Lower Stoke Winter Sings

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 13 Sep 11 - 04:01 AM

Im sorry Folks.
They can refurbish The Nags Head until the Cows come home, it has about as much chance of becoming a potentially successful Restaurant as.....................................? me becoming the next Pope?
none the more for that I am pleased we have been given the Grace to use the pub? well done Richard We will be there?

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: GUEST,Woodsie
Date: 13 Sep 11 - 04:57 AM

Your holiness Pope Pedro. I wondered why they called it St Peter's

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 13 Sep 11 - 08:48 AM

Pope Pedro Hee Hee.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Girl Friday
Date: 13 Sep 11 - 12:28 PM

We'll be there. Bishop's Finger is ok by me.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 13 Sep 11 - 03:09 PM

All the nuns say that.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 14 Sep 11 - 09:56 AM

But no blue nun

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 14 Sep 11 - 10:19 AM

Thank God for that!

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 22 Sep 11 - 08:09 PM

Refresh.

The pub has been being painted and decorated all this week so it should be all posh by the 9th Oct. I'll try to fit in a look-in on opening night, Friday this week, which might be a little like mayhem... with a view to reporting back and checking the beer stakes

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: My guru always said
Date: 23 Sep 11 - 02:35 AM

We're planning to join you all sometime, unfortunately not the October one as we'll be at Banbury. All sounding good though, have fun!

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 23 Sep 11 - 02:53 PM

Winnie's card selling is now orf, so we shall be at the pub door about noon as usual.

Don T.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 23 Sep 11 - 05:43 PM

Lots of painting duly done! A bit more to do before the pub's opening party tomorrow night - might get a brief look in after practice tomorrow. Probably Late Red for our opening day. Discussions with brewery continue.

A potential major plus is that there is now a saddleroom - a bit like the old room that used to get folked in at the Style & Winch - out back, with potential for us to use that if the restaurant refurbishment makes a problem in the pub after Xmas.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Girl Friday
Date: 26 Sep 11 - 12:51 PM

Good of them to arrange alternative accomodation .

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: melodeonboy
Date: 27 Sep 11 - 03:44 AM

Stirrups away!

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 27 Sep 11 - 05:14 PM

Beer for Sunday the 9th is Youngs Dirty Dick - 4.1% - 9 gallons under gravity so if you wnat to get your fill, arrive early.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 03 Oct 11 - 07:59 AM

Refresh and recap:

Arrive Sunday opening time (noon).

Drink beer and sing.

About 1 pm I will bring over the roast 'tatoes (or the pub will ex-oven them) and I will turn my oven down and put squidge on to simmer.

About 6 pm we will get bored and the oofs will want to watch foopball on the smellyvision so we will wobble back to mine and eat squidge.

Then you will boogie off.

The weather outside will be chilly and damp, so no point in doing anything else.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Girl Friday
Date: 03 Oct 11 - 08:13 AM

Sounds good to us.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 04 Oct 11 - 06:51 AM

Refresh. And can anyone help Pete the Hat with transport both directions - and maybe my daughter and boyf with transport away from the event, either in the course of the afternoon or at the end, as far as Strood Station?

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 04 Oct 11 - 07:12 AM

All things being equal (car suffering MOT today - needing brake pads), daughter and boyf welcome to come with us at the end. Winnie will be driving, so quite safe.

I take it that PtH can't easily get to Strood for 11.30am, 'cos if he could, he also would be assured of a lift in and back.

Don T.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 04 Oct 11 - 09:28 AM

Thanks Don - I will pass on.

Vital info - the beer has changed due to an "out of stock" situation. It will now be Youngs ordinary bitter.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Girl Friday
Date: 04 Oct 11 - 11:44 AM

I'm on wine then

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 04 Oct 11 - 01:49 PM

I like Young's Bitter.

Car sailed through MOT with just minor adjustments and one tyre, so lift offer is confirmed.

Don T.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: melodeonboy
Date: 04 Oct 11 - 02:18 PM

If your MOT inspector passed your car with only one tyre, he should be reported! No wonder there are so many accidents these days!

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 04 Oct 11 - 02:40 PM

Might not be a sister crow in tow... Or might be her and one other. Or might be someone totally new. Not a muso but he is a friend.

We will be peculiarly dressed as coming away from Queen Victoria's visit to Colne Valley Railway in our steampunk kit. Have goggles will time travel.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 04 Oct 11 - 06:56 PM

It's bidding fair to be a good turnout. Maybe THREE pots of squidge needed! Perhaps one for Chris with the last of the harissa in...

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 08 Oct 11 - 11:39 AM

I have peeled 5Kg of spuds and I gather the landlady plans the same.

I have also pre-prepared as far as possible two to three squidges - plan for one harissa, one not heavily spiced, and maybe if a third one a few but not too many of my home grown chilis in it - so it could be ANY temperature!

