Sue

Thanks for posting that link, gwod, I love the description of Autumn/Fall tourists in New England as "leaf peepers" :))

That's excellent news. I usually get the 40 back if I'm around London Bridge in the evening, I'll be more likely to use the train now if I know I won't have to wait more than fifteen minutes for one, even though it's a longer walk for me at the ED end. Thanks for posting it Tessa.

YAY! :)-D

huncamunca Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- who would in their right > mind ask the filth for legal advice ? xxxxxxx Because they might give you an accurate answer?

huncamunca Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > shitty beach huts in Whitstable xxxxxx Oh I wouldn't mind a beach hut in Whitstable, shitty or not :))

I do hope it goes well for you and the Vale will have you back :)

Good luck, but at risk of incurring DJKQ's wrath again, and I'm sure you know what you're doing, but are you relying purely on people reading this thread plus your and the bands' friends turning up? Have you gone down any other routes to promote the gig?

Kingy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Of course it doesn't need a music venue - it's a > no brainer - the crochet thread got more readings > and more posts than the thread for a gig and you > put quality on the doorstep - anyone for a live > needlepoint / crafting / sticker collecting / > lonely hearts music club out there ? > > Time Out Says : > > Great young South London country singer, recently > signed to Celtic Collections, plays songs from a > forthcoming second album backed by musicians > who've worked with Dylan, Mayall and Jansch - > Recommended > > I'll still have to drag them in xxxxxxxx That's because mostly people will only come to see people they've already heard of. Sad but true. That's why we sell out for many of our DHFC gigs but some of our Mag gigs with absolutely top musicians don't even attract local Goose punters, because they're not "names".

BrandNewGuy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well at least they don't go to gigs in order to > gab and chatter like many audiences these days. > I'm not one for silence (especially at a 'rock' > gig), but I've lost count of the number of times > in recent years I've politely asked people to shut > up. Sometimes I just show them this picture from > the Luminaire, which I have on my phone... > xxxxxxxx I love that poster! We have posters up at DHFC asking people to respect the artists and not talk while there's live music, and yes - still people do (and occasionally get arsey if asked not to, though I've never actually had to chuck anybody out yet - though I will if I have to :)) )

Sorry we have a Goose gig Upstairs at the Mag.

Bellenden Belle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Sue surely you can see the difference between an > umbrella website for the arts and a listing > section of a local forum covering arts, jumble > sales, public debates, etc etc? > > > But if you can't, let's return to the original > idea you suggested in your first post. xxxxxxxx I'm sorry I ever started this thread now.

Bellenden Belle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Bellenden Belle Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > I think AJM's suggestion of a virtual 'hub' > is > > an excellent one where information on all that > is > > > happening can be made accessible. > > > > xxxxxxxxx > > > > Isn't that what the "What's On" section of this > > forum provides? > > > Not really. It provides lots of valuable > information and is very useful but it isn't > focused on the arts and so people need to look > through lots of information. There are little > oppportunities for venues to really market their > products - an image can speak a thousand words etc > etc etc. xxxxxxx But surely that's why people have websites, and can link to them via their posts in the "What's On" section? I do think there's a danger of duplication. Who would run the umbrella website, and who would decide what was "arts" and what wasn't? Comedy? Folk music? Dancing classes? ETA: And what geographical area would it cover? And who would draw the line?

Bellenden Belle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think AJM's suggestion of a virtual 'hub' is an > excellent one where information on all that is > happening can be made accessible. xxxxxxxxx Isn't that what the "What's On" section of this forum provides?

It's quite a small space, doubt there'd be a need for something huge - especially bearing neighbours (if any) in mind :)

Bellenden Belle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I would never say never, but this is quite a > difficult time to be opening a new arts venue. > Arts funding is scarce at the best of times and > many arts venues are going to be facing tough > times ahead. Overheads for such venues soon mount > up. > > I think you might be better off looking around at > existing venues/ facilities and seeing where you > could join forces. Union Chapel in Islington is a > brilliant example of a multi-purpose building that > is both a working church; social project; and arts > venue to boot. xxxxxxxx Good idea - but the Union Chapel doesn't have much of an exhibition space, does it? Unless I missed it. It also has a curfew - I think 10.30pm - which isn't that great for music gigs (I was at one there recently). But obviously all that would have to be negotiated. Anyway, I'm just floating the idea at the moment, so don't get excited people :))

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Police station. xxxxxxxx Yeh great idea, someone at Cheners suggested that and I'd forgotten, or in fact she suggested the stable block round the back, do you have any idea who owns the building?

kford Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There must be room for pop-up arts spaces in the > empty shops opposite Iceland. xxxxxxx Pop-up is great but I was thinking of something more permanent for East Dulwich.

SeanMacGabhann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > What was Mad Meg?s restaurant in Exeter has > recently been converted (and is still underway) > into something similar and is proving popular and > I reckon the Locale location is just about right > as well xxxxxxxx That's interesting - I used to live just outside Exeter in the eighties, and there was a well-used arts centre in Exeter then, I used to go to all sorts of things there - did it close down? Where was Mad Meg's? After my time I think!

Rock N Roll Paddy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've run a small business. It's hard enough > trying to make ends meet without people making off > with your stock. So some people will not use the > shop again because of vigilanteism? xxxxxxx Yes I agree. What is the shop owner supposed to do, just shrug their shoulders and put up prices to cover the cost of the stock that's been lifted? It's not as if they're shooting the people concerned :))

Lol, Keef and legalbeagle. We saw the double rainbow from the front of a bus on the way to Deptford, and at one point the end of the main bow appeared to be over Canary Wharf. Was amazing how it got brighter and brighter. I love rainbows :) Would like to have seen it over East Dulwich, so thanks for the pix!

Hare Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Went this afternoon to the new cafe opp the Rye, > The Gardens (lovely, since you ask,) and they seem > to have a large space to the rear that is still > undergoing renovation, but nearly finished, that > will be available for activities from art > exhibitions through to rehearsal space and > networking groups - at least, that's what the chap > working there told us. Worth going to talk to > them, maybe? > > Sue, I'll see your Eddie I. at the EDT and raise > it with sitting on the cobbles watching him > busking in Covent Garden. You and I are either > dead hip or dead old - shall we settle for "ahead > of the curve"? xxxxxxxxx Sadly in my case I think it's dead old :)) but at least that's better than just dead :)) I'll go and check out what's happening at the Gardens, but doesn't sound like there will be space for music/theatre/film activities, but another art exhibition space is good. Am I dreaming, or didn't there used (grammar) to be a gallery near that estate agent on the corner of Barry Road?

Huggers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It was the orginal ED Comedy which was one of the > major influences to put East Dulwich on the map, > culminating in the East Dulwich Festival on Goose > Green-then they moved to The Mag, then Camberwell > and then The Hob in Forest Hill which they bought > so they would never again be kicked out in favour > of a restaurant. The original Ed comedy at the EDT > went on for about ten year and was started by Jan > Prince, partner of Steve Frost. Steve Coogan > premiered his show there with Patrick Marber that > then went on to win the perrier in Edinburgh and > catipult him into stardom. > They were halycon days and was what introduced me > to the area in the first place. xxxxxxxxx I saw Eddie Izzard at the EDT, must have been in the early nineties :) Couldn't get a seat and had to sit on the floor throughout. He was brilliant :)

camberwellbeauty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I recently saw a flyer for exactly that sort of > thing. Someone is proposing to turn the old gala > bingo place off Camberwell Green into a community > arts place .. more info here: > > http://camberwellcommunitycinema.webs.com/ xxxxxxx An idea whose time has come, obviously! Hooray!

Huggers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Great idea. We did have something like it upstairs > at the EDT in the old days xxxxxxx Blimey, when was that? We used to run gigs Upstairs at the EDT before they chucked us out to make it The Lodge, but that must have been later? Would the space be big enough? What's happening at The Lodge at the moment, is it still a restaurant or what?

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Only four trains an hour, before 8 on Saturdays. xxxxxxxx Surely that's not too bad? I prefer the bus, but if you just miss one train fifteen minutes isn't that long to wait for another one is it?