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Just had that depressing moment when a second-hand camera site's email lets you know that your primary DSLR is now worth about £40. Still works for me, though ...
(Although I do regularly have people telling me that it looks impressive/expensive, but I suspect that might be because there's an assumption that 'a proper camera' is expensive.)
(Although I do regularly have people telling me that it looks impressive/expensive, but I suspect that might be because there's an assumption that 'a proper camera' is expensive.)
This evening's score ... one eclipse, two foxes, one possibly-a-bat, fifteen meteors, and at least one mosquito.
Many, many years ago (1992), in my first year at York, I went to a campus gig in my college. The headline act was the rather fine folk/punk act Tansads. I bought their album. Many years later, I have discovered that a large chunk of the band (all but one, I think) has continued as Merry Hell, who are also a rather fine and entertaining folk/punk band, who I saw (for the nth time) a few weeks ago.
This post is not actually about them.
Last year, I saw a punky band called Headsticks supporting Ferocious Dog at the 100 Club. They were really rather good, and I've picked up at least one of their albums from Bandcamp. I've just discovered (as in, today) that they happen to contain a member from a disbanded folk/punk band called Tower Struck Down. Tower Struck Down were the support act at that gig in 1992, and I also bought their album. It turns out that album is now available as a free download from Bandcamp, which means I no longer need to try to rip a thirty-year-old cassette.
This post is not actually about them.
Last year, I saw a punky band called Headsticks supporting Ferocious Dog at the 100 Club. They were really rather good, and I've picked up at least one of their albums from Bandcamp. I've just discovered (as in, today) that they happen to contain a member from a disbanded folk/punk band called Tower Struck Down. Tower Struck Down were the support act at that gig in 1992, and I also bought their album. It turns out that album is now available as a free download from Bandcamp, which means I no longer need to try to rip a thirty-year-old cassette.
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Always a little disconcerting to see, next to one of those yellow combination-locked wall-mounted public defibrillator cases, a similar case, but in red, marked "Bleeding Control Kit". Essential when needed, so it's good they're available, but a slight double-take moment, nonetheless.
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Only a couple of weeks after Whitby, once again behind the decks. The Memepunks were playing a gig at The Cavendish Arms in Stockwell, and had asked me to DJ, with a remit expanding from 'after the bands' to 'before and after the bands' and then 'before, between, and after the bands'.
The bands were ULTRARABBIT, the latest project by Andy and Eva, formerly of Flesh Tetris, and Nothing New, with The Memepunks headlining with their live mashups ('thirty songs, one hour'). All bands linked by a touch of synths and a sense of humour, with The Memepunks joined for a couple of tracks by international violinist and artistic director of the Bach Akademie Australia, Madeleine Easton.
I should also thank some of the DJs who introduced me to some of the tunes I played, including DJ Lee Chaos, DJ Kat, and DJ Charliemouse, as my set wouldn't have sounded like this without them.
( What I played ... )
And, as a bonus (?), this weekend I recreated the setlist as a digital set (I DJ off CDs live), and uploaded it to Mixcloud, here, should anyone want to stream it.
The bands were ULTRARABBIT, the latest project by Andy and Eva, formerly of Flesh Tetris, and Nothing New, with The Memepunks headlining with their live mashups ('thirty songs, one hour'). All bands linked by a touch of synths and a sense of humour, with The Memepunks joined for a couple of tracks by international violinist and artistic director of the Bach Akademie Australia, Madeleine Easton.
I should also thank some of the DJs who introduced me to some of the tunes I played, including DJ Lee Chaos, DJ Kat, and DJ Charliemouse, as my set wouldn't have sounded like this without them.
( What I played ... )
And, as a bonus (?), this weekend I recreated the setlist as a digital set (I DJ off CDs live), and uploaded it to Mixcloud, here, should anyone want to stream it.
Because of the afore-mentioned 'Splitby', we ran a special bonus version of The 80s Night on the following weekend this time. The second night had fewer attendees than the first, but we still had a queue waiting outside when the doors opened, and there were people on the dancefloor all night.
Due to the 'Whurgy' (the famed Whitby lurgy) one of our DJ team wasn't well enough to make it on this second night, and the other DJ wasn't feeling 100%, which may have influenced some of the tune selections, but we still put in a full night's music.
( The 80s Night (1900-2300) )
We're back again on Sunday 1st November, but with just the one 80s Night ...
