Manchester May Meetup Madness! April 29, 2010 3:03 AM Subscribe
Manchester May MetaFilter Meetup Madness!
Men and women of Manchester: might you manage a meetup on the 19th or the 20th of May?
(Meaning 'Manchester, UK', in case of misunderstanding.)
The marvellous jonathanstrange (on a mission from Melbourne) and myself will be in your metropolis, and it'd be a massive mistake if we didn't make the most of this moment and meet some MeFites!
So, can you make it? (And maybe one of you can moot a meeting point?)
Men and women of Manchester: might you manage a meetup on the 19th or the 20th of May?
(Meaning 'Manchester, UK', in case of misunderstanding.)
The marvellous jonathanstrange (on a mission from Melbourne) and myself will be in your metropolis, and it'd be a massive mistake if we didn't make the most of this moment and meet some MeFites!
So, can you make it? (And maybe one of you can moot a meeting point?)
Sounds super *fine* to me.
Somewhere near Manchester Victoria??
posted by seanyboy at 4:12 AM on April 29, 2010
Somewhere near Manchester Victoria??
posted by seanyboy at 4:12 AM on April 29, 2010
Gah! Two to three weeks later and this could have been my first meet up.
Hope you have a wonderful time in Manchester.
[*cough* Briton's Protection *cough*]
posted by handee at 4:28 AM on April 29, 2010
Hope you have a wonderful time in Manchester.
[*cough* Briton's Protection *cough*]
posted by handee at 4:28 AM on April 29, 2010
If it had been at a weekend I might have made the trip over from Ireland. Sigh.
posted by knapah at 4:51 AM on April 29, 2010
posted by knapah at 4:51 AM on April 29, 2010
I'm entirely down with this shit.
You'd better be, what with flaking out on the last Manc meetup due to an alleged "baby".
posted by Electric Dragon at 5:29 AM on April 29, 2010 [1 favorite]
You'd better be, what with flaking out on the last Manc meetup due to an alleged "baby".
posted by Electric Dragon at 5:29 AM on April 29, 2010 [1 favorite]
As to venue, the Marble Arch has been the location for previous meetups, but either the Briton's or the Marble's sister establishment the Knott Bar would be suitable.
(The Briton's P has an entirely ludicrous selection of malt whiskies, while both the Marble Arch and the Knott Bar belong to the excellent microbrewery Marble Beers.)
posted by Electric Dragon at 5:35 AM on April 29, 2010 [1 favorite]
(The Briton's P has an entirely ludicrous selection of malt whiskies, while both the Marble Arch and the Knott Bar belong to the excellent microbrewery Marble Beers.)
posted by Electric Dragon at 5:35 AM on April 29, 2010 [1 favorite]
Pics or it didn't happen
And I have it on very good authority that Electric Dragon is neither electric nor a dragon.
For shame!
posted by Jofus at 6:21 AM on April 29, 2010
And I have it on very good authority that Electric Dragon is neither electric nor a dragon.
For shame!
posted by Jofus at 6:21 AM on April 29, 2010
Oh, poo, I'm in a play that week in Northenden. I guess I could make it into the city centre* and say hello.
* Can we write "centre" if we're discussing a UK meet-up? I think so!
posted by alasdair at 6:22 AM on April 29, 2010
* Can we write "centre" if we're discussing a UK meet-up? I think so!
posted by alasdair at 6:22 AM on April 29, 2010
Yay! I'm looking forward to it! Can't wait.
posted by jonathanstrange at 6:30 AM on April 29, 2010
posted by jonathanstrange at 6:30 AM on April 29, 2010
LOOK AT THE ARTIFACTS CLEARLY FAKE DUPLICATED SMOKE TRAILS SHOW US THE REAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
Ahem. Sorry. Not long off a 13 hour plane trip and still a bit wired. Jet lag not kicked in yet.
posted by Electric Dragon at 6:38 AM on April 29, 2010
Ahem. Sorry. Not long off a 13 hour plane trip and still a bit wired. Jet lag not kicked in yet.
posted by Electric Dragon at 6:38 AM on April 29, 2010
I'll be there. Any further location thoughts? The B's P looks mighty fine (plus all would get to see me gag on fine malt whisky) but is pretty far from victoria; seanyboy, would you be okay braving the trams/buses/pavements?
posted by thoughtless at 7:40 AM on April 29, 2010
posted by thoughtless at 7:40 AM on April 29, 2010
Gah! 2 weeks later and I would bring another blue(-ish really more green) cake. You guys have fun though, and if the Marble's too far away, they just opened another micro brewery on Thomas Street. I was in there today, the first every customer, and can reassure everyone they are doing the cheese plate there too.
posted by slyrabbit at 8:33 AM on April 29, 2010
posted by slyrabbit at 8:33 AM on April 29, 2010
Marble! Marble! MARBLE! MARBLE!
Mindblowing cheese board!
Scientology impersonators!
Megahyperbeer!
The sweetest barley wine you'll ever throw up after!
And so, so close to Victoria. Alternately, there's a new Marble just opened on Thomas St, just behind the MadLab, but it may be prone to passing hipsters, with its' edgey Norther Quarter location.
posted by davemee at 8:44 AM on April 29, 2010
Mindblowing cheese board!
Scientology impersonators!
Megahyperbeer!
The sweetest barley wine you'll ever throw up after!
