Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Bloke in the Corner
Date: 12 Apr 04 - 11:33 AM

I'd like a t-shirt, please Eric. Size XL - I like them far too big for my slim body.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 12 Apr 04 - 09:43 AM

Yorkshire Yankee, glad to hear you you are able to make it. If the train option is the one, then I'll have a Skipelf pick you up from Hull9, or advise you on the buses across the Bridge (It's the biggest bridge in Hull9). Do the fine-tuning by PM (including moby number if you have one of those ghastly modern contrivances) and I'll see to it.

Regarding accomodation boasting 240 volts, Mooman tells me that Doo Ron Ron and Glen can't make it this year (because Glen is succeeding Romano Prodi or summat), so the rheum over the road from here offered by the rolling-pin wielding Mrs Styles is officially free for rent.

Jane and Geoff Duck have told me that it is unlikely they will be able to make it, so there's no need to reply on that one.

I am now entering the panic zone well known to all previous MudEuroGather organisers, even the cool head of Wolfgang.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 12 Apr 04 - 06:43 AM

Any more T shirt orders please? I shall be starting to hunt for a reasonable supplier this week. So Tuesday will be the latest date. I shall check prices etc first and then post. If anyone finds them expensive or they are cheap enough to encourage you, then please let me know ASAP.

Thanks.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: YorkshireYankee
Date: 11 Apr 04 - 09:30 PM

Hi,

Although I'm fairly new to Mudcat, I am hoping to attend -- would love to meet some of the faces that go with the names & posts I've been seeing/reading.

For health reasons, I need to sleep in a space that has an electrical outlet; I'm figuring one of the B&B's is my best bet at this point, but am hoping there might be one (or 2 or 3) others who might be interested in sharing a room, which would help keep the individual costs down. (Please PM me if you're interested.)

I'll be coming from Sheffield, and would be happy to give a lift to anyone else coming from there (or thereabouts). Fibula Mattock -- if your other arrangements don't work out for some reason, let me know; you could get a train to Sheffield & I could take you from there.

(On the other hand, if there's someone from Sheffield already planning to drive, I'm quite happy to ride (if you have space) & contribute to petrol costs.)

If I turn out to be the *only* one coming from the Sheffield area, then I'll probably try to get a train to Hull -- if some kind soul could be persuaded to give me a lift from Hull to the site of the actual gathering.

BTW, had the pleasure of meeting the Ducks this weekend (at the Barnsley Folk Festival -- great singing!); we were talking about the Euro Gathering & I mentioned I'd seen their names on the list above -- with a question mark. I expect one of them will prolly come post here eventually, but I can tell you now that other things have come up and they are not planning to attend at this point.

Cheers,

YY

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: MudGuard
Date: 09 Apr 04 - 01:48 AM

Only 3 weeks to wait!

I wish you all a happy Easter weekend!

(for us here in Germany, a very long weekend: Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays, so I have 4 days without going to work!)

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 07 Apr 04 - 05:09 PM

Dave - not a word from Wolfgang so far. I suppose he's busy winding up his extra job of representing the university in some official capacity, and will surface again when he's finished with that. I will turn up outside his door (showing off my new metallic blue Opel car!) on the night of Thursday, 29 Apr, and see what happens.

As to the T-shirts - sorry, I've got one already and found I'm not the right shape for it ...

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 07 Apr 04 - 05:11 AM

The farmer told me to feck off and buy my own four by four Mitsuhonda Landcrab, but he was a little irritable as he had just walked ten miles to perform violin music as light entertainment for a pub full of mirthful guitarists.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Oaklet
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 07:09 PM

£10 is a bit steep. Try £57.00 and see what happens.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 06 Apr 04 - 05:52 PM

T shirts for;Andy, Richard, Greg, Eric, Fibs, Oaklet,Terry K, Wilfried, Doug. Anyone else?

I have no idea of cost yet, and am waiting to see if there are more takers before I find a printer. They may be around £10.00 or less I hope. I don't expect to pay more than that. I've started putting out feelers and asking around.Is £10.0 too much? To litle or just about right. Some places will do "one offs" I gather, so 10 would not be a problem. More would probably be better.

By the way Skip, how did the farmer feel about hiring out his horse and cart for the tour of Hull?