Due to the 'Whurgy' (the famed Whitby lurgy) one of our DJ team wasn't well enough to make it on this second night, and the other DJ wasn't feeling 100%, which may have influenced some of the tune selections, but we still put in a full night's music.
( The 80s Night (1900-2300) )
We're back again on Sunday 1st November, but with just the one 80s Night ...
Back at the Friendship A.R.C. for the third time, but back on a Sunday again, as is only right and proper. The famous queue did us proud again, with twenty folk outside the door before it opened, so the venue filled up a bit faster than we expected. Despite this Whitby being a 'Splitby' (two main promoters running their events on different nights), we got more folk in than last April, and I managed to avoid clearing the dancefloor.
The playlist is below ...
( The 80s Night (1900-2300) )
And we'll be back in Whitby on Sunday 1st November ...
The playlist is below ...
( The 80s Night (1900-2300) )
And we'll be back in Whitby on Sunday 1st November ...
This time around at Whitby we tried out a new club night - Trust Your DJ - a cross-genre rock/goth/EBM/punk/industrial/alternative night, aiming for the feel of clubbing back in the 90s/00s when our knees still worked reliably.
The playlist is below ...
( Trust Your DJ (1900-2300) )
We'll be back again at the end of October ...
The playlist is below ...
( Trust Your DJ (1900-2300) )
We'll be back again at the end of October ...
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Sad sight seen while walking down the pavement yesterday - broken fragments of chocolate shell on the ground. Looks like someone foolishly decided to open an Easter egg while walking. And worse ... about twenty feet further on, another piece, as if they'd not learnt from the first time!
Tonight's RPG session was cancelled at the last minute because one of the players couldn't make it, so we ended up playing Tales Of The Arthurian Knights. Unlike last time we played, we managed to play through all three ages of the game, with different approaches to gaining renown.
Sir Gawain went all out for the Romance Renown (and managed to end up a king as a result of one of their events) and Sir Percival ended up mad for some time, wandering around the marshes to the east of England. As Sir Palomides I focused on the courtly skill of Diplomacy, with a secondary focus in Piety, focusing on Divinity Renown. And Dame Enid doubled down on the Villainy Renown, taking any underhand option offered, including attempting to sabotage a ritual at the grail castle (and getting mauled by the guardian lions as a result) and as their final act sabotaging the unguent being prepared in Avalon to treat Arthur's mortal wound so that it would be ineffective.
When the final 'Destiny' scores were totalled (which is how the winner is determined), the outcomes were pretty close, with Sir Gawain narrowly in the lead, and then Sir Palomides, Dame Enid, and Sir Percival following fairly closely.
It's a fun game, and the mechanic uses card draws for the encounters, which are then cross-referenced to select a paragraph from the game's big book (like a big choose-your-own-adventure series of sections) to provide the details of the encounter - all of which are fully in line with the Arthurian milieu (there are a lot of ghostly knights in those kingdoms!) and result in each player's knight generating an epic personal legend.
Sir Gawain went all out for the Romance Renown (and managed to end up a king as a result of one of their events) and Sir Percival ended up mad for some time, wandering around the marshes to the east of England. As Sir Palomides I focused on the courtly skill of Diplomacy, with a secondary focus in Piety, focusing on Divinity Renown. And Dame Enid doubled down on the Villainy Renown, taking any underhand option offered, including attempting to sabotage a ritual at the grail castle (and getting mauled by the guardian lions as a result) and as their final act sabotaging the unguent being prepared in Avalon to treat Arthur's mortal wound so that it would be ineffective.
When the final 'Destiny' scores were totalled (which is how the winner is determined), the outcomes were pretty close, with Sir Gawain narrowly in the lead, and then Sir Palomides, Dame Enid, and Sir Percival following fairly closely.
It's a fun game, and the mechanic uses card draws for the encounters, which are then cross-referenced to select a paragraph from the game's big book (like a big choose-your-own-adventure series of sections) to provide the details of the encounter - all of which are fully in line with the Arthurian milieu (there are a lot of ghostly knights in those kingdoms!) and result in each player's knight generating an epic personal legend.
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Meanwhile, I am currently enculturing myself (I'm sure that's a participle) by watching Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker from 2022. I accidentally caught a few minutes of it when it was broadcast on BBC4 in November, and set the box to record it on next showing. The physical portrayal of characterisation is excellent.
