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Summertime in Scotland and the barbe-meets are easy?

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Axolotl

19:07 / 29.06.06

I believe there was some talk of possibly organising a meet that involved venturing outside (weather permitting) though I will admit this outside/sunshine stuff is both strange and terrifying to me. Given the limited time-span available for honest to goodness sunshine, we may need to make it sooner rather than later.
Any one up for this? If so I guess a Saturday/ Sunday lunch time early afternoon kind of thing is probably best, probably sometime in the next few weeks.
Venue-wise I think it's the East coast's turn to play host to the event. I guess we need some kind of outdoors space with a good pub near by in case of bad weather. Any suggestions?

■

21:52 / 29.06.06

I'm thinking a Saturday picnic in the hills. Or an extinct volcano, which is at least easy for the 36 to Waverley. And my house.

Char Aina

01:19 / 30.06.06

i would, only i'm in london.
p'raps when i'm back?
next weekend?

barbelondon says hello, incidentally.
well, not really.
i assume hey would have, had i pressed them.
who can say?

Axolotl

17:15 / 30.06.06

I was thinking in the next few weeks rather than immediately. If nothing else we need to take the Doctor's schedule into consideration. I'm not missing the series finale.

sTe

01:22 / 01.07.06

Am visiting Scotland on a week long camping extragavanca tomorrow! Now I realise this may not fill folk with exceitment given my brief Barb interjourns (mightbe a word?) over the last few years. Anyway if anyone cares to meet in Edinburgh Sat/Sun (that's 1st 2nd July) or further North on any of the follwing days please let me knoe. Will add some further excitement to the battle of the midge torrent to come.

sTe

01:25 / 01.07.06

'scuse the spelling but it's *&{ in the morning and I've got to be up reeeeal early in the morning (sh1t)

Ariadne

07:09 / 04.07.06

A picnic with Zorro - how exciting! Sorry for the delay in replying, not been on here much. Yeah, it would be good to get together in the next few weeks - busy this Saturday coming but after that, yes, could be good. Hope you're having a good trip, sTe.

Char Aina

09:46 / 04.07.06

where are you going camping sTe?
i have many camping ideas, and i love to camp like a man posesed by baden powell.
ask me about my quiver of many camp arrows, dude.

sTe

22:18 / 07.07.06

so toksik, what's all this about the quiver of your ample supply of camp arrows?
Sadly am back home now (early as fellow campers had had enough of all that fresh air), camped at Blair Atholl, somewhere cheesy around Loch Ness and somewhere even cheesier around Fort William. Very much enjoyed all round thanks Ariadne. Really should ask a little further in advance than a drunken Friday night before the potential weekend about meeting up with folk in future...

next time, dude.

Blair Atholl is lovely! Hope you enjoyed, sTe. You can get very, very good cake in the mill there, too.

(That pushed all my "nostalgia for Scotland" buttons at once... as you were)

Blake Head

16:59 / 10.07.06

A Saturday afternoon sounds good, I can't make it (at least early) for the next couple of weeks, but am free after that, or alternatively quite happy to turn up after six as long as it's fairly central. And if we don't meet up for a couple of weeks it might give the sun time to come out of hiding... Any Edinburgh folk able to think of a decent venue where we might be able to sit outside and enjoy the sunshine should such a phenomenon occur?

■

21:21 / 10.07.06

OK, what about Salisbury Crags for a picnic followed by the Pleasance Courtyard, next month sometime during Festivalities? Can't get much more central than that. NG and TTT should be back by then, too, and may be willing to let NG's Ma look after the wean. Any non-Scots-based people going to be visiting next month?

Axolotl

16:37 / 18.07.06

Sounds good Cube. I suggest we spread the word as and when we bump into people and bump the thread nearer August for actual definite plans.

Princess

09:08 / 01.08.06

Going to Edinburgh tonight, whatcha gonna do about it?

■

22:39 / 01.08.06

Gonna get back from the pub and miss that post by a good 12 hours, it seems. Here for long?

gingerbop

11:06 / 03.08.06

I am semi-scots based, and will be in Edinburgh around 14-21st August. Oooh I am excited.

■

21:43 / 03.08.06

Looking at my magic calendar, the 19th looks great to me. Anyone got a conflict or other suggestions? It would be nice to meet the semi-legendary 'bop, wouldn't it? Has anyone seen Loomis and Ariadne in, oh, the last few months?

Questions, questions...

Ariadne

11:58 / 04.08.06

hello! We're alive, just not around Barbelith much. Unfortunately, we're away the weekend of the 19th -- sorry to miss you, gingerbop!

Ariadne

11:59 / 04.08.06

Oops, I pressed 'post' too soon. We would be up for a Barbe meet if there's another date that works for people.

Princess

20:07 / 05.08.06

Hey. I'm here till the 19th.

Axolotl

16:25 / 06.08.06

I can do the 19th if that's still the plan.

Squirmelia

08:15 / 07.08.06

I'm going to be in Edinburgh from the 17th to the 23rd and would be keen to meet up.

Axolotl

17:29 / 07.08.06

Well it looks like there's a bunch of people around on the 19th, so despite the regrettable absence of Loomis and Ariadne shall we try for that Saturday?

Blake Head

10:19 / 08.08.06

Have a good time y'all. I can't do Saturday as I'm going to see Troilus and Cressida that evening. Would nevertheless be great to catch up with people at some other point.

iamus

20:33 / 08.08.06

I reckon I'll be able to make it. I don't think I have the 19th booked up in my oh-so-hectic schedule. It'll be nice to meet new faces too, if all goes to plan.

Tres Mal!
OK

Just re-read my posts. God, I make no sense. What I actually mean to say is I leave on the 19th.

Blake Head

11:32 / 13.08.06

At the risk of disrupting the plans, would the 18th then be any good? I'd be free to meet that Friday evening for drinks/food, and it's not like the weather is exactly supportive of a lazy Saturday afternoon in the sun, he said, tempting fate. If not then back to the 19th I guess.

The Falcon

01:17 / 14.08.06

I'm definitely out; was staying schtum because of funding issues, but I've actually a wedding to attend over the weekend also - so it's defo in the bin for me, alas.

■

07:58 / 14.08.06

Well, I can do Friday evening, which kind of rules out the picnic, but looking at the direction the weather is heading, I think that might be a good thing. So, what do we reckon. Friday evening is usually a bit busy at the Pleasance, so perhaps we go for the Spiegel Garden, where there is at least usually space on the grass?

Squirmelia

10:38 / 14.08.06

I have no plans for Friday yet, so should be able to make it.

Jamie Grant

19:45 / 14.08.06

Am up for a meet when it's day/time are figured. Good to get one in while the weather's no pish.

■

21:43 / 14.08.06

Given that we're in my neck o'the woods, and Loomis and Ariadne are away, I suppose it makes me a kind of de facto organiser, I think.
OK, because a few people we don't see much (or have ever before seen) have said Friday 18th, that might be nice, even though we had a bit of a concensus on 19th. Actually, hell with it, I'll be free both days.
So, can I have a show of hands for preference: Friday or Saturday? Don't forget, it's the Fest so trains run late to the Wild West. Sofa/airbed space is available roughly 20 yards from where Swashbuckling is performing (yes, I know, I've been busy). Anyone want to make it a full-on geekfest?

(pps, will be phoning the F-Bridge posse tomorrow; I also expect to see a certain lurky hombre with a Strongbad shirt to turn up... ahem, Mr C?)

Princess

10:35 / 15.08.06

May I also add my show is madly over budget and anyone who pays for a ticket gets my love\cock\cooking.

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