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Blacksword View Drop Down

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Posted: January 18 2006 at 07:22

Thanks for sorting all this Simon

Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!

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Posted: January 18 2006 at 06:59

Nice one Simon - your dedication to the cause puts us all to shame! What time did we agree on for meeting in the alehouse?

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I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'

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Posted: January 18 2006 at 06:45

Hello all.

I’ve checked out both the restaurant and the local pubs without any problems. There is a pub; called The Pride Of Paddington, no more than thirty steps away from the Golden Shalamar that should serve our needs as a gathering point (see the map below for the location of the pub).

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=526653&Y= 181142&A=Y&Z=1

There is a front bar and a smaller area at the rear of the pub but as Syzygy has suggested there is a good chance that the place will be full of Friday night office workers so I’ll try to grab any seat and attempt to keep the Genesis LP in view.

The restaurant is halfway down Spring Street and is perfectly fine for our needs with two seating areas (again one at the back and one at the front). The food was good and the waiters friendly but was (I thought) a little on the expensive side so you might want to keep an eye on what you order. It’s my experience on evenings like this with a large group of individuals; the bill often comes to more than you think.

I did look around for alternatives but there was nothing else that was as close to Paddington station.
Should we finish early at Ye Olde Golden Shalamar, we could always pile back into the pub for a nightcap and more prog talk (because there’s always more time for prog).

Edited by sigod

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Posted: January 18 2006 at 03:57

^ditto....

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Posted: January 18 2006 at 03:40

I am truly jealous!

Remember photos, guys & have a good one.

Jon Lord 1941 - 2012

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Posted: January 18 2006 at 03:29

bump to the first page.

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prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
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Posted: January 17 2006 at 12:29

^ Hooray!

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Posted: January 17 2006 at 11:07

Phil wrote:

Blacksword wrote:

..and I'll obviously be in my red dress and foxes head..as usual...

I'll probably be finishing work at lunchtime that day, so I intend to get up their pre rush hour and get my barings.

Oh dear I hope you guys will be in a fit state by the time the rest of us turn up in the evening...

...and the worrying thing is, it only takes me about 4 pints to become the village idiot....

Fear not, by 'early' I mean just before 5.00 or so. I'll not have my drinking head on before eating a meal.

T-Minus 3 days & Counting!

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Posted: January 17 2006 at 10:41

Blacksword wrote:

..and I'll obviously be in my red dress and foxes head..as usual...

I'll probably be finishing work at lunchtime that day, so I intend to get up their pre rush hour and get my barings.

Oh dear I hope you guys will be in a fit state by the time the rest of us turn up in the evening...

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Posted: January 17 2006 at 10:30

sigod wrote:

As mentioned before, I'm off to the Golden Shalamar tonight to have a quick check on if it is suitable. In addition I'll scout around for likely pubs to meet in beforehand.

I plan to get to the pub early on Friday and stick an LP copy of Genesis' Nursery Crime on the table so people can see where to head.

All apologies to those who might not like Genesis but it was either that or a 12 inch by Bucks Fizz.

..and I'll obviously be in my red dress and foxes head..as usual...

I'll probably be finishing work at lunchtime that day, so I intend to get up their pre rush hour and get my barings.

Edited by Blacksword

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Posted: January 17 2006 at 10:21

Syzygy wrote:

Hugues,

sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Helter Skelter (which was on Denmark Street) has closed down. There's a pretty good music section in Foyles, and there are two branches of Borders which also carry quite a lot of music titles, all on the fringes of Soho.

Maybe they have moved

I stll found this link!

http://www.skelter.demon.co.uk/catt1.htm

But no address to it!

let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword

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Posted: January 17 2006 at 09:51

sigod wrote:

As mentioned before, I'm off to the Golden Shalamar tonight to have a quick check on if it is suitable. In addition I'll scout around for likely pubs to meet in beforehand.

Phew! Sounds like hard work! Thanks for your dedication to the cause Simon....

..let us know what you come up with!

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Posted: January 17 2006 at 09:34

Syzygy wrote:

Hugues,

sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Helter Skelter (which was on Denmark Street I KNEW That, just forgot it ) has closed down. Booohooohhoooo!!!! There's a pretty good music section in Foyles, and there are two branches of Borders which also carry quite a lot of music titles, all on the fringes of Soho. Oh well I'll try those instead

Selectadisc has changed its name to Sister Ray, Actually both Mojo and Classic Rock mention both records shops still but is indeed on Berwick Street which is in darkest Soho. There are a few other places down there, including the second hand shop Reckless Thanks which can be well worth checking out. The main branch of HMV on Oxford Street is also worth investigating, though their prices can be a bit steep - you'll be pleased to know that they've got Jan Dukes de Grey in the folk section. Unless they got that lost third album.....,

Intoxica can be worth investigating, although last time I was in there I wasn't too impressed with the prog and related selection. I don't know the other places you mentioned.

I can't think of any shops in Camden that are worth visiting, but there are second hand stalls at Camden Lock market that sometimes have interesting items, but the market itself is a bit of a tourist trap with prices to match. OK, I thought that was the rockiest place of London nowadays, so I thought it was also the best place to find goodies

Anybody else with other worthy adresses?

let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword

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Posted: January 17 2006 at 09:07

PROGMAN wrote:

The Sunderban is nice the Indian Restaurant in the town where I live!!

I don't think they will be prepared for an International Prog feast!!

