[ANNOUNCE][F] Bristol Meet for fans of Discworld (MEGcon IV) 26th May
MEG
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To those afpers who are looking for something to do over the Whitsun [1] Bank
Holiday weekend - look no further. As part of the now traditional annual [2]
MEGcon meet, fans are invited to congregate at "The Pitcher and Piano" on the
Waterfront in central Bristol. The venue has been sussed out and warned of the
impending gathering and they are very amenable. We have been given permission to
take over the top floor (there is a lift) which has its own bar and they also
provide quite a nice choice of meals including a vegetarian selection.
Date: Saturday 26th May
Time: 12:30 'til people get fed up
Location:
http://www.multimap.co.uk/clients/browse.cgi?client=M6&db=pc&addr1=&addr2=&addr3
=&pc=BS15TX&quicksearch=BS1+5TX&SUBMIT=Find&client=M6
Or, if the link's broken, go to http://www.multimap.co.uk and type in BS1 5TX
Directions: Aim for central Bristol from wherever you start and find the
@Bristol exhibition just off Anchor Road - the above link is very useful.
Parking is plentiful but can get expensive at £6 per day
Train: Go to Bristol Temple Meads station and either walk (15m) or hop on a bus
to the city centre. The above map link is again very useful.
Children: Are welcome but must be supervised (of course ;) ) There's a ruddy
great canal outside the pub.
What to look out for: A crowd of fairly normal looking people [3], some of whom
will be wearing Discworld tee-shirts or carrying either stuffed toys, bars of
chocolate, or geek tools.
What to listen out for: Shouts of "quote file"; the strains of your favourite
tune with unusual new words; lots of laughter and intelligent conversation.
What to bring: Yourself, a friend if you're nervous, and an enquiring mind.
What not to bring: A defenceless puppy, cans of Ambrosia Custard, or any
evidence with which to challenge that afp poster you've been *meaning to have a
word with*.
Mail me (reply to is valid) if you need any further information or
encouragement. If you've never attended a *meet* before, maybe this one will be
just the start you're looking for.
[1] To all "Whitsun" pedants - I've heard it all before ;)
[2] Now in its fourth year but not every twelve months
[3] For varying degrees of "normal"
- MEG
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Dragon Prince
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| traditional annual [2] MEGcon meet, fans are invited to congregate
| at"The Pitcher and Piano" on the Waterfront in central Bristol. The
| venue has been sussed out and warned of the impending gathering and
| they are very amenable. We have been given permission to take over
| the top floor (there is a lift) which has its own bar and they also
| provide quite a nice choice of meals including a vegetarian
| selection.
Is it something about Afp meets that we seem to have to book floors of
pubs for meets these days:)
/me is defiantly going to be heading to Bristol that weekend. cos I
really would love to experience one of MEG's weekends first hand.
after hearing how good they are :)
Dp
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'asking for trouble'
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Mark Datko
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> | To those afpers who are looking for something to do over the Whitsun
> | [1] Bank Holiday weekend - look no further. as part of the now
> | traditional annual [2] MEGcon meet, fans are invited to congregate
> | at"The Pitcher and Piano" on the Waterfront in central Bristol. The
> | venue has been sussed out and warned of the impending gathering and
> | they are very amenable. We have been given permission to take over
> | the top floor (there is a lift) which has its own bar and they also
> | provide quite a nice choice of meals including a vegetarian
> | selection.
Bristol pre-meet sight-seeing anyone ?
After consulting with our esteemed Bristol meet organiser, I'm
wondering on group whether any afpers would like to do
some 'touristy' things in the morning prior to meeting up
in the "The Pitcher and Piano"
The venue is very close to a number of attractions such as the
"SS Great Britain" and others. Anybody interested, please e-mail *me*
with any preferences. Meanwhile, I will investiagte admission details,
prices, possible discounts for groups, maps, and meeting points.
--
Hippo (Mark Datko)
hippo
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>To those afpers who are looking for something to do over the Whitsun [1] Bank
>Holiday weekend - look no further. As part of the now traditional annual [2]
phobos
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>To those afpers who are looking for something to do over the Whitsun [1]
>Bank Holiday weekend - look no further. As part of the now traditional
>annual [2] MEGcon meet, fans are invited to congregate at "The Pitcher
>and Piano" on the Waterfront in central Bristol.
