to avoid starting revision today, i've been giving the picnic & drinking before the RAH gig some thought... first we need somewhere to meet up... the simplest place i can think of is the Albert Memorial... this is an extremely large statue of Albert, which is impossible to miss because it's covered entirely in gold leaf. it's about a 4 min walk from south kensington tube station. it's in the south-east corner of kensington gardens (almost in hyde park). it's also across the road from the RAH. kensington gardens & hyde park are huge, so we should have plenty of space for a 723 a-side game of football and a picnic. small problem is that the best place for a picnic is probably on the north side of the serpentine, whereas the place set aside for football is on the south side. but this argument could be resolved on the day depending on how many people turn up. just before the gig (or in case the weather's poo), we need somewhere to drink.... 3 options: 1) Imperial College students union... next door to the RAH and v.cheap (for london). 2) the queen's arms... 2 min from the RAH, cheapish. bit small & pokey though. 3) the builder's arms... 8 min from the RAH. again reasonably cheap. 'nice' little pub. big advantage is that is does 20 different shooters (lethal cocktails in a shot glass) for a £1 each. my vote goes for my union or the builder's arms. although an indication of numbers would be helpful, because the builders arms would struggle if 50+ thirsty b&s fans descended on it on a friday afternoon. i don't have any decent suggestions for indie clubs after the gig. anyone? times... not sure... 1330 at the Albert Memorial? accommodation... if it wasn't term time, people could have stayed in the student halls which are just around the corner, but the IC students don't move out till the 1st july. therefore i suggest looking in the bayswater area which is just north of hyde park (about 15-20 min walk) and has lots of youth hostels. enough procrastination... quantum mechanics awaits... will. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+