Folk Barbecue in SE London

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Larkin
Date: 08 Jun 03 - 06:35 PM

It was great to meet you all today- I can now put faces to a lot more catters. Thanks dave and Linda .Martin

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Noreen
Date: 08 Jun 03 - 06:40 PM

Martin- were you dressed as a sozzled old folkie?
Or was that the host?
*big grin*

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Morticia
Date: 08 Jun 03 - 07:26 PM

Pixie and I had a wonderful time....thank you so much, Dave and Linda.

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Dead Horse
Date: 08 Jun 03 - 08:11 PM

Thanks for wearing the purple choccy t-shirts, now I shall have to get one for the wife.
Thank heavens I got there before the ale ran out.

..................Gin

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 09 Jun 03 - 03:28 AM

Well I seem to be the last to say thanks. But I got home about 9 pm having snoozed most of the way in Val and Pete's car and by the time I had done the dogs 'n' stuff kip seemed more important than catting.

Excellent Dave. Thanks. As you suggested, rather than making you an intermediary I shall send a (small) cheque to the friends direct.

If anyone finds a small leatherette case labelled "pub-prop", it's mine. I have the pub prop still, but the case I think blew away in one or another mighty gust.

All I need is a dog-sitter to be able to make Knockholt definite.

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Dipsodeb
Date: 09 Jun 03 - 05:58 AM

What a fantastic afternoon, thanks Dave and Linda. I had a very chillin afternoon and that wasn't just down to the breeze, it was the good food, good beer and good people. It was great to put faces to names that you just read on Mudcat... and everyone is more than welcome to join us at Knockholt. Richard, that also includes well behaved dogs, if you can't find a sitter, I believe that there a few people taking theirs.
Hope to see you all again soon.
Debs :)

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Larkin
Date: 09 Jun 03 - 08:04 AM

Noreen- I think I was completely outdone on the sozzled folkie front- Damn!!

See you at Liverpool
martin X

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 09 Jun 03 - 09:36 AM

I found the pub prop case! Oops!

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: pixieofdoom
Date: 09 Jun 03 - 02:58 PM

Just wanted to add my thaknks as well Dave and Linda, it was a great afternoon

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 10 Jun 03 - 06:50 AM

Thanks for all coming and making it such a great afternoon - it was almost a home counties Mudcat convention - our list was:

Micca & Catsphiddle
LTS & Manitas (& Bratling)
Judel
Morticia
Dispsodeb
Woodsie, Mexican etc
Richard Bridge
Larkin
Leadfingers
plus of course Essex Girl and myself

If we've left any 'catter out let us know.

We hope to ho;d another one later in the year - I'd better get the next lot of beer started.

Love to all, Dave and Linda.

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Essex Girl
Date: 10 Jun 03 - 08:56 AM

Thanks for all turning up despite the unsettled weather.I managed to make it into work yesterday but wasn't able to do much that was productive. The brain wasn't working well. Jude, thanks for all your efforts clearing up, I hope you had a better journey home than coming. See you all soon.

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Dead Horse
Date: 10 Jun 03 - 09:18 AM

"If we've left any 'catter out let us know."
Er, does arriving just as the ale is running out count?
Dragged the wife along, (after she had done her bit to promote Cajun dance in backwoods Chatham) and I am pleased to say that she is now reconciled to spending a dirty weekend in the woods of Knockholt.
While talking to Streaky Pete, he was reminiscing about his days in the RAF, and recalled landing at the airfield in Knockholt!
Turns out he meant Northolt!
Poor old bugger is losing it I fear, but then he had been at the Old Spiney!

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 10 Jun 03 - 09:57 AM

Sorry Dead Horse (and Kay) you shall be added to the BBQ Hall of Fame, but I hope you'll excuse me not asking poor overworked Mr Offer to actually change my previous posting - hope to see you at Knockholt Ken.

This is the first BBQ that there hasn't been a couple of gallons of beer left.

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Noreen
Date: 10 Jun 03 - 10:47 AM

You left the lovely pixie off the list, Dave! How could you possibly forget her?

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: GUEST,noddy
Date: 10 Jun 03 - 11:01 AM

i know things are bad doon southbut... to barbeque folk YUK.

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 10 Jun 03 - 11:56 AM

Sorry - Linda and I are still getting over it - we've got a flock of Gazebos (or is Gazebi) to round up this evening.