Our second time running The 80s Night at the welcoming Friendship A.R.C. and thankfully higher numbers than last time, who seemed to have a good time.
The playlist is below¹ ...
( The 80s Night (1900-2300) )
We're back at the Friendship A.R.C. again next time, but also back on Sundays again, on Sunday 26th April 2026. There's also something else as well, but that's a different matter. And probably requires a new usericon.
¹ Yes, I know that there's a song in there that I shouldn't have played, according to our rules - it snuck in while I was unsupervised, as Kat wasn't up this time.
The playlist is below¹ ...
( The 80s Night (1900-2300) )
We're back at the Friendship A.R.C. again next time, but also back on Sundays again, on Sunday 26th April 2026. There's also something else as well, but that's a different matter. And probably requires a new usericon.
¹ Yes, I know that there's a song in there that I shouldn't have played, according to our rules - it snuck in while I was unsupervised, as Kat wasn't up this time.
The day after watching Mark Steel in Bromley, I took the Windrush line up to Highbury and Islington to the Garage.
I remember a promoter friend who'd booked Utah Saints quite a few years ago recounting the conversation with them, which could be summarised as them saying "You do know that we're DJs, not a band, don't you?", and him replying "Yes, that's why I've booked you."
This night was also an entirely DJ'd night - which meant much less time to rest before sets. When you have bands, there's obviously a certain amount of time required for changeover, usually at the very least swapping out the snare drum and the cymbals on the kit and possibly shifting some amps off stage. When you have DJs, especially using laptops, it's as quick as swapping from one input lead to another¹ or just selecting a different input on the mixer.
Opening was the chap from St. Etienne, doing a very smooth DJ set that built up steadily as one continuous piece of loops and beds. I didn't recognise any actual tracks, but that might have been due to a lack of familiarity.
He was followed by Richard 23 of Front 242, who performed more of a traditional DJ set, moving from track to track, some of which I'm pretty sure I recognised (including Prisencolinensinainciusol by Adriano Celentano (mostly known now as the tune from two different Italian beer adverts at the same time)).
Next up was billed as a film by Jimmy Cauty (formerly known for being part of the KLF) as Towerblock1, but was much more of an audio-visual experience, with the music and the visuals evolving together (and impressively).
And then it was over to Utah Saints, who did their usual, and put out a storming set. Although, being them, it was almost three sets at once, switching between snatches of recognisable tracks overlaid with samples, loops, and other elements to create a single continuous hole. I recognised a number of the ingredients, but they were then morphed and added to in entirely new ways. And it was excellent.
According to my pedometer, if my steps had been actual paces, I would have done about seven miles that night.
¹ On decks, it can be even more seamless, with one DJ cued up on one deck while the other's final track is still playing on the other.
I remember a promoter friend who'd booked Utah Saints quite a few years ago recounting the conversation with them, which could be summarised as them saying "You do know that we're DJs, not a band, don't you?", and him replying "Yes, that's why I've booked you."
This night was also an entirely DJ'd night - which meant much less time to rest before sets. When you have bands, there's obviously a certain amount of time required for changeover, usually at the very least swapping out the snare drum and the cymbals on the kit and possibly shifting some amps off stage. When you have DJs, especially using laptops, it's as quick as swapping from one input lead to another¹ or just selecting a different input on the mixer.
Opening was the chap from St. Etienne, doing a very smooth DJ set that built up steadily as one continuous piece of loops and beds. I didn't recognise any actual tracks, but that might have been due to a lack of familiarity.
He was followed by Richard 23 of Front 242, who performed more of a traditional DJ set, moving from track to track, some of which I'm pretty sure I recognised (including Prisencolinensinainciusol by Adriano Celentano (mostly known now as the tune from two different Italian beer adverts at the same time)).
Next up was billed as a film by Jimmy Cauty (formerly known for being part of the KLF) as Towerblock1, but was much more of an audio-visual experience, with the music and the visuals evolving together (and impressively).
And then it was over to Utah Saints, who did their usual, and put out a storming set. Although, being them, it was almost three sets at once, switching between snatches of recognisable tracks overlaid with samples, loops, and other elements to create a single continuous hole. I recognised a number of the ingredients, but they were then morphed and added to in entirely new ways. And it was excellent.
According to my pedometer, if my steps had been actual paces, I would have done about seven miles that night.
