A Conversation for The h2g2 Real-time Summer Party 7 July, 2001
My top memory from Saturday night is:
Joe aka Arnia, Muse, Keeper, MathEd, Guru and Zen Cook (business is booming) Posted Jul 9, 2001
I think so... lucky sod 
My top memory from Saturday night is:
$u$ Posted Jul 9, 2001
Joe - UH wasn't in my half of the pub, as far as I'm aware (from aforementioned comments!) I don't think we even met, so I don't honestly know who he is.
I did speak to Mina a little, though not really at the pub. We also bumped into her, EV, Galaxy Babe and... erm... someone else I don't know... at the station on Sunday.
Never mind Croz... there's always next time.
My top memory from Saturday night is:
parrferris Posted Jul 9, 2001
This was my first ever meet-up, and I can now admit to being petrified at the prospect of encountering other researchers (and worse still, italics!) in the flesh. So my first memory is the feeling of dread as I trudged through the rain to Langham Place. I was at first unable to locate anyone I 'knew' - it transpired they were all in the first party. The real ice-breaker for me was TowelMaster pondering the possible theft of the columns outside All Souls!
Meeting the Thingites, and discovering that they were real human beings (except UH, of course).
Meeting lots of other researchers I'd never really bumped into online, and realising what splendid people I'd been missing.
The erm...'memorable' performances in the radio play.
The 'long march' across the West End, and the brief moment of panic when we lost the rest of the 'crocodile'.
Discovering that the pub served Badger beer, presumably in my honour...
The very gentlemanly kidnapping of Mr. Moxon, which effectively meant giving him the only free chair in the bar.
Bob and Elly...
Clive reducing the neighbouring quiz team's paper into a sodden mass of papier mache.
Winning an h2g2 T-shirt, into which I can barely squeeze, and for some reason not being prepared to let Abi swap it for a larger one (do they do XXXXXL ones?)
Not being aware of any of the train journey back to Erith.
All that's just for starters! Now I'm desperate to go to another meet...
My top memory from Saturday night is:
Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese Posted Jul 9, 2001
Yeah, the German contingent ( 1 member) is also safely back, but suffering from severe Jet Lag. 1 hour of time difference seems to be a lot
* also desperate to go to other meet-ups *
My top memory from Saturday night is:
parrferris Posted Jul 9, 2001
Glad to hear you're safely home - you're one of the new people I was so pleased to meet!
My top memory from Saturday night is:
Bald Bloke Posted Jul 9, 2001
Pegasus
I'm sure at one point UH came across and introduced himself to us, I certainly recall bumping into him
My top memory from Saturday night is:
$u$ Posted Jul 9, 2001
Perhaps I didn't hear... or simply don't remember.
There seem to be some large chunks missing from my memory banks.
I do however remember meeting you, so that's something!!
My top memory from Saturday night is:
Bald Bloke Posted Jul 9, 2001
Pegasus back
If you'd seen UH I'm sure you would remember him
Bossel
Glad to see you got home OK without being waylaid by the Dutch contingent
My top memory from Saturday night is:
shazzPRME Posted Jul 9, 2001
Shazz just reporting in before collapsing 
I think UH bumped into just about everyone before the end of the evening... 
Off to develop my film in the morning! I wonder how many I'll have to 
before revealing them?! 
To one and all 
shazz 
My top memory from Saturday night is:
$u$ Posted Jul 9, 2001
I've certainly heard a lot about UH since I got back!
My top memory from Saturday night is:
shazzPRME Posted Jul 9, 2001
And what DO you mean Bald Bloke??!! 
We would never do such a thing! 
shazz
My top memory from Saturday night is:
parrferris Posted Jul 9, 2001
Meeting Shazz was an honour too....
My top memory from Saturday night is:
Bald Bloke Posted Jul 9, 2001
Was there a missing "not" there Shazz 
My top memory from Saturday night is:
shazzPRME Posted Jul 9, 2001
Thank you Parrferris
Was there Bald Bloke??!
I don't think so... there again, I think my brain is still in London!
If anyone finds it, could they please forward it before Post day on Thursday please!
shazz
My top memory from Saturday night is:
shazzPRME Posted Jul 9, 2001
WOW! Was that polite or what?! Two 'pleases' in one posting... I told you I'd lost my brain!
shazz
My top memory from Saturday night is:
Joe aka Arnia, Muse, Keeper, MathEd, Guru and Zen Cook (business is booming) Posted Jul 9, 2001
*discovers Shazz's brain stuck to the bottom of his shoe and puts it in an envelope*
I'll send it off in the morning
My top memory from Saturday night is:
Bluebottle Posted Jul 9, 2001
My top memories:
Seeing Yeliab whilst walking up the street, and being wondering who on Earth he was for a few seconds until I realised the hair cut.
Saying goodbye to everyone 3 times.
The weather report at the experience was fun, afterall, it covered all the important bits of the world. I also enjoyed finding my homepage in the BBC experience.
Seeing Davros for sale in the BBC Shop in the thousands. Do you know how hard I've looked for a Davros? I've looked in Southampton, Stoke, Leeds, Birmingham and London and found nothing, but naturally the BBC has it all.
<BB<
My top memory from Saturday night is:
Tinkerbell *tumbleweed* Posted Jul 9, 2001
*grins*
Well having been there all of about an hour I can't really add much to this except to say that the Northern Meet-up is to be held in Manchester on the 4th of August so sign up at A535907
*ends advert and goes quiet again*
My top memory from Saturday night is:
$u$ Posted Jul 9, 2001
Another top moment...
At the end of the BBC Experience, Abi asking if we wanted to go to a pub!
No-one did of course.
Hey Bluebottle... did you get home alright on Saturday in the end? You were like a yo-yo.
s everyone.
My top memory from Saturday night is:
Joe aka Arnia, Muse, Keeper, MathEd, Guru and Zen Cook (business is booming) Posted Jul 9, 2001
*decides to try to some more money so he can get to the Spring Onion*
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My top memory from Saturday night is:
- 61: Joe aka Arnia, Muse, Keeper, MathEd, Guru and Zen Cook (business is booming) (Jul 9, 2001)
- 62: $u$ (Jul 9, 2001)
- 63: parrferris (Jul 9, 2001)
- 64: Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese (Jul 9, 2001)
- 65: parrferris (Jul 9, 2001)
- 66: Bald Bloke (Jul 9, 2001)
- 67: $u$ (Jul 9, 2001)
- 68: Bald Bloke (Jul 9, 2001)
- 69: shazzPRME (Jul 9, 2001)
- 70: $u$ (Jul 9, 2001)
- 71: shazzPRME (Jul 9, 2001)
- 72: parrferris (Jul 9, 2001)
- 73: Bald Bloke (Jul 9, 2001)
- 74: shazzPRME (Jul 9, 2001)
- 75: shazzPRME (Jul 9, 2001)
- 76: Joe aka Arnia, Muse, Keeper, MathEd, Guru and Zen Cook (business is booming) (Jul 9, 2001)
- 77: Bluebottle (Jul 9, 2001)
- 78: Tinkerbell *tumbleweed* (Jul 9, 2001)
- 79: $u$ (Jul 9, 2001)
- 80: Joe aka Arnia, Muse, Keeper, MathEd, Guru and Zen Cook (business is booming) (Jul 9, 2001)
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