UK meet March 2nd or 3rd 2012

[semper]

I have this week off, and am back in the North - would anybody like me to go?

Are you a stripper?

Well among those who will attend, those who won't be careful with drinking alcohol not too much, might end stripping at some time lol!
I know that wasn't funny.

Surely if you're coming you'll be looking at tickets by now pops? It's a month away and if you leave it too much longer flight prices will jump. Same with you Juliette.

@Mordack. A meeting between yourself, Buck, DD and I is long overdue so i'd be more than happy to see you attend.

Attending:
Buck
Diamond Dust
Duderaunch
Jim
Mordack
Semper

Almost Certain:
Tek
Juliette

Maybe's:
Pops
Replimagni
Norbe
Wolf359
Hope
Drahazar (+ more FS members)
Heaven Seeker (I'll need to mention it his way)
Ghosty GoO (very unlikely, but it'l be mentioned)
Twitchy

[semper]

Balcony bar in picadily isn't a bad idea for everyone on the trains to meet.

Odder bar is pretty close to the station, plays a real eclectic mix of music from indie, to Dubstep, tp hip hop. And during the day it's at a level everyone can still chat and have a beer. Does bacon butties too

Courtyard is a bit of a distance away from picadily, but it has 2 pool tables and flat screens with all sorts of football on and cheap beer. And a bouncer with the fastest Nice guy to MONSTAH gear change in the world when it comes to people acting up.

Font bar always has a good atmosphere, gets busy and if anyones inclined does good price cocktails. The amstel on tap does it for me.

As for clubs, 42's is a pretty grubby little basement club but good price drinks, and the music is a decent mix of indie/hip hop the students love it. 5th avenue is similar, and has a pub right next to it called the garrat that has a top atmosphere but gets rammed.

factory has a real mix, 3 rooms, indie rock & roll, funk/soul/motown, and a techno/house room. I've been but i'll be honest i was smashed, barely remember the place.....same with Venue which i once had a good night in. So im told.

One central has a good saturday night, but probably only i'd be interested with it being dubstep/rnb/hip hop/dnb

Thanks for the info Tek. Erm... Odder sounds like a fair place to start after that we can head somewhere for food.. perhaps if we can locate a Wetherspoons as they're usually excellent for drink prices and do a more than reasonable range of food, not to mention they generally have outstanding premises to sit in. All else fails it's Manchester. There are take-aways (cheesy chips = win).

[RepliMagni]

Poke Mark (Heaven Seeker) to see if he's going

ps: I should know in the next few days whether I can make it. If I can, what's the plan so far? ie: arriving, departing for train tickets...and potential accommodation?

[Legendary Apophis]

Yes I will have a look at tickets for planes, probably going to go with Ryan Air, not expensive...and no strikes (afaik). As for hotel/whatever, well...I guess before anything I will have to mark places where I should look for that lol.

[Jim]

Had a decent look at coach tickets and me and Dan should be arriving 3.30 at Manchester coach station. We need to be somewhere not too far from the Courtyard that Tek talked about because my Aunt is dropping off the keys to her house where me and dan are staying and she works 3mins from the Courtyard.
Booking the tickets tomorrow.

Cant help you with accommodation Repli but we are planning to meet at/around the train station at/ around 3pm.

Should we have an msn group convo about this at some point? Finalize details, exchange numbers blah blah.

[Legendary Apophis]

Should we have an msn group convo about this at some point? Finalize details, exchange numbers blah blah.

Yes sounds like a good idea. PMs exchange wouldn't be sufficient imo.

[Norbe]

How did I end up on the maybe list?

[Juliette]

Same with you Juliette.

I have a diplomatic travel pass. I ride/fly/sail/rocketship for free. Probably going by train, by the way.

[Legendary Apophis]

Same with you Juliette.

I have a diplomatic travel pass. I ride/fly/sail/rocketship for free. Probably going by train, by the way.

*is jealous* -_-
Now that explains why you travel so often!

[Juliette]

Same with you Juliette.

I have a diplomatic travel pass. I ride/fly/sail/rocketship for free. Probably going by train, by the way.

*is jealous* -_-
Now that explains why you travel so often!

It was not free to get, nor is it free to keep.. but as long as I meet the conditions, yes, it does.

[Jim]

Booked our tickets. Accommodation sorted.

BRING IT YOU NORTHERN MONKEYS!

[GhostyGoo]

Highly unlikely???

[Jim]

Highly unlikely???

Your coming then?

[Juliette]

Highly unlikely???

It will be. Glorious.

[Tek]

i got odder bar mixed up with somewhere else, it's in the northern quarter. I'm now trying to remember where the place near the station is

But odder is a good spot to go to though even if it is a bit of a walk. Metro bus should go near it.