From judy at judyserenity.yahoo.invalid Mon Jan 26 06:25:16 2004 From: judy at judyserenity.yahoo.invalid (Judy) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 06:25:16 -0000 Subject: Meet-up in London, in early March? Message-ID: Hello, everyone! Many of you know me already -- I'm a HPfGU member from the US. I used to be active on the main list, a while back. Then, I was a List Elf for about two years. Currently, I'm on sabbatical from being a List Elf -- too busy! I was in London in spring of 2002, and was lucky enough to meet many of you! I'm planning a return visit to London in a bit over a month. I should be in London from at least the evening of March 5th to the morning of March 8th, and I may arrive March 4th instead. I'd love having a get-together then! I'm also interested in meeting with individuals or smaller groups -- the last time, I didn't really get to talk to everyone at the larger meeting. I wouldn't mind doing some sightseeing, but mostly I'm stopping by London just so I can visit, so I'd be happy with lunch, a visit to a museum, or what-have-you. From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Mon Jan 26 13:30:28 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 13:30:28 -0000 Subject: Meet-up in London, in early March? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I'll give a tentative "yes, please" to meeting up. It's tentative because my hubby is away an awful lot at the moment, and I need him here so I can trot into London. But, if he's here, then I'll make it. Ali From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Tue Jan 27 10:16:34 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 10:16:34 -0000 Subject: Meet-up in London, in early March? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi all, I'm flying to Miami on the weekend of 6th/7th for a meeting on the 8th, so I'm rather uncertain on attending a London meet around that time. I've already mentioned to Judy that I might be able to make an event on the 4th or 5th, although there is a chance I'll be busy with work. Neil, vague as ever From dfrankiswork at davewitley.yahoo.invalid Tue Jan 27 22:50:29 2004 From: dfrankiswork at davewitley.yahoo.invalid (davewitley) Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 22:50:29 -0000 Subject: Meet-up in London, in early March? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Judy wrote: > I'm planning a return visit to London in a bit over a month. > I should be in London from at least the evening of March 5th to the > morning of March 8th, and I may arrive March 4th instead. I'd love > having a get-together then! I'm also interested in meeting with > individuals or smaller groups -- the last time, I didn't really get > to talk to everyone at the larger meeting. I wouldn't mind doing some > sightseeing, but mostly I'm stopping by London just so I can visit, > so I'd be happy with lunch, a visit to a museum, or what-have-you. I'm free that weekend at the moment David From tim_regan82 at dumbledad.yahoo.invalid Tue Feb 10 15:58:24 2004 From: tim_regan82 at dumbledad.yahoo.invalid (Tim Regan) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 15:58:24 -0000 Subject: Meet-up in London, in early March? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi All, --- In HPFGU-London Judy wrote: > I should be in London from at least the evening of March 5th > to the morning of March 8th Drat and blast. After the failure of the pre-Christmas get together, I was realy looking foward to the success of our next attempt. But in the first week of March (29/2/04-8/3/04) I'll be in Redmond (USA). Oh well, next time. Cheers, Dumbledad. From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Tue Feb 10 21:30:03 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:30:03 -0000 Subject: Meet-up in London, in early March? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi all, Just confirming that I'm flying to Miami on the morning of the 6th, so will not make this meet I'm afraid. :-( Neil From yahoo at lurkwarbler.yahoo.invalid Wed Feb 11 02:32:10 2004 From: yahoo at lurkwarbler.yahoo.invalid (Chris M. Dickson) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 02:32:10 +0000 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Meet-up in London, in early March? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: In message , Judy writes >Hello, everyone! > >Many of you know me already -- I'm a HPfGU member from the US. I >used to be active on the main list, a while back. Then, I was a List >Elf for about two years. Currently, I'm on sabbatical from being a >List Elf -- too busy! > >I was in London in spring of 2002, and was lucky enough to meet many >of you! I'm planning a return visit to London in a bit over a month. >I should be in London from at least the evening of March 5th to the >morning of March 8th, and I may arrive March 4th instead. I'd love >having a get-together then! There must be something in the air; I know at least two other Harry Potter fans coming from America to London in March! Catja Mikhailovic, who gave two extremely popular talks at Nimbus - 2003 and who is acting as Chair of Formal Programming for The Witching Hour (scheduled for Salem, MA in October 2005!) will be visiting between the 8th and the 15th of March, and Meg Notsurehowsecretsurnamesare from Boston who is a popular member of the New England Harry Potter community on LiveJournal will be in town between the 11th and the 14th. It's inconvenient that the dates don't match up, but unless there is meeting fatigue, please might I encourage a meeting later on in that week? (It's also true that I want to meet you good folks and don't get down from Middlesbrough all that often...!) Best wishes, Chris -- Chris M. Dickson, Middlesbrough, Great Britain. * chris at ... http://www.msoworld.com/ * http://www.livejournal.com/users/jiggery_pokery/ Nimbus 2003, Harry Potter symposium: Orlando, July - http://www.hp2003.org/ From judy at judyserenity.yahoo.invalid Wed Feb 18 03:25:36 2004 From: judy at judyserenity.yahoo.invalid (Judy) Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 03:25:36 -0000 Subject: Meet-up in London, in early March? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Ali wrote: > I'll give a tentative "yes, please" to meeting up. > > It's tentative because my hubby is away an awful lot at the moment, > and I need him here so I can trot into London. But, if he's here, > then I'll make it. Ali, it would be great if I could meet you! When you say your need your husband home, is that because London is too far to go without the family auto, or is it because you need him to keep the home fires burning? (Which I assume means minding the children.) If you live near London but can't leave the house because your husband is away, maybe I can come to where you are, if you like. It looks like I will be in town Saturday March 6th and Sunday March 7th. (I will also be there the evening of the 5th and the morning of the 8th, but I doubt those are good meeting times for others here.) Please post here if you are free one day but not the other! I've heard from May Ann, who is hoping to make a trip in to London for this, and she is free Sunday but not Saturday. I'll be leaving for Amsterdam in about a week, and I'm hoping we'll have something tentatively planned by then. Anyone who is interested, please post here! Judy From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Wed Feb 18 15:53:36 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 15:53:36 -0000 Subject: Meet-up in London, in early March? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Judy wrote:- <<< It looks like I will be in town Saturday March 6th and Sunday March 7th. (I will also be there the evening of the 5th and the morning of the 8th, but I doubt those are good meeting times for others here.) Please post here if you are free one day but not the other! I've heard from May Ann, who is hoping to make a trip in to London for this, and she is free Sunday but not Saturday. >>> Ali: I'm actually ok for Sunday 7th March. Do you have any ideas what you wnat to see or do? Ali From judy at judyserenity.yahoo.invalid Thu Feb 19 03:15:48 2004 From: judy at judyserenity.yahoo.invalid (Judy) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 03:15:48 -0000 Subject: Meet-up in London, in early March? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Ali wrote: > I'm actually ok for Sunday 7th March. Do you have any ideas what > you wnat to see or do? Great! I'm mostly interested in visting other HpfGu folks, so I'm flexible on what we do. Probably, we'll want to get a meal at some point -- I'd prefer someplace quiet so it's easier to have a conversation. I don't *have* to go sightseeing, because I saw my "top priority" London sights on my last visit. A museum would be nice, if others want to go. I really enjoyed my boat ride down the Thames last visit, but it may be too cold this time of year. Since Mary Ann doesn't get into London much, maybe she'll have some sightseeing she'd like to do. Judy From macloudt at ... Thu Feb 19 09:30:47 2004 From: macloudt at ... (=?iso-8859-1?q?Mary=20Ann=20Jennings?=) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 09:30:47 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Meet-up in London, in early March? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20040219093047.69821.qmail@...> --- Judy wrote: > Since Mary Ann doesn't get into London much, maybe > she'll have some > sightseeing she'd like to do. Not necessarily. Like Judy, my main reason for going to London is to meet HPfGU people. All I ask is that we meet for lunch rather than an evening meal as I have to take the train back to Weston-super-Mare. One of Weston's main drug-pushing areas is between my house and the local station and I don't want to wander through there late at night. For the rest I'm flexible as I plan to be in London as early as the Sunday trains will allow. Provided the damned things are running, of course. Mary Ann, who's had several unintentional adventures with trains ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html From dfrankiswork at davewitley.yahoo.invalid Thu Feb 19 12:58:13 2004 From: dfrankiswork at davewitley.yahoo.invalid (davewitley) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:58:13 -0000 Subject: Meet-up in London, in early March? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: > Ali: > > I'm actually ok for Sunday 7th March. Do you have any ideas what > > you wnat to see or do? Judy: > Great! I'm mostly interested in visting other HpfGu folks, so I'm > flexible on what we do. Probably, we'll want to get a meal at some > point -- I'd prefer someplace quiet so it's easier to have a > conversation. By all means count me in for 7th - early or late. David From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Thu Feb 19 17:19:17 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 17:19:17 -0000 Subject: Meet-up in London, in early March? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Judy: >>> Great! I'm mostly interested in visting other HpfGu folks, so I'm flexible on what we do. Probably, we'll want to get a meal at some point -- I'd prefer someplace quiet so it's easier to have a conversation.>>> Food, my favourite! What's everybody's favourite type of food? I like everything especially Italian, Indian and Chinese - oh, but I would personally like to avoid any of the meat-dominated places. I don't do meat. We could maybe try and book to go on the London Eye, or wander around a part of the British Museum? Or if it's warm enough and not raining, just wander? Ali From dfrankiswork at davewitley.yahoo.invalid Thu Feb 19 18:13:41 2004 From: dfrankiswork at davewitley.yahoo.invalid (davewitley) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 18:13:41 -0000 Subject: Meet-up in London, in early March? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Ali wrote: > Food, my favourite! What's everybody's favourite type of food? > > I like everything especially Italian, Indian and Chinese - oh, but I > would personally like to avoid any of the meat-dominated places. I > don't do meat. > > We could maybe try and book to go on the London Eye, or wander > around a part of the British Museum? Or if it's warm enough and not > raining, just wander? There used to be a nice little vegetarian Indian place in Museum Street. Thinking about it 'used to be' means at least 5 and probably more years ago. And I can't remember what it was called. Or if it was open on Sundays. David, feeling possibly less than useful From pipdowns at bluesqueak.yahoo.invalid Thu Feb 19 18:22:24 2004 From: pipdowns at bluesqueak.yahoo.invalid (Pip) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 18:22:24 +0000 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Meet-up in London, in early March? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: David wrote: >There used to be a nice little vegetarian Indian place in Museum >Street. Thinking about it 'used to be' means at least 5 and >probably more years ago. And I can't remember what it was called. >Or if it was open on Sundays. > >David, feeling possibly less than useful There's quite a lot of small restaurants around the British Museum, though. Pip [hoping she'll be able to make it, but currently not sure] From macloudt at ... Fri Feb 20 12:49:31 2004 From: macloudt at ... (=?iso-8859-1?q?Mary=20Ann=20Jennings?=) Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 12:49:31 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Meet-up in London, in early March? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20040220124931.38774.qmail@...> I'll eat wherever you guys eat. When you see my girth, you'll see that I'm not fussy. DS looked up the train times for me and, joy of joys, the line is closed between Weston and Bristol that day **bangs head on computer desk**. I'll be arriving at Paddington station at noon and my train back leaves at 5:45 pm. BTW I'll put in a vote for the British Museum. I've never been there and would love to see a bit of it. Mary Ann, glad that the kids are back in school next week! ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Fri Feb 20 18:57:52 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 18:57:52 -0000 Subject: Meet-up in London, in early March? In-Reply-To: <20040220124931.38774.qmail@...> Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com, Mary Ann Jennings wrote: > I'll eat wherever you guys eat. When you see my > girth, you'll see that I'm not fussy. I love food as well. I don't like steakhouses particularly, but really don't care - as long as we can take our time and chat! > DS looked up the train times for me and, joy of joys, > the line is closed between Weston and Bristol that day > **bangs head on computer desk**. I'll be arriving at > Paddington station at noon and my train back leaves at > 5:45 pm. Mary Ann, I can meet you at Paddington. I live in Reading, so will probably be on the same train - I guess it would be easier to meet by the main information board though? > BTW I'll put in a vote for the British Museum. I've > never been there and would love to see a bit of it. How about we arrange to meet there (just inside the main entrance?) at 12.45 - or should we go and eat first? > Mary Ann, glad that the kids are back in school next week! Ali, also glad that the kids are back at school next week, but not so keen on having another exam! From macloudt at ... Fri Feb 20 19:49:11 2004 From: macloudt at ... (=?iso-8859-1?q?Mary=20Ann=20Jennings?=) Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:49:11 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Meet-up in London, in early March? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20040220194911.42046.qmail@...> --- Ali wrote: > > Mary Ann, I can meet you at Paddington. I live in > Reading, so will > probably be on the same train - I guess it would be > easier to meet > by the main information board though? Sounds good to me. If you wish, email me offlist and I'll give you my mobile number. > How about we arrange to meet there [the British Museum] (just inside the > main entrance?) > at 12.45 - or should we go and eat first? Pip said that there should be plenty of restaurants around the Museum, so IMO it's easiest if we meet at the Museum and then find a place to eat. Or does anyone know of a specific place they'd like to eat? Mary Ann, about to put the kids to bed ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html From judy at judyserenity.yahoo.invalid Sat Feb 21 23:54:36 2004 From: judy at judyserenity.yahoo.invalid (Judy) Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 23:54:36 -0000 Subject: Meet-up in London, in early March? In-Reply-To: <20040220194911.42046.qmail@...> Message-ID: I'm thrilled with the prospect of the British Museum. I did go there on my last visit to London, but of course I didn't get to see the whole thing. Actually, I had written a message suggesting that we go to the British Museum, but my browser crashed and I lost it. I'm hoping that they still have the ship burial that was found near the town of ... (drumroll, please) ... Snape! I'm a vegetarian, too. So, an Indian place sounds great to me, if we can find a convenient one. (My impression is that almost all Indian restarants have vegetarian food; at least that's true here in the States.) -- Judy, hoping that all of you can make it From judy at judyserenity.yahoo.invalid Sun Feb 29 19:29:19 2004 From: judy at judyserenity.yahoo.invalid (Judy) Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 19:29:19 -0000 Subject: Just checking in Message-ID: Hello, everyone! I'm in Amsterdam, but managed to sign on for a moment. I'm still planning on meeting everyone a week from today. Any ideas about whether we want to eat first, or go to the museum first? I'll try to sign on again before next week, but if I don't post here, someone please phone and leave a message at my hotel. I'll be at the Comfort Inn Vauxhall, checking in Friday night, phone number (44) (I assume the 44 can be skipped in the UK) 207 735 94 94 I have to run, so if anyone wants to decide what we'll do, that's fine with me! Judy From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Tue Mar 2 18:57:13 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 18:57:13 -0000 Subject: eateries around the British Mueum Message-ID: I've been looking at what restaurants are around the BM. Check out:- http://www.london-eating.co.uk/tube_search.asp?tube=66 I've only looked at the Indian section so far - although, I'm perfecyly happy to eat anywhere. It seems as though the majority of Indian restaurants in the vicinity are South Indian and vegetarain. South Indian food is *quite* different to the average British Indian food. I can't recommend any of them, as I haven't been to them - or at least it was so long ago that it it couldn't act as a recommendation. Can anyone else make any recommendations? Shall we still meet at 12.45 at the main museum entrance? Ali From pipdowns at bluesqueak.yahoo.invalid Tue Mar 2 21:48:21 2004 From: pipdowns at bluesqueak.yahoo.invalid (bluesqueak) Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 21:48:21 -0000 Subject: Sunday 7th March Message-ID: I now have my shooting schedule, and Sunday 7th is do-able. So I should be joining the party at the British Museum *around* 12:45 - I might be slightly late, though. See you there, I hope! Pip From dfrankiswork at davewitley.yahoo.invalid Wed Mar 3 09:28:28 2004 From: dfrankiswork at davewitley.yahoo.invalid (davewitley) Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 09:28:28 -0000 Subject: Sunday 7th March In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Pip wrote: > I now have my shooting schedule, and Sunday 7th is do-able. So I > should be joining the party at the British Museum *around* 12:45 - I > might be slightly late, though. > > See you there, I hope! Shooting, eh? Tell us more... D From macloudt at ... Wed Mar 3 13:15:12 2004 From: macloudt at ... (=?iso-8859-1?q?Mary=20Ann=20Jennings?=) Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 13:15:12 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Sunday 7th March In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20040303131512.13229.qmail@...> --- davewitley wrote: > Pip wrote: > > > I now have my shooting schedule, and Sunday 7th is > do-able. So I > > should be joining the party at the British Museum > *around* 12:45 - > I > > might be slightly late, though. > > > > See you there, I hope! > > Shooting, eh? Tell us more... I know it's not *that* kind of shooting, but I couldn't help making a mental list of possible targets My train should arrive at Paddington so I assume that I'll be able to join the party as well. Mary Ann, who shouldn't think such thoughts during Lent ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html From macloudt at ... Wed Mar 3 13:32:42 2004 From: macloudt at ... (=?iso-8859-1?q?Mary=20Ann=20Jennings?=) Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 13:32:42 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Sunday 7th March In-Reply-To: <20040303131512.13229.qmail@...> Message-ID: <20040303133242.30444.qmail@...> Mary Ann (that's me) wrote: > My train should arrive at Paddington *at 11:55* so I assume > that > I'll be able to join the party as well. Thought I'd make the sentence make sense this time. Sorry about that. My son started choking on a piece of orange and I obviously hit Send as I went off to help him. He's perfectly all right but I so, so hate when that happens. I'm still shaking. ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html From pipdowns at bluesqueak.yahoo.invalid Thu Mar 4 20:12:05 2004 From: pipdowns at bluesqueak.yahoo.invalid (bluesqueak) Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 20:12:05 -0000 Subject: People are shooting at me! Message-ID: With film cameras, that is. ::hums softly: 'you may put 'em on the list; And they'll none of them be missed - they'll none of 'em be missed!':: I'm currently playing a very stressed out mother and have spent most of today shouting at my cute small 'son' and irritating teenage 'daughter'. Tomorrow I get to be cross at my senile mother, and on Saturday I'm tranquillised out of my brain. But on Sunday, I'm not filming. I will be free to be as normal as I ever get [grin]. See you all there, I hope! Pip From judy at judyserenity.yahoo.invalid Fri Mar 5 11:35:31 2004 From: judy at judyserenity.yahoo.invalid (Judy) Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 11:35:31 -0000 Subject: OK, then - It's Sunday, 12:45 pm, at the British Museum? Message-ID: Hello, everyone! I've managed to sign on from a Cybercafe in Nice. I take it we've decided to meet at the British Museum at 12:45? I propose we meet at the main entrance, right in front of where one buys tickets. (Er -- I'm assuming that there is a main entrance; I seem to recall that there is.) If that's not the plan, or there is a change in plans, please someone leave a message at my hotel (number posted here earlier), since I'm not sure whether I'll have a chance to sign on before then. By the way, I am free tomorrow (Saturday) wuntil 5 pm, so I'd love to visit or sightsee if any of you are free. Leave a message at my hotel, and I'll telephone you. Looking forwward to seeing all of you this weekend! And, Mary Ann, I'm glad your little boy is OK! Judy From macloudt at ... Fri Mar 5 19:32:11 2004 From: macloudt at ... (=?iso-8859-1?q?Mary=20Ann=20Jennings?=) Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 19:32:11 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [HPFGU-London] OK, then - It's Sunday, 12:45 pm, at the British Museum? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20040305193211.93977.qmail@...> Hi all, I fell earlier this evening and managed to twist my ankle. It's throbbing like hell right now and there's no way it'll heal enough by Sunday for me to join you. I'm really sorry to miss this meeting as I won't be able to make it back up to London before I move. I hope you have a great time and, Judy, you must come up to the Toronto area any time after April 23rd! Mary Ann, painfully ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html From dfrankiswork at davewitley.yahoo.invalid Sat Mar 6 13:09:08 2004 From: dfrankiswork at davewitley.yahoo.invalid (davewitley) Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 13:09:08 -0000 Subject: OK, then - It's Sunday, 12:45 pm, at the British Museum? In-Reply-To: <20040305193211.93977.qmail@...> Message-ID: Mary Ann wrote: > I fell earlier this evening and managed to twist my > ankle. It's throbbing like hell right now and there's > no way it'll heal enough by Sunday for me to join you. > I'm really sorry to miss this meeting as I won't be > able to make it back up to London before I move. Oh no! I hope you get well soon! I guess I'll have to come to Canada if I'm ever to meet you - we keep missing each other. David From judy at judyserenity.yahoo.invalid Sat Mar 6 20:27:37 2004 From: judy at judyserenity.yahoo.invalid (Judy) Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 20:27:37 -0000 Subject: How late will our meeting go tomorrow? Message-ID: Hi, folks! I'm wondering how late people plan to stay tomorrow. I was supposed to meet some people today to interview for a book I'm writing, but there was a mix-up and I missed them. I might be able to meet them tomorrow evening. But, I won't if that means missing out on visiting with some of you! So, how late are people planning to stay? Are we having dinner, splitting up after the museum closes, or what? Please post and let me know! From dfrankiswork at davewitley.yahoo.invalid Sun Mar 7 08:48:01 2004 From: dfrankiswork at davewitley.yahoo.invalid (davewitley) Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 08:48:01 -0000 Subject: How late will our meeting go tomorrow? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Judy" wrote: > Hi, folks! > > I'm wondering how late people plan to stay tomorrow. I won't be staying on for the evening. David From pipdowns at bluesqueak.yahoo.invalid Sun Mar 7 09:17:31 2004 From: pipdowns at bluesqueak.yahoo.invalid (bluesqueak) Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 09:17:31 -0000 Subject: How late will our meeting go tomorrow? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: > Judy" wrote: > > Hi, folks! > > > > I'm wondering how late people plan to stay tomorrow. > > David > I won't be staying on for the evening. > Also not planning on staying on for the evening. Pip From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Sun Mar 7 09:30:54 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 09:30:54 -0000 Subject: How late will our meeting go tomorrow? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com, "bluesqueak" wrote: > > > Judy" wrote: > > > Hi, folks! > > > > > > I'm wondering how late people plan to stay tomorrow. > > > > David > > I won't be staying on for the evening. > > > > Also not planning on staying on for the evening. > > Pip I'm going to have to leave my 5ish. Ali From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Wed Mar 24 10:01:36 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:01:36 -0000 Subject: Announcing AccioUK 2005 Message-ID: Accio UK are pleased to announce that their first convention will take place over the weekend of 29-31st July 2005 at Reading University, UK. Places are limited by the size of the venue, so early registration will be encouraged. Accio 2005 will be a friendly event, bringing together adult Harry Potter fans to discuss all aspects of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books, in what we believe to be the first such conference in the UK. Planned events include presentations, panels, speeches, games, live chess, a banquet, and informal discussions into the small hours! Those wishing to attend Accio 2005 should apply for full membership. As well as attendance at the convention, full membership gives voting rights over the next committee and conference location. Fans who will be unable to attend the convention, but wish to be involved, should join as supporting members. Supporting membership gives access to a programme of events and a post convention write- up, as well as voting rights. Membership fees will be non-refundable. Further details, including key dates and fees, will be posted shortly. Meanwhile, if you are interested in volunteering for the convention please register at the Accio 2005 volunteer Yahoo Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hpukcon-volunteers. Al Hewison Accio Chair From tim_regan82 at dumbledad.yahoo.invalid Thu Mar 25 15:23:09 2004 From: tim_regan82 at dumbledad.yahoo.invalid (Tim Regan) Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 15:23:09 -0000 Subject: OT: Pullman stuff at Oxford Literary Festival Message-ID: Hi All, http://www.sundaytimes-oxfordliteraryfestival.co.uk/event_list.asp? query=pullman http://tinyurl.com/34wrs It's not HP related, but this looks interesting for us ... 87 Ad?le Geras, Nicolette Jones, Michael Morpurgo and Philip Pullman Writing for Children, Writing for Adults? time: 2 pm ticket price: ?7.50 venue: Oxford Union, St Michael's Street Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy has been marketedin some countries for adults, and in others for children. Ad?le Geras has written for children from toddlers to young adults, and has recently published her first adult novel. Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo writes for children, but his subjects have included, most recently, the execution for cowardice of British soldiers in the First World War. All three have learnt their craft over decades and write with a skill and wisdom many first novelists writing for adults might envy. If language is used no less skilfully in children's books than in adult books, how do we distinguish the two genres? And are there reasons to do so? Should there be limits to the content or style of writing for children? Has our concept of writing for children changed? The discussion is chaired by Sunday Times critic Nicolette Jones. Cheers, Dumbledad From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Sat Mar 27 20:34:56 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 20:34:56 -0000 Subject: PoA opening night meet up Message-ID: I think it's time to start discussing our next meetup, isn't it? I'm totally convinced that PoA is going to be a good film, so it seems a great opportunity to organise our next get together. 4th of June anyone? Ali From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Mon Mar 29 19:33:25 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 19:33:25 -0000 Subject: Announcing Accio UK 2005 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Alteration: please accept my apologies that the url for the volunteers list that I quoted previously doesn't work. Please try the following instead: If you would like further information about Accio UK, please join our Yahoo group at HP-UK-Convention-subscribe at yahoogroups.com. If you would like to volunteer for the conference, please register at: HP-UK-Convention-subscribe at yahoogroups.com. Ali From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Tue Apr 13 21:47:31 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 21:47:31 -0000 Subject: Accio: open for registration Message-ID: Accio are pleased to announce that their website and registration are now open for their first conference between 29-31st July 2005 at Reading University, UK. Website address Accio's website can be found at: http://www.accio.org.uk Some pages of this site are still under development, but please feel free to check it out. Registration Attendance at Accio 2005 is paid for through a club membership fee. Accio has two types of membership available: supporting and attending. Supporting membership gives you the conference publications, and the chance to vote in future club ballots on conference venues. Attending membership additionally gives you attendance at Accio 2005. The membership fees will be: Residential membership ?180 Residential en-suite membership ?215 Non-residential membership ?140 FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME THESE PRICES WILL BE REDUCED BY ?20, AS A BONUS FOR EARLY BOOKING. This offer applies until the 31st October 2004. Hurry, spaces are limited. Please also note that there will be a further price increase in early 2005 for which we will give you one month's notice. Supporting membership is available at ?25, but is not subject to our limited period reduction. Earlybird membership will therefore be: Residential membership ?160 Residential membership ?195 Non-residential membership ?120 Please note that all forms of attending membership include the following: Friday evening dinner, morning and afternoon coffee/tea, Saturday lunch (sandwiches), Saturday Feast, Sunday morning coffee/tea and Sunday lunch. Residential fees also include full English breakfast. Initially we are only accepting cheques or bankers drafts in pounds sterling drawn on a UK bank account or agent. Those outside the UK should find that their bank can supply such a bankers draft. if that's a problem for you please register your interest by emailing register at ... and we'll let you know when these other mechanisms become available. So if you'd like to register, please download the Registration Form from our website, http://www.accio.org.uk in PDF or WORD format, print it out, complete it and send your payment made out to Accio UK, to: Treasurer Accio UK 26 Discovery House Newby Place London E14 0HA It would also be useful to us to know where you first heard about Accio 2005. We are anticipating a high demand for this event, so to ensure you don't lose out, book now! Just to reiterate, if you believe that paying by cheque or sterling draft is likely to cause you a problem, then please contact us. We will reserve your place and contact you as soon as credit card booking becomes available. We will keep your reservation for a further 2 weeks after this time to allow payment to reach us. We are also hoping to offer payment by 3 instalments. If this system interests you, please contact us on the register at .... Al Hewison Accio Chair From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Fri Apr 30 17:25:30 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:25:30 -0000 Subject: PoA open for booking Message-ID: The Leicester Square Odeaon is now open for bookings - from 31st May. Shall we have a PoA London get together, and if so, when? Ali From carolynwhite2 at a_reader2003.yahoo.invalid Fri Apr 30 20:14:32 2004 From: carolynwhite2 at a_reader2003.yahoo.invalid (a_reader2003) Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 20:14:32 -0000 Subject: PoA open for booking In-Reply-To: Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com, "Ali" wrote: > The Leicester Square Odeaon is now open for bookings - from 31st May. > > Shall we have a PoA London get together, and if so, when? > > Ali Carolyn: Hi, I've been lurking here for a while. I live in London (N8), and would love to meet up with some of you to see POA. Pretty flexible on dates.. From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Sun May 2 16:04:26 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Sun, 02 May 2004 16:04:26 -0000 Subject: PoA meet-up on Saturday the 5th? Message-ID: I know this isn't opening night, but then, most of us will probably have seen PoA before it officially opens anyway. So how going to an afternoon viewing and then on to eat/drink somewhere? It would be great to meet you Carolyn. Ali From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Thu Jun 3 08:25:15 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 09:25:15 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] PoA meet-up on Saturday the 5th? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: An afternoon showing on 5th June sounds good to me. I'm guessing we'd want to go to one of the big cinemas in the West End? Neil -----Original Message----- From: Ali [mailto:Ali at ...] Sent: 02 May 2004 17:04 To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Subject: [HPFGU-London] PoA meet-up on Saturday the 5th? I know this isn't opening night, but then, most of us will probably have seen PoA before it officially opens anyway. So how going to an afternoon viewing and then on to eat/drink somewhere? It would be great to meet you Carolyn. Ali Yahoo! Groups Links From carolynwhite2 at a_reader2003.yahoo.invalid Tue May 4 08:02:09 2004 From: carolynwhite2 at a_reader2003.yahoo.invalid (a_reader2003) Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 08:02:09 -0000 Subject: PoA meet-up on Saturday the 5th? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com, "Neil Ward" wrote: > An afternoon showing on 5th June sounds good to me. > Carolyn: Would also be fine with me & West End no problem. From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Tue May 4 16:57:50 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 16:57:50 -0000 Subject: Leicester Square Odeon Message-ID: I've just been checking the times, and things are selling out fast! The times that are available are 1.40 pm or 5.05pm. 5.05pm has the advantage that we could go and eat straight afterwards. What do people think? Ali (Also sent to the UK Con site) From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Wed May 5 07:15:28 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 08:15:28 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Leicester Square Odeon In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I vote for 5.05pm. Neil -----Original Message----- From: Ali [mailto:Ali at ...] Sent: 04 May 2004 17:58 To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Subject: [HPFGU-London] Leicester Square Odeon I've just been checking the times, and things are selling out fast! The times that are available are 1.40 pm or 5.05pm. 5.05pm has the advantage that we could go and eat straight afterwards. What do people think? Ali (Also sent to the UK Con site) Yahoo! Groups Links From catherine at catorman.yahoo.invalid Wed May 5 13:47:31 2004 From: catherine at catorman.yahoo.invalid (Catherine Coleman) Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 13:47:31 -0000 Subject: Leicester Square Odeon In-Reply-To: Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com, "Neil Ward" wrote: > I vote for 5.05pm. > > Neil Me too. Brief!Catherine From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Wed May 5 15:14:40 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 15:14:40 -0000 Subject: Booking tonight Message-ID: I'm going to book it tonight, so if anyone else wants to come, please either post here or e-mail me by 9pm. Thanks, Ali From carolynwhite2 at a_reader2003.yahoo.invalid Wed May 5 16:15:20 2004 From: carolynwhite2 at a_reader2003.yahoo.invalid (a_reader2003) Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 16:15:20 -0000 Subject: Booking tonight In-Reply-To: Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com, "Ali" wrote: > I'm going to book it tonight, so if anyone else wants to come, > please either post here or e-mail me by 9pm. > > Thanks, > > Ali Assume you got my email, but yes, please count me in. Carolyn From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Tue Jun 1 11:00:32 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 11:00:32 -0000 Subject: Meeting on Saturday - some ideas Message-ID: Hi all, I've seen a few clips and trailers from the PoA film now and I'm really looking forward to it. I was quite disappointed by the first two films, but I have a feeling this one will be on another level. I don't know if you've discussed this in the Accio group, but I have a few thoughts on where we might go for food after the film. I haven't been to any of these places myself, but they sound okay. They are all in Frith Street, Soho ? not too far from Leics Square, but not too close either: Italian - Il Forno http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformation/Restaurant/Il_Forno/27bb/ Thai - The Chiang Mai http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformation/Restaurant/The_Chiang_Mai_ Restaurant/a208/ Indian - The Delhi Brasserie http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformation/Restaurant/The_Delhi_Brass erie/99eb/ We could adjourn to a pub nearby and eat a bit later (assuming we're all 18 or over), but we may need to book a table at some of the above. Any thoughts on where we could meet before the film? I was thinking of the caf? in Border's Bookshop, 120 Charing Cross Rd, at 4.00pm. http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformation/Shops/Borders_Books__Music /c99f/ I'm not sure who knows who, but there are some pictures of me and Catherine in the Photos and Files sections of this list. Neil From pipdowns at bluesqueak.yahoo.invalid Wed Jun 2 10:59:19 2004 From: pipdowns at bluesqueak.yahoo.invalid (bluesqueak) Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 10:59:19 -0000 Subject: Meeting on Saturday - some ideas In-Reply-To: Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com, "Neil Ward" wrote: > Hi all, > > I've seen a few clips and trailers from the PoA film now and I'm > really looking forward to it. I was quite disappointed by the > first two films, but I have a feeling this one will be on another > level. I also have hopes. Much better director this time round. > I don't know if you've discussed this in the Accio group, but I have > a few thoughts on where we might go for food after the film. I > haven't been to any of these places myself, but they sound okay. > They are all in Frith Street, Soho ? not too far from Leics > Square, but not too close either: > > Italian - Il Forno > Thai - The Chiang Mai > Indian - The Delhi Brasserie > We could adjourn to a pub nearby and eat a bit later (assuming > we're all 18 or over), but we may need to book a table at some of > the above. Can I vote against the Italian? Looking at the review, it looks like a 'pasta and pizza' Italian, which always leaves me struggling to find something on the menu that I can eat. Otherwise, either the Thai or the Indian should be fine. > > Any thoughts on where we could meet before the film? I was > thinking of the caf? in Border's Bookshop, 120 Charing Cross Rd, > at 4.00pm. Yes, that sounds good. Near Tottenham Ct Rd tube, not too far to walk to Leicester Square. I'd go for that. > Pip From eloiseherisson at eloise_herisson.yahoo.invalid Wed Jun 2 14:30:03 2004 From: eloiseherisson at eloise_herisson.yahoo.invalid (eloiseherisson at eloise_herisson.yahoo.invalid) Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 10:30:03 EDT Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Meeting on Saturday - some ideas Message-ID: Just recording my miffedness at not being able to join you all. And the film's great. Don't listen to Ali. ~Eloise [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Thu Jun 3 21:58:48 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 21:58:48 -0000 Subject: Meeting on Saturday - some ideas In-Reply-To: Message-ID: > I've seen a few clips and trailers from the PoA film now and I'm > really looking forward to it. I was quite disappointed by the first two films, but I have a feeling this one will be on another level. Ok, I promise not to look at anyone or speak to anyone who hasn't yet seen PoA. But, please don't get your hopes too high - I did, and ended up really disappointed. If you don't hope for much, you'll see it really is a massive improvement on the last two. I really like the idea of meeting at Borders. I also think that we should probably book a restaurant. I'm not worried particularly. There are going to be 9 for the meal and 8 for the cinema. Unfortunately, all the e-mails I wrote re the cinema are "missing" presumably due to lots of computer problems we had. But, I will find them! Given that Pip can't have Italian, Thai or Indian sounds great to me - anyone else? Ali (Who still owes e-mails but has been away on the Hogwarts Express - so will write). From ladilyndi at ladilyndi.yahoo.invalid Fri Jun 4 14:54:32 2004 From: ladilyndi at ladilyndi.yahoo.invalid (Ladi lyndi) Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 07:54:32 -0700 (PDT) Subject: HP on Access Hollywood In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20040604145432.52264.qmail@...> Those who aren't totally bored waiting for their child to return from school may have missed that Living TV is advertising next week's Access Hollywood. Apparently they are devoting it to HP and PoA. I think the new one comes out Tuesday or Wednesday, perhaps someone who looks at TV listings can help. However, Access Hollywood replays a few times during the week. Just a heads up, Lynn (btw, I'm Lynn, 45, American living in England with my Dutch husband, Johan and our 5 yo daughter. We're posted here and have another 2 years before Johan retires and we decide where to settle. The entire family really likes HP - well maybe more than really likes LOL) --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Sat Jun 5 08:59:58 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Sat, 05 Jun 2004 08:59:58 -0000 Subject: 2 tickets to PoA up for grabs! Message-ID: If anyone is free this afternoon, I've unexpectedly got 2 tickets for the 5.05 performance of PoA at Leicester Square. If you'd like to see PoA again with the HPfGU/ Accio crowd, please e- mail me. Ali From meidbh at meidbh.yahoo.invalid Sun Jul 18 21:30:03 2004 From: meidbh at meidbh.yahoo.invalid (meidbh) Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 21:30:03 -0000 Subject: hello! Message-ID: Hello! I have just joined your group and I see you've been VERY quiet since seeing PoA - stunned into silence? So what did you all think? I read the book again the night before I first saw the film and I think that was a really silly thing to do. All I could see in the film were the discrepancies in the storyline, Harry, Ron and Hermione seemed too old, too self conscious and where were the wizarding robes?! I was really disappointed. But being a complete Potter addict I gave it another try in a better cinema (Leicester Square!) with less excited anticipation and I loved it. Yes, it is rather lumpy and liberties have been taken with the storyline but the whole atmosphere was wonderful. I left the cinema grinning from ear to ear and half expecting to stumble into the Leaky Cauldron! Long live the wizarding world! Hope to talk to you all soon. Meidbh From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Thu Jul 22 09:25:09 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 10:25:09 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] hello! