EDF Drinks - Friday 1st June at The Gowlett

[Michael Palaeologus]

Glad to hear you all had a good time! Sadly (sort of, but not really, but in a nice way) I was in France on hols. Well done to Georgia for organising on her own. Looking forward to the next one!

[Keef]

Was wandering where you'd gotten to Mike.

[citizenED]

'twas a perfect venue, and good company, great conversation and good to meet newbies. I sat there with my book (Robert Newman's "Manners") for nearly the whole time i was there, waiting for someone to swap with. Punters came, punters went, no one brought a book... unitl Bellenden Belle turned up with two. Happy reading Belle. I'll get through "Kevin" as soon as i can - which in my case will be the next time the meet gets round to the Gowlett!

citizen

[Bellenden Belle]

Just to add a thank you to Citizen Ed for Newman's Manners... I can be spotted reading it on the train each morning to London Bridge - and it makes the journey whizz by! It's completely different to my usual reading matter so actually I am rather pleased - I would never have chosen it, but so far so good!

[SeanMacGabhann]

It's a great book, and quite different to both his other novels. Books by comedians don't rate very well but that is an exception

His erstwhile comic partner David Baddiel wrote a couple of very so-what novels before writing a fanrastic book based upon his families experience as Jewish refugees unwanted by Britain as the 2nd world war came to pass

[Polly D]

Sean! 'very so-what novels'?! I don't overly rate Baddiel as a comedian but two of his novels; one about insomnia and the other about being living with HIV were BRILLIANT!

Ummmm ... IMHO an' all that chum ...

[SeanMacGabhann]

Fair dues PollyD - I guess I mean in the wider literary world they wouldn't be rated. I remember the Insomnia one.. which was the HIV one? And have you read his latest?.. but I fear we are now off-topic and should carry this on in the book thread

To stay on topic - where were you instead of the EDF drinks!!

[Polly D]

We were out in London Bridge and left there at about 10.30pm, hopped on a no. 40 and thought we'd come to the Gowlett but weren't sure about closing times (mainly of the pizza oven owing to huge hunger). I'm afraid we had a kebab and went home - stylish huh?

True that his books aren't v high brow but a good read nonetheless. The HIV related one was:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Whatever-Love-Means-David-Baddiel/dp/0349113920

I'm too sleepy to move this to another thread. Maybe we'll be moved to the right place by the morning.

[TillieTrotter]

Well done Admin, restored to its rightful place.(tu)

[SeanMacGabhann]

Thanks Tillie - I did a double-take earlier but didn't want to say in case it was my imagination..

[TillieTrotter]

I know. The lack of tumbleweed is abit disconcerting at the mo!