Tight Folkies

Subject: RE: Tight Folkies
From: Tootler
Date: 07 May 08 - 06:42 PM

Geoff - read all of the messages. You're covering old ground mate.

I did, but I got bored with the whingeing, so maybe I missed it.

Subject: RE: Tight Folkies
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 11 May 08 - 10:17 AM

On the big beer drinking folkies, I've just sort of found myself thinking of another and I'm wondering what sort of budgets these people have.

Firstly in part as a sort of by the by type comment, I have been a very heavy drinker with a couple of detoxes to my "credit" (if you can call it credit) and have on quite a number of occasions (although on others I've blown it) played in very respectable company with a bottle of spirit plus maybe a can or too to get to the session just to feel "functional" (it's a horrible state to be in).

Anyway, this weekend I went into Cromer FOTP, trying to be careful and (at least in a large part) trying to watch the drink and just limiting ourselves to the sessions, except for one Tom Bliss (who gave a thoroughly enjoyable performance btw) performance I managed to get to (and wanted to say "hi" to an old "Internet sparring partner - always, I think good to meet such people and put faces to names) stuck with that.

I'd guess the Fri I had 4 pints before coming home.

Sat afternoon was a session that did not happen and I guess the same consumption.

Sat evening was (eventually) lively and ran on till 2pm but there is no way these days I could have even made 8 pints.

Sun, today a session that only lasted 2 hrs and I had 3 pints.

In this total, Pip bought me a couple (and I did buy her one a J20 and crisps).

I started fotp with £90 in pocket (£10 was spent on a plant in Rainbow but I've nothing other than pub drink and the crisps spending to account for the rest.). I can't work out the sums but if I'm going to get out tonight, I will have to borrow and over at a guess for 8hrs of "entertainment out".

Drink the pubs dry by all means but in 2 days (and specifically, 4 outings during a weekend) I've gone over my weekly income.

Subject: RE: Tight Folkies
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 11 May 08 - 05:08 PM

You would not have considered the VIP Marquee at the Polo Masters today at Hurtwood Park I'd wager. No beer (thank Lakeman) but plenty of more civilised alchoholic beverage, and a magnificent afternoon's polo.

Subject: RE: Tight Folkies
From: Raggytash
Date: 12 May 08 - 05:48 PM

As the co-ordinator of numerous fund raising efforts for the Runswick Bay Rescue Boat over the years, I am never less than amazed by the generosity of the folk community. This year alone the one function we hosted raised almost £1200, last year the amount raised exceeded £1000 from just two events. The Endeavour pub each year raises loads of money for the RNLI during Folk week, tight folkies, I think not.