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Is it worth considering somewhere like the Cornubia? I believe they have a room that they might consider us using (I believe that CAMRA meet there from time to time).
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If we were to settle on a permanent home then my vote would be for the Nova Scotia, Cumberland Basin. There's a room upstairs I used to hire for band practice at a very reasonable rate. Atmosphere, clientele, food, drink, location are all good.
However I'm also very happy to continue switching every month.
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We've been to the Cornubia a couple of times. It's one of my favourite pubs, but...
It's much too small unless we get the private room, and I'm not too keen on using a private room for the meets; it could make them a bit sterile and isolating.
Also, the evenings are getting darker and it's now dark before the meet will start. The Cornubia is in a location that's very hard to find, and is potentially a bit disconcerting to newcomers, or anyone who doesn't know exactly where it is. (You can be within 50yds of the place and be convinced you're completely lost in a deserted part of town.)
Sorry to be so negative. I do like the Cornubia. Maybe it's a better summer venue when it's lighter and we could use the tables outside.
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Was the meet at the King William Ale House ok? It's quite big with a separate room at the front iirc and the food (if they do it in the evening) was well priced. Great selection of Samuel Smith beers too.
Parking is cheap in Queens Square at night too. Just a few minutes walk from all the main bus stops as well.
It would certianly get my vote as a winter venue and it has a pool table!!11!
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Odd you should mention the Cornubia; that's exactly where I'll be. (Remember this?)
I thought the beer at the King William was rubbish. Not a handpump to be seen.
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"my vote would be for the Nova Scotia"
I like the Nova, but I don't think it's central enough for people using public transport. And I mentioned my concerns with private function rooms in my post about the Cornubia.
"Was the meet at the King William Ale House ok?"
The place was OK, but was very full, with us squeezed into the front room. (And ironically, given its name, there was no decent beer except pricey stuff in bottles.)
Oh dear. I sound really negative; pooh-poohing everybody's suggestions. I just want this to work. My suggestion won't be popular with everyone (but no suggestion will). Horts (where we went last time) ticks all the boxes as far as I can tell. The only problem with it is that it lacks atmosphere. But a decent-sized group of articulate, witty and beautiful people such as we can bring our own.
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Horts is fine with me... its central with an easy walk from the bus station for out-of-towners. Big enough to house us. Does lack atmosphere, but then as you say we can bring that with us :)
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Fair point about the Cornubia, Gary (or Mr Pooh-pooh as we'll be bound to call you now :-)) and I was ambivilent about the whole "separate room" thing - but you're right there's no way the main bit of the pub is likely to be big enough.
Horts was a good place, the beer was good and I didn't notice the lack of atmosphere, mainly because of the inclusion of good company, a plastic dinosaur and a book on Russian propaganda.
Unless someone has a better idea, I'd be perfectly happy with Horts.
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Through the beer haze, I seem to remember some fairly crude conversation should be added to that list Lillput.
I wasn't a big fan of Horts, was a bit soulless, even with us all in there, but am happy to go with the flow as it is nice and central.
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As a possible alternative to Horts, you could consider the Hope and Anchor, on Jacobs Wells Road? Or is that too small? Great atmosphere, cheap food and real ale.
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I really like the Hope & Anchor for all the reasons you've said Laura Mary, and we have met there before. But I recall that there were about 17 of us, we needed two tables and it was really difficult changing positions to talk to other people and be sociable, and if you were stuck on the wrong side of the table getting to the bar and ever going to the toilet is more easily said than done. We completely dominated one end of the room. If similar or greater numbers are expected, I think it will be far from ideal.
Fantastic place for Sunday Lunch though! :)
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Rob - don't be such a purist - real ale can be served perfectly well without a hadpump. Not sure if the beer in the PWA is actually cask (good excuse to check it out again.....) but with Sam Smiths being a Northern brewery it would not suprise me if they were using electric metered dispense. Uncommon away from the North, but Banks's in the West Midlands use it too for their cask beers.
Oh, yeah, I guess Horts will do. Occasionally, before the refit, I would get the beer in my glass that the pump said it was - the cellarman was hopeless.
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I suppose the Griffin on Milk Street (BA11) is out of the question?
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You are out of the question, never mind the Griffin. Now go back to bed.
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Trunky - so the beer is still being pumped from casks (rather than being forced out of kegs by carbon dioxide), just not by hand? Didn't know that.
Not that it matters to me as far as this month is concerned, because I'm going to be at the Cornubia watching MJ Hibbett.
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yup, no aditional inert gas pressure, allthough a low pressure blanket is allowed to prevent spoilage and to be honest essential if the outlet has low volume sales.
Still the KWA might simply be Keg, I'll let you know.
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Someone from CAMRA suggested the Naval Volunteer to me this evening. Anyone been there recently?
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Not since the days when the blues club was held there on a Thursday evening - might have popped in once since then - in the Autumn of 1999 :-)
Talking of pubs ; Lord Raglan here I come.
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Unbelievable.
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 We went to the Naval Volunteer in September last year, then crossed the road to Renato's for Pizza as I remember. Not a bad venue, in fact one I am quite fond of.
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back from the raggy and very happy.
Burp
:-)
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The Voly's not my favourite place (but neither's Horts). It's a pretty good choice for the meets. It's central, it usually has space inside, it's easy to find and has decent parking nearby (as long as you avoid the criminally expensive Queen Charlotte St. car park). If people would rather meet there instead of Horts, that seems a fine alternative.
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The beer in the KWA isn't cask, it's keg. That's why it has that pissy taste. Bloody cheap tho.
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Matt - youv'e actually drunk urine? Is it one of those health rituals?
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 How on earth can drinking urine be healthy?
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Judge for yourself...!
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 Thanks for that link Rob. Might I quote the following from it:
"Despite these claims, there has been no research that has found drinking urine to be useful for any illness."
My judgment is that it is a biological waste product, once ejected from my person, I intend to keep it ejected. No point in flying in the face of millions of years of evolution.
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Most of the active ingredient in magic mushrooms is excreted in the urine; reindeers eat flyagaric regularly, and up-for-it lapps then drink their piss. I'm not saying it's healthy, but you know...
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"Landlord. Another pint of hallucinogenic reindeer piss, if you please."
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I know a few lagers that would come under the heading of "hallucinogenic reindeer piss"
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Literal beer names are good. There's a microbrewery in the mighty frome that sells a beer called "beer".
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Errr... fascinating though this is, can I nudge the discussion back on track a bit? Where's next week's meet to be? I think the most appropriate venues mentioned so far are Horts and the The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer (aka The Naval Volunteer; aka The Voly).
Any preferences? (Or any great last-minute suggestions?)
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Hello. I've never been to one of these. I'm mildly interested, but I'd prefer to meet up on a group shoot. Not that I don't like beer ;) I think I'd get more out of a meet if we were out on the field.
Maybe hire a studio or just landscape photography. Street photography might work.
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nat,
We've arranged photo-walks and similar stuff in the past but haven't done anything for a while.
I'll start a thread asking for suggestions. Feel free to chip in there.
(Edit: thread started here.)
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How about The Badgers Hill, in Frome?
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I'll put my foot down with a firm hand and say the volly will be great.
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I'll second the Volly!
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Any advance on the Volly?
Going once...
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hi guys -I'm new to all this - I was wondering if Icould come along, it would be great to meet a few other photographers in Bristol.
Can I just turn up - do I need to bring anything??
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 Feel free to just turn up.... it's useful but not compulsory to bring a camera. It's considered good form to bring beer money though :^)
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The Volly...
... going twice...
... one last chance... any more bids in the room?
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(Raises gavel.)
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...whispers 'Volly' in a small voice before gavel strikes...*
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How about the HIghbury again?