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi Meidbh, A belated welcome to the group... I also thought the PoA film improved on a second viewing. I managed to put aside thoughts of variance from the book, which cluttered my brain on the first viewing. It's always quiet here unless we're planning a meeting. We don't have anything in the pipeline at the moment, but could perhaps think about doing something in August. Is anyone up for a general meet up? Neil -----Original Message----- From: meidbh [mailto:meidbh at ...] Sent: 18 July 2004 22:30 To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Subject: [HPFGU-London] hello! Hello! I have just joined your group and I see you've been VERY quiet since seeing PoA - stunned into silence? So what did you all think? I read the book again the night before I first saw the film and I think that was a really silly thing to do. All I could see in the film were the discrepancies in the storyline, Harry, Ron and Hermione seemed too old, too self conscious and where were the wizarding robes?! I was really disappointed. But being a complete Potter addict I gave it another try in a better cinema (Leicester Square!) with less excited anticipation and I loved it. Yes, it is rather lumpy and liberties have been taken with the storyline but the whole atmosphere was wonderful. I left the cinema grinning from ear to ear and half expecting to stumble into the Leaky Cauldron! Long live the wizarding world! Hope to talk to you all soon. Meidbh Yahoo! Groups Links From hermionesmum at hermionesmum.yahoo.invalid Thu Jul 22 20:42:10 2004 From: hermionesmum at hermionesmum.yahoo.invalid (Sam Edwards) Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 13:42:10 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [HPFGU-London] hello! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20040722204210.79110.qmail@...> Neil Ward wrote: Hi Meidbh, A belated welcome to the group... I also thought the PoA film improved on a second viewing. I managed to put aside thoughts of variance from the book, which cluttered my brain on the first viewing. It's always quiet here unless we're planning a meeting. We don't have anything in the pipeline at the moment, but could perhaps think about doing something in August. Is anyone up for a general meet up? Neil I should say hello properly too. I joined the group a few weeks ago. My name is Sam, I live in Oxfordshire and I've been mostly lurking on HPFGU for about a year. I'd certainly be up for escaping my houswifely existance and meeting other adults who don't think I'm bonkers some time in August. I couldn't do the bank holiday weekend though. Sam --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From sarah at shemilts17.yahoo.invalid Thu Jul 22 20:44:48 2004 From: sarah at shemilts17.yahoo.invalid (Sarah Shemilt) Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 21:44:48 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] hello! In-Reply-To: <20040722204210.79110.qmail@...> Message-ID: *waves* I'm around in August. -----Original Message----- From: Sam Edwards [mailto:hermionesmum at ...] Sent: 22 July 2004 21:42 To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [HPFGU-London] hello! Neil Ward wrote: Hi Meidbh, A belated welcome to the group... I also thought the PoA film improved on a second viewing. I managed to put aside thoughts of variance from the book, which cluttered my brain on the first viewing. It's always quiet here unless we're planning a meeting. We don't have anything in the pipeline at the moment, but could perhaps think about doing something in August. Is anyone up for a general meet up? Neil I should say hello properly too. I joined the group a few weeks ago. My name is Sam, I live in Oxfordshire and I've been mostly lurking on HPFGU for about a year. I'd certainly be up for escaping my houswifely existance and meeting other adults who don't think I'm bonkers some time in August. I couldn't do the bank holiday weekend though. Sam --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT click here _____ Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-London/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: HPFGU-London-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From ben.leigh at ben_leigh.yahoo.invalid Thu Jul 22 22:23:57 2004 From: ben.leigh at ben_leigh.yahoo.invalid (Ben Leigh) Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 23:23:57 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] hello! In-Reply-To: <20040722204210.79110.qmail@...> Message-ID: Hi All I'm Ben and like Sam have also been a lurker for over a year! I'm avalaiable in August for a meet but only the 14th.15th Aug or 8th August. Bank holiday weekend is out for me as well. I live in London. -----Original Message----- From: Sam Edwards [mailto:hermionesmum at ...] Sent: 22 July 2004 21:42 To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [HPFGU-London] hello! Neil Ward wrote: Hi Meidbh, A belated welcome to the group... I also thought the PoA film improved on a second viewing. I managed to put aside thoughts of variance from the book, which cluttered my brain on the first viewing. It's always quiet here unless we're planning a meeting. We don't have anything in the pipeline at the moment, but could perhaps think about doing something in August. Is anyone up for a general meet up? Neil I should say hello properly too. I joined the group a few weeks ago. My name is Sam, I live in Oxfordshire and I've been mostly lurking on HPFGU for about a year. I'd certainly be up for escaping my houswifely existance and meeting other adults who don't think I'm bonkers some time in August. I couldn't do the bank holiday weekend though. Sam --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Tue Jul 27 22:05:02 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 22:05:02 -0000 Subject: hello! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Neil wrote: It's always quiet here unless we're planning a meeting. We don't have anything in the pipeline at the moment, but could perhaps think about doing something in August. Is anyone up for a general meet up? Ali: I'd be up for a meet up, but aside from this weekend (in which I might be forced to go camping), I've got no free weekends til September - I'll think about you all though if you meet up before then! Ali From carolynwhite2 at a_reader2003.yahoo.invalid Sat Jul 31 19:30:14 2004 From: carolynwhite2 at a_reader2003.yahoo.invalid (a_reader2003) Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 19:30:14 -0000 Subject: hello! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com, "Neil Ward" wrote: > > It's always quiet here unless we're planning a meeting. We don't have > anything in the pipeline at the moment, but could perhaps think about doing > something in August. > > Is anyone up for a general meet up? > > Neil > Hi - I'd be on for a meeting in August as I am working right through, alas, not going away. Neil was rumoured to have found the site of the Leaky Cauldron a few years ago..maybe he should take us there! (?? down near St Martin's Lane ??). Or maybe we should vote for somewhere cooler and leafier out of town [stifling hot and polluted in London this weekend]. Carolyn From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Sun Aug 1 10:38:33 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 11:38:33 +0100 Subject: Meeting up (?8th Aug) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi all, If we're planning for August (which means Ali wouldn't be able to make it), it looks like next Sunday (8th) may be the best option, based on the responses. I can't do 14th/15th weekend. The 8th is only other weekend day Ben mentioned. Sam is in Oxfordshire, so I'm guessing a weeknight is out. Sarah and Carolyn are available and haven't stated any 'off' days. Ali can't make August weekends. Meidbh triggered off this thread, but hasn't said anything about meeting up. There are also several other people [looks around room] who've been to previous gatherings, but haven't posted. Tabouli is in London next week, but I'm not sure if she'll still be here on the 8th. Weather allowing, I guess it would be nice to do something outside. We *could* take a look at the brick wall in Charing Cross Road that I pretend is the entrance to The Leaky Cauldron, but it isn't terribly exciting: I don't think JKR was too hot on London locations when she started writing the HP series (she confused King's Cross Station with Paddington, IIRC). One possibility is the South Bank, by the river. We've met there before, outside the NFT cafe/bar, and there is usually a book fair along the walkway. If anyone has any other ideas, please speak up. Is anyone wanting to go for a meal, or are you happy with just a drink/wander? Neil From ben.leigh at ben_leigh.yahoo.invalid Sun Aug 1 16:38:47 2004 From: ben.leigh at ben_leigh.yahoo.invalid (Ben Leigh) Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 17:38:47 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Meeting up (?8th Aug) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi Neil and all NFT cafe sounds a good place to meet. though I willhave to confirm the exact time of day neareer the weekend as have a very busy day on Saturday. Also we need to decide how to identify eachother? Does anyone have any ideas? Ben -----Original Message----- From: Neil Ward [mailto:neilward at ...] Sent: 01 August 2004 11:39 To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Subject: [HPFGU-London] Meeting up (?8th Aug) Hi all, If we're planning for August (which means Ali wouldn't be able to make it), it looks like next Sunday (8th) may be the best option, based on the responses. I can't do 14th/15th weekend. The 8th is only other weekend day Ben mentioned. Sam is in Oxfordshire, so I'm guessing a weeknight is out. Sarah and Carolyn are available and haven't stated any 'off' days. Ali can't make August weekends. Meidbh triggered off this thread, but hasn't said anything about meeting up. There are also several other people [looks around room] who've been to previous gatherings, but haven't posted. Tabouli is in London next week, but I'm not sure if she'll still be here on the 8th. Weather allowing, I guess it would be nice to do something outside. We *could* take a look at the brick wall in Charing Cross Road that I pretend is the entrance to The Leaky Cauldron, but it isn't terribly exciting: I don't think JKR was too hot on London locations when she started writing the HP series (she confused King's Cross Station with Paddington, IIRC). One possibility is the South Bank, by the river. We've met there before, outside the NFT cafe/bar, and there is usually a book fair along the walkway. If anyone has any other ideas, please speak up. Is anyone wanting to go for a meal, or are you happy with just a drink/wander? Neil Yahoo! Groups Links From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Sun Aug 1 19:28:11 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 20:28:11 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Meeting up (?8th Aug) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Ben said: << Also we need to decide how to identify eachother? Does anyone have any ideas? >> I know Carolyn from the last meeting, which is a start. I'm the chubby bloke in most of the photos from previous meetings on this message board (mostly under the files section, for some reason). Unfortunately, they give a pretty accurate idea of my true appearance. Also, my mobile number is 07957 423 185, so anyone with a mobile themselves could try that. I would tentatively suggest meeting from 2pm at the NFT cafe... Neil From carolynwhite2 at a_reader2003.yahoo.invalid Sun Aug 1 21:03:02 2004 From: carolynwhite2 at a_reader2003.yahoo.invalid (a_reader2003) Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 21:03:02 -0000 Subject: Meeting up (?8th Aug) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com, "Neil Ward" wrote: > > I would tentatively suggest meeting from 2pm at the NFT cafe... > > Neil Ah, this is where we need the HPfGU T-shirts..or you need to wave a Flying Ford Anglia coffee mug (!) But time & place are fine by me. I just had a quick look in the Guardian guide, but there doesn't seem to be any special event on the riverfront that weekend (probably just as well, it might get very crowded). Carolyn From v-tregan at dumbledad.yahoo.invalid Mon Aug 2 17:04:13 2004 From: v-tregan at dumbledad.yahoo.invalid (Timothy Regan (Intl Vendor)) Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 18:04:13 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Meeting up (?8th Aug) Message-ID: <502C27106D99DB478C13DEDBFD185E15E0521D@...> Hi All, I'll be in London for a weekend with Kate and the kids so I'll try to show a face at 14:00. It will be great to put more faces to names. The only other face-to-face I've done was the last Accio 2005 committee meeting, seeing more UK HP adults will be great. I'll probably wear my Waterstone's HP t-shirt, the one the staff wore on the OotP release night (good old ebay). Cheers, Dumbledad. PS I may be with Kate and the kids so I'm not sure how long I can stay. But I hope to be there. From hermionesmum at hermionesmum.yahoo.invalid Mon Aug 2 17:59:04 2004 From: hermionesmum at hermionesmum.yahoo.invalid (Sam Edwards) Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 10:59:04 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Meeting up (?8th Aug) In-Reply-To: <502C27106D99DB478C13DEDBFD185E15E0521D@...> Message-ID: <20040802175904.53427.qmail@...> Sorry, I've promised to take my kids to my nephew's birthday party on the 8th. I'll have to give it a miss. Have a wonderful afternoon and I'll try and join you next time:) Just for reference are kiddies welcome at these gatherings? Dumbledad mentioned his would be about I wasn't sure if he meant they would be coming along. Sam --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From meidbh at meidbh.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 02:13:47 2004 From: meidbh at meidbh.yahoo.invalid (meidbh) Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 02:13:47 -0000 Subject: Meeting up (?8th Aug) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hello again, I started the thread and then disappeared. Guilty! I was over on HPFGU learning how these Group things work. Some of my posts even made it through the list elf approval process. They're a terribly analytical lot over there you know but its been interesting :-) I am actually coming up to London on the 8th, which is a lucky co- incidence, but I don't arrive till 3ish, perhaps I can call you Neil after I've dropped my bags off and if you are all still chatting away I'll try and come say hello. You'll know me by the enormous wart on the end of my long hooked nose ;-) Meidbh From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 07:06:12 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 08:06:12 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Meeting up (?8th Aug) In-Reply-To: <20040802175904.53427.qmail@...