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 05 Apr 04 - 06:30 AM

Linda and I are hoping to arrive on Friday afternoon bringing Susanne and Wolfgang with us - that's if emanations of curry fumes and spurious 9's from the other side of the Humber don't interfer with our GPS navigation system. Btw Susanne/Wolfgang - have you two found out what time (UK BST) that we'll need to pick you up from Stansted Airport ? At least the fact that we've got a fairly full car means that we've got an excuse for not giving Avril Betts a lift up :-)). I assume that we'll be able to put the caravan (and the tent for Susanne) on the previously mentioned camping field.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Wilfried Schaum
Date: 05 Apr 04 - 04:28 AM

And now let us talk again about singing. Since the wish was expressed to hear some German folk songs at the gathering I have translated again an old song so that you can sing and I can listen (voice nearly gone, alas). Thread to be found here.
Lyrics and tune here

Wilfried

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 04 Apr 04 - 12:48 PM

Go on then. I'll have one - XL

Doug C

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 04 Apr 04 - 09:48 AM

Orders so far Andy, Richard, Greg, Eric, Fibs, Oaklet,Terry K, Wilfried.Anyone else?

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 04 Apr 04 - 07:17 AM

T shirts, T shirts. Apart from those already asking, anyone else. If there isn't a suficient order, it won't be worth doing. So Roll up, Roll up.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: MudGuard
Date: 02 Apr 04 - 03:34 PM

You have electric phones now? What happened to the steam phones, then? ;-)

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 02 Apr 04 - 01:55 PM

I have been found. I had a delightful loss of bearings in the bog, and wandered into Co Galway for a bit. Back home now, and back down to business. I have just been talking on the electric telephone with Mrs Macdonald at King's Well
and she still has several rooms available for the Eurogathering, so anyone still unbooked and desirous of a modicom of luxury could do worse than ringing the redboubtable Mrs McDonald forthwith. So there.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 01 Apr 04 - 02:55 PM

We have an excellent emerging design, designed by number one son on the back of an old (not his) fag packet at the session last night. Where His Oiliness the Pop blew everyone away with his turbocharged electrified big bass end on his aerophone. Despite the fact that he was sitting on the amplifier and really enjoying the new found freedom of the vibrations,he played brilliantly, smiling all the time, especially on the low notes. Howard Stern-watch out.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 01 Apr 04 - 01:01 PM

Sorry Andy, this will be a T shirt, not a tent! Any more of that "Girlie" size directed towards me, and the dog will lick you all night. Now I know some of you might pay handsomely for that, but Andy will only be charged £57.00.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: mooman
Date: 01 Apr 04 - 03:37 AM

Andy,

You're right. The T-shirts are 57 pence each which, because of the current high state of sterling, equates to €57 each.

Richard

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: MudGuard
Date: 01 Apr 04 - 02:03 AM

Wilfried, probably there was some mixup with currency units:
the T-Shirts are 57 Pence each, not 57 Pounds ;-)

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Wilfried Schaum
Date: 01 Apr 04 - 12:51 AM

One for this man, XXL. Payment by arrival in cash (same problems as described by MudGuard)

I.O.U much less than GBP 57,-!!!

Wilfried

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Oaklet
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 07:14 PM

Sireen!!

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Noreen
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 07:10 PM

What about XXL girlies? (Not me, you understand.)

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: MudGuard
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 02:00 PM

Erik, you are wearing girlie size? ;-)
Btw, if they do XXXL also, take an XXXL for me instead of the XXL ;-)

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 01:54 PM

Ok, so far that's 3 XXL, 1 girlie size and one house in Hull. That works out to be;£57,000.00. Any more?

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Terry K
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 01:51 PM

Better put me down for a tee shirt - I'm probably somewhere between small and medium - oh, but what if they shrink in the wash? Oh well, maybe I'd better have an XXL just in case. Unless they come larger of course... where shall I send the £57 pound note to?

cheers, Terry

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: MudGuard
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 11:19 AM

Yes, but who would want to buy a house there? ;-)

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 11:16 AM

£57 for a t shirt? waht a big rip off!, you can buy a house in Hull for that!

