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London Invisibles: Say Hello to Boy in a Suitcase

Boy in a Suitcase

21:04 / 12.09.03

Hello London!

Arriving Monday to stay for a year, finish literature degree at King's College, and write a book on magick for Disinfo. And have loads of fun. Wanted to say hello to any & all Barbelithers including but not limited to those I met last time I popped 'round in the summer of 2000.

Oh, and incidentally, I am on a friend's couch until I can find a place to stay, so any leads on cheap flats in cool neighborhoods would be most appreciated!

Hope to be seeing you all soon!

Lilly Nowhere Late

05:23 / 13.09.03

PM Stoatie, I think he has a room going.

sleazenation

08:54 / 13.09.03

are you gonna be doing jet lag recovery or just burning on through it?

Our Lady of The Two Towers

10:29 / 13.09.03

'Ssup? We must celebrate this in a joyous way that doesn't involve going to the Princess Louise. Where was that bar we went to a few years ago, The Blue Bar or The Blue Room or summat? Had comfy sofas downstairs and a half-finished industrial vibe. Is that still around?

Bill Posters

12:06 / 13.09.03

god knows, sounds too cool for one such as me, but welcome to London, Mr Suitcase, look 4wd to meeting yer.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

00:44 / 14.09.03

The Blue Posts? Nice pub, but still serves horrible beer. Cheap, though.

And yeah, I may well still have a room going. Get in touch if y're interested.

sleazenation

10:20 / 14.09.03

so which of the capital's MANY MANY blue post's are we talking about here?

Our Lady of The Two Towers

11:53 / 14.09.03

It was one that Anna (not Anna DeL) organised IIRC, about a mile from Old Street Station or somewhere round there? Might have just been called Blue, damn my cut-price brain...

sleazenation

12:40 / 14.09.03

bluu is a trendy bar in old st/hoxton

the blue post is a place we went to anna/mojo's b-day a few years back practically opposite a post office sorting house just off oxford st...

Boy in a Suitcase

15:01 / 14.09.03

I'm gonna be valiumed out on the plane so I can sleep, but I'll probably be burnt the first couple days I'm there nonetheless. But I'd love to meet up at the Blue something or other.

Our Lady of The Two Towers

15:57 / 14.09.03

NOT the Blue Post, jesus, I don't want to take any chances of history repeating itself a la that Swamp Thing story where... um... history repeats itself. I was probably talking about Bluu. Can we go be Hoxton Twats?

Gypsy Lantern

16:10 / 14.09.03

Well, we've succesfully narrowed the location down to a preferred colour, but has a day been decided on yet?

Our Lady of The Two Towers

11:28 / 15.09.03

Do I have to do everything round here? Next couple of weekends are pretty busy...

Tryphena Absent

11:47 / 15.09.03

How about an after work drink?

illmatic

12:33 / 15.09.03

Well, I'll be there (probably). We need to let our jetlagged friend recover first and select a day. What about a post work drink on Fri?

Gypsy Lantern

12:43 / 15.09.03

I'm going to be in town on friday anyway, so that would suit me fine. How's friday sound to you, Boy in a Suitcase?

ONLY NICE THINGS

22:23 / 15.09.03

Friday good...

Ariadne

05:34 / 16.09.03

This Friday not good - but I'm sure I'll get a chance to meet you over the year, BiaS.

Boy in a Suitcase

09:55 / 16.09.03

Augh

Just off plane

Staying in Willesden Green for time being

Trying to stay up through the day and go to sleep at normal English time. Augh. Will entertain myself with Chris Morris DVDs and Francois Sagan books until I pass out at the preordained time.

But Friday sounds good yes

illmatic

11:56 / 16.09.03

Staying in Willesden Green for time being

Never mind.

Boy in a Suitcase

15:42 / 16.09.03

Huh?

Mono

20:14 / 17.09.03

I cannot make it on friday, but look foreward to meeting a fellow ex-pat some other time?

Tryphena Absent

20:32 / 17.09.03

I can do right after work somewhere central on Friday but will have to leave by 8pm.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

21:49 / 17.09.03

Friday could be cool.

But WHERE, dammit?

WHERE???

ONLY NICE THINGS

22:05 / 17.09.03

Well, I would suggest, since some people will be running out of time to decide, the Crown on New Oxford Street. It will probably be quite full, but has an outside into which we can spill, and is central and easy to find (Nearest Tube Tottenham Court Road, walk past the big building (Centre Point) on your right and past Forbidden Planet also on your right, and it is on your right). Far from perfect, and only sells David Blaine beer, but it might do as well as any...

Tryphena Absent

10:43 / 18.09.03

That would be spectacularly easy for me.

Cherry Bomb

14:59 / 18.09.03

BinaS: I recommend napping, then waking, then going to bed 'round midnight. Works for me. Of course, you've got a bigger time difference than I so I know it's maybe tougher. PUSH YOURSELF! YOU CAN DO IT! WORD!

Anyway I've been super busy but I just wanted to let you know I'm coming, but probably won't be there 'til after anna leaves (boo!).

Boy in a Suitcase

22:11 / 18.09.03

OK, Crown on New Oxford Street at 6 PM – sound allright? I will meet you there–will; be wearing pinstripe suit and various arcane talismans. And my skin. Will have along Amish-looking fellow named Matthew. SIX O'CLOCK. SIX O'CLOCK. FRIDAY. CROWN. NEW OXFORD. SIX O'CLOCK. YESSSS. 31 JULY. YESSSSS.

Tryphena Absent

08:46 / 19.09.03

mmmm, pin stripes yummy.

Cherry Bomb

12:37 / 19.09.03

Yes, yay pinstripes! Should be there around 9ish, looking forward to it!

Boy in a Suitcase

16:21 / 19.09.03

OK, I'll be there round seven for those still keeping track... or a bit earlier

Bill Posters

09:05 / 20.09.03

Good to see yawl and meet the Suitcase boy and the Amish fellow. Please excuse my rather sudden exit (god, me and my exits) but I had a can of cider in my pocket which inexplicably ruptured and so I had all cider pouring out of my jacket and all down my leg and all over the floor and I just had to flee to my office and wring myself out and change clothes.

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