¹ On decks, it can be even more seamless, with one DJ cued up on one deck while the other's final track is still playing on the other.
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Back from an evening watching Mark Steel on his 'Leopard In The House' tour, about his cancer diagnosis and treatment, presented with his usual humour, and also featuring some of his rather impressive piano playing in the interval, along with a bunch of digressions.
First time at the Churchill Theatre, too - a classic 70s theatre, which, thanks to being built on the side of a hill, features the oddness of the circle entrance being on the entry level, which means down several flights of stairs to get to the stalls.
First time at the Churchill Theatre, too - a classic 70s theatre, which, thanks to being built on the side of a hill, features the oddness of the circle entrance being on the entry level, which means down several flights of stairs to get to the stalls.
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With my weekend plans having changed with about a week's notice, I was reminded (by Jim Bob on the album playthrough on Bandcamp) that there were still a few tickets left for the second album launch on the Saturday. Second album? Yep. Jim was releasing two albums at the same time 'Stick' and 'Automatic'. This isn't a double album, but two completely separate albums. 'Stick' is the punkier number, while 'Automatic' is more of a full-band thing. 'Stick' was launched at the sweaty punkpit that is the Fighting Cocks in Kingston, while 'Automatic' was being launched at Rough Trade East off Brick Lane.
Up to London, some loitering outside chatting to other folks about shared histories of seeing 1990s bands, and then, by way of collecting my copy of the album on the way in, to the space that had been cleared of music racks in front of Rough Trade East's small stage - and then to continue the chatting for most of an hour until the clock ticked around and the band strolled onto the stage. Jim Bob was carrying an electric guitar, backed by a band of electric guitar, bass, drums, and two keyboard players.
And then they set off, playing through the album tracks in order. A couple of tracks featured a slight stumble, as this was the first time these tracks had all been run through live, but it was a good-humoured gig and audience. The songs on the album are the usual Jim Bob mix of whimsy, observation, and biting lyrics. Once the album play-through was completed, there was just enough time for an extra song, with the band managing to play through Carter's Lean On Me, I Won't Fall Over¹ and finish with seconds to spare before the curfew.
And then to join the queue to leave by way of Jim's signing table, with an extended comparing of notes regarding disappeared venues with the guy behind me in the queue, who turned out to have lived in Croydon in the late 80s and early 90s.
A full photo album is here.
¹ One of my favourite Carter songs.
Up to London, some loitering outside chatting to other folks about shared histories of seeing 1990s bands, and then, by way of collecting my copy of the album on the way in, to the space that had been cleared of music racks in front of Rough Trade East's small stage - and then to continue the chatting for most of an hour until the clock ticked around and the band strolled onto the stage. Jim Bob was carrying an electric guitar, backed by a band of electric guitar, bass, drums, and two keyboard players.
And then they set off, playing through the album tracks in order. A couple of tracks featured a slight stumble, as this was the first time these tracks had all been run through live, but it was a good-humoured gig and audience. The songs on the album are the usual Jim Bob mix of whimsy, observation, and biting lyrics. Once the album play-through was completed, there was just enough time for an extra song, with the band managing to play through Carter's Lean On Me, I Won't Fall Over¹ and finish with seconds to spare before the curfew.
And then to join the queue to leave by way of Jim's signing table, with an extended comparing of notes regarding disappeared venues with the guy behind me in the queue, who turned out to have lived in Croydon in the late 80s and early 90s.
A full photo album is here.
¹ One of my favourite Carter songs.
As part of the 'Summer Nights By The Sea' series of gigs, an open-air event was scheduled at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill. Levellers, PWEI, and some other acts I'd not seen before. Having somewhere to stay within walking distance, it would have been rude not to, really, so tickets were booked.
And then the weather forecast intervened, with yellow warnings of thunderstorms, and on the Friday afternoon a notification was sent out that the gig would be moving indoors. An impressive set of storms rolling in from the Channel on Friday evening suggested that was a good idea, although on the Saturday the threatened storms failed to turn up, which a couple of the bands noted, although others thanked the staff for having successfully moved the entire event into the auditorium with only around twenty-four hours notice. What had been 'standing only' tickets now had to be reclassified, so on entry we had to announce whether we wanted one of the limited number of standing spaces or instead one of the balcony seats. Down onto the floor for me, and up to the balcony for a seat for Lisa. It was pretty warm inside, and the audience represented a vast cross-section of alternative music fans, including some for whom this appeared to be possibly their first indoor gig for decades.
