the glorious sun on saturday inspired us and since the weather seems

picnic has been planned for this sunday (easter sunday) in london.

why?

well, apart from keeping with tradition (belle and sebastian picnics ran throughout the summer last year, and before that i was helping run picnics for the three previous years for a nightclub i worked for) we've noticed that a lot of new people have surfaced on the mailing lists and websites recently, so it would be nice to get together and have some preliminary introductions and a hell of a lot of fun.

we'll also be using this as a general meet before the london gentle waves gig, as previously mentioned the gentle waves is going to feature six eigths of belle and sebastian, so we expect a lot of you will be around london that day.

what will happen?

well, we'll play football, board games, drink, eat, have a good laugh, resurrect some old games (stuck in the mud is always pretty damn hilarious), and generally have a bloody good time. we'll also be giving away some tickets for the gentle waves gig that night, some copies of the weathershow 7", i'm not sure how, maybe we'll have a connect 4 league (jeepster staff are excluded!) or something.

who can attend?

everyone, anyone, friends even, no-one has to like belle and sebastian, or even be of a similiar age group to the rest of us. that's not the point. the point is to meet people who you might have met on-line, off-line, to give friendships a chance with people you might not have normally talked to. the common thread is

all share the same interests and that gives us a good chance of getting along well. and since this is the first proper meet in london since the whole brit palaver, i'm sure we'll have a pretty celebratory tone to the whole affair.

where is it?

it'll be held at the traditional spot of primrose hill, simply head to camden town tube station and wait outside at 3pm and we'll all walk up to the hill together. if you know where the hill is, just meet us on the summit at around 3:30pm. we'll probably move to a pub at dusk and from there onto the gentle waves gig :)

what should i bring?

well we ask everyone to donate a bit of food to the kitty. this helps create quite a feast whilst at the same time being cheap for everyone. if you're unsure what to bring, think along the lines of pringles and dips, veggie sausage rolls,

ooooh, sounds like fun! fingers crossed it'll be fine an sunny on Sunday...ive never been to a B&S picnic thing before, but i may very well just venture down to this one. im going to the Gentle Waves gig, of course, with a mate who has a cunningly placed flat fairly close by, but ive no idea who'll be at the picnic affair since ive never been to one before. how many people are we all expecting, roughly? i hope im not the only student there...who'll join me??? JaMeS :) http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Hall/7789 permitting, a that we pasta

salad, fairy cakes, etc. we'll provide all the plastic cutlery, plates and a few cups along with some cadburys creme eggs (well, it IS easter!).

if anyone has any questions not answered by the above, simply mail me, i'll be pleased to help, but note that there may be a small delay (1 day) in replying since we're moving office this week and my e-mail is at home :)

cheers, and see you all there :)

david

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