HW: trip report and stuff

[alan day]

Hi Arin! i was at the gig and was planning to go to either Bristol or
Birmingham too..oh well...The Walthemstow gig was just amazeing, eh? i
espesially loved "earth calling" that version blue me away...and "sonic
attack2 was great..Did you recognise the music to it ?? A D.b solo track
from Spacebrock? WOW anyway!!! I was wasted at the end and needed to chill
and reflect on the gig..I was very happy to hear it all went well..and sorry
we missed each other..I wanted you to meet a couple of people ...next
summer,eh? Alan D.+ Andrea. Peace






>From: Arin Komins <akomins at MIDWAY.UCHICAGO.EDU>
>Reply-To: BOC/Hawkwind Discussion List <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
>To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
>Subject: HW: trip report and stuff
>Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 11:57:55 -0600
>
>Whew.  am still working my way through the 6000 messages that were waiting
>for me when I returned, so forgive this late-ish post.
>
>(as usual this is far too disorganized and to indepth.  warning, warning,
>etc.)
>
>ye olde trip report:
>
>Arrived on Wednesday the 11th.  Stayed in London with a friend, took the
>opportunity to hit the decent sf bookshops (forbidden planet, new worlds,
>and my fave...fantasy centre.)
>
>Managed to find myself in Leicester Square as the premiere of LotR:TTT
>was about to start.  Lurked in the audience hoping for a glimpse of the
>stars, but retired a very disappointed fangirl ;-)
>
>Off the next morning to Walthamstow (to check out the hotel I'd booked
>everyone into ;-) ).
>
>Hm.  Walthamstow has a taxi stand, but it was really really short of any
>actual taxis.  Ah well, it didn't look too far.
>
>After a longish walk (I walk slowly) later, arrived at the hotel.
>Boy, Rik wasn't kidding.  It really was close to the Sainsbury's....being
>in its parking lot ;-)
>
>(...and that was lovely, actually, as that way I could load up on party
>supplies fairly easily.)
>
>Check in, angst over whether Denis is arriving early or not, chill for a
>bit, then manage to catch a ride down to Brighton with Rik and Val.
>
>(thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you)
>
>Chat to various folks (mike, eric, keith (h. and b.), nick), end up
>selling t-shirts for the evening.
>
>Wasn't able to watch the show, but it sounded amazing.  Bring on
>Walthamstow.
>
>Finish selling t's, back off to the hotel.  arrange for a few more rooms
>for unexpected stayers-over.  deal with a complete idiot at the desk.
>
>Get back to the hotel.  Yay, Rich arrived!
>
>Next morning: nervous.
>
>Get up, do a quick scan for people.  No one around yet.  Find a sensible
>human being at the desk, redo all the hotel finagling from prior night.
>
>Head off to the Sainsbury's with Rich.  Try to guesstimate how much food
>and drink to get, knowing full well that I'll probably get it wrong.
>
>Angst.
>
>Fun scene: Rich and I trying to figure out what alcohol to buy when we
>both don't drink.  snicker.
>
>Haul goodies back to hotel in shopping cart (yay hotel being in parking
>lot.)
>
>Bump into Merrick and Julie outside.  Much exchange of happy
>hellos.  Press them into service to haul the goodies over to the gig
>(many thank yous for volunteering for that, btw.)
>
>Get inside, do the countdown for people arriving at the hotel.
>Everyone who said that they wouldn't be late arrive except for 2 of the
>couples.  Wave hello to lots of list folk.  Meet Ian Abrahams and his
>friend Stuart for the first time.
>
>Angst a bit over missing people.
>
>Not to worry, though, as cut a deal with hotel over not getting charged
>for one of those rooms.
>
>Summon minicabs, then it's off to the gig!
>
>Get to the gig, go to investigate party room.  Hey...nice room!
>(thanks Rik for running interference there.)
>
>Figure out how things are going to work.
>
>Head off to the Bell for some socializing with the rest of the boc-l gang.
>(which was much fun.)
>
>Back off to gig.
>
>Bliss out for the gig.  Wow.  All I can say is that I really really think
>Arthur Brown did a great job.  For once in my life, I didn't hate a front
>man.  cool.
>
>(...and I fell in love with the rendition of Time Captives.)
>
>Everyone seems to be exchanging tracks that they wish were retired.
>For my part, I would like to see angels of death retired (well, and the
>watcher, since I've never liked that ;-) )
>
>Light show was fabulous.
>
>Gig over, start looking around for party folks.  Told the hotel gang, and
>the misc hawkfolk, looked around for the boc-l folk that were due to go,
>but didn't spot Maxine (sorry!) and didn't see Roger post
>gig.  Richard...you didn't make yourself known to me.  I hung around for a
>while postgig, hoping that I'd spot you, but....
>
>Alan D., if you were there, I didn't spot you :-(
>
>(sigh.  next time, get people to identify *before* gig.)  I'm really sorry
>folks.
>
>sent Rich to get gear from Merrick's car, started setting up stuff
>downstairs.
>
>Whew.
>
>party.
>
>Thanks to everyone to helped out with it, and particular thanks to
>everyone who contributed to the
>"oh-christ-I-need-to-bribe-the-door-guys-so-the-party-can-continue-and-i-have-no-cash"
>fund.
>
>(yet another moral: always be prepared for graft.)
>
>A zillion thanks to Kris and Rik for their general assist.
>
>More people managed to find their way in than I was anticipating.  (Moral
>of the story: always always always buy more beer than you think you will
>ever need.)
>
>Hopefully folks enjoyed themselves...
>
>Party done, summon minicabs (spell of summon minicabs: +2 to int),
>head back to hotel.
>
>Dump stuff, talking and suchforth goes on 'til early am (eek.)
>
>Eventually fall down and sleep.
>
>Wave goodbye to folks in the am, head off to stanstead and off to newquay
>to deal with stupid wedding venue crap.
>
>Arin
>(done blathering)
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