The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 08 Oct 08 - 08:23 PM

I think I might - arrive Fri pm, camp, F orf Sat sober :(

Or maybe Sat - Sun

I will eschew Denzil D paws to save dog/ferret fights....

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 08 Oct 08 - 08:42 PM

Not much of interest for you on the Friday night Hoff. I'd go for the Saturday, Sunday option.

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: GUEST,Rafflesbear
Date: 09 Oct 08 - 03:23 AM

Hi Kev

I'm new to the concept of indoor camping - we bears tend to just find a tree and kip under it

What do you need?

As it's in the Scout Hall I'd like to be prepared

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: melodeonboy
Date: 09 Oct 08 - 03:44 AM

DYB, DYB, DYB!!

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 09 Oct 08 - 04:06 AM

I'd suggest listening to the Tom Lehrer song a few times, and then take sleeping bag, liko, pump, washing gear, clean socks and pants - and the items his song suggests, but you might need to go behind the bike sheds to use the latter.

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: romany man
Date: 09 Oct 08 - 10:53 AM

thr ferrets are on valium bnow, since i told them of the dreaded hetty deviant person, they are off their food, hiding in corners and generally not their usual friendly selves, oh poor defenceless things,
Kev, crayford ? comments?

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 09 Oct 08 - 11:07 AM

You should feed the ferrets red meat and red wine, and remind them that although comparisons are odious, Seamus may be of more interest to any deviants...

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 09 Oct 08 - 02:33 PM

Crayford? Comments? On the PLACE or the CONCEPT?

The concept is great - the pub is very good - the place, well, waht can be said about Crayford that hasn't been said already? I come from down the road in Plumstead. Very similar.

Looking forward to it!

Kev

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: romany man
Date: 09 Oct 08 - 05:06 PM

good, they want it on the ninth as thats basically the best date for them, if this thing becomes a regular venue then we can get a firm regular time, even if its once every couple of months or monthly, they are trying so hard to make this a good day for everyone but they are getting jittery, as the only real contact with folk was when the gongscourers had their day there, the staff are so keen, id hate it for them to fail in their goal. richard i could take seamus if it means peace for treacle and obvious, but then hetty would suffer withdrawl symptoms, they dont like wine but love red meat and good beer.
seamus will be at the crayford arms for definate.

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 03:46 AM

They tucked into the remainder of bolognese sauce at Knockholt, and believe me that had red wine in...

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Donkey
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 04:40 AM

Hi

Beers already tested hic & safe slept withh 22 lovely kegs last night.

Donkey

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: romany man
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 04:45 AM

ooohhh to sleep with twenty four kegs, or is that a deviant thing to do, the ferrets love beer, and hey richard you are right , ive just given obvious the last drops in the glass and he wolfed it down, so did treacle, hhmm this could get expensive, what with wine drinking ferrets, beer swilling horse, god knows what the rats will get up to, should folk have a health warning for animals that think they are people, should hetty have a health warni   no lets not go there, see you 2morrow, save some beer for me and the ferrets, Donkey they are pub friendly ferrets,

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Dead Horse
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 06:02 AM

Who's he callin a beer swillin horse?

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: GUEST,PETE THE HAT
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 07:30 AM

YEAH........SOD IM COMING MY MANAGERS SCREWED UP MY BOOKED LEAVE THATS THERE LOOKOUT OFFICALLY I BOOKED THIS WEEKEND OFF, COMING FRIDAY. NIGHT GOING HOME SUNDAY 2 NIGHTS IN SCOUT HUT PLEASE AND A BREAKFASR FOR SAT AND SUNDAY. BE IN OTFORD TODAY ABOUT 3 OCLOCK

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: GUEST,Pete the Hat
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 07:39 AM

Feed the farrets Red meat and Redwine. ,,Vets bills for gout are very expensive.

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: romany man
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 10:58 AM

they are on their way to gout any way, is daed horse coming to crayford

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: fisheye
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 03:30 PM

If all goes well, myself and George should be there Sat about 1pm, and if I can pursued George to drive I may get to sample some of the beers.

fisheye

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 10 Oct 08 - 05:08 PM

I am likely to no-show. Work again...

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 11 Oct 08 - 05:02 PM

Succeeded in getting there at about 6 pm. Home now (10 pm) Merite pas la voyage.

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: GUEST,Rafflesbear
Date: 11 Oct 08 - 08:36 PM

Absolutely cracking night with Norcsalordie - had the crowd dancing from 21:00 to 00:00 - superb choice of songs.

They have been asked back next year

Great beer, great pub, great landlord and landlady, great weather, great music - have I missed anything ?

