Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: GUEST,woodsie
Date: 27 Nov 08 - 01:13 PM

But it won't be a mandolin. It will probably be a Uke. The whole point is to learn the chords with the correct strings on the instrument. You only need to learn 3 or 4 chords to get going.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: GUEST,Girl Friday sans cookie
Date: 27 Nov 08 - 02:14 PM

B*****r ! The last of my unused Tenterden programmes went out in the recycling this morning. I'm sure it said in there when the 2009 date was! Anyway, it's always first weekend in October. Likewise if anyone has this year's (albeit somewhat useless) Deal programme...

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: naughtyforty
Date: 28 Nov 08 - 04:54 AM

Don't know if I will be able to make this now as lift has fallen through. Will see if I can sort something else out.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: romany man
Date: 28 Nov 08 - 07:54 AM

i got a bag of concrete, if pete takes it up on his microlite he could drop it on deal for me, im deferabrly goin to the sales on new years day, lots of drinkin buying and sellin, proper gypsy singin, not the crap most people have been conned into thinkin are gypsy songs, and no marerine, as she is going to someplace on the 28th hee hee, sweetmeats any one

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 28 Nov 08 - 09:28 AM

Actually Woodsie, if you google the history of the mandocaster you will see that it was first invented in 4-string format

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 28 Nov 08 - 11:03 AM

Woodsie, send me an email address of yours, I've just received a fascinating bit of guitar trivia that I will forward to you...

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: GUEST,Pete the Hat
Date: 28 Nov 08 - 03:05 PM

NaughtyForty why dont Maria by the sea take you any more?

What she told you about me is complete crap.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: naughtyforty
Date: 28 Nov 08 - 03:29 PM

What did she tell me about you Pete?

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: GUEST,Pete the Hat
Date: 28 Nov 08 - 03:50 PM

I,ll start a thread.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: romany man
Date: 28 Nov 08 - 05:56 PM

two spiders sittin on the web eatin lunch, mr spider says to mrs spider, dont you love me no more, mrs spider says, no i dont, mr spider says well get your hand off me flies then, ho hum just got bored so thought id share it wiv ya.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: GUEST,Pete the Hat
Date: 28 Nov 08 - 06:43 PM

Romany Man I have found the Faversham Treacle mines.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Nov 08 - 07:52 PM

Im serious for once.
Richard in ref to the Pub. Hogarth etc. When did that pub burn down?

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 29 Nov 08 - 03:34 AM

I think it was aomewere between 1850 and 1880 but not sure. I'll see if Peter the Landlord knows, later today. I have to have a row with him about the noise the karaoke was making last night!

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: GUEST,Pete the Hat
Date: 29 Nov 08 - 09:31 PM

I have a working man club at the end of my road .Im in a neighbourhood where you can hear a pin drop unlss its Karaoke night. Thank god its only fortnightly. Decided against a Microlight to bloody complicated.It would be handy form of transport for these folky sessions though.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: growler
Date: 30 Nov 08 - 04:44 PM

'Rough and Ready' V Karaoke. Any Bets?

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 30 Nov 08 - 05:28 PM

No, Simon, that's "Croaky".

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: romany man
Date: 01 Dec 08 - 08:11 AM

Pete your at chislhurst, sorry mate same shape but infested wiv man eatin , hetty lovin ferrets, no one has found em and lived to tell, as the trteacle ferrets get em

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: GUEST,Pete the Hat
Date: 04 Dec 08 - 06:01 PM

There are chalk mines in Crayford any one know where they are located.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: romany man
Date: 05 Dec 08 - 06:47 AM

down by the station, but now a housing estate, cant wait till they sink and the posh folks wiv em

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: GUEST,Pete the hat
Date: 06 Dec 08 - 03:28 PM

Thanks Romany Man

Do you know if there is access into them a hatch or a enterence

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 07 Dec 08 - 10:16 AM

I've got chalk caves at the back of my house in Chipstead. They were used in WW2 to keep paintings from the London galleries safe from the blitz.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: romany man
Date: 07 Dec 08 - 04:41 PM

nah they stuck em there to stop me nickin em, ha ha, p the h no entrances now. all covered wiv concrete, just like the rest of kents gonna be soon.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Dec 08 - 01:37 PM

Thanks Romany man .
How about you Kev the Clogs any hatches or enterences. Or do you know who owns them ?

