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The big 3 0, Swishy style

12:56 / 08.06.03

In the spirit of Flyboy's birthday in April, I've sent this out to people on my e-mail address book and felt I should open it out to the lovely people of the board called barb:

"From the top of this mountian top in southern Nepal I can see it all. The months (or is it years) of meditation I can see that all life is one, that I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together, to quote the god-form Lennon. I see that everything is linked, from the little man trying to prove he's better than his dad, to you and I. The karmic wheel is for ever turning in it's devine purpose. There is no time. Then my yoga shamanic guru turns to me and says: "Oh for god's sake Steve just accept you are going to be 30 at the end of the month and deal with it! It's going to be a Saturday so get out there and enjoy yourself!"

And who am I to argue.

So to this end I am reaching out to my friends (no matter how long it's been since I've spoken/e-mailed/texted/been in contact with you) to invite you to any number of events on the 28th of June.

All will be based in Birmingham and the loose plan running through the cavernous structure of my mind at the moment is as follows:

1) civilised daytime drinks (venue to be dictated by weather, but presently I'm thinking central based and if possible with beer garden).

2) evening meal (chinese or indian, starting around eightish)

3) club-like shenanigans (in short distance from where the meal is, possibly).

Say yes to one, say yes to all, it's entirely up to you my friends. Those journing to Brum (which includes myself) the usual plan of rooms at a Travel Lodge will be put into effect, anyone else who wishes to take advantage of a short distance to stagger to bed (and haven't already got that chance) please indicate.

So come make a happy man feel very old by attending what will be the Birmingham event of the year (sod the city of culture, who needs them, let's show them or version of culture, yeah rock and roll and scary images).

Replies in the usual manner and I will let you know the plan as soon as I can think of one."

Offer open to all, let me know here or through the e-mail thingy we have access too.

18:28 / 09.06.03

I'll be there just give me a heads up closer to the date.
Pot.

01:25 / 10.06.03

On the 28th I'm free before 6pm and after 10pm - I'll keep an eye out for future messages. I can do the civilised daytime drinks, but not so sure about the later stuff.

08:58 / 10.06.03

Hello O' Swishy one!

I have the potential to be working that weekend due to Glastonbury being on, but I may not have to be in my office (read corner of my bedroom) to be working.

It will all be a bit touch and go, wait and see, but I will be in touch before hand to let you know.

Ciao for now!

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

16:28 / 10.06.03

I would actually be well up for this... but I think (I have to check) that that day I'm... no shit... putting my dog in a dog show. (Battersea are running "Scrufts", you see, a dog show purely for cross-breeds, and I'm convinced Biscy can win the "Prettiest cross-breed bitch" category.)
HOWEVER... all this may come to naught, in which case, I'm there.

11:11 / 12.06.03

30! 30?! not even im that old shit im gonna be there just to see what a thirty year old looks like, do you have to wear a flat cap and carry a whippet?

i dunno what work is doing so i may have to do the old dissappear at six trick that seems to be my mo most of the time anyway.

22:30 / 13.06.03

any more of the old jokes puck and you may not survive till six mate

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Thank you one and all, as stated in the big message, as soon as my brain tells me what the plans are I'll let you guys know.

Oh and Moomin, if it helps I am perfectly happy to organise a "Prettiest cross-breed bitch" for the day if it will get you up to my dirty little town, although having said that it may be considered in bad taste.

21:09 / 15.06.03

If it helps, I can supply both a pretty cross-breed bitch and a 30 year old with a whippet. Well, a half a whippet hanyhow. Dunno if Maddie would be welcome in the pub though.
I don't wear a flat cap, I'm afraid, in case I'm mistaken for Guy 'twathead' Ritchie.
I'll be there but, regarding the abstract, I make no promises about human kindness...

23:41 / 20.06.03

thank you, thank you, full details to come, but what's going around my head at this late hour is afternoon drinks between 3pm and 6pm, maybe at the Factotum and Firkin (the walk between balcony and gents loo will do you the world of good).

Then a chinese meal at Henry Wongs for eightish, all depending on whether I can get a reservation or not and have to sort out the numbers and all.

The clublike shenanigins (which one of my mates spent ages trying to think where that club was before figuring out what I meant) will take place in either the Jamhouse or Academy.

These names will be known by the midlanders (Brum Clan) amongst us, the others take it from me they are all nice.

Will give final details by end of the weekend (as back down to Cambridge from Tuesday till at least the Thursday) and if you lot, and any late comers, can let me know which you will be attending that would be fabulous.

10:11 / 21.06.03

im working till six, but will be able to be dressed all pruuurdy and in town for about eightish, but im not a big food fan so if there is a meeting at a restraunt d'you think it will be cool not to eat?

10:13 / 21.06.03

oh and describing the Acadamy as "nice" is a bit of a strech. popular load but not nice.

