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Re: Lahndan Tahrn.

Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Tue Jul 16, 2013 7:57 am

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I'm off watching a concert in London on August 2nd
Howl Griff at the O2? :D
It's the 3rd sorry! Got all excited. Nah, it's Iron Maiden at the O2.

Word is there's no boozers near the O2??
If you can stand the bankers then you can always have a drink in canary wharf and then 1 stop on the Jubilee Line to North Greenwich. Otherwise Greenwich itself is good, then a bus or cab to the O2. There is food and drinking in the venue, but it is the usual expensive shite. Last time we ate/drank in La Tasca there. Truly horrible. Had to leave the concert early and the Mrs threw up most of the way home...to the delight of our fellow travelers!

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Re: Lahndan Tahrn.

Post by Andy Waller » Tue Jul 16, 2013 8:17 am

Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:
Andy Waller wrote:
TonyDomingos wrote:
I'm off watching a concert in London on August 2nd
Howl Griff at the O2? :D
It's the 3rd sorry! Got all excited. Nah, it's Iron Maiden at the O2.

Word is there's no boozers near the O2??
If you can stand the bankers then you can always have a drink in canary wharf and then 1 stop on the Jubilee Line to North Greenwich. Otherwise Greenwich itself is good, then a bus or cab to the O2. There is food and drinking in the venue, but it is the usual expensive shite. Last time we ate/drank in La Tasca there. Truly horrible. Had to leave the concert early and the Mrs threw up most of the way home...to the delight of our fellow travelers!

Greenwich seems like a good bet before the gig to be fair.

Hoping we can stuff the Jnr Dingles, a day on the pop and a good gig to round off a great day!!
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Re: Lahndan Tahrn.

Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Tue Jul 16, 2013 8:58 am

Andy Waller wrote:
Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:
Andy Waller wrote:
TonyDomingos wrote:
I'm off watching a concert in London on August 2nd
Howl Griff at the O2? :D
It's the 3rd sorry! Got all excited. Nah, it's Iron Maiden at the O2.

Word is there's no boozers near the O2??
If you can stand the bankers then you can always have a drink in canary wharf and then 1 stop on the Jubilee Line to North Greenwich. Otherwise Greenwich itself is good, then a bus or cab to the O2. There is food and drinking in the venue, but it is the usual expensive shite. Last time we ate/drank in La Tasca there. Truly horrible. Had to leave the concert early and the Mrs threw up most of the way home...to the delight of our fellow travelers!

Greenwich seems like a good bet before the gig to be fair.

Hoping we can stuff the Jnr Dingles, a day on the pop and a good gig to round off a great day!!
Greenwich is only 10 minutes on the bus and a taxi reasonable for such a short journey. I'm a bit out of date with pubs there as it is a good few years since I lived there.

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Re: Lahndan Tahrn.

Post by Hoboh » Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:56 am

Gary the Enfield wrote:
CAPSLOCK wrote:London Whites used to meet in the White Swan, Covent Garden

That was in the late 80's though

I think the Man in the Moon on Whitehall after that.
Was that in the Megson era? :mrgreen:

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Re: Lahndan Tahrn.

Post by Bruce Rioja » Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:00 am

Andy Waller wrote:
TonyDomingos wrote:
I'm off watching a concert in London on August 2nd
Howl Griff at the O2? :D
It's the 3rd sorry! Got all excited. Nah, it's Iron Maiden at the O2.

Word is there's no boozers near the O2??
Ah, you might be in luck though, Andrew. When I was working in Frankfurt the other week Iron Maiden were playing a couple of nights at the Festival Hall, causing me to have to walk through throngs of middle aged men that should really know better ;).

Anyway, there were stalls outside selling no end of Iron Maiden beer - so hopefully they'll be doing the same at Th'O2.

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Re: Lahndan Tahrn.

Post by Gary the Enfield » Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:02 am

Bruce Rioja wrote:
Andy Waller wrote:
TonyDomingos wrote:
I'm off watching a concert in London on August 2nd
Howl Griff at the O2? :D
It's the 3rd sorry! Got all excited. Nah, it's Iron Maiden at the O2.

Word is there's no boozers near the O2??
Ah, you might be in luck though, Andrew. When I was working in Frankfurt the other week Iron Maiden were playing a couple of nights at the Festival Hall, causing me to have to walk through throngs of middle aged men that should really know better ;).

Anyway, there were stalls outside selling no end of Iron Maiden beer - so hopefully they'll be doing the same at Th'O2.

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And you can't get Trooper down here for a gold pig!

