Southampton meeting

15:43 / 08.04.03

I want to meet some nice Barbefolks face to face. To this end, I will be going to Southampton and sitting in a pub drinking and talking about Magic, philosophy, Buffy, the relative merits of the star wars trilogy etc. etc. hopefully not on my own.

Time and place tbc, suggestions please from you locals (I'll be coming from Winchester) I think next week/in a couple of weeks, but I'm easy

Tezcatlipoca

17:08 / 08.04.03

I want to meet some nice Barbefolks face to face. To this end, I will be going to Southampton

There's a contradiction there somewhere, but I can't quite put my finger on it...

18:13 / 08.04.03

We could help them set up an escape committee. I'm sure they don't really want to be living there.

Bet someone suggests bloody Goblets... I hate that place since they installed lighting.

But, yes, 'bout time I got to know more folk on that scene in the area. I'm sure I know half their faces already. 'twould be good to put names to them.

23:20 / 08.04.03

Goblets would work. We'll ask them to use the dimmer switch just for you. Alternatively the Hobbit is close enough to JtB's to entice him out...

09:41 / 09.04.03

They have a dimmer switch?

11:31 / 09.04.03

They have all kinds of fucked up technology, including machines for washing glasses and playing music. I hear some of them can even assist in the preparation of food...

13:05 / 09.04.03

...and most people's sole reason for going there in the past was that the machine for playing music did not require insertion of coinage to operate.

jeff

23:08 / 09.04.03

The thing with Southampton is, however grotty it gets, all you have to do is click your heels together and think of Portsmouth.

Fly Beezy (War Minister)

10:39 / 10.04.03

The jukebox in Goblets is still free.

Won't be able to make it down to the town I'll always think of as Gothampton in April, but I'll be up, down, flying around sometime this summer, I'm sure...

Leap

21:29 / 10.04.03

Hmmm Pompey (A place not to be a Paediatrician!) and Soton (Nottingham on Sea!). Are there truly any better reasons for global warming?

Stick with Winchester Ben, at least we have character here

21:35 / 10.04.03

Winchester suits me too. Where and when? Anyone up for a drink tomorrow (friday 11th april) night?

jeff

04:17 / 11.04.03

Bear in mind that Solent Blue Line insist on employing positively demonic drivers on the 47. Where abouts in Winchester were you thinking?

13:44 / 11.04.03

Not sure if I can make it tonight after all. Where are your usual Winchester haunts?

17:08 / 11.04.03

Ben, email your phone number to me at oddcult at opi8 dot com . Still dunno what I'm doing, but I may be up for coming over for a drink or summat.

jeff

16:59 / 13.04.03

I hear rumours concerning a new metal club in Southampton. Does anyone know anything about this?

21:03 / 13.04.03

Yeah, I saw a poster for it, but they were out of flyers. It shall have to be investigated.

21:44 / 13.04.03

Are you referring to the metal night at the Old Fat Cat? That's the newest one I know of. You should be able to tell how bad it'll be from the venue...

jeff

22:19 / 14.04.03

Nope, the rumour I heard was on a mailing list and it specifically mentioned plans for a new nightclub. Admittedly they also said that it had only just got out of the planning stages.

16:44 / 15.04.03

I think the Hobbit would be best, how 'bout next Friday? (25th) which gives us time to badger people into coming?

ephemerat

19:12 / 15.04.03

Next Friday at The Hobbit? Hmm... well it would be very out of character for me to be there on a Friday night, but hey, just this once. Plus it has an all-day (12-7) Happy Hour on Fridays - may be useful to those who travel (and I can meet any one, any time, any place in Soton)...

jeff

23:17 / 15.04.03

May I add that the student population has decreased dramatically at the Hobbit, due to Easter and other incidents. Suffice to say, it's no longer unbearably crowded.

00:13 / 16.04.03

"Other Incidents"

That's a delicate way of putting it...

jeff

00:53 / 16.04.03

I can't see the value of bringing it up and possibly making people feel uncomfortabel.

02:39 / 16.04.03

Point.

11:01 / 16.04.03

Righty ho you lovely geezers/geezeresses, Friday 25th April at the Hobbit it is. Persuade nice people to come along, badger any other barbelithers you think might come.
Having not done this sort of thing before, how do we recognise each other? (except for the mad glint in the eye

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Leap

11:38 / 16.04.03

Engage someone in converstation - if they appear to be uncomfortable talking whilst not moving their fingers, its a barbie

17:14 / 16.04.03

And if anyone is in Winchester tonight, I intend to be drinking in the Railway. Probably around 9ish.

Caroline

03:05 / 17.04.03

Ok, guess I'll be there if only to keep up the pretence that all Southampton lithers aren't all mean and nasty. Will probably be the only girly though so should be easy to recognise. Might also be carrying a BOOK to make it more obvious.

10:46 / 17.04.03

Hell, I'll almost certainly be carrying a Buffy book

So y'all know, I am blonde, wear glasses and a brown leather jacket, and have a dashing smile and charming demeanour!

11:23 / 17.04.03

Sounds like fun. Only problem is I'm double booked.

What time are people going to arrive from? I may be able to fit in both...

Saveloy

13:48 / 17.04.03

Leap:
"Hmmm Pompey (A place not to be a Paediatrician!)"

Oi! Just for the record, the pediatrician incident didn't take place in Portsmouth. I can't remember exactly where it did happen, but I'm pretty sure it was some rural backwater hick town. Not actually Winchester, but somewhere like it.