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London Park Meet 13th June 2004

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Tryphena Absent

12:00 / 08.06.04

They're going to eat you Bill, thousands of pink flamingoes and they'll be standing on one leg while they do it.

Goodness Gracious Meme

08:44 / 09.06.04

she liessssssss

Tryphena Absent

11:12 / 09.06.04

You too.

Our Lady Has Left the Building

13:10 / 09.06.04

... and you both smell of poo.

Weather reports for the weekend currently look encouraging...

mondo a-go-go

15:04 / 10.06.04

Does someone want to come up with some sort of a time, so that I know what time to drag my hungover arse out of bed and south of the river? (What's the best bus to get there, the 45? Or the 63? I can't remember...)

pointless and uncalled for

15:13 / 10.06.04

The 45 goes closest out of those two. However, you would be better getting either the 68 from Euston or Aldwych or the 3 from Oxford Circus or Trafalgar Square.

Those are the two buses from North of the river that serve Herne Hill which is probably the best option.

For those seeking bus access to Brockwell Park, Click here for a pdf spider map

The Fourth

05:39 / 11.06.04

How about meeting from 3pm? That way the mad midday sun is avoided. Mid to late afternoon is a perfect time to picnic. Is someone bringing a portaloo? And please choose a place near some trees for shade for those of us who prefer to be pale than lobster.

pointless and uncalled for

11:06 / 11.06.04

If anyone is unsure about how to get there, they are more than welcome to PM me for my number as I know the area pretty well.

Are we still meeting by the clock?

Bear

11:53 / 11.06.04

I'm going to come along, I also know the area quite well but I can't seem to remember a clock?

pointless and uncalled for

12:13 / 11.06.04

In at the entrance by Herne Hill. Up the hill to the top. Clock towery thing in a small garden affair. I hope.

Goodness Gracious Meme

15:15 / 11.06.04

yep, sounds about right.

will be there. at some afternoony time. not sure when yet.

Our Lady Has Left the Building

15:54 / 11.06.04

I'll be aiming for 3 pm then, if necessary carrying an unconscious bengali over my shoulder. PM me if you want my mobile number. Could people aim to bring some nibbles and wine/beer, the shops near the train station aren't that great, so you might want to stock up before you travel...

Ganesh

17:29 / 12.06.04

We have lovely nibbles and booze and, in a spate of sudden grown-up thirtysomethingness, have bought a 'cool bag' (which seems distinctly uncool but will, one hopes, keep the victuals from spoiling).

ONLY NICE THINGS

20:29 / 12.06.04

Hoom - I'm not so sure I'll make this now - Friend coming in from Italy, and I'm no good at moving around on Sundays, so I'll be lucky to make either. Shame - although if the sun had been out, I think it would have been me under a tree some distance from the tanners... I'll call somebody for directions if I manage it, otherwise see you all soon.

The Strobe

10:40 / 13.06.04

Can anyone PM me a phone number, just so I can find you if I turn up late?

Got 3 hours sleep last night and slept on the world's tiniest sofa. Sunlight would be good. Beer perhaps not so

Ganesh

21:58 / 13.06.04

Mmmm. Dappled sunglight, champagne, strawberries, Olulabelle and a fit bloke (self-consciously) doing yoga within leching range. Damn-near perfect Barbe-déjeuner sur l'herbe.

Goodness Gracious Meme

22:47 / 13.06.04

indeed. sun, champers, strawbs, and gorgeous barbies....

mmmmore please.

sorry to run off without goodbyes...

did anyone happen to pick up

a)a disposable camera
b)a black v.neck jumper?

hugely grateful for any leads....

angel

07:21 / 14.06.04

Yes that would be me! I think I was channeling Barbe-mum in terms of picking up randomly left things. I suspect the t-shirt is yours as well. Will be in touch to arrange collection of stuff.

Goodness Gracious Meme

07:37 / 14.06.04

thanks mum!

(if it's a dk blue 'bollocks to flamingoes' t-shirt, it is indeed mine, and I needs it. )

cheers heaps honey, will get in touch.

Our Lady Has Left the Building

07:58 / 14.06.04

Ugh. Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Ugh. Ow. Lovely lovely day, hope I didn't spoil it for anyone by being spectacularly drunk, I blame Ganesh and Xoc's pervy bottle coolers, and I was probably quaffing a fair bit while watching that guy next to us do his stretching exercises. Thanks to Bengali and Illmatic for making sure I got on my way with my wallet and everything (I think I left my bottle opener there so whoever picked it up can keep it) as I was quite happy to sleep the night on a park bench, and I'm now going to spend the morning being dead.

illmatic

08:27 / 14.06.04

I hope your head is better, milady. Well done to BiP for forming a one woman rescue party. I think I am actually still a bit drunk. White wine does this to me. But a lovely evening. Oulamum, lovely weather, the biggest bloodly squirrel I've ever seen - it had a beard and answered to the name of M***** as it clambered from branch to branch, enticing 'Nesh and Xoc to the hostelry. What more could one ask for?

The willpower/common sense to drink less/eat more maybe...

ghadis

08:56 / 14.06.04

Fabulous picnic...good beer...pork scratchings...great squirrel...got some very funny photos of everyone and i managed to get in the bath fully clothed when i got back which is always a sign of a good summers day!!

ONLY NICE THINGS

09:05 / 14.06.04

Ooh - show photos!

So, as a matter of academic interest and for future reference, was there shade? Was the shade used? Or would those of a heliophobic persuasion have had to park a hundred yards away under a tree?

ghadis

09:19 / 14.06.04

There was lots of shade...In fact the whole picnic was in the shade until at some point not long before sunset some lovely person (whos name i've forgotten for the moment...sorry) had to entice us into the sun saying, 'Really...it's ok...it's lovely you'll see) and we all shuffled into the sunlight rubbing our eyes and going, 'oooohh'

Goodness Gracious Meme

18:05 / 14.06.04

Very glad yr still alive, Flowers.

Ill: Have to admit I only took him as far as Victoria, had a sudden paddy about managing to get back for 930am start. So, only a half-rescue!

Haus: yep, it was pretty well shaded, we were sat under the foliage of two pretty large tress for a majority of the time, until, as Ghadis says, those of us who are sun-lovers suddenly remembered it was there, just as it was leaving....

Olulabelle

18:54 / 19.06.04

Olulabelle and a fit bloke (self-consciously) doing yoga

I feel compelled to point out that I wasn't doing yoga even though the statement above weirdly suggests I was.

That picnic rocked and so did finally meeting everyone, you are all even lovelier in real life. The only thing that didn't rock was the hand incident, already bemoaned elsewhere on Lith.

Lots. So I'll shush about it...

Ow though.

Bill Posters

16:45 / 21.06.04

sheesh, sorry Ol. That's just plain nasty. Magickal types will send our healing vibes, fear ye not.

And on a rather less esoteric note, if your sisters' is rented, you shd sue the landperson for not fitting safety glass.

Should I also attempt to cheer you up by conveying an image of Flowers being force-fed coffee at Victoria station and immediately vomiting said coffee all over said station? (Well hell, it makes me chuckle. On an archival note, I think that puts Our Lady of the Cookie-Flipping at a total of 4 voms that day. I feel that this outdoes Rizla's putrescent puking of my poor flat some years back, and also may even threaten Flyboy's crown as the 'Lith's Champion Boozemonster (which, let's face it, he's been steadily loosing his grip on for a while). Ahhh... sic transit gloria mundi. My Lady of the Chunk-Blowing, step forth! Receive thy crown! You've made us all very, very proud.

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