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 11:13 AM

How dare you Sir. I have not been creaming off the profits from the lost Sirlard.This is an afront to my honesty. I am well known as an honest peasant of this land. The fact that he has lost himself, just means he is now on a voyage of self discovery (again) and will emerge dripping as fresh as a butter-fly.No, don't blame me that his compass is upside down,his oil cooling mechanism faulty and his bearings running hot!I only told him to keep heading west until he came to what looks like a very big river and to then start swimming until he reached "the other side". (He fell for it-I guess) Now for my inheriatnce.

Welcome all peasants to the republic of Grease. Noble friends elect me as your leader. I promise equality and fairness. Beatings only on a Sunday, unless deserved otherwise.

My first proclamation; All future gatherings will be held on the most inconvenient date for everyone, at the opposite end of the world, furthest from the nearest other folk event.

Oh...... I think I hear him returning!

Sorry your Lardship. I was only oiling the wheels of commerce for you in your abstinence. Ouch, (go to go now)

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 08:29 AM

"Lost", eh? I would point the police in the direction of his "faithful" minion, Eric... He's been skimming the fat profits, I'll bet!

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: GUEST,MR
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 03:51 AM

The one they call Skipjack is lost between Castlecoote and Creggs - can anyone help?

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 04:13 PM

Fibs, are you sure the world is ready for the rippling/wobbling flesh of lardboy wetted by a gallon of cold ale?

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: MudGuard
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 02:56 PM

No, it is modified by stitching. ;-)

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 02:52 PM

Make sure they're all tight enough for the wet t-shirt whelk-wrestling oil bath.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 02:47 PM

Oaklet, my darling (we can play-Skips away) would you like a large one? And a similar sized T shirt?

Andy is it modified by stretching?

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: MudGuard
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 02:43 PM

Eric, may I bring my modified Brussels T-Shirt, or is that not allowed? ;-)

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Oaklet
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 02:13 PM

Eric honey - I'll have a tee shirt please. Mind you, I remember when all this was fields.....

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 01:47 PM

Any more for T shirts? Roll up, roll up, get yer garments 'ere.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 05:35 PM

Raffle yes.£57.00 a ticket, wonderful prizes, bring your own. Bring something you would be proud to own, not something you wish to get rid of.Anyone donating a Lowden gutar as a prize, will get at least a bottle of tesco plonk in return-not that I'd "fix" the raffle for one of them guitars!

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: MudGuard
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 05:17 PM

Btw, something got lost somewhere up near the top:

To raffle or not to raffle, that is the question!
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to raffle
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of tickets...

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 05:13 PM

That is very silly Skip- I know you are not on your boat, anyway, you'll never get a boy at this time of night for less than £57.00

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 04:57 PM

That's my boay!!!!!

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 04:55 PM

The price is £57.00 for one size fits all wallets

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: mooman
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 04:47 PM

Natch!

XXL for me please Eric.

Richard

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: MudGuard
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 04:45 PM

1 XXL for me.

But no money up front.
As for us non-UK-residents, most of the money transferred would be eaten by the greedy banks (they don't call it greed, they call it "international money transfer fees")...

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 04:24 PM

And now, the T shirts.
It has been the custom (Started in Belgium by Richard) for a T shirt to comemmorate the gathering.The design decided by the skill or lack of it (in this case) by the host.The cost, at cost price-not known yet. The size, determined by the body wearing or wanting it.

So, who is going to want a T shirt?

Money up front please with order, when price determined (This will probably be based on the supplier and printer and decided by the numbers required) There is no profit for anyone except the printers they are ordered from.

Please get back to me.pm me if you wish. (By the way, part of the slogan has been decided by some lovely young thing already, who shall be nameless-Do you remember Kate?-Opps sorry),

Time is a running by...

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: MudGuard
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 10:25 AM

No English beer!
It was really good stuff: Guinness! ;-)

Yes, Whitby was the second time (out of three) that I sang before an audience...

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 10:11 AM

Andreas did sing at Whitby last year - I think that he was probably drunk - both on English beer and the proximity of the lovely Noreen :-)

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: Wilfried Schaum
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 08:08 AM

Man, must I have been drunk! Must have understood Wolfgang's snoring the wrong way. No harm intended.

Subject: RE: Mudcat Eurogathering 2004 - May 1st-3rd
From: MudGuard
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 07:57 AM

I did not sing a song in or near Groningen.
And that was the only time we met.