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Post by Bruce Rioja » Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:06 am

I mean it's not like you'll find me still watching Stiff Little Fingers some 30 + odd years on or owt now, is it?! :D

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Re: Lahndan Tahrn.

Post by Gary the Enfield » Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:18 am

Bruce Rioja wrote:I mean it's not like you'll find me still watching Stiff Little Fingers some 30 + odd years on or owt now, is it?! :D

Remind me next time I'm due down and I'll pick a slab up for you.

That's why you're a cheeky nice person!

And cheers, I'll hold you to that. :wink:

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Re: Lahndan Tahrn.

Post by Andy Waller » Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:28 am

Gary the Enfield wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:
Andy Waller wrote:
TonyDomingos wrote:
I'm off watching a concert in London on August 2nd
Howl Griff at the O2? :D
It's the 3rd sorry! Got all excited. Nah, it's Iron Maiden at the O2.

Word is there's no boozers near the O2??
Ah, you might be in luck though, Andrew. When I was working in Frankfurt the other week Iron Maiden were playing a couple of nights at the Festival Hall, causing me to have to walk through throngs of middle aged men that should really know better ;).

Anyway, there were stalls outside selling no end of Iron Maiden beer - so hopefully they'll be doing the same at Th'O2.

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Cheeky tw*t! :lol:

And you can't get Trooper down here for a gold pig!
They serve Trooper here in Nantwich, but I haven't tried it yet. I've heard it's not too bad.

I think we'll "Tube" it to greenwich, have a few and a bite to eat and stagger to the O2.
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Re: Lahndan Tahrn.

Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:42 am

Andy Waller wrote: I think we'll "Tube" it to greenwich, have a few and a bite to eat and stagger to the O2.
You do know that the tube is North Greenwich and not Greenwich itself? For Greenwich proper you're looking at DLR from Bank via Canary Wharf or the train from Charing Cross and Cannon St (depending on the time) You can get a train from London Bridge as well. Also note that the trains don't run very late to Greenwich (last one from Charing Cross used to be about 11:30pm). Tube runs a bit later.

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Re: Lahndan Tahrn.

Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:53 am

Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:
Andy Waller wrote:I think we'll "Tube" it to greenwich, have a few and a bite to eat and stagger to the O2.
You do know that the tube is North Greenwich and not Greenwich itself? For Greenwich proper you're looking at DLR from Bank via Canary Wharf or the train from Charing Cross and Cannon St (depending on the time) You can get a train from London Bridge as well. Also note that the trains don't run very late to Greenwich (last one from Charing Cross used to be about 11:30pm). Tube runs a bit later.
What's fun, though, is to get there on the river bus. Have a few in town, clamber on the bus at a central pier (Embankment/London Eye/Houses of Parliament), be delighted that there's a bar on board, then sit and drink as London floats by you en route to the gig. A very pleasant 40-minute journey, especially in weather like this.

Tube's efficient but buses (river or no) give you a much more interesting view.

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Re: Lahndan Tahrn.

Post by Andy Waller » Tue Jul 16, 2013 12:33 pm

Dave Sutton's barnet wrote:
Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:
Andy Waller wrote:I think we'll "Tube" it to greenwich, have a few and a bite to eat and stagger to the O2.
You do know that the tube is North Greenwich and not Greenwich itself? For Greenwich proper you're looking at DLR from Bank via Canary Wharf or the train from Charing Cross and Cannon St (depending on the time) You can get a train from London Bridge as well. Also note that the trains don't run very late to Greenwich (last one from Charing Cross used to be about 11:30pm). Tube runs a bit later.
What's fun, though, is to get there on the river bus. Have a few in town, clamber on the bus at a central pier (Embankment/London Eye/Houses of Parliament), be delighted that there's a bar on board, then sit and drink as London floats by you en route to the gig. A very pleasant 40-minute journey, especially in weather like this.

Tube's efficient but buses (river or no) give you a much more interesting view.

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Re: Lahndan Tahrn.

Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Tue Jul 16, 2013 12:58 pm

Forgot about the river boat. Splendid way to travel :D

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Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:20 pm

Abdoulaye's Twin wrote:Forgot about the river boat. Splendid way to travel :D
Enjoy. Beware timings on your return (check timetable under that link) but by then you may prefer the Tube's efficiency anyroad. Have fun mate.

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Re: Lahndan Tahrn.

Post by bean » Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:30 pm

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Andy Waller wrote:Word is there's no boozers near the O2??
There are a couple of sportsy bars actually in the dome, but before the ticket gate thing. Nothing you'd trek across town for but handy enough.
There's a fullers pub about five minutes down the road, never been in but it looks fine. Dunno whether it would show footy though.

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