Ni-i-ice. AFP pissup on the Saturday. Muse gig on the Sunday. Exams on the
Monday, most likely. Yep, I'll probably drop in.
MEG
news:GCzEL...@bath.ac.uk...
I hope you don't have exams on the Monday, it's bank holiday. Followed by school
half term. Do they have half -terms at Uni?
[1] mf
[2] amf
phobos
>"phobos" <pho...@hotmail.comeondontspam> wrote in message
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>> On 30 Apr 2001, MEG remarked in alt.fan.pratchett:
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>> >To those afpers who are looking for something to do over the Whitsun
>> >[1] Bank Holiday weekend - look no further. As part of the now
>> >traditional annual [2] MEGcon meet, fans are invited to congregate at
>> >"The Pitcher and Piano" on the Waterfront in central Bristol.
>>
>> Ni-i-ice. AFP pissup on the Saturday. Muse gig on the Sunday. Exams on
>> the Monday, most likely. Yep, I'll probably drop in.
>
>I hope you don't have exams on the Monday, it's bank holiday. Followed
>by school half term. Do they have half -terms at Uni?
>
>[1] mf
>[2] amf
>
Ah, yes... a) So it is. That's a good thing, then. b) Nope, they don't. But
the lecturers occasionally deal out bottles of beer for correct answers,
which is a plus.
Maybe I should invest in a calendar. No, in fact I already have one on top
of my wardrobe which I got for Christmas. Maybe I should invest in a nail.
--
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A man whose allegiance is ruled by expedience
Call him a Nazi, he won't even frown!
'Ah, Nazi schmazi,' says Wernher von Braun. - Tom Lehrer
Jenny Radcliffe
> "phobos" <pho...@hotmail.comeondontspam> wrote
> > Ni-i-ice. AFP pissup on the Saturday. Muse gig on the Sunday.
> > Exams on the Monday, most likely. Yep, I'll probably drop in.
> I hope you don't have exams on the Monday, it's bank holiday.
> Followed by school half term. Do they have half -terms at Uni?
No, and we work bank holidays as well. The only thing is that the cleaners
and admin staff all get the day off. The students and lecturers et al
don't.
Admittedly, not many bank holidays fall during term, so it doesn't really
affect undergraduates, and PostGrads and other academics have fairly
flexible schedules out of term.
I know at least one lecturer who was seen in the department on Christmas
day, though - although I don't know who by.
--
"I've always thought of you as a bit of a goat, Jenny" - Winco Wingate, Nov
2000
Martin Wisse
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>To those afpers who are looking for something to do over the Whitsun [1] Bank
>Holiday weekend - look no further. As part of the now traditional annual [2]
>MEGcon meet, fans are invited to congregate at "The Pitcher and Piano" on the
>Waterfront in central Bristol. The venue has been sussed out and warned of the
>impending gathering and they are very amenable. We have been given permission to
>take over the top floor (there is a lift) which has its own bar and they also
>provide quite a nice choice of meals including a vegetarian selection.
Hmmm.. A Bristol meet eh? Since I'll be in the neighbourhood anyway I
might as well pop over. Have never been in this fair city yet.
Soo... Who will be there?
Martin Wisse
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MEG
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> On Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:49:10 +0100, "MEG" <meggl...@lineone.net>
> wrote:
>
> >To those afpers who are looking for something to do over the Whitsun [1] Bank
> >Holiday weekend - look no further. As part of the now traditional annual [2]
> >MEGcon meet, fans are invited to congregate at "The Pitcher and Piano" on the
> >Waterfront in central Bristol. The venue has been sussed out and warned of
the
> >impending gathering and they are very amenable. We have been given permission
to
> >take over the top floor (there is a lift) which has its own bar and they also
> >provide quite a nice choice of meals including a vegetarian selection.
>
> Hmmm.. A Bristol meet eh? Since I'll be in the neighbourhood anyway I
> might as well pop over. Have never been in this fair city yet.
>
> Soo... Who will be there?
Well, so far we've got you
and me ;)
At least one American [1]
Some reprobates from the convention committee
phobos, hippo, Dragon Prince & Tamara
Adrian, Jonathan, _shad0w_ [2], Sandriana, Scott, Tony, Emily & Barbara, James &
Graham
There's a few others who have tentatively confirmed and I dare say there will be
at least one who turns up without warning. There always is ;)
I'll be posting a reminder with finalised details this weekend so we may be
looking at the forty I'd originally warned the pub about. And the range of ages
is 7 years to 67 years so far.
