perfect timing.

let me know what ye decide and happy to take the consensus as lead

We decided to hold it in east anglia in the pub round the corner from my flat

the good news about the silence following that is we'll all hear it when you drop us a pin

lmao

Bloomsbury sounds like a plan. Will have a look online for locations but any recs welcome, obv.

im not sure im a big fan of the idea of asking ppl to choose between a fellas goin away party and having a pint with a known rogue tbh.

we'll be back in london regular enough like

Depends where he's going.

It's not a going-away party, it'll be fine.

Ok someone has to know this area better than I do. Suggestions?

What time is this all kicking off, do we think?

ex-ilxor pete's SOAS retirement thing (= the rival event)* starts at 4

*or potential double-event :D

like corbyn-sphinx im saying nothin

bloomsbury i could potentially do.

Read that as ex-ilxor pete's SAS retirement and thought either WOOF or OOF.

Opening gambit - The College Arms on Store Street, just off Tottenham Court Road. This has serviced a reasonable-sized gathering pretty well in the past although I can't remember if booking ahead was required.

Plax!! :)

How about Fitzroy Tavern, other side of TCR?

In my experience the Fitzroy is always unpleasantly busy on a Friday.

College Arms is fine imo. Wouldn't go near Charlotte Street - wot Matt DC said.

bring back that glasshouse stores beat imo. they've even got the bar billiards working again