Silvia Bluejay Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 (edited) As opposed to all of us being in the same crowded place but missing each other by seconds, or being unable to recognise each other, as happened too often at the London Bass Guitar Show. Since quite a few of us live in or around London, I was thinking about meeting in a relatively central pub or open space (if/when the weather improves), without bass guitars - just for a drink and a chat and to put faces to screen names. That kind of meetup would probably also be OK to those who otherwise wouldn't be seen dead at a music fair like the Bass Show (I know of at least three of you who feel that way!). Visiting non-Londoners would be very welcome as well, of course. What do you guys (and gals) think? Edited April 9, 2012 by bluejay Quote
TheGreek Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 Brilliant idea...I'd love to put more faces to Usernames...are there any free gigs on in London this year?? As good a place to start as any I suppose.. Quote
Silvia Bluejay Posted April 9, 2012 Author Posted April 9, 2012 Off the top of my head I can only think of the Ealing Jazz Festival, which isn't free but very cheap and has food and clothes stalls etc. But, of course, the music may not be everybody's cuppa. I'll see if I can think of or find other events we could adopt as an excuse Quote
Billy Apple Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 Good idea. I'm in. Maybe not even a musical-do. I think at the LBGS there were too many other things to side-track us. A pub somewhere that sells ale would be a good start Quote
Silvia Bluejay Posted April 9, 2012 Author Posted April 9, 2012 [quote name='billyapple' timestamp='1333996395' post='1609412'] Good idea. I'm in. Maybe not even a musical-do. I think at the LBGS there were too many other things to side-track us. A pub somewhere that sells ale would be a good start [/quote] Fine by me (as I'll be having a glass of water or orange juice!) Everybody, do feel free to come up with suggestions for places you'd like - and if we can organise this in the next 5-6 weeks we may avoid the Jubilee/Olympics chaos. Quote
FlatEric Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 (edited) 25th to 29th July? Edited April 9, 2012 by FlatEric Quote
PTB Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 [quote name='FlatEric' timestamp='1334002357' post='1609552'] 25th to 29th July? [/quote] Before that would be best for me please. I go on hols for 2 weeks just then. Quote
Lozz196 Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 Good idea, `specially as I missed the show & meeting up as was feeling rough on the day. Quote
discreet Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 (edited) Why does it have to be an event? Let's just decide on a time and a place and meet up! What about the South Bank? Edited April 9, 2012 by discreet Quote
Silvia Bluejay Posted April 9, 2012 Author Posted April 9, 2012 (edited) I'm fine with the South Bank, or a park with a reasonably near pub in case the weather decides to play up. Or indeed any other suggestion. If we choose a crowded place I'll try to make sure we can reserve a few tables or an area, and obviously find ways to make it as easy as possible for us to recognise each other. As for dates - end of May (Sat 26th/Sun 27th)? Or, skipping the Jubilee celebrations, Sat 9th/Sun 10th June? Or mid-June (16th/17th) too. - Edited due to dates mixup. Edited April 9, 2012 by bluejay Quote
thunderbird13 Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 (edited) Good idea - I'm always up for a meetup as long as it involves beer Edited April 9, 2012 by thunderbird13 Quote
Silvia Bluejay Posted April 10, 2012 Author Posted April 10, 2012 We'll make sure we meet up somewhere with easy access to it then! Quote
Johngh Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 May even travel down from Derbyshire for this, Be fun if we all decended on The Gallery, Alex would wonder what had hit him. Quote
Hobbayne Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 Theres some nice pubs in Hammersmith by the river, if the weather is good! Quote
Silvia Bluejay Posted April 10, 2012 Author Posted April 10, 2012 [quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1334059231' post='1610219'] Theres some nice pubs in Hammersmith by the river, if the weather is good! [/quote] They would be walking distance from where I live, and i love them, but perhaps choosing W6 would be a little unfair to those of us who live in the east? Quote
dave_bass5 Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 How many people do the London Eye capsules hold lol. That would be interesting. Im in if its not on a gig day (for me).......and no bloody Jazz either ;-) Quote
Silvia Bluejay Posted April 10, 2012 Author Posted April 10, 2012 I guess we need to start deciding the date first. My suggestions, as mentioned above, are Sat 26th or Sun 27th May Sat 9th or Sun 10th June Sat 16th or Sun 17th June. At the moment I'm fine with all of them. Give us a shout if you have a preference or you can't make one, and we'll see if there's one that makes most of us happy. Quote
dave_bass5 Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 Well i would have to say all those Sat's are out for me as ill be gigging but the Sundays are clear at the moment (and probably will stay that way). Quote
discreet Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1334059400' post='1610223'] They would be walking distance from where I live, and i love them, but perhaps choosing W6 would be a little unfair to those of us who live in the east? [/quote] Tru, dat. What about London Bridge, down by the river - easy to get to... More London Riverside is nice. HMS Belfast, Tower Bridge, green spaces, City Hall, architecture, fountains, good pubs/bars and restaurants, etc etc? Quote
Silvia Bluejay Posted April 10, 2012 Author Posted April 10, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1334061080' post='1610262'] Tru, dat. What about London Bridge, down by the river - easy to get to... More London Riverside is nice. HMS Belfast, Tower Bridge, green spaces, City Hall, architecture, fountains, good pubs/bars and restaurants, etc etc? [/quote] Yes, I like them all. As for the dates, I did think that Saturdays would probably be when people are gigging, so it will be a Sunday. If no clear winners emerge, I will start a poll for the dates and, if necessary, one for the place. (That's if I learn how to do it!) Please keep suggestions coming, for the moment. Thank you all! I'm looking forward to this, and if we are successful we can make it a regular occurrence. Quote
dave_bass5 Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1334061080' post='1610262'] Tru, dat. What about London Bridge, down by the river - easy to get to... More London Riverside is nice. HMS Belfast, Tower Bridge, green spaces, City Hall, architecture, fountains, good pubs/bars and restaurants, etc etc? [/quote] Yeah, i love it down there. I was out with Fran (GW) a few weeks ago, late at night and saw a Fox at wandering around More London. Quote
thunderbird13 Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 [quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1334061590' post='1610268'] As for the dates, I did think that Saturdays would probably be when people are gigging, so it will be a Sunday. [/quote] Sunday might be a bit rubbish if people have to rely upon trains to get there due to engineering works . If they dig up the Orpington Line then I'm buggered Quote
Silvia Bluejay Posted April 10, 2012 Author Posted April 10, 2012 I was thinking of late morning/lunchtime/afternoon rather than night, though, especially if the weather is nice. Would that make things slightly better? Quote
thunderbird13 Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 they tend to close the lines all day - they certainly did last Sunday. Still go ahead and organise a date and see if people can work around it somehow if they are relying upon trains Quote
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