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Donkey
Date: 12 Oct 08 - 04:49 AM

Hi

A big thank you to you all for making our 1st beerfest a great day, already planning next years. Will be 2nd weekend in October if that fits in with fests will confirm when date are sorted. Totally nacked with still sunday to go (anybody want some old bones).

Donkey & Breathless slug

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 12 Oct 08 - 05:04 AM

Missed anything?

Oafs watching association football
Slappers dancing in the street with their tinny speakers balanced on top of parked cars
Rivers of puke running down the pavement in the street
A juke box system louder in the garden than Norcsalodie with their PA system
Cold hogroast with leather crackling and no English mustard


Still, at least by the time I got there there was no margarine (this is not about food).

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 12 Oct 08 - 08:12 AM

I guess you liked it then Hoff!!??

A very good day - shame I couldn't manage to make most of it, but my stomach and Acid indegestion were working overtime (I may have been in the South of England, but my stomach kept wanting to go VERY North!!)

Mark - great beer and well kept - I did manage to sample five halves before I had to retire.

Some mutterings from those that sampled the hog roast - there wasn't enough of it. The popular consensus was that at least two slices of meet would have been value for money, along with some apple sauce. Those that sampled said it was very good - I could only look on.

Great chatting to Norcsalordie again, and SO nice to finally meet Rafflesbear!!!

I'm feeling much better today - hope to see all of you in the next couple of weeks.

Kev

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 12 Oct 08 - 08:33 AM

The beer was good. There was enough meat in my hogroast - maybe I'd have wanted more if it had been hot, and if the crackling had crackled.

Those were the good bits.

Otford is also a pain to get to from Maidstone - old A25,the impenetrable 7oaks road spder's web, and a pain to get home from to Upper Dogsbottom, Webfoot Island, up therandom speed limits of the A225 and then the lane closures on M25 and A2.

Bah. There is another site on which I am "Mr VeryGrumpy".

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Girl Friday
Date: 12 Oct 08 - 02:39 PM

Oh Dear! To cheer you all up.. Ben did very well in the competition, though he won't know until tomorrow p.m. if he's got to the next round. As for Stratford On Avon, it's not like it was 30 years ago, but where is? The main roads were a no go area as there was a fair on. Imagine Battersea Funfair lining the high Street of anytown, but on speed. Strobe lighting I cannot handle. We hoped to find a pub to play in on Friday, but there was a private party on with loads of kids. The town was chav central with kids everywhere all trying to outshout each other. Still it gave us a new song which we have recorded on video. Look out YouTube.

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: GUEST,Rafflesbear
Date: 12 Oct 08 - 04:11 PM

Hi GF - I think you are just trying to make Richard feel better about going to Otford rather than Stratford on Avon - glad to hear another chart-topper has been born

Anyone interested in a few photos of the Festival can find them here

Otford Beer Festival

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: GUEST,Pete The Hat
Date: 12 Oct 08 - 04:57 PM

Thanks for a great time really enjoyed it and did not mind lending a helping hand when it was needed. I must admit thats the first time I have picked up a Pig in broad daylight outside a pub ?

Great Landlord/lady/. Thanks for allowing me to sleep in the Beer tent (That shows that you both need your brains tested, (Only joking) I liked the trust and the shelter and you landlord had a decent nights sleep knowing you had top security in your beer tent.Hic

Most Memorable moment was a women face.
When I guessed that blomd haired womens old dogs age by the gray hairs on its rear end she was completely bewildered and I was one year out (not bad).

Great to see all the Knockholters . Excellent Real Ale, food, music weather solo artists and band, My pig roast was very good.

worse moment was deciding weather to get the lift back home on Saturday night or sleeping in the beer tent. I also had pulled a nice women by thenor the other way round actully who suggested her place.or some place
I decided to except the lift. At the end of the day, Enough is has good has a Fiest and I had to go to work to earn me weadge to keep me to the social life I have become so accustomed too. I hope Sunday went well and look forward to this great Beer and Folk feast next year.Great stuff.

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: fisheye
Date: 13 Oct 08 - 06:01 AM

as a first attempt i would suggest it went down very well, the beers i tried were excellent especially the 'old tom' hog roast was nice if a little lacking in volume and cold. entertainment during the day was more directed towards the family. Morris dancing i cannot comment as i am not an expert. The duo in the evening were great and if you would like a repeat they are at the Folkmob this weds i believe.
all in all i had a good day and will return again next year.

Fisheye

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: GUEST,Pete the Hat
Date: 13 Oct 08 - 02:00 PM

after saying how much I enjoyed it at the end of it all I did bring my guitar down solely for the evening singaround which was planned for the Saturday evening inside the pub prior to the band coming on outside .

