GLENDOWER
I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
HOTSPUR
Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them?
... Anyway, it's nine years since I last tried calling 'bakers from the vasty deep (or the Home Counties, anyway). It was good last time, and I will try again.
I shall be in London for the first two weeks of July, except for the weekend in the middle, and any days that get filled up with other commitments as I go along.
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, umm... Friday 14th? Supper from 7:00, pub from 8:00, like last time? Exactly which supper and pub to be decided, but central London somewhere.-- pertinax, May 02 2017 croissant-patterned_20knickers [hippo, Jun 26 2017] what happened last time around London_20Oct_202008 [pertinax, Jun 27 2017] Google Map Link https://goo.gl/maps/fPaYzSvdEmE2Interestingly, both locations are found within the bounding box described by Charterhouse Street, Farringdon Road(Street), Hatton Garden and Greville St. [zen_tom, Jul 12 2017] Arse. I shall be out of the country on that date.-- hippo, May 02 2017 I've never been to one so I'm in. I'll wear the recognition hat.-- DenholmRicshaw, May 02 2017 I should be about-- Dub, May 02 2017 Half a loaf, half a loaf, half a loaf onward rode the six bakers.-- popbottle, May 02 2017 Tell me more about these spirits.-- AbsintheWithoutLeave, May 03 2017 Mine will be good. Hope yours will be too.-- pertinax, May 03 2017 JEALOUS.-- blissmiss, May 08 2017 //Arse. I shall be out of the country//
So shall I: I shall have gone to England.-- pertinax, May 09 2017 9 years!? Crikey, time flies when you're...ah rats.
I look forward to a triad of supping, pubbing, and spiriting, and what's more, believe I will be located within the bounds of the appropriate country at the aforementioned time.-- zen_tom, May 09 2017 agendum addendum: to pledge the health of [blissmiss], and other absent friends.-- pertinax, May 11 2017 //I shall have gone to England//sp.: "they would have been going to England"-- hippo, May 11 2017 Absolutely. My flight leaves early on Friday. With a little luck, I shall be on it. Only such details as time, place and means of recognition remain to be resolved.-- pertinax, Jun 26 2017 Just wear a croissant or a rotting fish carcass in your buttonhole, or ... (see link)-- hippo, Jun 26 2017 One thing we didn't manage to bring about last time around was skypery for absent friends. Would there be any takers for that this time around?-- pertinax, Jun 27 2017 Yup.-- blissmiss, Jun 27 2017 Right. Focus.
Let's say we do the same venues as last time, because I've run out of time to have original ideas in this connection. So, the upstairs bistro of the Bleeding Heart restaurant, followed later on by Ye Olde Mitre.
Can I get an idea of numbers for booking a table?-- pertinax, Jun 27 2017 // Only such details as time, place and means of recognition remain to be resolved. // // Just wear a croissant or a rotting fish carcass in your buttonhole, or ... (see link) //
I have for a while had the idea of making some croissant lapel pins, but I have yet to get around to learning cloisonné and enameling. Actually, CNC milled or 3D printed cloisonné could be interesting. (There are companies that will make custom lapel pins, but where's the fun in that?)-- notexactly, Jun 27 2017 I'm in - my first time - it'll be good to meet up.-- DenholmRicshaw, Jun 28 2017 OK: I've set up a skype account called kippers and croissants. Anyone thinking of skyping in can make contact with that.-- pertinax, Jul 02 2017 Yay, now all we need is a date, time, and a translator.-- blissmiss, Jul 02 2017 Well, the date is Friday 14th, and the time (for skyping) is sometime a little after 7:00pm British Summer Time (to give people time to get comfortable). That's GMT +1. So, for example, 4:00am on Saturday if you're in Queensland, or (I think) 2pm on Friday if you're in Vermont, or 11:00am if you're in California, or something. (Could be wrong about some of those places - haven't checked for daylight saving).-- pertinax, Jul 04 2017 So, I think I'll book a table for four, expecting [zen_tom], [Ian Tindale] (optimistically), [DenholmRicshaw] and myself, and expecting a virtual [blissmiss] telepresence by skype. (I'm not sure whether to read [bigsleep]'s response as a yes or a no, though of course he would be more than welcome, and mashed potato could be provided).