[1] All being well, I'll be picking up Rocky from the airport next week.
[2] Who we haven't seen on afp for some time if I'm not much mistaken
phil...@see.signature.uk
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>> >To those afpers who are looking for something to do over the Whitsun [1] Bank
>> >Holiday weekend - look no further. As part of the now traditional annual [2]
>> >MEGcon meet, fans are invited to congregate at "The Pitcher and Piano" on the
>> >Waterfront in central Bristol.
Apologies from me - I'm in London that weekend at a Xena convention.
Philippa, Xena Clone!
'I need your *sword* in my service right NOW...' Meg in Xena
MEG
There will be raffle tickets available for anyone interested in getting their
hands on some rather exclusive merchandise crafted by that gifted practitioner
Mr Bernard Pearson - The Cunning Artificer. He's sent me pictures of some of his
latest creations and I've put them up on my web site for your perusal. Check out
http://www.djelibeybi.free-online.co.uk/pratchett/meets/3b%20clr.jpg (38kb)
which was dreamed up by Terry himself and
http://www.djelibeybi.free-online.co.uk/pratchett/meets/street%20gd%201.jpg
(71kb). He's also mentioned a *hush-hush* project which involves
*procrastinators* but, me being only 100 pages into the latest book [4], I'm not
sure what he's on about.
To get a better view of this talented man's repertoire, visit
http://www.artificer.co.uk/ but please don't hold me responsible for your next
credit card bill :-)
Also, anyone who's not yet met afp's old fart of old-fartdome Rocky Frisco, will
have a chance to do so at this event as he's come all the way over from Oklahoma
to be here.
Anyone who desperately needs crash-space is welcome to bring a small tent to
tuck into a vacant corner of the back garden but the floor space is now just
about fleshed-out and the local Travel Inn has no more rooms available on the
Saturday night :-( It might just be worth trying the new, large Travel Inn
Capital in the centre of Bristol if you're really stuck.
Check out this repeat of the original post:
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* I N V I T A T I O N *
*************************************************************
To those afpers who are looking for something to do over the Whitsun [1] Bank
Holiday weekend - look no further. As part of the now traditional annual [2]
MEGcon meet, fans are invited to congregate at "The Pitcher and Piano" on the
Waterfront in central Bristol. The venue has been sussed out and warned of the
impending gathering and they are very amenable. We have been given permission to
take over the top floor (there is a lift) which has its own bar and they also
provide quite a nice choice of meals including a vegetarian selection. Children
are welcome - our own ankle biters and their friends will be in attendance -
though there's a curfew of 5:00pm on under-age patrons.
Date: Saturday 26th May
Time: 12:30 'til people get fed up
Location:
Go to http://www.multimap.co.uk and type in BS1 5TX
Directions: Aim for central Bristol from wherever you start and find the
@Bristol exhibition just off Anchor Road - the above link is very useful.
Parking is plentiful but can get expensive at £6 per day
Train: Go to Bristol Temple Meads station and either walk (15m) or hop on a bus
to the city centre. The above map link is again very useful.
Children: Are welcome but must be supervised (of course ;) ) There's a ruddy
great canal outside the pub.
What to look out for: A crowd of fairly normal looking people [3], some of whom
will be wearing Discworld tee-shirts or carrying either stuffed toys, bars of
chocolate, or geek tools. Or all of the above.
What to listen out for: Shouts of "quote file"; the strains of your favourite
tune with unusual new words; lots of laughter and intelligent conversation.
What to bring: Yourself, a friend if you're nervous, and an enquiring mind.
What not to bring: A defenceless puppy, cans of Ambrosia Custard, or any
evidence with which to challenge that afp poster you've been *meaning to have a
word with*.
Mail me (reply to is valid) if you need any further information or
encouragement. If you've never attended a *meet* before, maybe this one will be
just the start you're looking for.
[1] To all "Whitsun" pedants - I've heard it all before ;)
[2] Now in its fourth year but not every twelve months
[3] For varying degrees of "normal"
[4] Hey - it's been a hectic month okay?