First up was solo performance by the lead singer of local band Tellums, with acoustic guitar and backing track. Nice clear voice, although a little low in the mix, and he did his best to encourage a mostly-empty hall to engage, which quite a few gamely did. Being a local artist he did have the advantage that there were a few folk there who had definitely arrived early to see him. Not on Bandcamp, but on Spotify and some other sites.
Next up came Colchester's Pet Needs, the reason for at least one friend attending. Full of energy and enthusiasm (and an anecdote about trying to sell t-shirts to the nudist spa attendees at Glastonbury) but unfortunately the sound still wasn't great, and the lead singer's vocals were hard to make out among the guitars and drums. Would definitely be happy to see them again, especially with clearer vocals.
Then there was Skinny Lister, a fun folk-punk band with a double-bass player (of the kind who periodically hoists their bass over their shoulder) and a mandolin/melodeon player, as well as a very enthusiastic female co-vocalist, who also passed a large earthenware jug of 'something' around the crowd (but did ask that it came back, because apparently they're hard to find and harder yet to clean out for use). The sound was improving a little by this point.
With each of the support acts, the hall filled up somewhat, but in the interval before the next band, it pretty much filled up entirely, which was somewhat expected, as next up was Pop Will Eat Itself, who probably need little description. They did what they do, and did it well. After watching the previous three acts from the sidelines, I'd headed into the middle for the Poppies, and that was good fun. There was one very energetic teenager whose first gig this was, who had to take a brief break partway through to hand his broken glasses to his uncle, but was soon back and hurling himself about again. Turns out that being about twice his weight and almost thrice his age gave me something of an advantage when his course intersected with my location, and he simply ricocheted back into the melee.
And then it was Levellers, who I'd not seen for just over a decade. Have to admit, not a great deal had changed. They'd got older, the crowd and I had got older, and that was about all. We had songs from the newer releases as well as from the old material, and a good time was had by all, including the lad who appeared to have still more energy to burn.
Over the course of the evening I saw a few familiar faces, both from the B-Movie days and from the NMA gig community, which was nice, too. On the downside, the food stalls on the terrace ran out early and the café was only acting as a bar and there was no readmission, so when Lisa had to leave to get some food due to feeling a little faint, she ended up missing the headline acts. With regard to the earlier sound being a little poor, I did wonder if the headline acts brought their own sound crew, while the previous sound team had been prepared for an outdoor festival rather than the indoor one.
And then the weather forecast intervened, with yellow warnings of thunderstorms, and on the Friday afternoon a notification was sent out that the gig would be moving indoors. An impressive set of storms rolling in from the Channel on Friday evening suggested that was a good idea, although on the Saturday the threatened storms failed to turn up, which a couple of the bands noted, although others thanked the staff for having successfully moved the entire event into the auditorium with only around twenty-four hours notice. What had been 'standing only' tickets now had to be reclassified, so on entry we had to announce whether we wanted one of the limited number of standing spaces or instead one of the balcony seats. Down onto the floor for me, and up to the balcony for a seat for Lisa. It was pretty warm inside, and the audience represented a vast cross-section of alternative music fans, including some for whom this appeared to be possibly their first indoor gig for decades.
First up was solo performance by the lead singer of local band Tellums, with acoustic guitar and backing track. Nice clear voice, although a little low in the mix, and he did his best to encourage a mostly-empty hall to engage, which quite a few gamely did. Being a local artist he did have the advantage that there were a few folk there who had definitely arrived early to see him. Not on Bandcamp, but on Spotify and some other sites.
Next up came Colchester's Pet Needs, the reason for at least one friend attending. Full of energy and enthusiasm (and an anecdote about trying to sell t-shirts to the nudist spa attendees at Glastonbury) but unfortunately the sound still wasn't great, and the lead singer's vocals were hard to make out among the guitars and drums. Would definitely be happy to see them again, especially with clearer vocals.
Then there was Skinny Lister, a fun folk-punk band with a double-bass player (of the kind who periodically hoists their bass over their shoulder) and a mandolin/melodeon player, as well as a very enthusiastic female co-vocalist, who also passed a large earthenware jug of 'something' around the crowd (but did ask that it came back, because apparently they're hard to find and harder yet to clean out for use). The sound was improving a little by this point.
