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"Dear Sue - collectively my band has around 250 years worth of gigging experience (yes 250 years)" To be fair to kingy an his band, they are the best trio currently gigging around south london

uncleglen a niqab supporter - well I never...

is this the same Kingy who was bitching about Hoopers owner on a Draft House thread? Must be a different one

"!ive eaten there 3 times in the past week and the food is superb,bar staff were very friendly very and new tapas menu is great value for money.wats the old saying never judge a book by its cover" No, I think the old saying is "don't post on internet forums, trying to sound impartial, but logged in as the Manager"

Are people conflating house prices with an up/down turn in general activity? I'm not trying to suggest ED is somehow worse/better than before, but quids and others are correct to say it has lost some of it's mojo. Wether you think that mojo was a good or bad thing is subjective but to asnwer *bob*'s question about buzz and when it manifested itself... And by buzz I (and maybe others?) am talking about the social, nightlife side of things. Not in a boho, hipster destination sense of "cool" - but general busy-ness back in the early noughties, when breakfast was at redgwell's, pool was in The Forresters and World Cup games were watched in the back room of the old school Mag, I was a happy camper Then a whole bunch of changes in the bar/restaurant scene happened - 2002-2005ish is as good a bracket for most of the changes - and then building on that up until 2008 when (when the World Changed because of money and that) As someone who has been in most of those places, most of those weeks, I distinctly recall a period in the mid noughties where more people travelled farther to go out on the Lane. Tacky stretch limos and all I recall leaving moribund central London bars at 11 (as they closed) and coming arriving at Goose Green to see EDT and other bars in full swing Barely a week went by without one of the national papers having a bar/restaurant review from SE22 (slight exaggeration there but still plentiful) As previously posted, visitors to our gaff remarked on the changes then and have remarked on them since A lot of the tailing off will have had to do with recession/jobs/austerity and a lot of it will have to do with ageing demographics. But it's obvious that other areas are changing more rapidly in this field And that's just fine. There is no requirement for you to have identified with or liked that scene in the mid noughties - but it did happen and it has changed. The "nearly not quite" tag isn't bad to describe it if it was aspiring to be the next Soho - but I don't think there was any collective "let's try and be.." - so it's not quite appropriate either

Not to dismiss the gist of your argument *bob* but I think it's an objectively true statement to say whatever buzz it had has diminished. Agreed it was never a boho/hipster spot but.. Visitors from far away are quick to comment on the lesser buzz.

Spot on

Give us an example of what you're trying to find? Words three characters or less usually need quotes It's definitely basic but I can usually find anything I'm after

I'm reminded of this classic exchange between Madworld74 and *bob* http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,69381,69484#msg-69484

Is this the same David king? http://bit.ly/1eVy5Zt

* blows smoke from gun barrel *

In your inbox, above the first message is a tickbox with "Subject" next to it Tick that and all of your PM's should be selected - scroll down to bottom and click "delete" done

Liked this tweet today "Every time someone confuses 'No More Page 3' with porn/body censorship a rich white man gets his wings."

Sure.. Friday evenings all begin with a dance and a smile ..0

what el pibe said I've done it too - and once the hassle of the move is over (no small thing) you will wonder why you didn't do it sooner Esp in this case where the neighbour is not going anywhere any time soon (ps is it Louisa do you think? ;-) )

It's ALL about the draught german lagers in SE curry houses lately Sheila Foxy, is this the first curry club where you revisit an ealier venue? I think Dulwich Tandoori was your first? Anyway, only 3 of these chances left for me and/or Mathilda so one of should get along (hmmm 2 chances - at least one of them might be out of the question due to Arrivals)

I quite liked it but considering my daughter's nursery is feet away I found it almost impossible to find open It's 8am and I want to buy a coffee - not open It's 5 pm and I want to buy a coffee - not open Acceptable hours for a small office, but a bit off for a cafe (and I know it's not alone in that - but it is the one I spend most time trying to use) no matter - it sounds like they didn't want for customers it's more a space/people decision

sorry - not saying that to be antagonistic btw. But only a fan would suggest they are contending this year. Next year yes, but not this year

Man Utd will no waay win the title this year. Won't even be close

Yeah, bit of an odd accusation James

Leaving aside premier league for a second, you just don't see as many kids playing football these days. That's ultimately why the England side (and others) aren't as good "as they used to be" As for last night - it was dismal sure, and I'm no defender of the England team. BUT It's rare to see teams considered "very good" - say your Madrid, your top London teams etc go to old soviet bloc countries and play well. I can't recall many matches that showed those teams at their best. for whatever reason it's case of travel, get as much as you can and get out So i wouldn't damn England on last night alone (I know there are other reasons to but the headlines this morning are talking as if this game Proves Everything)

telephone number layouts - we know the 3 x 4 grid by now. But it could have been sooo different if the labs approved something different back in the 50's http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/08/the-17-designs-that-bell-almost-used-for-the-layout-of-telephone-buttons/279237/

does "nit picking" mean "not agreeing with me"? you started a thread your first line was: "Is it just me or has this place become a prison?" which is an open question. People are responding. If you only want to (and are maybe used to?) hear people who think the same as you it might be a shock to hear what the rest of the world thinks, but don't get mad at them

Translation anyone? Picking through the debris of arguments here, there is a lot of "poor kids" rhetoric. These kids live in one of the best cities in the world and about 100 yards from me Without spending a bean, I take mine to myriad places every week. A place at the hospital site would be... A bonus for sure but kids aren't lacking around here.

But starting two identical threads??