EDF Drinks - Friday 7th November at Hoopers

[SeanMacGabhann]

I thought I was being "good" by giving the EDT a swerve but like IndieP I got in much later than I realised. A fun night with soooo many people to talk to.

Great to see Hoopers so busy too

[Jah Lush]

My first EDF jolly up since last April and look what happens. I managed to give the EDT the swerve afterwards and didn't pass go and went straight to the Drum instead, which is remarkably still going and thank feck for that and all who sail in her, though I'd feel a hell of a lot better if I hadn't had to go to work this morning. I nodded off briefly and woke up in Stratford which is not really what I wanted to do at all. I need my bed.

Edited:- because it's fecking hard to type when you're still smashed. My fingers are like a pound of sausages this morning and my head hurts...ouch.

[EDOldie]

Lush, dear chap, if you'd only listened to your dear old Uncle EDOldie and gone straight home to bed you wouldn't be suffering. Would you?

Anyway lovely evening in Hoopers last night, which is remarkably easy to walk to from the station. I've driven past it loads of times and thought it was in the middle of nowhere. Will be taking Mrs Oldie for a schooner of sherry before long.

Nice to meet so many people, particularly TillerTrotter and Bagpuss78 and loads of others but alcohol plays havoc with my memory and what with forum names and real names it?s all too much.

Already looking forward to the next one which is the day after my birthday, so I might buy you all a drink. If I?ve had enough myself that is.

[Weegee]

We had great fun last night....we were tempted by EDT...but decided to wobble home .

Nice to see meet up with peeps including David, Andrew, Citizen ED, Sean. Nice to meet

Ladygooner, Keef, Mockney Piers for the first time.

Hello to 2 newbies Kate and Helen, who just moved to the area. Kate good luck in

your job search.

Thanks to Georgia for organzing the drinks.

We look forward to next months drinks!

[Keef]

Sorry as ever for getting drunk and being too shy to really chat to people. I had a good time in my own special way though. Mrs Keef is suitably annoyed today to suggest I had a great time!

[Jah Lush]

I think I met Kate, albeit briefly. I did, I'm sure I did, outside having a fag I was. Just in from York if memory serves me well. Lovely girl. I'd almost forgotten how much fun these forum drinks are and the lovely people you can meet up with. I'm rather looking forward to the next one, wherever that will be.

[TillieTrotter]

Morning All.

Really nice, busy evening at Hoopers. The first drinks I've been to in ages and I enjoyed myself muchly.:)-D

P.s, was jolly nice meeting you too EDOldie.

[Keef]

It's not right that I feel this rough, I think I may have damaged myself somewhat! :-S

[karter]

maybe you are getting on a bit Keef olboy..

[SeanMacGabhann]

Tillie - I hear you were speaking to yet another household neighbour of mine late last night in the Drum?

[bob]

Great time last night sorry if I missed a few people it was so rammed good to finaly talk with Tillie.

Bob S

[EDOldie]

Do you know what Keef. I feel the same and had remarkably little (by my standards anyway) to drink. Certainly wasn't p*ssed when I left. At the moment I feel like rubbish. Hair of Dog's not helping yet.

[indiepanda]

Hmm, sounds like there were lots of people there I didn't manage to get round to speaking to. This is what comes of spending half the evening propping up the bar... or more accurately letting the bar prop me up!

Oh well, I still managed to chat to lots of nice people including quite a few I hadn't met before so I am not going to feel too bad about it.

[TillieTrotter]

I was indeed Seany.....am I delivering your news prematurely? He seemed quite upset that you were going.

Lovely to meet you and your missus Bob S.

[anthonyjp]

Thanks to everyone for welcoming me to my first 'Friday Night Drinks', even if I did incorrectly label it as 'the East Dulwich Drinking Club'.. Had a very pleasant evening, even though I did not last beyond Hooper's. Will look out for the next one.

Cheers,

Anthony

[Jah Lush]

I've just noticed the time of your your last post Tillie...good grief woman you were up early this morning. See for a snifter or two soon.

[indiepanda]

anthonyjp Wrote:

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> Thanks to everyone for welcoming me to my first

> 'Friday Night Drinks', even if I did incorrectly

> label it as 'the East Dulwich Drinking Club'..

> Had a very pleasant evening, even though I did not

> last beyond Hooper's. Will look out for the next

> one.

>

> Cheers,

> Anthony

Glad you enjoyed it, was nice to meet you

Estelle

[Jeremy]

Was good to meet some people, even if I had to leave a little early...

[jamie h]

We would just like to say thank you to all the EDF members who came to the drinks at Hoopers last Friday. I was unable to meet you all as it was a very busy night. It seems from the posts since that you all had a good time, & hope we get the chance to meet you when you next visit us.

If you have any constructive suggestions on how we can improve on what we are offering, we are always willing to listen!

Best Regards

Jamie Hooper

[Keef]

It was great Jamie, but have to say, you could do with more bar staff on a busy night like that.

[AcedOut]

Shame to have missed what seemed like another good night. I took a late helicopter flight into London from Dorset for a meeting with some friends in London Bridge (don't ask). I did make it to Liquorish very late in the evening, but most people had crashed already! Shame on you SMG et al ;)

[SeanMacGabhann]

Shame is an interesting concept. As I woke up and was able to function on Saturday I felt no shame. Had I gone on to EDT and Liqourish, I suspect I was no more than 2 cocktails away from yer actual, genuine shame

Jamie - I popped back to Hoopers on Saturday for the Arsenal v Man U game - the game itself and the result certainly helped but it was definitely a nice spot to watch some football with a good crowd in there too. Nice spot of lunch too

The staff were extremely busy on Friday night but if Jamie gets that many in every weekend I expect he can ramp up staff numbers. Up to us I guess ;-)

[Alan Dale]

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[KalamityKel]

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[Michael Palaeologus]

It was a good night and one in which I stayed stunningly sober but, due to commitments 140 miles north, I had to leave before the true drunkeness started.

Great to see so may new people. Anthony did indeed walk into the room and ask Moos and myself "Is this the East Dulwich Drinking Group"? A truly insightful query which did him much credit.