> Message-ID: <> Sorry you can't join us, Sam. As for children, I suppose it would depend on the format of the meeting. It's not typical to bring kids along, as we're often meeting in pubs and suchlike, but I've been to meetings here and with the New York group where there were children were present. Neil From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 07:20:57 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 08:20:57 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Meeting up (?8th Aug) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi again all, Unless another plan emerges, I think we should stay at the NFT cafe, bearing in mind Tim and Meidbh may be dropping by later. If the weather is bad, we could move to the bar area in the Royal Festival Hall. I probably won't be able to continue into the evening, and would aim to leave by 7pm at the latest. Meidbh said: << You'll know me by the enormous wart on the end of my long hooked nose ;-) >> That will go nicely with my long white beard and knobbly knees. Btw, is Meidbh the Irish spelling of Maeve, or am I completely off track? Neil Yahoo! Groups Links From v-tregan at dumbledad.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 08:12:10 2004 From: v-tregan at dumbledad.yahoo.invalid (Timothy Regan (Intl Vendor)) Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 09:12:10 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Meeting up (?8th Aug) Message-ID: <502C27106D99DB478C13DEDBFD185E15E43DFC@...> Hi All, Sam asked: >>> Just for reference are kiddies welcome at these gatherings? Dumbledad mentioned his would be about I wasn't sure if he meant they would be coming along. <<< Neil replied: >>> It's not typical to bring kids along, as we're often meeting in pubs and suchlike, but I've been to meetings here and with the New York group where there were children were present. <<< I may not have kids in tow - Kate's trying to work out if we'd all be too dull for them !?!!??!? Cheers, Tim / Dumbledad. From hp at gulplum.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 10:07:24 2004 From: hp at gulplum.yahoo.invalid (GulPlum) Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 11:07:24 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Meeting up (8th Aug) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20040803105210.0098be80@...> I am *hoping* that I might be able to make this meeting. I have several issues to resolve (not least of which is that, being car-less, I have to get to London from Birmingham and back by public transport and I need to justify - to myself - six hours' travelling time to spend five hours in London....) but I am determined to make at least *one* meet this year! As for things to do, I've just noticed that the BFI's IMAX theatre is currently showing PoA and it's on at 4.30 pm on Sunday... Having seen the film at the "normal" cinema more times than I'm prepared to admit, I'd like to catch it at least once on IMAX and this could well be my chance. There's an IMAX theatre here in Birmingham, but PoA has yet to appear in its schedule, and I fear that if it ever gets here, the copy will probably be unwatchable (as it'll doubtless be the same print currently showing in London). I notice that Neil has announced that he can't stay beyond 7pm, but if there are any other takers for the film, he might *just* be able to make it (especially if he misses the end credits). Any thoughts (and words of persuasion for me)? :-) (BTW I'm about to go out and won't be back until the evening, so don't expect a quick reply) -- GulPlum AKA Richard, who's been out of the loop in HPFGU-land for the last month or so. From sarah at shemilts17.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 10:16:00 2004 From: sarah at shemilts17.yahoo.invalid (Sarah Shemilt) Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 11:16:00 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Meeting up (8th Aug) Message-ID: <20040803101600.25561.qmail@...> That seems like a plan I could be interested in.... ~ Sarah -------Original Message------- > From: GulPlum > Subject: RE: [HPFGU-London] Re: Meeting up (8th Aug) > Sent: 03 Aug 2004 11:07:24 > > I am *hoping* that I might be able to make this meeting. I have several > > issues to resolve (not least of which is that, being car-less, I have to > > get to London from Birmingham and back by public transport and I need to > > justify - to myself - six hours' travelling time to spend five hours in > > London....) but I am determined to make at least *one* meet this year! > > > > As for things to do, I've just noticed that the BFI's IMAX theatre is > > currently showing PoA and it's on at 4.30 pm on Sunday... Having seen the > > film at the "normal" cinema more times than I'm prepared to admit, I'd like > > to catch it at least once on IMAX and this could well be my chance. There's > > an IMAX theatre here in Birmingham, but PoA has yet to appear in its > > schedule, and I fear that if it ever gets here, the copy will probably be > > unwatchable (as it'll doubtless be the same print currently showing in > > London). > > > > I notice that Neil has announced that he can't stay beyond 7pm, but if > > there are any other takers for the film, he might *just* be able to make it > > (especially if he misses the end credits). > > > > Any thoughts (and words of persuasion for me)? :-) > > > > (BTW I'm about to go out and won't be back until the evening, so don't > > expect a quick reply) > > > > -- > > GulPlum AKA Richard, who's been out of the loop in HPFGU-land for the last > > month or so. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-London/ > ? > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > HPFGU-London-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com > ? > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -------Original Message------- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From meidbh at meidbh.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 11:48:42 2004 From: meidbh at meidbh.yahoo.invalid (meidbh) Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 11:48:42 -0000 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Meeting up (8th Aug) In-Reply-To: <20040803101600.25561.qmail@...> Message-ID: errr not sure if i sent that last message so i'll try again... IMAX PoA sounds GREAT! But I'm happy to go with the flow - whatever you guys decide... Meidbh :-) (rhymes with wave) From aggie at aggiepaddy.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 12:21:31 2004 From: aggie at aggiepaddy.yahoo.invalid (aggiepaddy) Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 12:21:31 -0000 Subject: Meeting up (?8th Aug) In-Reply-To: <502C27106D99DB478C13DEDBFD185E15E43DFC@...> Message-ID: Tim/Dumbledad: > I may not have kids in tow - Kate's trying to work out if we'd all >be too dull for them !?!!??!? Aggie: Thanks for the heads up on the meet from the OT list Tim! I've raced over here and joined so I can get details etc! HI ALL *waving frantically* Hope none of you mind a gate crasher! I've only been a member of HPfGU for a month or so and didn't really lurk for long! Just jumped in! I'd love to join you all in London on the 8th but don't know London very well at all! If I drive is it easy to get to? I'll be on my own and get lost going to my local supermarket!! Which tube/train station is it near? I'm coming from Oakham in Rutland/Leicestershire. Hopefully I'll be seeing you all on the 8th. From carolynwhite2 at a_reader2003.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 12:55:37 2004 From: carolynwhite2 at a_reader2003.yahoo.invalid (a_reader2003) Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 12:55:37 -0000 Subject: Meeting up (?8th Aug) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com, "aggiepaddy" wrote: > I'd love to join you all in London on the 8th but don't know London > very well at all! If I drive is it easy to get to? I'll be on my own > and get lost going to my local supermarket!! Which tube/train > station is it near? I'm coming from Oakham in > Rutland/Leicestershire. > > Hopefully I'll be seeing you all on the 8th. Aggie, the NFT is very close to Waterloo station in London - see this link for a map and more details (paste the whole thing into your browser). http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/London_maps_search.asp? postcode=SE1+8XT&imageField.x=12&imageField.y=14 I would humbly suggest that you don't even *think* of driving to this venue on a summer Sunday afternoon. Even if you find it, the parking is zilch, zippo and nada and/or prohibitively expensive. Plan a leisurely train journey instead, and saunter along.. Hope you make it! Carolyn From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 13:38:17 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 13:38:17 -0000 Subject: Attempted summary of the situation... Message-ID: Wow. This is fast turning from an impromptu casual gathering into a mini HP convention. Okay, that's a slight exaggeration I like Richard's idea of going to the IMAX. Before looking at tickets, could we check who is coming and who is a definite for the IMAX (assuming we can get tickets in the first place)? This is the current summary with an indication of people who appear to up for the IMAX idea: Neil (IMAX) Carolyn Richard (hoping to come; IMAX) Meidbh (in London by 3-sh; IMAX) Ben (not sure of time) Sarah (IMAX) Aggie Tim (possibly at 2pm, with family in tow) Could you all edit the list with any new information and repost? Any additional people, just tag onto the end. Aggie: I agree with Carolyn on the travel plans. Thanks! Neil From aggie at aggiepaddy.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 13:50:53 2004 From: aggie at aggiepaddy.yahoo.invalid (aggiepaddy) Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 13:50:53 -0000 Subject: Meeting up (?8th Aug) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: >Carolyn: > Aggie, the NFT is very close to Waterloo station in London - see this link for a map and more details (paste the whole thing into your > browser). http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/London_maps_search.asp? > postcode=SE1+8XT&imageField.x=12&imageField.y=14 > I would humbly suggest that you don't even *think* of driving to this venue on a summer Sunday afternoon. Even if you find it, the parking is zilch, zippo and nada and/or prohibitively expensive. Plan a leisurely train journey instead, and saunter along..> > Hope you make it! >>>>>>>>>>>> Aggie: I can make it!! Thank you very much for the map AND advice Carolyn!!! OOOHHH I'm so excited!!! (Think I need to get out more!!) I've arranged child care and sorted out train times, so I'll be seeing you all there!!!! From meidbh at meidbh.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 16:00:19 2004 From: meidbh at meidbh.yahoo.invalid (meidbh) Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 16:00:19 -0000 Subject: IMAX tix In-Reply-To: Message-ID: If this is a definite - does anyone know if IMAX has a credit card booking line? This will be fun! M :-) From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 16:31:36 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 09:31:36 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [HPFGU-London] IMAX tix Message-ID: <20040803163136.21265.h010.c000.wm@...> Meidbh said: > If this is a definite - does anyone know if IMAX has a credit card booking line? Tickets can be booked over the phone or online at: http://www.bfi.org.uk/showing/imax/tickets.php They are ?12.50 + ?1.00 booking fee (?13.00). I guess if we want to book as a group, we should do it in one booking, in which case I would be happy to do that and have everyone pay me back. I've checked with them and they have only sold 10 tickets so far, so they have about 400 empty seats up for grabs. They advised booking nonetheless, as it's likely to fill up nearer the weekend. I won't do anything until everyone has indicated whether or not they are interested in the IMAX (see my previous note). Neil ---------------------------------------- Scanned by Emailfiltering.co.uk From aggie at aggiepaddy.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 17:27:41 2004 From: aggie at aggiepaddy.yahoo.invalid (Agnes Raggett) Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 18:27:41 +0100 Subject: Attempted summary of the situation... References: Message-ID: <004801c4797f$2f3dc000$2cec87d9@oemcomputer> Neil... >>Wow. This is fast turning from an impromptu casual gathering into a mini HP convention. Okay, that's a slight exaggeration. This is the current summary with an indication of people who appear to up for the IMAX idea:>>> Aggie-(IMAX) should be there for 2pm >>>Aggie: I agree with Carolyn on the travel plans.>>> Aggie: Thanks for the advice, have found appropriate train times etc. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From hp at gulplum.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 17:41:58 2004 From: hp at gulplum.yahoo.invalid (GulPlum) Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 18:41:58 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] IMAX tix In-Reply-To: <20040803163136.21265.h010.c000.wm@... g.co.uk.criticalpath.net> Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20040803181621.00a223e0@...> At 17:31 03/08/04 , Neil Ward wrote: >Tickets can be booked over the phone or online at: >http://www.bfi.org.uk/showing/imax/tickets.php > >They are ?12.50 + ?1.00 booking fee (?13.00). I know that you're all far too well-brought up to say this, so I will... *Gulp.* I knew IMAX cinemas were expensive, but being used to not paying for trips to the cinema, I perceive that to be *steep*! (The Birmingham IMAX charges ?6.70). Oh well, in for a penny, in for a pound (just in case anyone's wondering, I'm not pleading poverty, I'm just a bit shocked). Please consider my attendance confirmed. The train timetables have been perused and there's a handy train which *should* allow me to get to the NFT by 2pm (usual train operators' disclaimers apply). My last return train isn't until 9.40pm so I should be able to fit in a post-movie drink with anyone willing. Thanks for volunteering to get the IMAX tickets, Neil. Much appreciated. For those who don't know what I look like, just look for the big fat balding nerdy guy in specs dressed in black from head to toe except for one small but significant detail (not Goth-like, I hasten to add!). And that's mainly for those who don't hear my booming baritone voice first... -- GulPlum AKA Richard, who can't think of a silly/funny/ironic closing comment From carolynwhite2 at a_reader2003.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 18:52:14 2004 From: carolynwhite2 at a_reader2003.yahoo.invalid (a_reader2003) Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 18:52:14 -0000 Subject: IMAX tix In-Reply-To: <20040803163136.21265.h010.c000.wm@...> Message-ID: --- In HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com, "Neil Ward" wrote: > > I won't do anything until everyone has indicated > whether or not they are interested in the IMAX (see my > previous note). > > Neil > Ok, Neil, count me in for the IMAX POA viewing.. this will be my third time. I'll treat it as paying off my life debt to JKR (since she seemed to like it so much) and I can then go back to hating Cuaron in peace !! Carolyn From sarah at shemilts17.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 20:21:13 2004 From: sarah at shemilts17.yahoo.invalid (Sarah Shemilt) Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 21:21:13 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] IMAX tix In-Reply-To: <20040803163136.21265.h010.c000.wm@...> Message-ID: >I won't do anything until everyone has indicated >whether or not they are interested in the IMAX (see my >previous note). > >Neil Count me in! :o) When & where are we meeting? I?ll be wearing my Sugar Quill t-shirt! ~ Sarah [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From ben.leigh at ben_leigh.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 20:24:26 2004 From: ben.leigh at ben_leigh.yahoo.invalid (Ben Leigh) Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 21:24:26 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] IMAX tix In-Reply-To: <20040803163136.21265.h010.c000.wm@...> Message-ID: Hi Neil! What time showing do you plan to see the film at the IMAX? and is it at the science museum or at the IMAX at waterloo? and is it the 4.30pm screening you plan to go to? I've seen the film twice myself, though i'm desperate to go and see it at the IMAX I need to find out from my folks here about my elderly grandmother as to if she will be coming this weekend, if so I will have to look after her in the afternoon. I'll keep you posted about this and will let you know by Thusday evening at the latest to confirm for sure if I am able to go or not. I'll get back to you ASAP! and a firend of mine might be interested in coming too. I will be in touch again as soon as I can. Ben -----Original Message----- From: Neil Ward [mailto:neilward at ...] Sent: 03 August 2004 17:32 To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Cc: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [HPFGU-London] IMAX tix Meidbh said: > If this is a definite - does anyone know if IMAX has a credit card booking line? Tickets can be booked over the phone or online at: http://www.bfi.org.uk/showing/imax/tickets.php They are 12.50 + 1.00 booking fee (13.00). I guess if we want to book as a group, we should do it in one booking, in which case I would be happy to do that and have everyone pay me back. I've checked with them and they have only sold 10 tickets so far, so they have about 400 empty seats up for grabs. They advised booking nonetheless, as it's likely to fill up nearer the weekend. I won't do anything until everyone has indicated whether or not they are interested in the IMAX (see my previous note). Neil ---------------------------------------- Scanned by Emailfiltering.co.uk Yahoo! Groups Links From ben.leigh at ben_leigh.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 20:26:04 2004 From: ben.leigh at ben_leigh.yahoo.invalid (Ben Leigh) Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 21:26:04 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Attempted summary of the situation... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Just to re-cap are people planning on the 16:30 screening will be in touch shortly ( see previous note) Ben -----Original Message----- From: Neil Ward [mailto:neilward at ...] Sent: 03 August 2004 14:38 To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Subject: [HPFGU-London] Attempted summary of the situation... Wow. This is fast turning from an impromptu casual gathering into a mini HP convention. Okay, that's a slight exaggeration I like Richard's idea of going to the IMAX. Before looking at tickets, could we check who is coming and who is a definite for the IMAX (assuming we can get tickets in the first place)? This is the current summary with an indication of people who appear to up for the IMAX idea: Neil (IMAX) Carolyn Richard (hoping to come; IMAX) Meidbh (in London by 3-sh; IMAX) Ben (not sure of time) Sarah (IMAX) Aggie Tim (possibly at 2pm, with family in tow) Could you all edit the list with any new information and repost? Any additional people, just tag onto the end. Aggie: I agree with Carolyn on the travel plans. Thanks! Neil Yahoo! Groups Links From ben.leigh at ben_leigh.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 20:47:33 2004 From: ben.leigh at ben_leigh.yahoo.invalid (Ben Leigh) Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 21:47:33 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] IMAX tix - Ben's confirmed In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi Neil and all Please count me in! I will be at the NFT IMAX at 4pm by the ticket desk to meet you all.Please do let me know if your'e going elsewhere beforehand, as I'm planning to do a run in the morning so won't make it till early afternoon say 2 or 3pm at our first meeting place. either way we will meet. see you all soon Ben -----Original Message----- From: Sarah Shemilt [mailto:sarah at ...] Sent: 03 August 2004 21:21 To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [HPFGU-London] IMAX tix >I won't do anything until everyone has indicated >whether or not they are interested in the IMAX (see my >previous note). > >Neil Count me in! :o) When & where are we meeting? Ill be wearing my Sugar Quill t-shirt! ~ Sarah [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 21:12:12 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 22:12:12 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] IMAX tix In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Ben said: << What time showing do you plan to see the film at the IMAX? and is it at the science museum or at the IMAX at waterloo? and is it the 4.30pm screening you plan to go to? >> It's the 4.30pm screening at the IMAX, as suggested by Richard. The IMAX is quite close to the NFT cafe and the start time is just over a couple of hours after we've arranged to meet. << I've seen the film twice myself, though i'm desperate to go and see it at the IMAX I need to find out from my folks here about my elderly grandmother as to if she will be coming this weekend, if so I will have to look after her in the afternoon. I'll keep you posted about this and will let you know by Thusday evening at the latest to confirm for sure if I am able to go or not. >> No problem. We should be fine waiting until Thursday evening before getting the tickets. It looks highly unlikely they will sell out on the 4.30 showing, but I'll check with them on Thursday lunchtime... just in case. Neil From pipdowns at bluesqueak.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 21:12:05 2004 From: pipdowns at bluesqueak.yahoo.invalid (bluesqueak) Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 21:12:05 -0000 Subject: Meeting up (?8th Aug) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Popping in briefly to say I can't make the 8th, but hope you all have a really good time. PoA on IMAX sounds fun. Hope everyone enjoys it. Pip!Squeak From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 21:17:40 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 22:17:40 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] IMAX tix In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Sarah said: << Count me in! :o) When & where are we meeting? Ill be wearing my Sugar Quill t-shirt! ~ Sarah >> Weather permitting, we're planning to meet outside the National Film Theatre (NFT) cafe, which looks out over the river. The meeting time is currently 2pm, although some people may be dropping by later. If we're going to the IMAX, we won't be able to wait much after 4pm for any latecomers. A Sugar Quill logo should be pretty distinctive, but take a note of my mobile number, just in case. It's 07957 423 185. Neil From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 21:23:00 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 22:23:00 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] IMAX tix - Ben's confirmed In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Ben again: << I will be at the NFT IMAX at 4pm by the ticket desk to meet you all.Please do let me know if your'e going elsewhere beforehand, as I'm planning to do a run in the morning so won't make it till early afternoon say 2 or 3pm at our first meeting place. >> Okay, that's great. If everyone confirms on the IMAX or otherwise by end of tomorrow, I can book the tickets then. I'll post a summary of everything again later. Ben, in case you didn't see my reply to Sarah, here's where we'll be from 2pm: Weather permitting, we're planning to meet outside the National Film Theatre (NFT) cafe, which looks out over the river. The meeting time is currently 2pm, although some people may be dropping by later. If we're going to the IMAX, we won't be able to wait much after 4pm for any latecomers. ** So, if you can get to the NFT cafe before 4pm, by all means join us there! My mobile is 07957 423 185, so call if you can't find us. Neil From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 3 21:25:29 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 22:25:29 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: IMAX tix In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Carolyn said: << Ok, Neil, count me in for the IMAX POA viewing.. this will be my third time. I'll treat it as paying off my life debt to JKR (since she seemed to like it so much) and I can then go back to hating Cuaron in peace !! >> I quite liked the film and Cuaron's direction; perhaps not enough to want to see it a third time before the DVD comes out, but the IMAX is an experience in itself. I'm glad you're joining us! Neil From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Wed Aug 4 15:11:02 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 15:11:02 -0000 Subject: Latest update - just before I buy tickets Message-ID: Hi all, Before I buy the tickets, here's the list of people confirmed to go the IMAX screening of PoA at 4.30pm on Sun 8th Aug: Ben Sarah Carolyn Richard (coming by train from Birmingham) Aggie (coming by train from Leics) Meidbh (arriving around 3pm) Neil (7 people) *** ***** Last chance for anyone else to join the list! ***** We're meeting beforehand outside the NFT cafe on the river side of the South Bank, in various magical guises (or just as our loony selves, waving Harry Potter merchandise). In addition: Tim and possibly his family may be dropping by at 2pm. Tabouli is over from Melbourne and following an incredibly complex and every-changing European intinerary. Although I haven't been in touch with her direct, I gather she's aiming to be in London on the 8th and so may be able to join us. If she can make the IMAX (less likely), David Frankis may join us as well; I won't buy IMAX tickets for them though - they should be able to get them on the door on the day. Neil From aggie at aggiepaddy.yahoo.invalid Wed Aug 4 15:26:56 2004 From: aggie at aggiepaddy.yahoo.invalid (Jo Raggett) Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 16:26:56 +0100 Subject: Latest update - just before I buy tickets References: Message-ID: <000b01c47a37$7acd95a0$3ad487d9@oemcomputer> Thanks for doing that Neil. See you on Sunday. Aggie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi all, Before I buy the tickets, here's the list of people confirmed to go the IMAX screening of PoA at 4.30pm on Sun 8th Aug: Ben Sarah Carolyn Richard (coming by train from Birmingham) Aggie (coming by train from Leics) Meidbh (arriving around 3pm) Neil (7 people) *** ***** Last chance for anyone else to join the list! ***** We're meeting beforehand outside the NFT cafe on the river side of the South Bank, in various magical guises (or just as our loony selves, waving Harry Potter merchandise). In addition: Tim and possibly his family may be dropping by at 2pm. Tabouli is over from Melbourne and following an incredibly complex and every-changing European intinerary. Although I haven't been in touch with her direct, I gather she's aiming to be in London on the 8th and so may be able to join us. If she can make the IMAX (less likely), David Frankis may join us as well; I won't buy IMAX tickets for them though - they should be able to get them on the door on the day. Neil Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-London/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: HPFGU-London-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From v-tregan at dumbledad.yahoo.invalid Wed Aug 4 15:51:52 2004 From: v-tregan at dumbledad.yahoo.invalid (Timothy Regan (Intl Vendor)) Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 16:51:52 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Latest update - just before I buy tickets Message-ID: <502C27106D99DB478C13DEDBFD185E15E44320@...> Hi All, Kate may be looking after the kids for a bit so I can meet y'all at 14:00 in peace. But I think the kids and Kate will come along for the IMAX, not sure yet. Are the seats numbered? I'm assuming not. Cheers, Dumbledad. From v-tregan at dumbledad.yahoo.invalid Wed Aug 4 17:06:58 2004 From: v-tregan at dumbledad.yahoo.invalid (Timothy Regan (Intl Vendor)) Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 18:06:58 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] IMAX tix Message-ID: <502C27106D99DB478C13DEDBFD185E15E4435A@...> Hi All, Neil said: >>> take a note of my mobile number, just in case. It's 07957 423 185 <<< I'm on 07962 142608. Cheers, Dumbledad. From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Wed Aug 4 18:16:09 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 11:16:09 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [HPFGU-London] Latest update - just before I buy tickets Message-ID: <20040804181610.3749.h012.c000.wm@...> Tim said: << Kate may be looking after the kids for a bit so I can meet y'all at 14:00 in peace. But I think the kids and Kate will come along for the IMAX, not sure yet. Are the seats numbered? I'm assuming not. >> Seats are numbered - it's possible to request particular seats. I'm guessing it's a good idea to book all the tickets together. Tim, if all four of you (you have two children, don't you?) plan to come to the IMAX, that would make a total of 11 people, including the children. For bookings of more than nine people, it's necessary to phone a different booking number, and there are discounts for groups of ten or more. It would helpful to know your plans as soon as possible if you want me to book for you as part of a block booking. For an online booking, there is a booking fee of ?1, but this applies to the total booking, not to each ticket. The PoA screening is more expensive than the usual IMAX rate: Adult tickets are ?12.50, children ?7.50. There is also a ?30 family ticket for two adults and two children, which would be cheaper for Tim & Family, but I'm not sure if we could also get a discount for 11 people in all on top of that. I won't book this until Tim confirms, but would like to get it all sorted by tomorrow afternoon, to be on the safe side. Update: I just spoke to Tabouli and she may pop in from 2pm on Sunday, but won't be coming to the IMAX. Neil ---------------------------------------- Scanned by Emailfiltering.co.uk From ben.leigh at ben_leigh.yahoo.invalid Wed Aug 4 20:00:00 2004 From: ben.leigh at ben_leigh.yahoo.invalid (Ben Leigh) Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 21:00:00 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Latest update - just before I buy tickets In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi all See you on Sunday, I hope to arrive between 2pm and 3.30pm if for some unexplained reason I am held up, which I hope will be unlikley, I'll meet you guys at the IMAX from 4pm. I look forward to meeting you all for the first time, as this will be my first such meeting with like minded Harry Potter adult fans, many of the websites I go on are aimed at children and teenagers, but are very informative never the less. Can someone please provide me with a direct link to the lists homepage? Though I know my log in details, i'm not sure where to access my lists on the yahoo website. Ben -----Original Message----- From: Neil Ward [mailto:neilward at ...] Sent: 04 August 2004 16:11 To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Subject: [HPFGU-London] Latest update - just before I buy tickets Hi all, Before I buy the tickets, here's the list of people confirmed to go the IMAX screening of PoA at 4.30pm on Sun 8th Aug: Ben Sarah Carolyn Richard (coming by train from Birmingham) Aggie (coming by train from Leics) Meidbh (arriving around 3pm) Neil (7 people) *** ***** Last chance for anyone else to join the list! ***** We're meeting beforehand outside the NFT cafe on the river side of the South Bank, in various magical guises (or just as our loony selves, waving Harry Potter merchandise). In addition: Tim and possibly his family may be dropping by at 2pm. Tabouli is over from Melbourne and following an incredibly complex and every-changing European intinerary. Although I haven't been in touch with her direct, I gather she's aiming to be in London on the 8th and so may be able to join us. If she can make the IMAX (less likely), David Frankis may join us as well; I won't buy IMAX tickets for them though - they should be able to get them on the door on the day. Neil Yahoo! Groups Links From aggie at aggiepaddy.yahoo.invalid Wed Aug 4 20:50:36 2004 From: aggie at aggiepaddy.yahoo.invalid (Jo Raggett) Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 21:50:36 +0100 Subject: HPFGU References: Message-ID: <001301c47a64$b25bdea0$b2cd86d9@oemcomputer> Ben, I've copied and pasted the home page link for you. