right peoples,

anyone who was at Dannyboys for the poker weekend, will have an idea that I was mooting (yes mooting) a possible conflagranathananation at my hertford abode on the 1 april. Having spoken to various esteemed members of the badgerfest community, it seems a meal out in the town with a trawl round some of the old haunts, ending with drinks/gaming at my place till the wee hours.

i have floors and sofas now.


Any takers?

if not I will just have more drink for myself!


my address: 106 Hamels drive, Hertford, SG13 7SW (right near to the BP garage on the A10 junction, as you turn off it towards hertford)

Arse, I have already arranged a night out on the 1st. I might be able to move it to the Friday instead - I'll let you know. If not, I think it's going to be a relatively civilised meal, meaning that I don't have to drink and it won't be too late. If that is the case, bearing in mind that your gathering won't be as civilised and will probably finish late, I can chip over to your gaff after my meal type effort.

Count me in. We were discussing this the other day.

Go to Number 11 (Sloppy's as was) at about 5pm for happy hour and have jugs of Melonball. Go to Firkin formerly known as Blackbirds at 7pm but get chucked out for looking about 12, then go upstairs at the Stone House (Regent as was) and nab the sofas (which aren't there anymore). Then all back to Loren's house (substitute for Tart's) and play Facility level of Goldeneye until 4am.

Bish bash bosh.

On a trivial note - No. 11 Bar is run by Flowerdew.

I'm in.

Me so

oooh go on then and count Rosie in this time too.

excellente,

er, just to warn you all that I have only two double beds and two couches (hopefully), and an old sofabed in the spare room. However I do have an abundance of floor space

bring all manner of matress, sleeping bags, etc.

I suggest a sudden game of paper scissor, rocks and stone!!

adieu

I will try and scrounge up what I can, in terms of pillows.

Have you got any cupboards for Pete to sleep in? Preferably ones with big stacks of cardboard boxes which fall on him in the night. Oh and we need Marno to come in at about 5 in the morning to say 'Oh no my sandwiches'.

Amendment:

Due to my insanely good appointment juggling skills, I am now free for the whole of aforementioned night of regression to our 16-year-old selves.

I'll be Oddjob - he's a smaller target.

Ooh good good.

So lets recap:

Loren
Pete
Sammyboy
Jonnyboy
Tart
Rosie
King

Any sign of Ween Pie or Dannyboy??

Once we have those two on board we can start attacking the hardcore bandits: Marno, Drew, Noj and Williams!!!

Who's with me! I'll take on Williams... apparently emailing the work address works well. Lets divide up the others in a kind of zone defense blitz stylee. I vote Pete takes on Drew, King take on Noj, and Tart take on Marno. Hop to it!

I have been contacted. Unfortunately, I'm not sure I'll be able to attend. I'm on call for work on April 1. I'll see if I can swap with someone and let you know.

Matt

i'll take on dannyboy...ooer!

What the hell, count me in.

Well...that was easy.

PS Hello Matt Williams

I'm confused. You're on call at work? Have you become a doctor since the last time we saw you?

someone has to man the superhero hotline.

'A dam has sprung a leak in Wapping!!!'

'Don't worry Williams is on the hotline, and he has the largest thumbs in the South East!'

Almost... I also have to offer emergency technical support to customers of our MetaSwitch next-generation softswitch product.

I'm looking at writing an autobiographical graphic novel and then selling the film rights.

Matt

looks like im in too...

i cant believe you did a blitz style zone defense... in the spirit of 1997, surely a go-deep-monkey counter offensive would be more of a brazenly overt tactic!

That's it, you are now cool enough to make it into 'John Clifton's Pro being interesting underground'. Congratulations

Unrelated to the oddness above.

I'll be bringing Suzie with me.....so we'll need floor space for 2.

There's something quite innocent and endearing about the way Williams signs his name at the bottom of each post isn't there?

Brings a note of much needed formality to proceedings.

Jon

Its make your mind up time, so here's our Graham with a recap...

Loren
Pedro
Sammyboy
Jonnyboy
Tart
Rosie
King
Noj
Suzie
Williams
Ween Pie
Em Pie (?)

Still to hassle: Dan, Marno, Drew

Loren: start building the extension... you're gonna need it!

I supposed I'd better turn up to make up the numbers or Loren will be lonely...

Oh my god is there going to be room in Hertford for all us lot?

reverting to our 16 year old selves...awsome proposition. First person to get IDed at the Regent wins.

What really confuses me in this thread is this:





How did the former comment lead to the latter decision? Do I need to request a room with a lockable door away from these two bandits?

I'll see what I can fit into the back of my Clio. Perhaps a couple bunk beds and a futon. Hows that Fred?

Drew+Marno - if we get them along we'll have to look for other impossibles - who's going to try to persuade Grazza to ride his wilderbeast back to Blighty for the night?

Pete/Tart/Rosie - awsome efforts again.

Dan

oh and cheers to Sammyboy for kicking my arse (via sms) and telling me to check the Fest.

In a shock revelation I'm going to have to bale on the regression. I've double booked myself.

D'oh!!!!

Are there any plans for the sunday?

Damn

The Noj

Well if you're lucky we'll allow you to have the cack beaten out of you by 12 Angry Badgers.

Bollocks to the regression - the only reason I'm sticking around is for the ritual badger beating. Requesting permission to rile the badgers up a bit before we set them on the Noj.

noj, you're such a bandit....

ha!

12 angry badgers, wasn't that that film where brad pitt and bruce willis, find themselves trapped in a badger set, racing against time to get out before they are discovered?

oh and noj, I agree with the general concensus of banditry

I think noj is pulling out as a result of my exposing his contra-lesbian tendencies for all to see...

...oh wait...everyone already knows about them already.

Would love to chaps - but seeing as all this water, sand, security personnel with aversions to men with abundant hair growth and ridiculous good looks separates us I shall have to take a fat sodding and annoying rain check. Sammy Star has alerted me to the fact that I should really be on this thing a lot more so I shall endeavour to do so! In fact Im going to set off now and under some appropriate banner post some wonderful shots of my trip to the states.

Big love and all things hairy

Govi*

PS - Noj - this kingdom comics thing - am loving it. A batman buff myself thought Black and White 1 was unbelievabley good whilst its follow up is leaning towards the pants side of my gauge-o-meter...have you got any special deals such as free comics for Govi special thingybobs going?

General comment: bring CAMERAS this weekend

We havent had decent pics of us lot for a while. Who knows, we could even recreate some classic Badgerfest moments for the website. Loren turning up at the Regent in school uniform anyone?

A better picture would have been of the bouncer on the door, who hadn't seen me walk in initially, seeing me walk out at about 9.00pm. Ho Ho!

Admin type stuff now:

I will be putting some food out at 6ish, for people to eat before we go out. I reckon there's too many to have a booking at some restaurant.

If you have food to bring, bring it!

If you have drink, also bring it, although I have been stocking up.

Also, what time is everyone able to make it?

My phone numbers are:
07855 367 821 - mob
01992 550978 - home

address again:
106 Hamels Drive,
Hertford,
SG13 7SW

AND relaxx......!

In keeping with the theme I s'pose it'll have to be Fat Jack's Pizza?

I'll probably chip up after Soccer AM so early afternoon if that's KO.

Cameras or no I still want free comics.

I'm afraid Noj has a rather selective posting style Gov; he reads the 'Fest with his eyes closed.

Ahaa!

And how come noone else seems to be posting? I vow to become a Jedi badger soon...

Govi*

I think it's 'cos most people only post when they have somehting to say; unlike say...me.

In you, padawan govi, the power of the dark side is strong, I fear.
On the internet, exposed to too much filth and corruption, you have been.
Many hours wasted, alone, in a dark room, with tissues, i see.
Good for the soul, it is not.

right peoples, just a quick message:

thanks to all that turned up from far and wide (special mention to Chris and Pete and King), for my first gathering of badgerfest type proportions.

It turned out to be a proper '97 style gathering in many ways

anyway ta for making the effort, and special mention to Ween and Em who gave the best present EVER!!!

'hello security?...Merry Christmas' (- Eddie murphy, Trading places)

Priceless!

Loz - ta much for a good day and to your parents for some quality food. I forgot the fecking poppadums!!! bollocks!

Anyway - up in 6 hours so going to bed. Snowboarding in France in about 14 hours!