18:52 / 21.06.03

I'll back ya up, whippersnapper! Show 'em that this ain't Logan's Run... Damn! why d'ya think they call it "dirty thirty"? heh.

I'll be there in some shape or form, at some point between the start and end... but probably not eating either [eating's cheating

]. Hmmm, Academy, eh? I'll be there the following night too... but I'll save the shameless self-promotion for another thread.

Bring it on, Brumalith!

20:44 / 21.06.03

Hmmm, Academy, eh? I'll be there the following night too

Hey I could do two nights you know. Actually looking at their site it seems saturday night's is "Subculture" and promises to "host(ing) the biggest and most diverse rock night ever!", so maybe not. It's not that I wouldn't enjoy it, but I have friends who wouldn't go within a mile of the place if they knew.

be dressed all pruuurdy
How "pruuurdy" we talking Puck mate? If we do go to The Jamhouse then we need you (and everyone else I'm afraid) in best bib and tucker my friend. Oh and an equal amount of ladies to gentlemen would help too.

Leave it with me and I'll let you know no later than Monday folks.

00:16 / 22.06.03

The Rock night is very rock, it's practically XL's minus teenagers vomiting and copulating in corners. In their place you'll find older versions in less dingy, grubby surrondings and more paranoid bouncers.

Umm... Does anyone know whats going down at the Sanctury, the med bar or Code on this date, hopefully giving the Swish man more options

I'll keep me peepers open but i'm off to Wales for a few days for some travellers parties so i'm about as much use as a female toilet in a roleplaying shop.

Pot.

17:15 / 22.06.03

happy big birthday, swish. i'm working at a fake job this weekend, so won't be able to jon the fun.

12:19 / 23.06.03

okay, sod the meal it's drinks a-go-go for the 28th folks.

My timing is as crap as ever and what with folks not eating or only able to afford the drinks let's make it simple okay.

Could do with suggestions for the end of the evening though. Anyone help?

13:56 / 23.06.03

heh...

a) Fall over
b) Throw up
c) Fall over and throw up...

[Spaced Fan!]

18:17 / 23.06.03

it's a cunning plan mage, now how about a venue to do those three things at/infront of.

10:54 / 24.06.03

i do scrub up well so i wouldnt mind for one night sooo how about a cheap bar thats open till late on broad street or summat, just stop me getting into a fight, or so drunk i forget i have a girl friend.

14:02 / 26.06.03

i bring news from the land of Swish, we still plan to go to the firkin pub where we shall meet and get our vibe on, once everyones landed and the time is right we shall move on to an obscure place called The Sunflower Lounge on the smallbrook queensway which after an quick fone call seems ideally suited to our needs

Music- anything from indy to northen soul
dress- anything (allthough it does tend to be a bit moddy)
drinks- carling £1 vk £1
size- large enough to dance small enough to not lose your mates

if anyones got any further qeustions pm me and ill send you swishs number (swish said to make sure both Stoat and Harmony had his number)

00:09 / 28.06.03

What pub are we plannin to meet at? + Swish bring the photos from the stop the war shenannigans!

Whole lotta luv to the brumlith cru

Pot.

00:16 / 28.06.03

Sorry im drunk.

13:55 / 29.06.03

well it's not so bad this side of 30

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Thank you all who turned up for the really cheap drinks and funtimes. Hope you had as much fun as I did.

Actually it was damn civilised with good drinks, good company and good conversation, and I blame the alcohol for anything I may of said that caused offence or sent beer down people's noses as a response.

We shall have to do it all again my friends.

PS
Good luck in the gig tonight mixmage, sorry I can't be there to cheer you on, but now home and intend to grow tap roots into the nearest chair/sofa/bed for the rest of the day as I'm knackered.

23:24 / 29.06.03

Great to finally meet the elusive Y and Puck... almost the full brumalith contingent. Next time, eh?! An excellent night indeed, although I reckon I shoulda stopped drinking when we left the bar... hideous hangover today.

... apologies to [GTA4]Puck & [tmafka]Potguns for that terrible watermelon stuff, certainly didn't mix well with beer. nuff sed.

heh, cheers swish! we rocked [despite aforementioned hangover]

02:15 / 30.06.03

PS. Any of you lot gain a blue airwalk top? Went back to get it today and someone had already claimed it.

13:11 / 30.06.03

Sorry mixman for not coming to the gig last night, I Really wanted to come but was still wretching at 8 in the night. What did we drink to make me this ill?? Along with this I have severly pulled my a calf muscle to the point where I can barely walk and am still feeling the effects 2 days after!
Good night tho apart from the rediculos after effects.

Pot.

15:20 / 30.06.03

do you realise that not once did I go to the bar to buy drinks when we were in the sunflower lounge

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And once my mates had paid their share of the hotel room I had the same amount of cash as I had when I walked into the factotum.

So who do I owe drinks to then?

22:37 / 30.06.03

I think mixin the drinks was my idea, but i suffered too oh yes i suffered AND had to work.