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/ It'll be my first meeting too, so a little nervous but more excited than anything else! I told one of my friends what I was doing and she said that I was mad and that you could all be axe murderers!! Told her it was a risk I was prepared to take!!! Aggie (Jo in real life!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi all See you on Sunday, I hope to arrive between 2pm and 3.30pm if for some unexplained reason I am held up, which I hope will be unlikley, I'll meet you guys at the IMAX from 4pm. I look forward to meeting you all for the first time, as this will be my first such meeting with like minded Harry Potter adult fans, many of the websites I go on are aimed at children and teenagers, but are very informative never the less. Can someone please provide me with a direct link to the lists homepage? Though I know my log in details, i'm not sure where to access my lists on the yahoo website. Ben -----Original Message----- From: Neil Ward [mailto:neilward at ...] Sent: 04 August 2004 16:11 To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Subject: [HPFGU-London] Latest update - just before I buy tickets Hi all, Before I buy the tickets, here's the list of people confirmed to go the IMAX screening of PoA at 4.30pm on Sun 8th Aug: Ben Sarah Carolyn Richard (coming by train from Birmingham) Aggie (coming by train from Leics) Meidbh (arriving around 3pm) Neil (7 people) *** ***** Last chance for anyone else to join the list! ***** We're meeting beforehand outside the NFT cafe on the river side of the South Bank, in various magical guises (or just as our loony selves, waving Harry Potter merchandise). In addition: Tim and possibly his family may be dropping by at 2pm. Tabouli is over from Melbourne and following an incredibly complex and every-changing European intinerary. Although I haven't been in touch with her direct, I gather she's aiming to be in London on the 8th and so may be able to join us. If she can make the IMAX (less likely), David Frankis may join us as well; I won't buy IMAX tickets for them though - they should be able to get them on the door on the day. Neil Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-London/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: HPFGU-London-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From aggie at aggiepaddy.yahoo.invalid Wed Aug 4 22:30:19 2004 From: aggie at aggiepaddy.yahoo.invalid (Jo Raggett) Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 23:30:19 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: HPFGU References: Message-ID: <003b01c47a72$a01975a0$b2cd86d9@oemcomputer> Meidbh, I'll be hiding behind you then!! If we both say expelliarmus at the same time we might just get them all!!! I hadn't even heard of IMAX before now!! (Talk about living in the country!). Checked it out tho and it sounds fab! P.s. As a reply to your question on the main site, as to why it's ESE!Lupin (tho it's not!) and Crouch!Moody - I'm afraid I'm a sheep on this one!! I do it cos everyone else does!! I think it makes things clear and easy to understand! I guess one person started doing it and it just caught on! Couldn't reply that on the main site, the elves would tell me off!!! Jo/Aggie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ben, Seriously, that was the reaction I got from my friend!! It didn't even enter my head that that would be the case!! (Although I did wonder if I was being naive when she said that! But only for a split second!) . I'm not worried on that score, just nervous at meeting people for the first time. - You know, normal nerves! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Hi Jo! > > come off it! of course we won't be axe murderers! I'm sure we will have a > great time and can't wait to see HP on the IMAX! > > I plan to arrive at the NFT cafe on Sunday between 2 and 3pm. > > Ben > > P.S I will post to the list on Friday to let people know how to identify me! > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Meidbh, But I have been practicing my expelliarmus just in case of random axes ;-) Actually ridiculously excited about the whole PoA IMAX thing too. That's what happens when you live in the country too long See you Sunday > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jo Raggett [mailto:aggie at ...] > Sent: 04 August 2004 21:51 > To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com > Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: HPFGU > > > > Ben, > > I've copied and pasted the home page link for you. > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/ > It'll be my first meeting too, so a little nervous but more excited than > anything else! I told one of my friends what I was doing and she said that > I was mad and that you could all be axe murderers!! Told her it was a risk > I was prepared to take!!! > > Aggie (Jo in real life!) > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Thu Aug 5 06:18:43 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 06:18:43 -0000 Subject: Links ...and potential for being axe murdered at this gathering Message-ID: Hi all, I know Jo (Aggie) posted a link to the main HPfGU site for Ben earlier, but here's a link to this list as well: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-London/ This is where there are a few photos of past London meetings (although one was in Oxford). If you log in with your ID, you should be able to see all your Yahoo Groups here: http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups *** As for potential axe murderers, that fear has a familiar ring. I went to the very first London meeting of HPfGU members and can remember thinking "will they all be nuts?" They weren't, of course. Since then, I've attended several London gatherings, a couple in New York and one in Washington, D.C. I met the aforementioned Tabouli when I was in Melbourne and have met several other non-UK HPfGU members when they've visited this country. In total, I've probably met close to a hundred HPfGU members or HP fans at social meetings over the last four years and have yet to encounter one brandishing an axe. I've come across a couple of slightly strange people, mind you, but let's not get into that... *** I'll book the tickets today and post again later. Neil From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Thu Aug 5 10:48:49 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 10:48:49 -0000 Subject: Mischief managed... Message-ID: Hi all, The PoA tickets are now booked for 4.30pm on Sunday. I've booked one family ticket for Tim, Kate and the children = ?30 in total. The rest of us have a ?12.50 adult ticket. I'd be grateful if everyone could reimburse me in cash (cheque at a pinch) when we meet up. We have a row of 11 seats, towards the back of the cinema. We need to be there 15 minutes before the performance to collect the tickets, so I suggest we aim to be at the IMAX by 4pm (it's about a five minute walk). Anyone who hasn't made it to the NFT meeting point before 4pm should meet us near the ticket office inside the IMAX (I imagine there's only one) at 4pm. For those of us who don't know the South Bank complex, below is a simple map and transport instructions. The NFT caf? is on the river side of the building, sort of near/under Waterloo Bridge. You'll see that the IMAX is in Waterloo Road on the other side of the NFT: http://www.bfi.org.uk/showing/nft/about/location.html Here's a picture of the inside of the caf?, with the window that looks out towards the river: http://www.bfi.org.uk/showing/nft/corphire/ We'll probably congregate outside if we can get a bench. See you all on Sunday! Neil From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Thu Aug 5 10:53:37 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 10:53:37 -0000 Subject: Mischief managed... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I forgot to confirm that the NFT part of the meeting is from 2pm. I think we've all got that now though... :-) > For those of us who don't know the South Bank complex, below is a > simple map and transport instructions. The NFT caf? is on the river > side of the building, sort of near/under Waterloo Bridge. You'll see > that the IMAX is in Waterloo Road on the other side of the NFT: > http://www.bfi.org.uk/showing/nft/about/location.html > > Here's a picture of the inside of the caf?, with the window that > looks out towards the river: > http://www.bfi.org.uk/showing/nft/corphire/ > > We'll probably congregate outside if we can get a bench. > > See you all on Sunday! > > Neil From sarah at shemilts17.yahoo.invalid Thu Aug 5 11:21:19 2004 From: sarah at shemilts17.yahoo.invalid (Sarah Shemilt) Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 12:21:19 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Mischief managed... Message-ID: <20040805112124.29861.qmail@...> > The rest of us have a ?12.50 adult ticket.? I'd be grateful > > if everyone could reimburse me in cash (cheque at a pinch) when we > > meet up. > Or we can just buy you lots of drinks ;o) Thanks for doing that Neil! I'm aiming to get there for about 2pm on Saturday... See you all then! ~ Sarah [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From meidbh at meidbh.yahoo.invalid Thu Aug 5 12:48:37 2004 From: meidbh at meidbh.yahoo.invalid (meidbh) Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 12:48:37 -0000 Subject: Mischief managed... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Thanks for the map Neil, I will see you guys at the IMAX at 4 if not before. And thanks so much for buying the tickets too. Last time I met an axe murderer he definitely wasn't the sort to buy cinema tickets first (but that's another story!!). Really looking forward to this! Meidbh :-) From dfrankiswork at davewitley.yahoo.invalid Thu Aug 5 13:24:03 2004 From: dfrankiswork at davewitley.yahoo.invalid (davewitley) Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 13:24:03 -0000 Subject: Sunday Message-ID: It now looks as if Tabouli won't be coming - I think she's meeting someone else (not a HPFGU person) in London that afternoon. That does mean I'll be free, since she'll have left me in time for me to come to the meeting. I propose to join you at the NFT at 2 and, unless there is a late drop-out, I'll buy a ticket for the IMAX then. I have never murdered any axes, though I have ground a few in my time. David, who has never been to an IMAX either From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Thu Aug 5 13:54:02 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 13:54:02 -0000 Subject: Sunday In-Reply-To: Message-ID: David said: > It now looks as if Tabouli won't be coming - I think she's meeting > someone else (not a HPFGU person) in London that afternoon. > > That does mean I'll be free, since she'll have left me in time for > me to come to the meeting. I propose to join you at the NFT at 2 > and, unless there is a late drop-out, I'll buy a ticket for the IMAX > then. I'm seeing Tabouli tonight; it will be great to catch up with her. I'm so out of touch with everyone. It will also be good to see you again, David. I think there's a possibility you'd be able to get an IMAX seat in the same row as the rest of us (er, assuming you would want to sit with us), as it's a 400-seater and they don't seem to have been selling seats like hotcakes. Hot!Neil (in the warm sense) From ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid Thu Aug 5 17:40:15 2004 From: ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid (BEN LEIGH) Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 18:40:15 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Mischief managed... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Thanks for sorting this out Neil. I look forward to the event and meeting some new people too! Ben -----Original Message----- From: Neil Ward [mailto:neilward at ...] Sent: 05 August 2004 11:49 To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Subject: [HPFGU-London] Mischief managed... Hi all, The PoA tickets are now booked for 4.30pm on Sunday. I've booked one family ticket for Tim, Kate and the children = 30 in total. The rest of us have a 12.50 adult ticket. I'd be grateful if everyone could reimburse me in cash (cheque at a pinch) when we meet up. We have a row of 11 seats, towards the back of the cinema. We need to be there 15 minutes before the performance to collect the tickets, so I suggest we aim to be at the IMAX by 4pm (it's about a five minute walk). Anyone who hasn't made it to the NFT meeting point before 4pm should meet us near the ticket office inside the IMAX (I imagine there's only one) at 4pm. For those of us who don't know the South Bank complex, below is a simple map and transport instructions. The NFT caf is on the river side of the building, sort of near/under Waterloo Bridge. You'll see that the IMAX is in Waterloo Road on the other side of the NFT: http://www.bfi.org.uk/showing/nft/about/location.html Here's a picture of the inside of the caf, with the window that looks out towards the river: http://www.bfi.org.uk/showing/nft/corphire/ We'll probably congregate outside if we can get a bench. See you all on Sunday! Neil Yahoo! Groups Links From ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid Fri Aug 6 22:55:01 2004 From: ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid (BEN LEIGH) Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 23:55:01 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Sunday In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi all I trust all is ok for Sunday I'm looking forward to meeting some of you! If its raining, may I suggest 2pm at the IMAX cafeteria itself? I think this is indoors. Ben -----Original Message----- From: Neil Ward [mailto:neilward at ...] Sent: 05 August 2004 14:54 To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Sunday David said: > It now looks as if Tabouli won't be coming - I think she's meeting > someone else (not a HPFGU person) in London that afternoon. > > That does mean I'll be free, since she'll have left me in time for > me to come to the meeting. I propose to join you at the NFT at 2 > and, unless there is a late drop-out, I'll buy a ticket for the IMAX > then. I'm seeing Tabouli tonight; it will be great to catch up with her. I'm so out of touch with everyone. It will also be good to see you again, David. I think there's a possibility you'd be able to get an IMAX seat in the same row as the rest of us (er, assuming you would want to sit with us), as it's a 400-seater and they don't seem to have been selling seats like hotcakes. Hot!Neil (in the warm sense) Yahoo! Groups Links From hp at gulplum.yahoo.invalid Fri Aug 6 23:43:44 2004 From: hp at gulplum.yahoo.invalid (GulPlum) Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 00:43:44 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Sunday In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20040807003240.0098b8e0@...