I'm deeply ashamed to say that I too have met all the contributors to this thread. And I've only got a tender grip on sanity as it is!

Might I suggest that if there is a plan to have a power lunch in Hull during the Shanty Festival, that we select the Minerva, as Green Bricks isn't nearly so accommodating. Maggie and I usually invest that singaround, and there's a better choice of bitter (probably). And the landlord likes the music an' all.

We usually have an Anti-Shanty on the Saturday night. The Anti-Shanty is for local people (and their hamsters and bears and guests but not necessarily GUESTS) who don't really want a concert and aren't fed up of hearing their own voices and instruments.

For the very select few (and I mean few, and I mean select) I usually provide a power tea on the Saturday to tide us over till the Anti-Shanty. The trick is to hang around me at about 6 o'clock on the Saturday and look really hungry. Chips on pizza will not be on the menu, but I've only got about seven plates, so I can't have everyone back. The advantage is that I live near the Marina, so it's well within staggering distance.

I suppose if any of you Imps (notice how I didn't mention yeller bellies) are arriving by river, we could have a power boat lunch.