Pixie is added to the list.

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: GUEST,Dave K
Date: 10 Jun 03 - 05:21 PM

Well it's Tuesday night and I have finally recovered. Adding my thanks to Dave and Linda for a marvelous afternoon. It was great to spend a few hours with a crowd of marvelous people - I must really sort myself out a decent name.

I took a few photo's - although it was a bit difficult focusing after downing a few (?) of Dave's home made - These are on my site on the Dave Bryant page (you can get to this via the folkmob site).

Hope to see everyone at Knockholt next week - you are all very welcome.

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: cockney
Date: 10 Jun 03 - 06:53 PM

poor ol' Mr K hasn't worked out how to do a blue clicky link yet!

So here's a link to his "Dave Bryant" page which has photos of the barbee Dave Kenningham I haven't checked it yet so I accept no responsibility for the content - if you find it offensive - hard cheddar!

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: cockney
Date: 10 Jun 03 - 06:57 PM

The pics on the last link take a while to open (if you are not on broadband) but they're pretty good.

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 11 Jun 03 - 04:49 AM

I'm sending a few piccies up to Pene Azul.

Heres a quick index to Dave K's piccies - I hope I got all the names right.

Group 1.

Pete Hicks
Woodsie, Dorothy
Richard Bridge
Dipsodeb (having her ear licked out by husband Pat)
Woodsie
Terry Lees


Group 2.

Pete Hicks, Dave West
Linda and me
Linda
Jim Radford
Leadfingers


Group 3.

Linda and me
Terry Lees & John inspecting the beer
Woodsie guarding the beer
Sue (foreground), Royston, Val Hicks, Richard Bridge
Les sullivan, Pete Hicks, Richard Bridge, Royston

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 11 Jun 03 - 07:06 AM

Have sent 3 piccies to Pene Azul for inclusion in Member's Photos.

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Noreen
Date: 11 Jun 03 - 07:55 AM

Thanks for the key, Dave. Without it, the only one I knew on the pics apart from you and the lovely linda, was Leadfingers (he gets around a bit that chap).
Seems like it was fun!

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: GUEST,Indigo
Date: 11 Jun 03 - 06:37 PM

When's the next one?

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Larkin
Date: 11 Jun 03 - 07:44 PM

And don't forget my hand which makes an appearance on the last pic.
Martin

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Noreen
Date: 11 Jun 03 - 08:08 PM

Your hand around the neck of a prettily-bowed 12-string?
Pleased to meet you, sir!

:0)

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 12 Jun 03 - 04:24 AM

Hey Noreen darling - I didn't start this thread to provide you with somewhere to chat up young fellows ! (if it was me that you were trying to chat up, it would be a different matter).

Why not come down south for the next BBQ for which the provisional date is

                                        Sunday 14th September

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Noreen
Date: 12 Jun 03 - 11:21 AM

LOL Dave :0)
Sorry, can't do 14th Sept, already booked!

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 12 Jun 03 - 04:17 PM

Dave - it can be my birthday treat!!!

Er... can't help but notice the disproportionate number of blokes in the photos.... I remember lots of femayles being there, and even one or two ladies.... but did you photograph any?

Is there something you feel you ought to share with us?

LTS

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: GUEST,Dave K
Date: 12 Jun 03 - 07:06 PM

Sorry, the photos were taken early in the afternoon - There are photo's of Linda and Sue who sang first. I would have taken more later but after Dave's brew I doubt whether they would have come out. I will take more of everyone (and I mean everyone) next time. Promise!

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Larkin
Date: 12 Jun 03 - 08:45 PM

2 points I'd like to make - it's a while since I've been called a young fellow so thanks Dave ,mind you , you did have your beer goggles on! And it was a artfully strummed cittern Noreen . See you Sunday madam.
Regards
Youngfellow

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 13 Jun 03 - 04:21 AM

Larkin - next year's June BBQ will be my 60th Birthday Bash - so I think that you're younger than me.

Liz - there are now three piccies up on Mudcat Member's Photos here one of which shows the mudmaidens (with Morty invoking the spirits and you stuffing your face).

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: GUEST,Len
Date: 14 Jun 03 - 07:15 PM

Aaaaagh!!!!

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 14 Jun 03 - 07:45 PM

Who was the young lady who kept sidling up to Royston?

