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Title: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: Ryu on March 10, 2004, 02:59:23 PM

Yay... :-D my train tickets arrived today, my B&B is all booked up, my wallet is fat with cash... okay so perhaps that parts not factually correct but I can dream :-)

I am GO... for the Big Bash, and I can't wait.

Got my CD mp3 player all ready for the train journey along with the latest Total Amiga magazine, im just waiting on the CD32 to arrive so I can bring that along.

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: on March 10, 2004, 03:00:55 PM

Ahem.  We expect a large, complete show report :)

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: restore2003 on March 10, 2004, 03:03:37 PM

Sounds like it`s gonna be a blast  :pint:

bah! nothing ever happens in Norway!  :-x

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: Ryu on March 10, 2004, 03:27:55 PM

@restore2003

make it happen then :-)

Prety much all of the events I have been to have all be put on by users not by any of the big companies. Infact the last couple dont even have any connection to the big companies... all it takes is a bit of will power and organisation and you too could be sitting around getting drunk with a load of amiga users :-)

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: on March 10, 2004, 03:30:14 PM

> all it takes is a bit of will power and organisation
> and you too could be sitting around getting drunk
> with a load of amiga users

Slight correction : a lot of willpower and a lot of organization, with a bit of money to rent a place to get drunk in.

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: sir_inferno on March 10, 2004, 04:35:08 PM

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Wayne wrote:
> all it takes is a bit of will power and organisation
> and you too could be sitting around getting drunk
> with a load of amiga users

Slight correction : a lot of willpower and a lot of organization, with a bit of money to rent a place to get drunk in.

heh heh  :-D

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: mikeymike on March 10, 2004, 04:55:29 PM

I assume this is the OS4 release party you're talking about - where is it being held?

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: aardvark on March 10, 2004, 06:01:20 PM

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bah! nothing ever happens in Norway!

6 of my 8 great-grandparents were born in Norway, as well as my mother's parents, so if that had not happened, I wouldn't be here. :-D

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: The_Editor on March 10, 2004, 06:29:38 PM

@ MikeyMike

The BIG BASH is being held in Peterborough, East Midlands, Uk.  

Check out the official Big Bash Website ..   The BIG BASH (http://www.os4.co.uk)


@ Wayne .. Hey .. This event I started has taken on a life of its own .. Everyone seems to be "chipping in" ...

None more so than Alan of Eyetech.  The event was just So - so until Alan offered a MicroA1 for Raffle,  Since then everything has snowballed.

The days of Hammersmith are long gone,    This seems to be giving people a good excuse to party on.

so


Party on you Party Animals .. (http://www.dacre.org/flash/www/gbq03519.jpg)

( Here comes Bobson & HWGA ) (http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols2/gore.party.animal.jpg)

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: mikeymike on March 10, 2004, 07:09:54 PM

I think I might go to that :-)

Directions from Peterborough train station?

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: Ryu on March 10, 2004, 07:29:13 PM

mikeymike check out www.ryusworld.webhop.net/temp/map.jpg (http://www.ryusworld.webhop.net/temp/map.jpg)

Orange arrow is where the gig is at, other red dot is the B&B im at :-)

Also look back at old news postings here, I've posted a few announcments about it with links to directions and things.

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: mikeymike on March 10, 2004, 07:36:24 PM

I don't see the route marked "really short shortcut"... how far is it from the station to the pub?

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: mikeymike on March 10, 2004, 07:43:53 PM

Also I noticed the start time has shifted half an hour later, does that include the demo time for OS4?

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: Ryu on March 10, 2004, 08:35:02 PM

I suspect the hall is booked for 5pm, but it will take half hour to setup so theyve pushed the door opening back to 5:30. The A1 demo I guess will be between 6 and 7...

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: The_Editor on March 10, 2004, 08:35:20 PM

@ MikeyMike ..  Its about a mile & half walking from the station to Westwood Centre.  If you come out of the train station and take the overpass into Queensgate ..the bus station is right in front of you .. Wife says ... Bay 2 goes to westwood centre (where the event is taking place).



Carl posted the half hour delay to give us chance to setup properly,  since then I've asked Brenda if we can setup half hour earlier and she has given us the go ahead.

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: cecilia on March 10, 2004, 08:46:31 PM

damn, you guys get all the fun!
 :boohoo:  :bigcry:

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: mikeymike on March 10, 2004, 08:51:00 PM

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damn, you guys get all the fun!

And the great thing is, there won't be any women there!

... hold on a second...




bugger.

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: The_Editor on March 10, 2004, 09:20:44 PM

On the  contrary...

quite a few females will be attending.

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: Ryu on March 10, 2004, 10:01:33 PM

yeah but I bet none of them are single, my age and attractive :-)

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: cecilia on March 10, 2004, 10:03:04 PM

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mikeymike wrote:

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damn, you guys get all the fun!

And the great thing is, there won't be any women there!

... hold on a second...




[color=FF0000]bugger[/color].

with no females, that WILL be your only option!!!! :-o


report back and tell us all about it!!:lol: :lol:

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: The_Editor on March 10, 2004, 10:06:40 PM

@ Cecilia  .. :lol:


well bugger me  ............ WhooopS !!

Title: Re: I am GO! for the Big Bash.
Post by: Mike_Amiga on March 11, 2004, 12:20:39 AM

Well as long as my car keeps going, as it has done very well so far due in part to it's low milage. I think I'll be ready to large it too.

I noticed many attractive women gravitating towards me today while I was in town. Unfortunately they all seemed to be carrying clipboards and wanting my time, not me. :cry:

Oh well, such is life... (ponder ponder) :oops: