Philip Glass/Book of Longing Meetup in London 20/10/07

[Paula]

Margaret and I need to find you before the touts Pete. Can't wait.

[Pete]

Approximately how much would a taxi cost from Camden to Barbican?

[Padma]

Approximately how much would a taxi cost from Camden to Barbican?

Camden Lock Cars Tel 0207 485 4444 charge approx £13.00 for a car carrying 4 people and £18 for a people carrier carrying 6 people. I suggest if anyone would prefer to go by cab, they call and book themselves. I CANNOT vouch for this company, I've got their details from the internet. But even if you were to take a black (licensed) cab between 4-5 of you I don't imagine it will cost more than £20.00 (Harry thinks even less! - I'm being cautious!!!)
Pete/Paula I hope this helps - please pm me if you need any more info.

[Paula]

That was my guestimate too Padma and if you don't have an oyster card the fare is a standard £2 so I think the best option is to grab cabs budgeting for no more than £5 per person probably less. It is probably the simplest way to do it. 4 to a cab or as Padma says use the mini cab office. Are black cabs common in Camden I would assume there were but I live in Penge and cabs never ever go south of the river so they are rare species!

[Pete]

Me thinks I'll take the cab option

I'm sure I'll 'persuade' some of you to join me
Pete

[liverpoolken]

From today's Sunday Times travel section

TRAVELODGE GOES CENTRAL

It’s better known for unglamorous service-station locations, but Travelodge has just opened its new flagship hotel on London’s grittily trendy City Road. With 394 rooms, it is the budget chain’s largest hotel, and the first of 20 properties to be opened in Greater London as part of a £140m investment by 2012. The next openings are at Heathrow Terminal 5 and in Euston in December.

'grittily trendy' that sounds like me.

BTW what's all the panic about getting from Camden to the Barbican?

It's only 4 or 5 stops on the Northern Line 15-20 minutes at the most.

Ta Ken

[Padma]

I'm finding it very difficult to find a venue that is close to the Barbican and open at the weekends. What we've come up with is the King's Head pub on the corner of Silk Street and Chiswell Street - 2 minutes from the Barbican. They will not let us book a space in advance but they only get busy at the weekends "depending on what's on at the Barbican" !!! I guess that means us! The downside is that they close at 11.30 - but the diehards could go on into the west end of London...or the Travelodge for coffee? We will keep trying to find something but ..........

[simonmoorehead]

i'll be there with barry and margaret
si

[mickey_one]

Padma, as you know I have a time-share at Buckingham Palace. Let me have a word with Phil tonight and I'll get back to you. However, I caution you that certain members of our group would certainly not be acceptable in polite society and they will need to be subtly ostracized at some earlier stage in the evening before we set out to Brenda's gaff.

[jimbo]

Purpletrousers is ther a ticket there for me ?if so i just might book a flight!!!!

[Padma]

Padma, as you know I have a time-share at Buckingham Palace. Let me have a word with Phil tonight and I'll get back to you. However, I caution you that certain members of our group would certainly not be acceptable in polite society and they will need to be subtly ostracized at some earlier stage in the evening before we set out to Brenda's gaff

Michael (I'll get back to you with a venue by tonight fame - 3 weeks ago) I'm still waiting! Just which "certain members" are you referring to? and what exactly would this "subtly ostracized" take the form of? And who would administer it?

[Diane]

Yes, come on Michael. What with all your fame and influence, surely you can sort somewhere for an LC gang to meet apres concert. I mean we have people coming from all over the globe, brimming with great expectations of London. You're not just all talk are you?

Otherwise, the Kings Head sounds just fine, Padma. We might get a lock in (I guess that term is redundant these days).

[liverpoolken]

Padma

I think you have done very well in finding a pub in central London (or Sin City as we call it in Liverpool) that stays open until 11:30pm.

I know the situation is more civilised the further you travel out from the centre, but central London has always been a graveyard when it comes to finding somewhere to have a late drink.

One of the many reasons why I think it was recently voted the most unfriendly city in the UK.

Unlike other city centres in the UK London pubs will only serve until 11pm. and then to make matters worse at about 11:10pm the staff (usually Australian) start snatching your drinks from you and asking you to finish your conversation on the pavement outside.

Although I believe that those clubs that Henning was recently telling me about where young ladies dance around poles (poles not Poles) serve beer as late as 5am.

The Kings Head sounds like a bit of find.

I'll do my best but I don't think I will be getting into London in time to make the pre-concert meet up in Camden so the Kings Head sounds doubly good to me.

So remember everybody that after your afternoon drinking in the Green Note those folk with weak bladders must remember that the concert is about 100 minutes long without an interval.

If I don't see ya all in Camden then I shall see you in the Kings Head.

Ta Ken

[Einat]

Hi there,
Would love to join you guys before and/or after , and meet some familiar faces.
c u soon !:-)

[mickey_one]

Padma, as you know I have a time-share at Buckingham Palace. Let me have a word with Phil tonight and I'll get back to you. However, I caution you that certain members of our group would certainly not be acceptable in polite society and they will need to be subtly ostracized at some earlier stage in the evening before we set out to Brenda's gaff

Michael (I'll get back to you with a venue by tonight fame - 3 weeks ago) I'm still waiting! Just which "certain members" are you referring to? and what exactly would this "subtly ostracized" take the form of? And who would administer it?

Padma, soz. I've down nowt about owt. and now I am running away to the cinema this evening, but maybe follow this link http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/re ... omments/5/.

meantime I will ask my alcoholic colleagues at work what they would do around the Barbican at nighttime (which is only a few miles from Chambers)


I'm thinking of the Smithfield meat market area as the workers are up through the night.