EDF Drinks at The Phoenix this Friday 9th January

[georgia]

EDF Drinks at The Phoenix this Friday 9th January

:)-D

The Phoenix

Above Denmark Hill Station

[Jah Lush]

Ah! Common sense prevails. Well done. Haven't been in there for a while.

[Keef]

What Jah said, will look forward to this to break up the quiet after xmas/new year.

[Kells]

Far too close to work for me to say no. My arm has been twisted, see you there :)-D

[SeanMacGabhann]

Warning: Arsenal fans may be present BookOf

;-)

[Kells]

I promise not to mention the beautiful game:(

[bob]

9th a much more doabull will be there.

Bob s AKA Bob the Builder.

[elizlondon]

Where's the Phoenix?

E

[Sharon_H]

I think it may be the pub next to Denmark Hill station, it was the Phoenix and Firkin, I could be wrong though.

[elizlondon]

Ah yes, above the station, of course. Thanks!

E

[Nichiyobi]

According to their website "the earth literally moves for you every 7-12 minutes"

It's got my vote!

[Alan Dale]

removed

[mockney piers]

Have you ever thought about getting that broken record of yours fixed there AD ;-)

[Mathilda]

slightly more helpful to eliz I hope - The Phoenix is directly above Denmark Hill station. It used to be nigh-on the worst O'Neills pub I ever set foot in but the rebirth (!) as another Mitchell & Butler pub similar to the Plough is pretty darn good I reckon

Does anyone know if we have the balcony/mezzanine booked or if we are just finding a spot in there?

[SeanMacGabhann]

slightly more helpful to eliz I hope - The Phoenix is directly above Denmark Hill station. It used to be nigh-on the worst O'Neills pub I ever set foot in but the rebirth Exclaimation as another Mitchell & Butler pub similar to the Plough is pretty darn good I reckon

Does anyone know if we have the balcony/mezzanine booked or if we are just finding a spot in there?

[????]

it was originally a firkin...the second one ever...The pheonix and Firkin (as it had been rebuilt after a fire gutted DH station) and at one time was the Camberwell spot......but then so was The Grove and in those days the Funky was The Artichoke and a genuinely scary pub (shotguns etc) and the sun & doves was a disco pub all white socks and Millwall boys in one bar and old geezers playing crib in the other

[Moos]

The Firkin was a good pub back in the day - but I only remember the S&D post-makeover with the jelly belly rhino in the garden. And the Cambria, which is now a very nice pub* used to be a falling-down old men's boozer, where the dog playing the piano would freeze mid-note and all conversation stop when a woman walked in. Great times.

*disclaimer: the sister of one of my best friends is the landlady

[EDOldie]

I loved the Phoenix slogan when they opened. "If Phoenix my pint I'll Firkin thump 'im"

[Jah Lush]

Had one of the Tee-shirts for that EDOldie. They had them for all the different Firkin pubs.

[????]

....and there was the pint nicker from the Maudsley who often did nick your pint there!!

[EDOldie]

It always reminded me of that scene in One Flew over the Cuckoo where you can't tell the inmates from the Doctors I think both were in there

[Strawbs]

Jaws and I will be there for sure.. it is Jaws' 30th the next day so we will have a bday drink for her on the 9th.. hope to see you all there.. xx

[Cityjules]

So how does this work? If I turn up how will I know who you all are!

[Jaws]

Well seeing as it's my 30th birthday the following day, it would be rude of me not to attend B):)-D

Bring on the beer!

[bignumber5]

Cityjules Wrote:

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> So how does this work? If I turn up how will I

> know who you all are!

Either look out for the big group of messy people, ask strangers in a pub if they are with EDF (preparing for sneers if they're not), or - perhaps the more favourable option - look at the threads for previous drinks which may have a flickr link for photos, then you'll have a few faces to look out for, even if you don't know the matching names yet!

We've yet to find out whether or not mrs.number5 can get a shift swap or if she has to work, but hopeful...