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: GUEST,Pete the hat
Date: 10 Dec 08 - 06:50 PM

I was taking a tour round Chislehurst caves the other night,
when a big tall figure wearing a Black Cloak and Hood carrying a big stick with a curled blade came up to me and said in a hissing voice
                               "I AM DEATH.
          I said
         " I,LL speak up.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: romany man
Date: 11 Dec 08 - 02:33 AM

oh boy here we go , someone pulled a cracker early, just to get the joke out

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 14 Dec 08 - 08:05 AM

Not everyone gets to pull a cracker in a folk setting, RM, some of us pull dogs (or ferrets).

And so to the serious matter: beer.

I have spoken again to Peter the licensee today. Sheps have been mucking him about and he has not been able to find out what session/seasonal beers he will be able to get in small barrel or large box for serving under gravity.

I will check again tomorrow evening, Monday.

I'm not a mad fan of Masterbrew - but it is the weakest (3.8, I think) so perhaps a choice for the drivers.

If it is still available, Kent's Best (which I prefer) is I think 4.1.

I quite like the Late Red (not sure of the strength offhand) and the Oyster Stout (quite strong I think).

Sheps also do some Xmas beers in bottles - but they are IMHO too strong to drink as session beers. They are WAY stronger than Shitfire (Spitfire) and Nun's Pleasure (Bishop's Finger)- but they are well reviewed. Shall I suggest Peter gets a few bottles in and leaves them on the shelf unrefrigerated?

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: romany man
Date: 15 Dec 08 - 02:19 AM

Rb im hopeing to get the old rattler to rochester, a far better idea than driving at this time of year, so all being well consumption of late red would go down nice,

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: GUEST,Pete the Hat
Date: 15 Dec 08 - 07:07 AM

I dont care what it is has long has it beer. I,ll drink anything,

But I hate Cider or anything for that matter that tastes remotely like Apples.Except Apples which I like alot .ANYWAY.

My problem still remains in regards to getting there.
I can get to Rochester or strood thats about it. If anyones driving I could meet em up on there route and pay petrol.

Or I could go to work and get paid double time. has there is a staff crisis in the workplace on the 28th and there gagging for someone to come in.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 15 Dec 08 - 11:33 AM

Pete. I am PMing my mobile phone number to you. We can pick you up in Rochester on our way through.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: GUEST,Pete the hat
Date: 16 Dec 08 - 03:27 PM

VT will you folk be at Rochester Wassail we can make arrangments then. Cheers.
Im mobile phone free at the moment I dropped the thing do the toilet.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 16 Dec 08 - 03:35 PM

God I didn't know people actually did that. Was it you that started that phone in the toilet thread on the Mudcat a few months back?

Yes we will be at the Wassail Saturday and Sunday. See you there.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: GUEST,Pete the hat
Date: 16 Dec 08 - 05:40 PM

I be at Rochester Saturday not Sunday unfortunately gotto work Sunday night.
No that was not me re thread phone down toilet not guilty on that one.
see you there.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 16 Dec 08 - 05:44 PM

I just went over to check the beer.

Bleeding Pete had decided to have an early night!

Pub shut!

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: GUEST,Pete the hat
Date: 17 Dec 08 - 03:38 PM

What a par-larva RB,

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 17 Dec 08 - 05:27 PM

Tonight he was awake. Sheps have been playing their cards close to their chest. He doesn't know what they will be offering him but tomorrow is the last order date - so he will have to take what they offer. I have said that if he gets the choice he should go (in order of preference: -

1. A "seasonal special" - if it is not too strong.
2. Kent's Best.
3. Late Red.
4. Masterbrew.

It has indeed been such a palaver that I decided not to offer to guarantee him his money back on the second mini-barrel, so if there is only one mini-barrel and it runs out you will have to drink something else.

Still no sign of the new grate for the log burner in teh saloon end. THe little Victorian fireplace (alas no vintage surround) at the end we will be at does fairly well though, so we will be all right even if the punters chill.

Romany man - if you have a spare storm grating and two bricks in the yard, we could pop them into the logburner with no grate and improvise - I have chainsaw and some logs over the road!

If all else fails we'll have to bring some of my Calor fires over - but it is alleged to be getting warmer, innit?

Or we could snuggle up to Dilligaf, one side at a time.

Or the ferrets.

Or Seamus.