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 I bet you used to knock on peoples doors and run away when you were a kid :^)
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I still do!
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(Glances askance at the rapscallion trying to subvert proceedings.)
BANG!
... gone.
The Volly it is.
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I'm not in the least bit surprised!
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I hate to be a Job's comforter, but last I heard (about 3 weeks ago) the Volly had closed after the landlord had gone bust. It may have re-opened, but unless someone has definite information the contrary, it might be a good idea to check first....
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Ahhh... that's a potential fly and ointment situation that needs to be investigated.
I'm out on the road tomorrow so won't be able to check it out until the evening. (By which time someone might have already done it, I guess.)
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I might be able to to check it out...I'll see what I can do...oh, and it's been a while since I've heard the work rapscallion used in anger...:-) (cos I know you love smilies really)
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I just phoned the Volly. They are very much open for business. (Apparently, they closed for a week about four months ago.)
The man with the gavel is happy.
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hmmm, they were closed last week when I arranged to meet someone there, but hey, if you phoned them then they must be open for business.
I think I might be showing my elusive face this month.
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They appeared to be open yesterday lunchtime...
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it was definitely open last night, and the beer was mighty fine.
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See you there, must make one of these things!
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I walked past on Friday evening and people were busy imbibing.
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Just got a load of expired film from my late Grandads stock but I'd like to know from the experts, how old is too old? Will be bringing it along on Thursday for you all to take.
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@Ben Zen: There's no such thing as 'too old' as far as expired film is concerned. Some you win and some you lose, but when you win you win big!!!!
I'll try not to chew your arm off....
Thursday night at the Volly is going to be carnage!
*Wanders off to the fridge film stocks to see what she can see...*
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Ben: I'll happily trade/buy a roll off you. Gotta love old film.
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One of the films expired October 1979.....
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I have some old 120 b&w (1970's too, I think) I'll bring it along.
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I'm gonna be in trouble - I was supposed to cull cameras tonight, but have sat down to do nothing instead.
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OOH, OOOH! expired 120 film, I think I'm going to have to nominate Knautia as my official swapper/film nabber as I'm going to be in the exotic clime of Preston on Thursday.....
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I think the 1979 expired film I've got is 160. I've got tons of 35mm from the 80s/90s.
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I've got a tin of corned beef from the mid 1980's.
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Mmmmm
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mmmmm....80's 35mm, tasty.
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knautia.
in the pub.
without the restraining good influence of bingo.
be afraid...be very afraid...
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It's the day before the meet. That warrants a...
... bump.
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are we supposed to wear red carnations or something to show who we are?
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 Just look for the table with the big pile of cameras..... you can still wear a red carnation if you like though.
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 "look for the table with the big pile of cameras" .... it will be next to the one with the big pile of out-of-date film stock.
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Having seen old people at jumble sales I can well imagine turning up late and seeing a lot of people with black eyes and bloodied elbows at this particular meet.
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Well I'm hoping to be there :)
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it's tonight.
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As per last month, I am flu-ridden and feeling particularly feverish and angry, however, having laid out a lot of miscellaneous 'stuff' on the floor, I am determined to shift/swap it, especially if film is on offer.
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What's film again? I have an SD card I could swap. Don't think it's expired tho. ;-)
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Yes it was a good venue although it was a shame that we were split into 2 tables. Nice to see some new faces.
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Lovely to see you all, sorry I couldn't stay long. Hopefully I'll be back on beer form next time.
Thanks to Trunky for the film sale!
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I think I left my jumper there last night. Did anyone see it after I left?
Its black, fairly thin material.
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I did notice something answering* that description draped over a chair at the Modern Table, as I was leaving...
*well, it was mute really, but you know what I mean
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@.danimal: Yes, your jumper was definitely there at the end of the night... no-one claimed it, so I gave it to the Volly staff.
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Thanks!
I'll give them a call.
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Nice to see all there!
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