And so, so close to Victoria. Alternately, there's a new Marble just opened on Thomas St, just behind the MadLab, but it may be prone to passing hipsters, with its' edgey Norther Quarter location.
posted by davemee at 8:44 AM on April 29, 2010
The B's P has the advantage of that beer garden we can (possibly) avail ourselves of.
Yes. I'm making weather based plans for a Manchester meet up.
posted by Jofus at 9:15 AM on April 29, 2010
Yes. I'm making weather based plans for a Manchester meet up.
posted by Jofus at 9:15 AM on April 29, 2010
I have a business trip (get me etc.) happening at some point in May. If the meet coincides with me being in the Dark True and Tender North I may well pop along.
posted by mippy at 9:53 AM on April 29, 2010
posted by mippy at 9:53 AM on April 29, 2010
I may be in Manchester on business that week, I'll try and make it.
posted by atrazine at 1:21 PM on April 29, 2010
posted by atrazine at 1:21 PM on April 29, 2010
I may or may not be able to make it - haven't planned that far advance yet... Hopefully I'm not supposed to be doing anything important then though.
posted by pocketfluff at 7:20 PM on April 29, 2010
posted by pocketfluff at 7:20 PM on April 29, 2010
I'm in!
posted by idiomatika at 4:24 AM on April 30, 2010
posted by idiomatika at 4:24 AM on April 30, 2010
Just noticed Sova's account is disabled. :( I hope it was over something more benign than that mess of a MeTa thread I see looming so large in her comment history.
posted by thoughtless at 4:51 AM on April 30, 2010
posted by thoughtless at 4:51 AM on April 30, 2010
I've put it on the sidebar thingummyjig for the 19th. Which I assume can be changed if necessary and I haven't buggered everything up for everyone. Now to decide on the venue.
posted by idiomatika at 5:38 AM on May 5, 2010
posted by idiomatika at 5:38 AM on May 5, 2010
Venue: though I do love the Marble Arch, in all its majestically beery, foody glory, my vote goes for the Briton's Protection, in the spirit of trying somewhere new and of imploring Manchester's dour rain god to look upon us poor drinkers kindly.
posted by thoughtless at 9:42 AM on May 5, 2010
posted by thoughtless at 9:42 AM on May 5, 2010
I agree with thoughtless - plus there's a beer garden.
Am I repeating myself?
/checks.
Yes. I am repeating myself.
Also it is just up the road from the Peveril of the Peak. I have a personal belief that any pub named after a Walter Scott poem must necessarily be excellent.
posted by Jofus at 10:23 AM on May 5, 2010 [1 favorite]
Am I repeating myself?
/checks.
Yes. I am repeating myself.
Also it is just up the road from the Peveril of the Peak. I have a personal belief that any pub named after a Walter Scott poem must necessarily be excellent.
posted by Jofus at 10:23 AM on May 5, 2010 [1 favorite]
The Briton's P has an entirely ludicrous selection of malt whiskies
This sounds very promising.
posted by chrismear at 3:41 AM on May 6, 2010
This sounds very promising.
posted by chrismear at 3:41 AM on May 6, 2010
Can I ask for a re-run once I'm back in the UK next month?
posted by handee at 7:23 AM on May 6, 2010
posted by handee at 7:23 AM on May 6, 2010
How about a re-run in the form of xchmp's sheffield meetup proposal, or the long-mooted leeds meetup?
posted by thoughtless at 8:52 AM on May 6, 2010
posted by thoughtless at 8:52 AM on May 6, 2010
Briton's Protection then? 7-ish on 19th?
posted by idiomatika at 4:11 AM on May 11, 2010
posted by idiomatika at 4:11 AM on May 11, 2010
Well a long-mooted leeds meetup would suit me down to the ground, as that's probably where I'll be living when I get back to Blighty...
posted by handee at 4:32 AM on May 11, 2010
posted by handee at 4:32 AM on May 11, 2010
The Briton's Protection from 7-ish on Wednesday 19th it is!
posted by chrismear at 9:22 AM on May 14, 2010
posted by chrismear at 9:22 AM on May 14, 2010
OK! let's lock it in! Agreed, idiomatika... 7ish on the 19th at Briton's Protection.
See you next week!
posted by jonathanstrange at 9:23 AM on May 14, 2010
See you next week!
posted by jonathanstrange at 9:23 AM on May 14, 2010
Arse! Just realised that's wednesday, when I'm talking in Leeds about TBC. If you guys promise it to make it a late one, I'll catch you there! PROMISE! it's good for your foursquare badges.
posted by davemee at 3:01 AM on May 18, 2010
posted by davemee at 3:01 AM on May 18, 2010
Aw, my first metafilter meetup shoutout! But were the beers any good?
posted by handee at 11:36 PM on May 19, 2010
posted by handee at 11:36 PM on May 19, 2010
Photos up here. Great beer + great snacks + great banter = another excellent northern meetup; 'twas a pleasure to meet you all either again or for the first time.
posted by thoughtless at 11:52 AM on May 20, 2010
posted by thoughtless at 11:52 AM on May 20, 2010
it's good for your foursquare badges.
So I wondered what this "foursquare" thing is, and there's a rather neat summary of it here.
posted by Electric Dragon at 3:22 PM on May 22, 2010
So I wondered what this "foursquare" thing is, and there's a rather neat summary of it here.
posted by Electric Dragon at 3:22 PM on May 22, 2010
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Hope you have a wonderful time in Manchester.
posted by jonnyploy at 3:26 AM on April 29, 2010