With each of the support acts, the hall filled up somewhat, but in the interval before the next band, it pretty much filled up entirely, which was somewhat expected, as next up was Pop Will Eat Itself, who probably need little description. They did what they do, and did it well. After watching the previous three acts from the sidelines, I'd headed into the middle for the Poppies, and that was good fun. There was one very energetic teenager whose first gig this was, who had to take a brief break partway through to hand his broken glasses to his uncle, but was soon back and hurling himself about again. Turns out that being about twice his weight and almost thrice his age gave me something of an advantage when his course intersected with my location, and he simply ricocheted back into the melee.
And then it was Levellers, who I'd not seen for just over a decade. Have to admit, not a great deal had changed. They'd got older, the crowd and I had got older, and that was about all. We had songs from the newer releases as well as from the old material, and a good time was had by all, including the lad who appeared to have still more energy to burn.
Over the course of the evening I saw a few familiar faces, both from the B-Movie days and from the NMA gig community, which was nice, too. On the downside, the food stalls on the terrace ran out early and the café was only acting as a bar and there was no readmission, so when Lisa had to leave to get some food due to feeling a little faint, she ended up missing the headline acts. With regard to the earlier sound being a little poor, I did wonder if the headline acts brought their own sound crew, while the previous sound team had been prepared for an outdoor festival rather than the indoor one.
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Well, I tried the Nidhoggr mead (now available at the Ludoquist). They do two styles - a 15% still mead in a range of flavours, and a 4% carbonated mead, also in a range of flavours.
The still mead wasn't as sweet as the meads that I'm used to (a friend who's been brewing mead suggests that it might not be back-sweetened, whatever that means). I'll admit that I also wasn't expecting it to be served over ice ... Not entirely my thing - had more of an 'alcohol' taste compared to what I prefer, although I'll admit to having rather a sweet tooth. Does seem to be intended to be more of an alternative to fruit wines, really (but not as sweet as many of them, either).
I did also taste one of the carbonated meads (the same friend ordered a berries one). It was (as is presumably intended by the marketing) much more like one of the 'fruit ciders'¹ like Mout or Rekorderlig, and I would guess that it was designed to compete with those.
I'll be sticking to the Lindisfarne and English Heritage meads, I think, but these may be preferred by some folk.
¹ [mutter mutter mutter]
The still mead wasn't as sweet as the meads that I'm used to (a friend who's been brewing mead suggests that it might not be back-sweetened, whatever that means). I'll admit that I also wasn't expecting it to be served over ice ... Not entirely my thing - had more of an 'alcohol' taste compared to what I prefer, although I'll admit to having rather a sweet tooth. Does seem to be intended to be more of an alternative to fruit wines, really (but not as sweet as many of them, either).
I did also taste one of the carbonated meads (the same friend ordered a berries one). It was (as is presumably intended by the marketing) much more like one of the 'fruit ciders'¹ like Mout or Rekorderlig, and I would guess that it was designed to compete with those.
I'll be sticking to the Lindisfarne and English Heritage meads, I think, but these may be preferred by some folk.
¹ [mutter mutter mutter]
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Having been required through force of circumstances to find a new venue and, as a result of Whitby's shortage of venues, a new day, too, Kat, Jaye, and I were running the night on a Monday for the first time. And also on the other side of the river for the first time, in the welcoming embrace of the Friendship Amateur Rowing Club (one of Whitby's two ARCs, which are confusingly close to each other). Some way up the cobbles of Church Street, and through a subtle doorway. A combination of April, Monday, and the new venue conspired to result in lower numbers, but those there seemed to have a good time.
The playlist is below ...
( The 80s Night (1900-2300) )
Next event is Monday 3rd November, again at the Friendship ARC on Church Street.
The playlist is below ...
( The 80s Night (1900-2300) )
Next event is Monday 3rd November, again at the Friendship ARC on Church Street.
The Ludoquist¹ has announced that it's started stocking mead, which may have the effect of testing my usual rule of not drinking while dicing. Has anyone out there tried Nidhoggr mead, and what opinions do you have on it? They do a range of flavours which remind me somewhat worryingly of 'ciders' like Old Mout.
¹ Croydon's rather fine boardgames café, which also hosts a regular RPG one-shot evening on Tuesdays.
¹ Croydon's rather fine boardgames café, which also hosts a regular RPG one-shot evening on Tuesdays.
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