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Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- If I can go to the > pub round the corner from me in Sydenham (regular > back street boozer, nout special but nice enough) > and buy a 5% lager for ?3.30, why do I need to pay > around ?4.20 for it in most pubs in ED? xxxxxx Not defending them, but maybe part of it is higher costs than in Sydenham? Rent etc?

They told us we could have our concerts there during the week, but not on a Friday night when bingo was sacrosanct. Too late now!

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Morally, politically and financially bankrupt xxxxxxx Yep. Serves him right, the vile bastard.

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > El Pibe Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The Dog had Harvey's on tap over christmas. And > is > > it me or has the service improved, admittedly > from > > a very very very low starting point. > > > If you got served in under 30 minutes it's an > improvement. Have always hayed going to that > bloody pub because of the service. > > I am a lager drinker, Heineken is my favourite. > Even my choice of drink makes me feel like an > unwanted pimple in East Dulwich these days. xxxxxx I've never had a problem with being served at the bar at the Dog, except on very busy nights like after the Brockwell Park fireworks, and even then it was nothing like 30 minutes. Have had major problems with the food there though :)) The EDT has Heineken, doesn't it?

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Louisa Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I agree with you guys. And also, I miss being > able > > to get a nice strong Kentish/Sussex real ale in > > any pubs around here. It all seems to be about > > fancy continental lagers these days or am I > > missing the point? Landlords/pub companies, > stop > > trying to appease Clapham blow-ins and feed me > my > > brown ale! > > > > Louisa. > > You don't normally make me laugh Louisa! but I > liked this one. :) xxxxxxx I took it as serious! :(

That's weird, because all our regular gigs are on a Friday night. We were looking for a regular monthly concert venue, before The Ivy House reincarnated, and we went to the Liberal Club and really liked the space, which would have been ideal for us. Maybe they just didn't like the look of us! :( We liked them! :( We were definitely told they had bingo on a Friday night and wouldn't change the night .... We have an excellent reputation with agents, artists, venues and audiences re our organisation/management of gigs ... we could have given them references! Water under the bridge now, as our concerts are at The Ivy House and we don't intend to move them unless they chuck us out! :)) (Next one is John Otway on 31 January - tickets selling fast but still some left if anybody wants to see a truly manic performance from a legendary two-hit wonder :)) )

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I agree with you guys. And also, I miss being able > to get a nice strong Kentish/Sussex real ale in > any pubs around here. It all seems to be about > fancy continental lagers these days or am I > missing the point? Landlords/pub companies, stop > trying to appease Clapham blow-ins and feed me my > brown ale! > xxxxxxxx Try The Ivy House, Louisa! :)) Scroll down the menu past the fancy lagers: http://www.ivyhousenunhead.com/docs/beermenu.pdf If you don't like any of their choices, they are asking people to tell them what they want ....

Thanks. And the bingo??

maxxi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not a great pub, possibly an alright one if there > are enough of you but otherwise a bit of a cold > experience. Can't speak for the food but as a pub? > no. not really. seriously. nope. xxxxxx The Mag (in its Magnolia incarnation) always felt a bit "cold" too. Can't remember much about the Magdala apart from the yellow! It's a pity if they haven't improved the vibe, after all the time it took to finally open The Patch. Not been down there and don't intend to, even though it's one of my nearest pubs. I can't understand how it can be touted as a "community" pub with brunch at ?16, even if it comes with bread with flakes of gold on or whatever. Very mixed messages have been given out, in my opinion. If you're going to run a gastro pub competing with the likes of Franklins and the Palmerston, then just say so from the outset. All the other stuff - vertical horticulture on the roof, schoolkids growing your veg etc - is all very laudable but somehow doesn't fit. Not in my world view, anyway, which I fully admit may be bitter and twisted due to currently living on a pension in an increasingly affluent neighbourhood :))

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ?4.40 for a Guinness. Is that the most expensive > in ED? xxxxxx I often drink Guinness, but usually where there isn't a decent selection of draught ale, and I'd say probably yes. ETA: Shouldn't this thread be in the restaurant/trade section?