I will book it in the name of Sturton Buchanan, though we won't try leaving him with the bill. I'm hoping this will allow us to find each other (viz., by asking for the table in that name).
[DenholmRicshaw], since you haven't been to one of these things before, I will only say, don't forget your other shoe when we brief the Bilderberg Group about the cucumbers.
If anyone would like to communicate about this outside this page, then feel free to talk to the "kippers and croissants" skype account.-- pertinax, Jul 04 2017 shoes and cucumbers - understood-- DenholmRicshaw, Jul 04 2017 Very good, I'll be along for the le shebang-tout, and have neatly pencilled the appropriate spacetime coordinates into my leather-bound personal orrery. I may nudge [Dub] and [TheLeopard] too if they've not already got something on.-- zen_tom, Jul 05 2017 I would also like to join, although probably only for the drinking part.
I seem to remember that last time, [po] would have liked to join but didn't find out about the arrangements until too late. Perhaps someone should send a message?-- mitxela, Jul 05 2017 [po] would of course be extremely welcome. I don't think I have her contact details, but if someone else could get a message to her, I'd be all for that.-- pertinax, Jul 05 2017 I believe she can be reached by carrier pigeon only.-- blissmiss, Jul 05 2017 I wish you all an enjoyable evening and shall raise a measure of Laphroaig at the appointed time.-- whatrock, Jul 11 2017 Not sure I can make This Frday (14th) :(-- Dub, Jul 11 2017 The Bleeding Heart* is on Bleeding Heart lane (Yard?), just West of Farringdon Station, and Ye Olde Mitre is situated a bit South-West from there, down a tiny alleyway that runs between Hatton Garden and Ely Place - if you see the big Glass Sainsburys building (Sainsburys HQ 33 Holborn) then you've gone too far (or not far enough, depending). It's relatively nearby though.
* Ahh, but is it the Bleeding Heart Bistro, or the Bleeding Heart Restaurant? (The map suggests these are separate venues - from memory, it was the one further around the corner and definitely not the Bleeding Heart Tavern)-- zen_tom, Jul 12 2017 Pigeon dispatched... [he's walking...] Pigeon-steps, of course-- Dub, Jul 12 2017 It's the bistro.-- pertinax, Jul 13 2017 And, yes, it's down an alleyway.-- pertinax, Jul 13 2017 I'm getting all excited. :)
If zen, dub, ian & denholm are going to be joined by theleopard and maybe po, we're gonna need a bigger table!
No-one seems to have contacted "kippers and croissants" on skype yet, though.-- pertinax, Jul 13 2017 I wish I could attend. //we're gonna need a bigger table!//
[marked-for-tagline]-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jul 14 2017 We missed you on skype, [bliss]; what happened? Are you OK?-- pertinax, Jul 14 2017 Wish I could have been there (this annotation added from a train somewhere in France)-- hippo, Jul 15 2017 I never go to these. I'm too busy experimenting with magnetic milk.-- xenzag, Jul 15 2017 That animated photo is hilarious-- notexactly, Jul 15 2017 I'm diluted to see that at least one of the halfbakers represented in the photographs understands the correct and proper use of tobacco as a key element of civilisation.-- MaxwellBuchanan, Jul 15 2017 It was rather splendid to meet and put names to faces.
To the next one...
[Ian] I'll update the profile page-- DenholmRicshaw, Jul 16 2017 (another) excellent oppotunity to solve some of the World's current problems (even if it didn't know it had them). To the next one. Lovely to meet new/old faces. Here's [ DenholmRicshaw]'s QR code in Morse Code Dash-dash-space dot space dot ...-- Dub, Jul 16 2017 No, he was obviously a HB hanger-on who was too shy to announce his moniker (this time) I'll name him [Nuber] {famed for suggesting an idea of VERY cheap taxi service where all clients must be licensed drivers, and all drivers are provisional-licensed learners who need lots of practise.}-- Dub, Jul 16 2017 random, halfbakery