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Thursday afternoon.

 
  

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Tryphena Absent
17:52 / 03.09.02
I'm in Piccadilly to get a book signed for someone on Thursday. Just wondering if anyone fancies a drink mid-afternoon?
 
 
The Strobe
18:30 / 03.09.02
I'm almost certainly around that day.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
11:38 / 04.09.02
When ya say Piccadilly, d'ya mean as in Circus? Cos I'll almost certainly be in the West End Thursday afternoon...
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
11:46 / 04.09.02
I might be around, looking for a new computer....plans?
 
 
The Strobe
11:58 / 04.09.02
How about half four-ish? Somewhere?

Oh, god, someone more useful than me make a suggestion.
 
 
Tryphena Absent
12:51 / 04.09.02
Yep Piccadilly Circus, I'll be out of there at 1.30 but wasn't planning to meet anyone til later - about 4.00pm. Someone else tell me where... I'm also might be going to see a Japanese film about 8pm at the ICA if anyone's up for it.
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
12:56 / 04.09.02
Well, Janina will be at Waterstone's to get abook signed, so how about meeting in Waterstone's baement cafe, round about half past four?

MInd you, I may well not make it, but that would be my suggestion...
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
13:14 / 04.09.02
Is there just the one Waterstone's in Piccadilly?
 
 
Tryphena Absent
13:45 / 04.09.02
Yeah, it's on Piccadilly (as in the road).
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
14:08 / 04.09.02
About twenty yards west of Picadilly Circus, on the left if Picadilly Circus is at your back...huge fucking thing. Can't miss it.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
14:29 / 04.09.02
Should be there then... for people who haven't met me, I have pink & white hair & glasses.
 
 
Old brown-eye is back
14:51 / 04.09.02
What's your Japanese film? And, how long are people planning to stay in the Waterstones - I'm going to have no choice but to finish work before I can come down.
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
16:25 / 04.09.02
Alternatively, there is a proper selling-drinks bar in Waterstones, but it's christingly expensive...might be best to stick to the original plan.

I will have to leave fairly early if I do make it - preview of Possessiopn with a Neil LaBute Q&A...
 
 
The Strobe
16:52 / 04.09.02
No! Not the bar-bar! It is painful on the wallet. And is irksomely "trendy". Good food, though.
 
 
Tryphena Absent
00:02 / 05.09.02
The bar also has a lovely view, Ruth Gordon the film is 'All About Lily Chou Chou' and it would be lovely to see you again, I wish I knew what time you finished work... maybe we'll go upstairs in Waterstones for one drink. Damn I just missed 10 minutes of Six Feet Under!
 
 
Old brown-eye is back
08:07 / 05.09.02
I'll probably be able to get to Picadilly for 6 or just after, if you all can stick around until then.
 
 
Loomis
12:37 / 05.09.02
I finish at 5.30 and am keen for a couple.

But I'm way too uncouth for this drinking in a book store idea, so am forming a splinter group. How about after your coffee you mosey to a pub to meet us working-types around 5.45-6ish at a pub in the area, and while I'm at it, anyone got a good suggestion?

The Pillars of Hercules did a nice job on that Sunday barb-meet. Dunno if it would be packed on a Thursday night ...
 
 
Old brown-eye is back
13:01 / 05.09.02
Alrighty. Where be The Pillars of Hercules?
 
 
Bill Posters
13:07 / 05.09.02
am keen for a couple.

Well there's nothing wrong with a bit of three-way fun, but is this a particular couple, or just any couple?

I'll try to drop by.
 
 
Lurid Archive
13:09 / 05.09.02
7 Greek Street, I think.

See you there.
 
 
Loomis
13:13 / 05.09.02
7 Greek St be the address. Well that was scarily easy. We have a plan!!

And you should know by now, Master Posters, that I am indeed very particular about my couples, but when it comes to three-ways I exercise nothing in the way of taste or selection.
 
 
Cherry Bomb
14:42 / 05.09.02
I'll be joining y'all for one or two, if you'll have me...
 
 
Lurid Archive
15:19 / 05.09.02
Might be a little late. Around 7 or so.
 
 
Loomis
15:23 / 05.09.02
Latecomers shall be punished. In a manner chosen by a jury of random strangers.
 
 
Bill Posters
16:50 / 05.09.02
I was about to set out until I saw that! Kidding, I'm on my way.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
19:45 / 05.09.02
Oh well... having fucked of from some pub somewhere at about seven, I'd like to say that was kind of fun.
And yes, I did get back just in time for dinner... spent most of the evening comforting my dog as to why she'd been shut away for barking at a friend's baby...
fun nonetheless.
 
 
Tryphena Absent
21:06 / 05.09.02
See you soon, hope Biscuits wasn't too angry.
 
 
Lurid Archive
23:30 / 05.09.02
I was hoping to see all the Waterstones people as well as the Hercules people. Next time, eh.

Really great to see loomis though and I'm very sorry that he's leaving.
 
 
Bill Posters
07:54 / 06.09.02
Ahh, Loomis can check out any time he wants, but leave the 'lith? Heh heh heh.

Great to see you all. Only at a Barbiemeet can you 'start trouble' while ordering a drink and then discuss the reconstruction of masculinity while drinking it without noticing the irony 'till you get home.

And yeah, what happened to you Waterstones guys? Splitters!
 
 
Ariadne
08:10 / 06.09.02
That was fun, especially Bill and his fighting talk, but getting up at 6am wasn't good at all.
And yes, shame about the meets failing to meet -- I was especially keen to meet Janina and see Stoatie's hair.
 
 
Loomis
08:13 / 06.09.02
Was indeed lovely to see barb folks before I return to unformed matter, or move up north, or whichever appeals to me on the day. But won't be too far for barb meets, so warm up those couches.

If only we could have filmed Bill's little incident last night, we could critique it and use it to construct our new masculinity. I was quietly impressed as I tried my best to imitate a piece of wood panelling. Not being intimidated, not playing the game, just being himself and refusing to be drawn into this guy's issue.

Well, and being very very tall all of a sudden.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
09:18 / 06.09.02
So what happened then? Bill?
 
 
Cherry Bomb
09:48 / 06.09.02
Was very fun. And good to see all y'all who went to PoH.
 
 
Bill Posters
15:21 / 06.09.02
So what happened then? Bill?

I brilliantly satirised patriarchal masculinities by - and this is the really cunning bit - behaving just like a testosterone-fuelled trouble-starting arsehole. It was a damning critique of the state of contemporary gender relations. And I'm sure people knew that too. I don't think for a moment anyone thought I was stupid / pissed enough to try to start on two blokes simply because they got served before me when I'd been waiting ages. The best bit was that when I was inevitably called a "caahnt" (like it was a bad thing), I could take it as a compliment, 'cos all these Barbie discussions on gender and stuff have allowed me to reclaim my "caahnt"ishness in the face of hegemonic opprobrium. And even though I got rather than gave a tiny amount of physical stuff, they left the pub, whereas I did not. That makes me the Daddy, cos I didn't run away, heh heh heh.
 
 
Tryphena Absent
17:42 / 06.09.02
Well unfortunately I had to leave the house early and you people didn't mention the pillars til later but hopefully some of you will be around on Sunday.
 
  

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