What are your twitter and facebook names? ETA: We tried to put on gigs there ( http://www.thegooseisout.com ), but were told that Friday nights were impossible due to bingo, is that still the case?

dontpanic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- On > further discussion I realise that there are > appointment pre-bookable, if you ask specifically > - after 6.30pm and early morning, but obviously > only for those people who presistently ask or moan > on being told 'no appointments bookable' > > Its inconsistent and not fair if you aren't the > type to get upset down the phone xxxxxx Completely agree, but complaining on here won't give you a snowball's chance in hell of getting things changed, maybe complain to DMC or to the place given in a post above as well?

Excellent dontpanic, hope you'll post future gigs on the forum?

the-e-dealer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well I hope they have gone home by now. There I > said it! xxxxx Eh? Who?

Roundabout Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Going back some 45 years: xxxxxx Ah, Ok, you've beaten me by 20 years! :) ETA: But freezers were quite a new development 45 years ago, I think!

Roundabout Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And before them ? It was a Sainsbury?s freezer > centre: xxxxxx Are you sure? The Bejam store sold freezers as well as frozen food. I think I actually bought one there. ETA: I've never heard of a "Sainsbury's freezer centre", but I stand to be corrected!

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A 'friend' of mine (ex work colleague) posted two > pictures of herself on FB on NYE. She asked which > dress should she wear out? She had her hair > arranged differently in each too. I decided to > impart my view about the dress and the hair. This > opinion soon got two 'likes' from her multitude of > 'friends'. I was somewhat surprised to find she > had hidden my post soon after.Should I unfriend > her? xxxxx :))

El Pibe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Luckily I'm moving somewhere that people don't > really associate alcohol with social occassions > and environments..... :/ xxxxx Blimey, where's that?

dulwichmum Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If feel so at home on Lordship lane now, I am > quite simply, no longer that unusual. Am I? xxxxxx Sadly, no :))

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue I think it contravenes the contract you have > with your bank if you share the passwords for your > accounts' access. xxxxxx Oh dear, really? Ooops :))

Dopamine1979 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lucky sod. > > Make sure you give them your full name and home > address so they know where to send the 1,000 cans. > > > :) xxxxxx Yeh, and I threw in my bank details and passwords too, just in case they needed them :)) ETA: And I've cleared out all my cupboards, so I have somewhere to store the cans :))

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue. You're disproving your own point > > Things that could once have been considered > supernatural (television etc) aren't supernatural. > They are scientific. There is zero supernatural > about them. So the people who might once have > thought them supernatural would have been wrong xxxxxx What is "my own point" which am I disproving? What I was attempting to say, albeit possibly very badly (blame the fact that I'm ill), was that things are only considered "supernatural" (which is a stupid word anyway) by some people when they can't be explained. Once they are explained they are no longer considered "supernatural". So psychic phenomena which some people presently call "supernatural" may be capable of explanation in the future and therefore will no longer be considered to be "supernatural". I'm in no state for a philosophical/linguistic/scientific discussion, however. Am starting 2014 in a droopy sorry-for-myself heap :( So probably none of the above makes sense either :))

Kailyn Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It always amazes me the things people post. They > seem to go straight to facebook as soon as someone > dies, that's just awful. xxxxxx I recently found out about a tragic (51 year old) Christmas Eve death via Facebook. My initial reaction too was to find it strange that someone would choose to let people know about it in that way, but then on reflection I thought that everybody deals with things differently. In this case the bereaved person apparently gained a lot of comfort from people's posts of condolences. And Facebook is probably the easiest way to let friends know, especially if you have a lot of friends (real friends I mean, not "Facebook only friends"). Though half past one in the morning on Boxing Day wouldn't have been my personal chosen time to do it ......

Help-Ma-Boab Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > On Jools Holland, Over foamed with The > Proclaimers. Now Ray Davies...wee nod to Strafer, > me in a wig eh!.. xxxxxxx Ray Davies was embarrassingly bad. Not even nostalgia could make it better. All Day and All of the Night was bad enough, but I had to go out of the room when Lola started. Made a miserable NYE stuck at home feeling ill worse :( If you can't sing any more, then you shouldn't sing in public :(

Is that the DIY shop on Lordship Lane near Goose Green? I agree their service is good, but it makes me laugh that whatever small item I buy there always seems to cost exactly the same amount! And I've been behind other customers also being charged that amount! Not complaining as their pricing is not excessive, maybe it just makes it easier for them!