All the squidges will be very veggie - might even pass as vegan - unless if doing three I make the third one a meat one.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Pierre Le Chapeau
Date: 08 Oct 11 - 07:18 PM

If I have time after doing a 13hour shift and Im not to tired I may bake a sausage loaf.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: melodeonboy
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 08:25 AM

Oooh! It's sounding better by the minute! :)

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 03:41 PM

Well, not as many turned up as I hoped and a few had to leave early. However, we were glad to have parts of the Octopus Tree (the organic parts of Cari's musical focus) and damned good they were. We managed to drink most of the barrel, and I even managed to get most of the squidge eaten.

Next one Nov 13.

I am quite excited that Gary ( - a different Gary, not the one from Octopus Tree - a local Romany Rai) has nearly promised to bring us some of the old songs next time - ones he learned from his uncle and his uncle learned from his uncle in turn.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: growler
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 04:20 PM

Richard
Sorry I could not make it due to family visits, I intend to make November

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: GUEST,Pete Peterrson
Date: 09 Oct 11 - 09:47 PM

On reading some posts, learned what true thread meaning is.
I thought iwas about Lowe Stokes, fiddler with Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers.
Never mind...

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 05:13 AM

It was a very good day and I got the feeling that the landlord was impressed.

Looking forward to November.

Don T.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: melodeonboy
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 07:19 AM

I'll second that, Don.

(And the nosh was good, too!)

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Girl Friday
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 11:55 AM

Great afternoon/evening. Shame there weren't more, but I agree, the landlord seemed very impressed. I had a pint of the Sheps Smooth that was new to me. It was very nice. Tea and coffee were good too, at a very reasonable 50p per cup. Pierre's sausage loaf was a triumph, but I had just one slice, and about 4 spuds, to make room for the squidge.
The medium hot was my choice, and I finished the dish off. Roll on the next one.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 10 Oct 11 - 01:12 PM

Frankly, I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than drink the Sheps Smoooooove. You should at least have tried a sip of someone's Youngs, it really was grand and in perfect condition.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Girl Friday
Date: 25 Oct 11 - 12:29 PM

Perhaps I'll be braver next time...

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 25 Oct 11 - 06:46 PM

I have no input yet on the beer for the 13th Nov. Watch this space.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 26 Oct 11 - 04:16 PM

Refresh. It can't be "Reefer-ish" or you'd get barred.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 26 Oct 11 - 06:02 PM

Been in the pub tonight. We might have the chance to run a weekend outside open mic (not too loud) and BBQ in the summer.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Girl Friday
Date: 27 Oct 11 - 04:30 PM

That would be lovely.....Nag Burgers ?

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 04 Nov 11 - 08:35 AM

The next one is NEARLY due. Not Sunday the 6th but Sunday the 13th. Noon until 6 or 7.

No news yet on beer.

I will be aiming for a slightly less fiery "hot one" and all squidges slightly more runny (and to full vegan standard).

I will also try to make sure to use Maris Piper spuds - the other roasties I have done with them came out well but it might just be pot luck - and one tray will be veggie and the other in goose fat.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Girl Friday
Date: 04 Nov 11 - 12:07 PM

Sampled my onion marmalade today. It is nice and sweet, but not as fiery as I'd hoped... but... biting into a black peppercorn helps... also..... there is garlic in the mix which didn't come out in my spoonful...... it may get stronger by 13th.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 04 Nov 11 - 01:42 PM

I find that making my own marmalade (albeit from a kit) is the only way to get marmalade properly bitter as it ought to be and used to be.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Girl Friday
Date: 08 Nov 11 - 04:46 AM

You mean ordinary orange ? My father makes it from tins, but adds extras, grapefruit, lemon, whiskey, brandy, rum, always very nice.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 08 Nov 11 - 08:06 AM

The beer this Sunday (the 13th) will be St Austell Trelawny at 3.8%.

Notes here:   http://www.staustellbrewery.co.uk/beers/cask-beers.html

We were also offered a couple of Skinners = Ginger Tosser which I hate and or Betty Stogs, so if you are fans of those tough luck.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: melodeonboy
Date: 08 Nov 11 - 08:56 AM

Cornish beer! Hmmm.... : /

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 08 Nov 11 - 11:20 AM

You'll only find out once you've drunk enough...

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Girl Friday
Date: 09 Nov 11 - 11:38 AM

I like Tribute. That was the beer that they eventually got in for us folkies at The Foresters, but it didn't make the Foresters experience more enjoyable. By then, we'd had enough of the juke box, the t.v., and all. Looking forward to trying Trelawney.

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: My guru always said
Date: 09 Nov 11 - 01:15 PM

'Fraid we can't join you this time either, got a houseful! Have a great time!!
Quite like 'ginger tosser' myself

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 09 Nov 11 - 06:53 PM

Whoop whoop - there's a risk Sprog and percussionist might arrive part way through...

Subject: RE: Lower Stoke Winter Sings
From: Dead Horse
Date: 09 Nov 11 - 10:28 PM

I'm afraid I shall be singing rude songs with a load of ex squaddies in some pub in Westminster. It seems there is some kind of marching thing to be done that morning so we will probably be soaking our feet as well as our livers. I might even be on the telly - I shall be the one with the black beret on, marching in step (unlike the others) :-)