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I've met Dudley - going to Lancaster is the right move.

So it's the same lot as last time, plus Bobbyaro.

Fair enough.

No more Londononers around? Maybe they've not read the thread as it isn't immediately obvious that there is Beardy Beer shenanigans (and if you thought my efforts at beard growing were poor, Bobby is the Freakish Hairless Man).

Yes perhaps we should retitle the thread.

ARE YOU IN LONDON?
Do you drink beer?

And stick it on the news ticker.

Can't come. Sorry.

No and no

I only answer yes to 50% of the questions, and I still go.

"Are you willing to sit there while other people drink beer?"

You hear this Ange!

Can't make it. London on a weeknight is always rather awkward, even for an Oxford dweller like me (I _just_ made the last train one night).

Much as I'd love to come I really can't make anything that would need me to take any time off work.

So unless I organise a "meet" in South Devon don't expect to see me any time soon...

Malc

For the record, here is what is going on in Shunt on Thursday:

16th - 19th July


Airphoria: Terminal 3 - experiments on leaving a cabin
Airphoria is back at Shunt Lounge, now leaving from Terminal 3. Captain Brendan Walker and flight crew continue their experiments with a death slide, developing a ride based on the Korean air 747 Aeroplane that mysteriously crashed in Hatfield Forest in 1999. (to participate sign your name up at the door when you come in) Weds-Sat

Shunt Artists Louise Mari, Nigel Barrett and George Tomlinson and Tom Duggan will be continuing with their experiments all week in the bar
Weds-Sat

"Delia, Oh Delia" by Shunt Artist Heather Uprichard
Concrete Sculptures in the long corridor
Weds-Sat

Is Art Light Hearted? A Dialogue between Joseph Beuys & Theodor Adorno
A film by Britt Hatzius and Shunt Artist Mischa Twitchin
Studio 65, 8mins, on a loop
Weds-Sat

Horatio Oratorio a performance & installation by Aleksander Kolkowski & Federico Reuben
This performance and installation event combines the earliest sound recording & reproduction technology - Edison phonographs, wax cylinder recordings and antique wind-up horn gramophones - with state of the art electronic sound processing. The sound is projected through a mixture of acoustic horns and loudspeakers and includes an installation of phonograph horns, tubing and turntables.
Installation: Weds-Sat

Interesting stuff, I'm sure you'll agree!

That is unfeasibly cool.

We're all doing this right?

Pissed plane crash death slide? What could possibly go wrong?

I am confused now, are we going this week or next week?

I can and will be there, which adds 1 to the "didn't come last time" group, though not 1 to the "never been before gang".

Next week - 24th.

Aw, this sounds brill. Make it a Friday/Saturday next time please.

Oh, then that will not be there.



I thought we were going this week.

My mistake.

Ahem.

Curio has a peculier habit of double-booking himself often...

Shunt is twice the price and ten times as crowded on Fridays and Saturdays, and you run the risk of not getting in.

All is not lost! The mad death slide thing is still there next week!

PERFORMANCE

‘My eyes never see what your eyes see’ What if...? by shunt artist Layla Rosa reveals a search for identity; above, behind and beyond the veil. Aerial movement, moving image and physical feats collide with audio, video and vocals to create this unique theatrical performance and installation. www.laylarosa.co.uk Weds-Sat

DANCING ON YOUR GRAVE presented by The Cholmondeleys and The Featherstonehaughs Featuring CORPSE DE BALLET
A five piece troupe of deceased and downtrodden yet determined and resolute, singing and dancing music hall artistes on their interminable, purgatorial tour. With live music written and performed by composer Steve Blake and ukelele bashing minstrel Nigel Burch of The Flea Pit Orchestra, this brand new offering from Lea Anderson is a humorous music hall act with an ethereal twist. Weds-Sat

Airphoria: Terminal 3 - experiments on leaving a cabin
Airphoria is back at Shunt Lounge, now leaving from Terminal 3. Captain Brendan Walker and flight crew continue their experiments with a death slide, developing a ride based on the Korean air 747 Aeroplane that mysteriously crashed in Hatfield Forest in 1999. (to participate sign your name up at the door when you come in)
Weds-Sat

MUSIC (curated by Shunt Artist Serena Bobowski)

Louise Golbey contemporary Soul with a twist of Jazz...original melodies, infectious hooks and head-nodding rhythms command the listener's attention. Thursday 24, July

Art Terry and the Fairies - Alternative Soul. Cerebral Soul. Folk Funk. some terms to describe Art Terry and the Fairies…. imagine Marvin Gaye joined the Velvet Underground Thursday 24, July

DJ Neillie deep soul uplift jazz spiritual funk. Thursday 24, July

Yeah, this is what confused me!

Well yeah, but are you?

Ok fair enough. Can you make it a good while in advance so I can book the Thursday afternoon and Friday off work then?

In this case, I didn't want to make it a big thing for people to travel to - because it's too close to the Nottingham meet and I didn't want people to be choosing between one or the other.

Yeah. This was another case of Craster and I fancying beer, TBH.

We'll have a big one at some other point that doesn't potentially impinge on already planned stuff like Notts and Alton Towers. You can make the effort then.



For the time being, we're going death sliding for beer.

Thank you, that's very kind. Let's have a big one in the New Year, though!

Ladies, shall we meet at the usual meeting place (Barrowboy and Banker) pre-Shunt? At what time will people be arriving? I'll probably be there some time around half five, though can amuse myself elsewhere for a while if necessary.

Yep. 6ish.

Sounds good to me. Technically I'm on call that night, so I'm not going to be able to get too squiffy. Although I doubt the reception in Shunt is too great anyway...

There's a good chance I'll be a touch later as normal. I know I have numbers for grim and craster so if you've already shunted I have a good chance of finding you.

I think it's fair to say that if we've left the Barrowboy, we'll be in Shunt.

Indeed, but have you looked at the map of shunt, it's chuffing huge.

Ah how disappointing. I'm making the treck from Nottingham to London town on Friday as I shall be attending the Ben & Jerry's festival on Clapham Commom on Saturday. Drinking alcohol, eating ice cream and watching bands in the sunshin. What could possibly be better?

Curiosity - will you and your lovely lady be joining us on Saturday?

Sorry, I'm hijacking. As you were.

Doubt it.

Maria is on a hen night, and I'm, well... well I don't have a ticket, as I thoguht it was some other time.

I'm off helping the sister and bro-in-law assemble beds instead. Woo! Fun day!

She wasn't asking about Maria, she was asking about your lovely lady!

Dang it. Well I'm around on Friday night and I'm getting the train back at 4pm on Sunday so maybe we can squeeze a small drink in somewhere

So, tomorrow night, then. I'm rather flush after not spending any money at the Land Rover show, so make sure you hit me up for drinks.

Will do. Book a table at the Barrowboy, big man.

I was going to come but can't. Can you just send me the money instead?

No, just come anyway.

I wasn't going to I just wanted money. I'm so broke.

I can't stomach another trip to Nodnol this soon, and especially not on a work night.

I feel you could probably apply this arguement to all of us!

That's true. Maybe I should have said "I'm rather flush after not spending any money at the Land Rover show, despite saving for months".

Ball-fucking-bags... I somehow had it in my head that this was all tonight and not tomorrow night. This is a shame, as today I'm working from Hemel, so coming along would've been ideal. Tomorrow though, I'm working in the Marlow office at work again and then I'm orf out to see The Dark Knight in the evening anyhow now.

I will definitely, definitely come along next time though peeps - this place sounds awesome!

(Plus it would be nice to meet some of yous and claim my free drink from Grim...!)