I know all the ,Morrismen ventured inside after they had done there outside slot and continued inside with shanties which were very good but what happened to the singaround in regards to all the guitarists? It did not happen in the end we all played outside mostly to each other. By the time the Morrismen had finished the Fire had been lighted and outside games had been set up, with punch and judy and solo artists like the fire chap and the pub in side was deserted apart from the crowd who had come to watch the football. Im not moaning Iam just stating that folk turned up to play for the singaround and it was forgotten about. which is a shame. still for a first it was excellent and Iam sure a tighter routeen without football can be set up for next year?

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: GUEST,NORCSALORDIE/MESSAGE FROM PETE THE HAT
Date: 13 Oct 08 - 04:37 PM

NOSCSALORDIE PLAYS THE TUDOR BARN HOME OF FOLKMOB WED 15TH OCTOBER
CLUB OPENS AT 730 BRING YOUR OWN BEER. BAND STARTS AROUND 9PM.

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: GUEST,Pete the Hat
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 12:25 AM

Noscsalordie plays Tudor Barn home of FOLKMOB check Folkmob WEB SITE on folkmob.com. find info in diary of events on home page.

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: romany man
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 04:11 AM

all that and still the pond is a bomb site. oh i was tempted to sort it out, had i brought the truck and me tools, i could have sorted it then got drunk, but alas i was driving, poor old kev, i didnt laugh honest, still at least i got to drive to kevs with three women in the car, including the infamous hetty, but as the ferrets were at home i felt safe, (so did they) good day though yes the hog roast could have been hotter and more of it in the roll but hey ho all things to sort for next year, hope crayford goes as well as otford, the difference is crayford is not an organised bash, its for the folkies to make thier own day out of it.

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: GUEST,Rafflesbear
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 08:24 AM

Is the Otford duckpond the only listed eyesore in Britain ?

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: GUEST,Rafflesbear
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 08:31 AM

PS - they've put the duck house and ducks back in the hopes we don't notice the boards, builders bags, plastic fencing, pile of stones, general rubble and the fact that it is half empty

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Donkey
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 10:37 AM

Hi

All notes have been taken in, changes will be made we will be looking for a beer swilling corinator for next year so we can loo after the pig & beer, please call.

Donkey & Breathless slug

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: romany man
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 11:13 AM

poor ducks they must feel like i do when im on the road, bloody farmers now moaning they cant get the apples picked cos all the poles wont work for nothing, all we wanted was a pound a bushell and a place to stop, cor i dunno

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 14 Oct 08 - 11:33 AM

Is there a pathway from the other bar to the garden? It would be better than trying to get beer-singaround-beer-etc (if the singaround was in the other bar) without going past the big-screen lot.

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: GUEST,Pete the hat
Date: 16 Oct 08 - 07:44 AM

I agree with Richard. I do not wish to walk past a load of screaming footie fans at a folk bash,
Prefer it if you didnt have them at all at a folk week end but you cannot I understand turn away trade so a alturnate route next year would be great.

In regards to Hogroast being cold,,,,,,Im with Donkey on that one its hard to keep a hog hot with a endless line of customers awaiting feeding and you cant have the heat on while serving folk.I noticed there were a lot of mouths to feed over a long period of time so keeping the Hog hot is not really possible. Heat lamps are the answer,

Has for the lack of English Mustard...........I cannot abide the bloody stuff the smell turns me guts .

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Donkey
Date: 17 Oct 08 - 04:50 AM

Hi

Most things are a avaiable i.e. mustard please ask.

If there is football next time we will find a way.

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: GUEST,Rafflesbear
Date: 21 Oct 08 - 03:35 PM

I've created a BS thread for the ducks if anyone is interested :-)

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 21 Oct 08 - 04:12 PM

Should that not be DS?

Quack!

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Girl Friday
Date: 21 Oct 08 - 06:46 PM

Quackin' good show Raffles. I shall dip beneath the surface immediately.

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: romany man
Date: 21 Oct 08 - 07:43 PM

the action is always below the surface

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: GUEST,Rafflesbear
Date: 31 Oct 08 - 04:21 PM

probably the best thread to announce that The Woodman just along the road has gone up for sale - what chance it staying a pub ?

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 03 Nov 08 - 06:26 PM

It has in fact, been sold! Learnt this this afternoon. No further news - will keep you posted.

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: GUEST,Rafflesbear
Date: 11 Nov 08 - 03:36 AM

hi Kev - the lights were out in the Woodman last night - is that terminal?

Subject: RE: The Crown, Otford - Beer & Folk weekend
From: Girl Friday
Date: 11 Nov 08 - 06:32 PM

Off topic but re Trevor. He had a bad heart attack on Monday morning, it ptobably started Sunday afternoon . Swift treatment at Kings. No more fags and no driving for a month.