Off to practise Sir Patrick Spens - but don't worry, I probably won't have it learned by the 28th.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: romany man
Date: 18 Dec 08 - 03:19 AM

i will see whats layin around if you get my drift what size opening are we looking at, what size surround, would he be intersted in tiled non tiled, seamus in the bar would keep us all warm, but the bugger would hog the bar, and im not fighting him for space , hes tooooooo strong.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 18 Dec 08 - 06:48 AM

No, no tiling, he has a logburner built by someone stupid out of 1/4 inch plate, and the only air ingress is through the front doors which also hold the logs in - so when you open them to get a draught the pub burns down!

Regulating airflow would be possible but too tricky for a temporary bodge.

All that is needed as an emergency measure is a metal grid (ie firebed) that we can prop the front of up a couple of inches to let air through underneath the fire so tha tit draws, leave the front door open a bit, the tilt keeps the logs on the fire! Maybe.

A whole log basket would be grand if there was one going to scrap (dammit, I gave one away 4 years ago), but otherwise you get my drift about using a storm drain grille.

I'll pop over and measure it now.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 18 Dec 08 - 07:00 AM

Problem solved! The grate is installed in that burner now and is burning smokeless with a log on top and looks lovely and the whole pub is lots warmer so we will be fine at both ends!

Landlord out now but I'll pop in later and report back on the beer situation.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 18 Dec 08 - 03:49 PM

As mentioned RB, the INTENTION is for Dilligaf and myself to be there, BUT, Val has a Balloon Flight booked for that afternoon, so it will depend on a) if it takes place and, b)if it takes place, what time will it finish!!!

Kev

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: GUEST,Pete the Hat
Date: 18 Dec 08 - 03:59 PM

You in and out that pub like a fiddlers elbow.

Glad the fire,s sorted out.
I suggest, being a man of Fire meself that he lights the Fire on a regular basis, untill confidence grows that the grate will work without fault. We dont want a reacurence of 1668.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: growler
Date: 18 Dec 08 - 04:04 PM

Thank God for that, Richard. I've never seen calour gas burned on a wood burner

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 18 Dec 08 - 05:05 PM

Pete, were you pissed in 1666? That's the usual date for the event that began on Pudding Lane and ended at Pie Corner.

I've been in again tonight (oo-er Missus) and the beer on the bar will be Kent's Best - a 10 gallon barrel ordered especially for us folkies - a drinkable strength and less sulphurous than the MasterBrew.

First come, first served.

After it's gone, lagers, bottled ciders, bottled Shitfire, bottled Nun's Pleasure.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: melodeonboy
Date: 18 Dec 08 - 05:40 PM

Kent's Best? Sounds good to me! Well done, Richard.

(Though I confess to being partial to a bit of sulphur!)

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: GUEST,Pete the hat
Date: 18 Dec 08 - 07:31 PM

1666 "What a year

31st of January 1666 the invention of the 1st pint of Kronenburg lager.By Dr Issac Kronenburg and his wife Stella.

1st September 1666. The 1st shipment of Kronenburg lager arrives at Tilbury docks London.

Thomas Fayrnor Baker to King Charlas 2nd buys 2 barrels get pissed knocks over a candle and sets his flat alight in Pudding Lane.

What I did not know Richard was that the fire spread has far has The Isle of Grain to the village of Lower Stoke and set the/your Pub alight and burned it down?

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: romany man
Date: 19 Dec 08 - 10:27 AM

I GOTTA PUT THESE BLEEDING DRAINS BACK NOW, oh sod it i put em in the metal.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 20 Dec 08 - 06:34 PM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 21 Dec 08 - 04:19 PM

Hey Richard. Okay to do some mumming at your thing?

heh heh heh....I mean can we sing a mumming song at this event?

What is the start time?

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 21 Dec 08 - 04:35 PM

Do what you like!

Pub technically opens I think at noon, so I'll prolly wander over within half an hour after that, but I expect it will stagger into life rather like the Good Intent. It starts when people turn up and sing! If that's one, two, three, whatever!

Remember we have to finish teh barrel.

So I hope someone learns "Bring us a barrel"!

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 21 Dec 08 - 07:59 PM

Yes RB, I'll not be driving meself, given that I expect at some point to be driveling, as a result of the fallin' down water.

I may even use my bus pass, assuming they go out there on Sundays.

Don T.

Subject: RE: Maybe Song Ssn Stoke N Kent Sun 28 Dec?
From: Kev The Clogs
Date: 21 Dec 08 - 09:16 PM

More chance of getting abducted by aliens than getting a bus there and back on a Sunday!