Is there something she should know?

(Val noticed, not me)

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Larkin
Date: 17 Jun 03 - 07:47 PM

You win Dave !

Nice pics !

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Noreen
Date: 18 Jun 03 - 05:53 AM

Dave, you may be gratified to know that I have still not managed to meet up with young Mr Larkin, despite best endeavours (on both parts!) over the weekend at the Mersey Maritime Fest.

I DID see a rather gorgeous shiny lobster in hotpants (who had male Shellbacks in a swoon) a couple of mermaids and an octopus... and two deepsea divers, but only on the Saturday. I presume none of these were you, Martin?

:0)

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 18 Jun 03 - 06:18 AM

Well Noreen, Martin is in one of the piccies that Jeff has posted on the Member's Photos for me, so you can drool over it to your heart's content. If you prefer (relative) youth to wisdom and experience, that's your loss - I've still got the sexy Linda. LTS would have given me a cuddle, but she's wearing some sort of radio cardiac monitor (honestly Linda that's what she was showing me inside her blouse) and reckoned that any excitement would set the thing off. I suppose that a gadget like that makes chastity belts unnecessary these days !

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Larkin
Date: 18 Jun 03 - 07:00 AM

Destined never to meet Noreen. I was one of the Divers on Sunday but I had my B team in on Saturday as I had another job.

I wouldn't drool though, it doesn't half mess up your Shellback shirt. Mind you I was drooling over the lobsters- lovely young ladies weren't they. I could hear the Shellback pacemakers rattling from a distance.

Maybe Sidmouth ?

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 18 Jun 03 - 09:19 AM

Larkin, if you're a diver, I wonder if you know Pete Currie (mudcat name "Blossom") who is amongst other things a professional diver. He plays accordian with both "Skinner's Rats" and "Slattery" and would have been at the BBQ except that he was busy elsewhere. Pete Hicks and Rick West the other two members of "Slattery" were there though.

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 18 Jun 03 - 05:11 PM

It's true Linda - still wearing it now, although this is the last night!! It goes back to the hospital tomorrow (Thursday)....

LTS

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Larkin
Date: 18 Jun 03 - 07:31 PM

No Dave, I am a street performer and my divers are on stilts -seehere
He may have seen us though as we do a lot of maritime events.

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 19 Jun 03 - 04:27 AM

OK Liz - If you feel like popping over to Knockholt this weekend, you can have the cuddle !

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Larkin
Date: 19 Jun 03 - 05:51 AM

I think this thread should be re-named Flirting in SE London !

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 19 Jun 03 - 06:00 AM

Perhaps we should have a new suffix for Flirting and Swinger's threads - after all it's always been part of the Folk Scene !

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Larkin
Date: 19 Jun 03 - 08:38 AM

Maybe Flirting Dave but I don't know about swinging - but hey what you get up to in SE London is your biz.

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Noreen
Date: 19 Jun 03 - 08:54 AM

Swinging on stilts?
:0)

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Larkin
Date: 19 Jun 03 - 09:30 AM

I'm sure it's possible but I'm a bit past it for that sort of malarky.

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 19 Jun 03 - 09:40 AM

Larkin, when I was editor of Folk London in the 70/80s, two of the organisers of a "very respectable" Folk Dance Club in Kent, informed me that they had permanently "Changed Partners". I also once went to a "very interesting" party given by some of the members of the, now sadly defunct, "Fighting Cocks", Kingston Folk Club - which is in your neck of the woods.

Be gentle with him Noreen, I think he's a bit innocent - but I'm sure that you can educate him.

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: alanww
Date: 19 Jun 03 - 11:29 AM

Swinging, Noreen, ..... mmmmmm ..... garden swings at the BBQ? Or perhaps you have some other kind in mind!
Swing low, sweet Chariot ...!"
Alan

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 19 Jun 03 - 12:20 PM

To alter a famous quote by Dorothy Parker:

If all the people who had found a new partner at a Folk Festival were laid end to end on the the campsite - you wouldn't be able to hear the ceilidh band above the grunts !

Subject: RE: Folk Barbecue in SE London
From: Dead Horse
Date: 19 Jun 03 - 12:31 PM

So thats why everybody looked knackered!
I knew I should have got there earlier.
The clock above the shed takes on a new significance......