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Colin, I need 25 minions (!) to be part of my Conference Crew. Basically, they'll be helping out 1000 international delegates with things like finding their way around campus (Strathclyde, city centre), sorting out data projectors that are doing things they shouldn't, attending to keynote speakers, journalists, exhibitors... anything that might crop up really. It's really varied. If the person you know is IT literate, a team player, has good social skills and maybe speaks a foreign language (that bit's from the advert), I'm interested.

Sorry Ailsa, students only!

― Madchen (Madchen), Friday, 3 June 2005 11:36 (nineteen years ago) link

cheers Madchen, i'll give Sam your contact details, he's a student at Glasgow (not strathclyde) but who knows.

in other news...

i saw Miranda Sawyer on byres road yesterday, i had a strange impulse to go and speak to her even though i couldn't think of anything to say. thankfully i resisted.

― jed_ (jed), Monday, 6 June 2005 08:51 (nineteen years ago) link

i saw Miranda Sawyer on byres road yesterday, i had a strange impulse to go and speak to her even though i couldn't think of anything to say. thankfully i resisted.

i heart miranda sawyer. i saw her at t in the park a few years ago and in an exceedingly drunken state went over and told her how lovely i thought she was. i am still cringeing from that memory.

― stirmonster (stirmonster), Monday, 6 June 2005 13:30 (nineteen years ago) link

I think Alba might be a bit fond of her too, although I should let him speak for himself probably. He was getting a tan in the S of F last time I heard, though.

― Mädchen (Madchen), Monday, 6 June 2005 18:59 (nineteen years ago) link

I speak foreign languages. But I'm not a student. And I'm going to Benicassim. Rawk!

― scotstvo (scotstvo), Monday, 6 June 2005 22:03 (nineteen years ago) link

I can pretend to be a student (I have badly dyed hair and a dubious dress sense). I'd rather be at Benicassim but this is looking less likely by the day.

Why does no-one want beer with me on Friday?

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 6 June 2005 22:11 (nineteen years ago) link

i suggest everyone runs out and gets a copy of the metro tomorrow

― dahlin (dahlin), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 20:19 (nineteen years ago) link

More Madchen madness?

― Peter Stringbender (PJ Miller), Thursday, 9 June 2005 06:17 (nineteen years ago) link

Not guilty!

― Mädchen (Madchen), Thursday, 9 June 2005 09:15 (nineteen years ago) link

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/lucyald/rjg.jpg

― Mädchen (Madchen), Thursday, 9 June 2005 09:18 (nineteen years ago) link

Also, was the Abi Stabber/Happy Slapper combo on p.20-21 done on purpose?

― Mädchen (Madchen), Thursday, 9 June 2005 09:19 (nineteen years ago) link

goodness gracious me!

― cozen (Cozen), Thursday, 9 June 2005 09:34 (nineteen years ago) link

Who's going to write in to keep this U&K topic alive?

― Mädchen (Madchen), Thursday, 9 June 2005 09:57 (nineteen years ago) link

i was only responsible for the letters page lasnight
i was really bored actually.
today i have to venture to the SOUTH SIDE to the lost property office at the bus depot to collect some keys. i'm scared
also, i'm scared of RJG

― dahlin (dahlin), Thursday, 9 June 2005 10:47 (nineteen years ago) link

the bus depot? south side? pah, that's the south side for pussies. it's eglinton toll! you can *see* the river from eglinton toll.

if you're, umm, very, very tall. or in a plane.

the real south side starts at battlefield, yo.

anyway. while you're at the bus depot, can you call them a bunch of total and utter cunts for scraping my car with their no 44? thanks.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Thursday, 9 June 2005 11:44 (nineteen years ago) link

.. holy shit!

― Homosexual II (Homosexual II), Thursday, 9 June 2005 11:56 (nineteen years ago) link

RJG looks odd, in that picture.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 9 June 2005 11:57 (nineteen years ago) link

I don't think he's seen it yet - he was puzzled by my txt.

― Mädchen (Madchen), Thursday, 9 June 2005 11:59 (nineteen years ago) link

Hello Glasgow. I can't afford to visit you. I am sad about this.

― Alix with an i ? (alix), Thursday, 9 June 2005 12:00 (nineteen years ago) link

Aw Lixi, even with free board and lodging?

― Mädchen (Madchen), Thursday, 9 June 2005 13:05 (nineteen years ago) link

RJG looks odd, in that picture.

If he had his tie done up tight he would look like one of the Krays.

I have been listening to 'Showbiz Kids', the Steely Dan compilation, over the last few days & thinking of RJG.

Mädchen, did you know that there is a Haribo museum in France? see
http://www.haribo.com/planet/fr/info/frameset_musee.php?musee=1&frame=musee

― Mooro (Mooro), Thursday, 9 June 2005 15:07 (nineteen years ago) link

I do love the RJG photo there.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 9 June 2005 15:35 (nineteen years ago) link

Stacey, you are the greatest human being ever to walk the earth. I just about wet myself with laughter when I picked up the Metro at work. Thank you!

I considered a response, but couldn't quite find the right words. Has anyone else taken up the gauntlet?

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 9 June 2005 15:44 (nineteen years ago) link

Have a good holiday, Nick? Hope you are well and will see you soon. You should come through tomorrow evening for Neil's club thing (and pop quiz!) if you've nothing else to do.

― KeefW (kmw), Friday, 10 June 2005 21:58 (eighteen years ago) link

Crackign hols. Can't make it to Edinburgh tomorrow as it's the Winchester and I'm a guest DJ. Genuinely excellent band Foxface are playing too - should be good.

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:05 (eighteen years ago) link

Haha! "Genuinely" excellent band.

No bother. Actually, pity I miss your guest DJing. I hope you will play "Ride the Tiger" by Jefferson Starship.

― KeefW (kmw), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:08 (eighteen years ago) link

THEY ARE "GENUINELY" EXCELLENT

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:33 (eighteen years ago) link

(Jefferson Starship that is - Foxface are really a load of old rope)

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:34 (eighteen years ago) link

Haha. I never thought a lot of Jefferson anything or Starship either until Mourinho gave me "Dragonfly", by Jefferson Starship. It's terrific, and I've listened to all the other 70s Jefferson Starship records and great they are too. I'm currently getting my friend into them.

― KeefW (kmw), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:37 (eighteen years ago) link

Though, I did like "Jane". But then, who could blame me?

― KeefW (kmw), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:37 (eighteen years ago) link

anyone (smog)ing?

― jed_ (jed), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:39 (eighteen years ago) link

I don't know what you mean.... I'm currently Billy Ocean-ing.

― KeefW (kmw), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:39 (eighteen years ago) link

when the going gets tough...

― jed_ (jed), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:42 (eighteen years ago) link

Red light spells danger...

― KeefW (kmw), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:45 (eighteen years ago) link

what was the name of the postman that got to number one?

― jed_ (jed), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:47 (eighteen years ago) link

No idea... Did a postman get to number 1?

― KeefW (kmw), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:47 (eighteen years ago) link

I'm sorting out what I'm playing tomorrow.

Possibly starting with new wave stuff. Are we all bored with new wave stuff now? I will smell the crowd and see. I hope there is a crowd.

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:48 (eighteen years ago) link

Annoyingly I think I am bored with New Wave stuff. I was a huge fan when I was 17. Still, if you did "Diamond Smiles", which might go with the G8 thing I would like it. That said, I won't be there! So just do what you like!

― KeefW (kmw), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:49 (eighteen years ago) link

Though I'm impressed by Mr.Stirmonster's recent Mr.Research advocacy.

― KeefW (kmw), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:50 (eighteen years ago) link

it was boris gardiner "i wanna wake up with you"

― jed_ (jed), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:51 (eighteen years ago) link

play that Nick!

― jed_ (jed), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:51 (eighteen years ago) link

Was he a postman?

― KeefW (kmw), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:52 (eighteen years ago) link

he was!

― jed_ (jed), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:52 (eighteen years ago) link

Oh yeah - I remember now. He was indeed! I'm not playing him though. I might play the Belle Stars.

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:53 (eighteen years ago) link

I used to work with the drummer from the Belle Stars!

― KeefW (kmw), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:53 (eighteen years ago) link

Tell him to come along!

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:54 (eighteen years ago) link

We used to drag her (Judy Hancock nee Parsons) along to the 80s club that Sim0m St3rt used to love and get them to play "sign of the times".

― KeefW (kmw), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:55 (eighteen years ago) link

The only things I'm certain I'm of playing are the Gipsy Kings and Björk.

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:56 (eighteen years ago) link

Good calls. I love DJing. The last time I DJd, I played "Paperlate" by Genesis, twice.

― KeefW (kmw), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:57 (eighteen years ago) link

You can't argue with that. Or perhaps you can. Did anyone argue with you? I forgot that I'm definitely playing Kid Creole & The Coconuts as well.

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 10 June 2005 22:58 (eighteen years ago) link

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