WAITER "Can I help you Gentlemen"

PROG CURRY ATTENDERS "Yes can we have GENESIS please"

WAITER "Sorry"

P.C.A. "I said GEN-ES-IS"

WAITER "GEN-ES-IS is non existant on our dish sirs"

P.C.A "GENESIS NOW"

waiter "LOOK DO YOU WANT SOMETHING SERIOUSLY"

P.C.A. "CURRY"

WAITER "WHAT CURRY, YOU WEIRDOS"

P.C.A "ELP"

WAITER "did you say egg"

P.C.A. "ELP"

WAITER "LOOK I WANT SERIOUS ORDERS"

P.C.A. "beer"

WAITER "Fine now were getting somewhere, anything to eat"

P.C.A. "Ravi Shanker"

WAITER "My name is Tariq not Ravi"

P.C.A. "No Ravi Shanker LP"

WAITER "Or no sorry your stuck with Culture Club it's the only LP we have sorry"

P.C.A. "We may as well have ear muffs with our Chicken Vindaloos2

WAITER "No problem men I shall come with your order ASAP"

P.C.A. "This Vindaloo is spicy, get us something hotter you wimp"

WAITER "Idiots, you GEN-ES-IS weirdos"

P.C.A. "Peter Gabriel is not my name"

WAITER "i quit, qiut, Mr Patel you take care of these GEN-ES---IS men"

MR PATEL "Your food is coming now, or I have some Magma in my BMW, let me bring the album in here".

P.C.A "Whatever I need more beer"

MR PATEL "OK your food bill is £10,000"

P.C.A ""

Hope you like the play I've though of..

Fantastic but don't give up the day job just yet Mr P.

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Posted: January 17 2006 at 08:55

Syzygy wrote:

Pubs will most likely be heaving at that time on a Friday, but there's no getting around it I suppose. I don't have any prog vinyls down here in the smoke, more's the pity - maybe I should turn up brandishing my ukulele?

Well there is an argument to say that George Formby was the father of Prog, so why not mate?

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Posted: January 17 2006 at 08:55

The Sunderban is nice the Indian Restaurant in the town where I live!!

I don't think they will be prepared for an International Prog feast!!

WAITER "Can I help you Gentlemen"

PROG CURRY ATTENDERS "Yes can we have GENESIS please"

WAITER "Sorry"

P.C.A. "I said GEN-ES-IS"

WAITER "GEN-ES-IS is non existant on our dish sirs"

P.C.A "GENESIS NOW"

waiter "LOOK DO YOU WANT SOMETHING SERIOUSLY"

P.C.A. "CURRY"

WAITER "WHAT CURRY, YOU WEIRDOS"

P.C.A "ELP"

WAITER "did you say egg"

P.C.A. "ELP"

WAITER "LOOK I WANT SERIOUS ORDERS"

P.C.A. "beer"

WAITER "Fine now were getting somewhere, anything to eat"

P.C.A. "Ravi Shanker"

WAITER "My name is Tariq not Ravi"

P.C.A. "No Ravi Shanker LP"

WAITER "Or no sorry your stuck with Culture Club it's the only LP we have sorry"

P.C.A. "We may as well have ear muffs with our Chicken Vindaloos2

WAITER "No problem men I shall come with your order ASAP"

P.C.A. "This Vindaloo is spicy, get us something hotter you wimp"

WAITER "Idiots, you GEN-ES-IS weirdos"

P.C.A. "Peter Gabriel is not my name"

WAITER "i quit, qiut, Mr Patel you take care of these GEN-ES---IS men"

MR PATEL "Your food is coming now, or I have some Magma in my BMW, let me bring the album in here".

P.C.A "Whatever I need more beer"

MR PATEL "OK your food bill is £10,000"

P.C.A ""

Hope you like the play I've though of..

CYMRU AM BYTH

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Posted: January 17 2006 at 08:37

Pubs will most likely be heaving at that time on a Friday, but there's no getting around it I suppose. I don't have any prog vinyls down here in the smoke, more's the pity - maybe I should turn up brandishing my ukulele?

'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'

Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom

sigod

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Posted: January 17 2006 at 08:27

As mentioned before, I'm off to the Golden Shalamar tonight to have a quick check on if it is suitable. In addition I'll scout around for likely pubs to meet in beforehand.

I plan to get to the pub early on Friday and stick an LP copy of Genesis' Nursery Crime on the table so people can see where to head.

All apologies to those who might not like Genesis but it was either that or a 12 inch by Bucks Fizz.

Edited by sigod

I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.
- Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill

Syzygy

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Posted: January 17 2006 at 05:05

Hugues,

sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Helter Skelter (which was on Denmark Street) has closed down. There's a pretty good music section in Foyles, and there are two branches of Borders which also carry quite a lot of music titles, all on the fringes of Soho.

Selectadisc has changed its name to Sister Ray, but is indeed on Berwick Street which is in darkest Soho. There are a few other places down there, including the second hand shop Reckless which can be well worth checking out. The main branch of HMV on Oxford Street is also worth investigating, though their prices can be a bit steep - you'll be pleased to know that they've got Jan Dukes de Grey in the folk section.

Intoxica can be worth investigating, although last time I was in there I wasn't too impressed with the prog and related selection. I don't know the other places you mentioned.

'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'

Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom

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Posted: January 17 2006 at 03:50

OK guys, I need to get organized for saturday shopping:

Bookshop Helter Skelter, but I need the address. Hope it is in soho

Records shops: Taken from the list of MOJO and Classic Rock mags: I need comments from connaisseurs, so I do not waste time

Selectadisc 34 Berwick street, Soho
Sister ray - Berwick Street (conflicting infos: either 94 or 35)

Intoxica - 231 Portobello Road, Nottong Hill

Fab music – 55 the broadway – Crouch End

Morps music - 17, 34&42 Lewisham modern market & 190 high street – Lewisham- these guys have four shops and three on the same street?

Any addresses in CAMDEN???

Also any megastore that are any interesting???

Thanks for taking the trouble to help this future lost and broke progheads>

let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword