colette's birthday FAP, friday 20 may 2005

I considered claiming that you were too old for me to associate with, but I don't think I'll try it.

that's a whole 'nother thread...

sorry you can't make it, andrew, you'll be missed! at least we'll get to hang out at glasto, neither of us should be in america then, i don't think.

more like, parks don't sell bouze. if it were nicer weather, could be fun, but i can imagine us all standing around in the cold, ken c with that brown beer he likes, shivering and wondering how much we have to drink to have fun.

oh, sorry, that was the baseball game i was thinking of.

but, yeah, we'll have to wait for global warming to kick in a bit more before we can do that, i think.

i wish there's a baseball game i can go to watch.

We're about to hit that absolutely insane run of ILX birthdays, aren't we? This nearly killed me last year.

matt, feel free to bring rob and whoever. are you club seal-ing that night?

i imagine i'll be tootling along :)

i've got space reserved at one place, but someone got there ahead of me and booked a party for 50, and if more people turn up than he expects, it could be a queue/guestlist situation, which i'm not keen on. the other place wants loads of cash for their lovely room, which i'm also not keen on. so i'll call another place or two this afternoon. really. yep, going to do it...any minute now.

jimd suggested upstairs at the chapel bar, and they have email (yay!) but haven't replied yet (boo!) so i don't know if they have room for us...

my current thinking is drinks in islington, followed by a shuffle down to club seal, to hear the musical antics of matt dc.

i think it may come down to PUB v. BAR, but here are the details of both. i've got tentative bookings at both, and will cancel with whoever gets less votes today.

the BAR is new, has a great jukebox, good-looking cocktails, nice wine, and it's open late (1 or 2) and has some fairly comfy seats. the downside is that there's someone else that's booked in the back room from 8, and it might get totally rammed in there. they're saving an 'area' for me, but i don't know if it'll be big enough for everyone, although if people arrive early, i think it's quiet after work.

the PUB is pretty small, has beer and whatnot (and also some wine and cocktails, but don't push them), a pool table and a beer garden. because of the layout, he doesn't book areas, but said that if a few people get there early, we should be able to bagsy a big area. they're open till 11:30. oh, and they have a very large pub dog.

so, what do you all think? i'll also be asking people that aren't on ilx what they think by email, so votes might not totally match what you see here. i will post the plans tonight or first thing tomorrow. woo!

i'm interested in seeing this hat, as well...

I'll be there about 9, I have to go home and pick up records first. I am bringing a sibling.

the map makes it look more complicated than it is. just walk up essex road till you see the blue old queen's head pub, and turn right down the alley just before the pub. it's 2 blocks down on your right.

i'm surprised that there isn't more confusion about where it is, for a thread this size. anyone that doesn't know, the plan is to meet at the mucky pup, islington anytime from 5-6 ish, stay till later than 11, then go see matt dj for free at club seal. hooray!

xpost-- ooh, is it a sister? she's always so cheerful, should be fun to see her again.

I hope to come, I may bring a bandmate (depending on what the "getting off with a crushboy" situation is) or not.

it seems i may be going to the pub at work in the next hour or so. oh dear.

is the bandmate the potential crush? i'm confused.

uh oh, toby's going to be drunk by 3pm!

Oh dear. That seems fair. As I could do with some moral support if The Spy is at Club Seal and he gets drunk and lascivious as is his habit. Sigh.

I have cool new intro music. Its very exciting.

My crush is in Oxford and unlikely to be anywhere near Bardens or Club Seal. :-(

and then possibly going to HDIF later! omg.

i think people should have to work for their social fun.

i dont like that

barima, on the other hand, was particularly suave tonite, espcially when he wore my hat.

i saw liz and rob on the n43 on tjhe way home. i dont think they saw me with the shameful hotdog though

on the other hand i was so exhausted that i walked into a mirror and broke it at half six this morning. boo.

Kate lost her bag on the bus home and texted me at 4am! Luckily, I was still up, talking to my mate, the concierge, in the lobby. Matt, did you give her my number, because it was pretty surprising how she tracked me down so fast!

Barima - yep, I gave Kate yer number. Also, give me a call - we have important things to discuss about tonight. FA Cup Final starts in an hour and a half - this weekend's not even begun.

I cannot believe that I took TWO strapping lads with me to the bus stop to prevent me getting mugged, and proceeded to leave my bag somewhere on a night bus. I've filled out there online lost property form, but you can't go and claim it until at least 4 days have passed so you can get to a central office. I'd go to the bus garage and look for it, but I can't remember if we took an N38 or an N42 in the end.

I *REALLY* hope it turns up because I'll be gutted if those pedals are gone for good. OK, I will have to find quick replacements for tomorrow - plus cables and tuner (argh, does anyone have a guitar tuner I can borrow?) Really freaking out over this.

Sorry Barima (and Spy) for the panicked midnight phone calls.

Aside from losing my bag on the night bus home, that was the BEST Club Seal I've ever been to. OK, it helped that I was already drunk by the time I arrived and walked straight into a gang of my friends, and had the best dance partner in the whole wide world. :-)

However, the bad part about dancing on the stage was falling *off* the stage and I now have such huge bruises all over my legs that I can't wear fishnets tomorrow. :-( If anyone asks, I'll tell them that The Spy was practising his kung fu moves on me.

Gareth, I don't think I looked better wearing your hat than anyone else. I though Colette looked like the singer from Swing Out Sister when she wore it, but when I pointed this out, she was all like, "Who?"

Kate, 'Bad Uncle'! Also, I'm afraid my mate and I agreed this morning that people will steal anything, but keep a good thought about recovering them!

thanks so much everyone that came out. i'm not sure if it was because there were so many of you, or just that you're all really loud, but you guys were like a million times longer than the other group singing happy birthday.

sgs, even though i couldn't figure out what your pressie was at first, i spent too much of yesterday procrastinating cleaning the flat by trying to make all the glitter stars not stick to the bottom, it's pretty hypnotic. thanks again!

very yummy cake from liz, great music by matt dc and my very own bottle of champagne to start off the evening.

thanks again everyone, i had a lovely time. pictures will be posted at some point soon...

Gareth you have exposed your hot-dog shame to the world now! The N43 was interesting, with drunken conversation from those lads who wanted you to move to New York.

Thank you for the cycling gifts, Colette - I had a lovely evening.

b4rim4 in Gareth's hat!
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/ilikemyvespa/Colette%20bday/Barima.jpg

Sad JimD and cheeky MattDC
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/ilikemyvespa/Colette%20bday/JimDandMatt.jpg

surly!
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/ilikemyvespa/Colette%20bday/BarimaKenCandRob.jpg

JimD and Octavia (note kiss-blowing from b4rimr in the background!)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/ilikemyvespa/Colette%20bday/OctaviaandJimD.jpg

Jesus Christ. I have the fear. Especially since seeing that photo of Jim and myself. I have no idea how I got my face to do that.

Actually, fuck it. I want to see this video. Yousendit!

Ditto me and mine. Great pics though. I have no memory of them being taken, although I do vaguely recall being pretty liberal with the huggies, so apologies to anyone else I might have manhandled. :)

a slimmer John Gaunt

John who?

http://www.john-gaunt.co.uk/

http://www.kbnet.co.uk/bedford/news/2001/pics/010505john-gaunt.jpg

I can kind of see that, yeah. Weird...

http://www.castles-abbeys.co.uk/Michelham-Priory/john-of-gaunt.jpg