> At 23:55 06/08/04 , BEN LEIGH wrote: >Hi all > >I trust all is ok for Sunday I'm looking forward to meeting some of you! > >If its raining, may I suggest 2pm at the IMAX cafeteria itself? I think this >is indoors. As I recall, the IMAX cafeteria is boring, characterless and has a crap selection (and it was unlicensed the last time I visited, although according to the web site, this has changed). The NFT cafeteria is the opposite of all of those things. If it's not raining, we can sit outside. If it's raining, we sit inside. The route to the IMAX cinema is largely covered (though admittedly not all the way), so getting there for the film should not present a problem except for the utterly delicate. I therefore suggest that we stick to the original plan and meet at the NFT (underneath Waterloo Bridge) and leave the IMAX as a rendezvous point only for any late-comers. -- GulPlum AKA Richard, looking forward to meeting the people behind the posts From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Sat Aug 7 07:02:14 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 07:02:14 -0000 Subject: Sunday In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20040807003240.0098b8e0@...> Message-ID: Richard said (after Ben's proposal to move to the IMAX cafe if it rains): <<< As I recall, the IMAX cafeteria is boring, characterless and has a crap selection (and it was unlicensed the last time I visited, although according to the web site, this has changed). >>> Firstly, thanks to Ben for thinking about wet weather options. Let's face it, a freak tornado isn't out of the question with the recent weather we've had. I don't know the IMAX cafe at all, so I can't add anything to Richard's glowing review. The NFT cafe was renamed The Film Cafe after a refurbishment in recent years, but still combines cafe and bar elements. It's been described as looking like a German motorway service station, probably because of its extensive use of aluminium. Outside, it has long benches and there is a regular book fair under a nearby bridge (which I thought might be interesting to browse). In other words, the cafe itself is nothing to write home about; but it is a popular meeting place for groups. I'd originally thought we might move on somewhere else, but the IMAX idea caught on... and the rest you know. Anyway, I agree with Richard - I think we should just relocate indoors if it rains. Neil From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Sat Aug 7 08:41:30 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 08:41:30 -0000 Subject: Getting to know you... Message-ID: Hi all, I meant to do this before today, so it's rather late in the process and some of you may not see it before Sunday. But what the hey... As some of us don't know each other, I thought it would be an idea to share a few personal details before we meet. The format below has worked quite well on other lists. Feel free to use the same headings, do something completely different, or ignore it completely! See you all tomorrow! Neil ***************************** *** Name and nicknames Neil Ward, flyingfordanglia on Yahoo, vado on LiveJournal. *** Age 43 *** Birthplace/Home Born in Wellingborough, Northants, but have lived south of the Thames, in Lewisham, since 1983. *** Family I'm a free and single hermit with no children or pets (unless you count my MP3 player, Geisty). Two parents with a cute dog, two brothers (not cute) - one with two cute daughters and an evil cat, one with a scary dog animagus: all kept at a safe distance. *** Work/Study Degree in Biological Sciences from Lanchester Poly (now known as Coventry University) 20+ years ago. Spent several years as a biochemist at the NHS National Poisons Unit before defecting to big business. I now run an information service for the alcohol industry. *** Anything else you'd like us to know? Double Taurean, INFJ, vegetarian, gay, socialist agnostic with mystical tinges. Can speak German very badly. *** HP fandom history I read books 1-3 in the space of a few days, in May 2000, and joined Harry Potter for Grownups (HPfGU) soon after when it was a single list and had about 150 members. I took on the ID flyingfordanglia and convinced myself I was a mechanimagus. I was most active around the release of GoF, but haven't posted anything in ages. I was a moderator of HPfGU between Jan 2001 and April 2003, but stepped down and now rust in the Forbidden Forest. I don't read fanfic. At the moment, my favourite HP characters (apart from the flying car) are Arthur, Crookshanks, Trelawney, Snape, Kreacher, Neville and Bellatrix ? if you merged all of them, you'd have me. I own all the HP books in several formats and have bits of merchandise and some things I've been given, including a Ford Anglia mug, a flying snitch with real bird wings and a miniature Severus Snape with a cocktail stick wand. Have seen all the films a few times. Have the movie DVDs and the EA computer games of the first two books. Although no longer fixated on Harry Potter, I still quite like the idea of the Lego Hogwarts. *** Favourite reading After obsessing over HP, I moved onto other authors in the same vein, including Diana Wynne Jones, Philip Pullman, Susan Cooper et al. Aside from YA fantasy/magic lit, I like science fiction and classic literature. Current reading: "Coalescent" by Stephen Baxter, plus half-reading OoP again. *** Favourite music Mainly indie, including such things as Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey, Stereolab, Flaming Lips and Belle & Sebastian. I used to be an indie club promoter/DJ, so I own large numbers of records I wouldn't have bought for my own taste. I still do occasional DJ slots in loud, pokey basements, but I'm losing the knack. *** Other interests I love old b/w movies, especially comedies and film noire, and 50s scifi. Used to be a mega Laurel and Hardy fan, but that interest is dormant. Love Star Trek, but haven't got into "Enterprise". Currently researching my family tree with my brother and his wife (no axe murderers uncovered yet). I'm interested in moving from my ramshackle flat next year, so a lot of my spare time is spent preparing for that. Was that too much information? From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Sat Aug 7 09:04:30 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 09:04:30 -0000 Subject: Sorry I'm missing you... Message-ID: Hope you all have a great time tomorrow. I've never been to an IMAX before, and I still don't know what the the "thing" about them is except for the cost! I'm intrigued by the group tomorrow as I actually think the blokes are going to be in the majority - which must be a first! According to the forecast for London you can expect temperatures of about 30c and no rain. I will be sunning myself at a barbeque party no doubt "debating" with my hubby about who's turn it is to drive home. Ali, who doesn't think she ever met an axe murderer at an HPfGU meetup... From ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid Sat Aug 7 09:27:45 2004 From: ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid (BEN LEIGH) Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 10:27:45 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Sunday In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20040807003240.0098b8e0@...> Message-ID: Ok Richard, Not a problem See you on Sunday and its a gourgous day out there today! Ben -----Original Message----- From: GulPlum [mailto:hp at ...] Sent: 07 August 2004 00:44 To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [HPFGU-London] Re: Sunday At 23:55 06/08/04 , BEN LEIGH wrote: >Hi all > >I trust all is ok for Sunday I'm looking forward to meeting some of you! > >If its raining, may I suggest 2pm at the IMAX cafeteria itself? I think this >is indoors. As I recall, the IMAX cafeteria is boring, characterless and has a crap selection (and it was unlicensed the last time I visited, although according to the web site, this has changed). The NFT cafeteria is the opposite of all of those things. If it's not raining, we can sit outside. If it's raining, we sit inside. The route to the IMAX cinema is largely covered (though admittedly not all the way), so getting there for the film should not present a problem except for the utterly delicate. I therefore suggest that we stick to the original plan and meet at the NFT (underneath Waterloo Bridge) and leave the IMAX as a rendezvous point only for any late-comers. -- GulPlum AKA Richard, looking forward to meeting the people behind the posts Yahoo! Groups Links From ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid Sat Aug 7 10:32:18 2004 From: ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid (BEN LEIGH) Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 11:32:18 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Getting to know you... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: *** Name and nicknames Ben Bebnionic on AOL messanger *** Age 29 (possibly the youngest of the group judging by the posts!) *** Birthplace/Home Born in London UCL hospital Live in Mill Hill North West London *** Family I'm single and Im living at home with my parents. I have a younger brother and sister Jonny 21 and Lizzy 19,my brother is at univeristy studying computing, my sister has just completed a year out touring Austrailia and will be starting a course on Psycology in Nottingham in September. *** Work/Study College qualifications in Business and finance foundation and intermediate levels. went to Leeds at studies HND Business Information Technology. I now work in the civil service at DTI as a correspondence manager dealing with people's letters of complaints on the postal services, Internet and spam issues, energy and electrical issues and general e-commerce issues. *** Anything else you'd like us to know? I'm also a keen book reader, but HP bookss rule! I'm also profundly deaf and use a Cochlear Implant to hear, this is a completely differnt story in itsself and won't bore anyone with the details here! I communicate orally so won't effect our meeting plans or my abitlity to watch and enjoy the film! *** HP fandom history My Mum brought the world of Harry Potter to my attention in 1999 when POA was released that year, she had read a review in the paper and suggested I brought and try the first HP this I did and immediatly became hooked as could not put the book down, so went out and brought books 2 and 3 and read them to death and povoured books 4 and 5 when they came out! I have all the books on audio tape and have books 4 and 5 in paper back and hard back,HP ferver was so great in the household (my mum and sister both love the books but arn't a obsessed with HP as I am) I ended up buying two copies of OOtP. My favourite characters no doubt is our main star Harry, I loved Tonks in the 5th book, she is so comical, I have taken a liking to Ginny since she started talking more in book 5 along with the twins and their usual mischivus ways. I have the films on DVD can't wait for POA on DVD I do find that the DVD's are aimed at kids and mens screens rather chlidish, but i own the DVDs anyway. Fave film POA no doubt! I have a couple of HP posters too. *** Favourite reading HP rules for me! tough I have enjoyed reading the wind on fire trilogy by William Nicholson, I'm reading the 3rd in the series (firesong) my fave is the first one the wind singer. I have been trying to get into philip pullman his dark materials, but i find his books heavy going. I have also been reading the lennony snickett books despite finding each and every installment as predictable as the last. Have read some other books but unable to recall which ones! *** Favourite music Chart pop music mainly late 80's early 90's stuff, pop has gone downhill since mid 90's tough I occasinally listen to the radio and buy the odd complaination. *** Other interests Recently have taken up running after training for and taken part in the british open road 10k race london last sunday (1st Aug) in aid of Nightingale and completing the 6.5 miles in 1 hour and 20 minutes, now to beat that time and aim for a half marathon and perhaps attempt the london marathon one year! I enjoy going to the cinema to see other non harry potter films and have seen a large number, too many to mention here the latest spiderman 2 and shrek 2. Was that too much information? , looks like i'm just as bad as Neil! (Ben) From aggie at aggiepaddy.yahoo.invalid Sat Aug 7 11:18:46 2004 From: aggie at aggiepaddy.yahoo.invalid (Jo Raggett) Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 12:18:46 +0100 Subject: Getting to know you... References: Message-ID: <002c01c47c70$505efbc0$bed786d9@oemcomputer> Thanks for sharing all that info with us Neil!!! Ok, my turn. . . *** Name and nicknames Full name: Agnes Josephine Raggett. Go by Jo IRL but for some bizarre reason Aggie when online. *** Age 31 *** Birthplace/Home Born in Basingstoke. Lived in Stamford (Lincolnshire)and surrounding area since I was 7. Step-dad was in RAF and moved up here with his work. 'Real' dad died when I was 11 months old. Mum re-married when I was 3. (Can empathise with Harry seeing pictures etc of family! Wish mine could wave!!) *** Family I'm a single mum of 2 girls (aged 10 and 12). Have a dog and 5 fish! Used to have parrots but they went when the ex did! Only child, parents separated but live fairly near by. *** Work/Study Had various dead-end jobs but now am training to be a nurse. Will be qualified in March!! *** Anything else you'd like us to know? (INFJ?? What's this Neil?) I'm cancerian through and through! Was brought up Catholic but never quite got the hang of it!!! Got a GCSE (B) in French, but forgotten most of it. Know (knew?) conversational Spanish and have a self teach German book!!! *** HP fandom history I read PS when my daughter brought it home from school. Can't remember the history of reading Cos and PoA tho! *LOVED* PoA on first read. The Shrieking Shack scene is my favourite!! When GoF came out in hard back my daughter borrowed it from one of her friends and I wouldn't let her read it until I had!! Read it in 2 days - stayed up til wee small hours! Bought OotP in hard back even though I don't like reading Hardbacks! My daughter got to read this first but I wouldn't let her tell me who had died! I was dying to know though! When I finally got to read it, it was a 2am jobby again and my fella at the time was NOT too impressed!!! ;o)) Only discovered HPfGU by accident! Was looking for info on the 6th book and stumbled across it. That was about a month ago! Had NO idea there was this cyber world of fandom out there!!!! My favourite characters are the Marauders and Snape! Would love for their back story! A book about their 7 years would be heaven!!! Neil: Where did you get your snitch and mini Sevvy from?? I'd love one of those! I have seen all the films and have them on DVD but don't rate them that much. As with many films based on books, they leave alot to be desired! They're ok as far as films go and would be good if you'd not read the books. My youngest isn't into reading and this way at least she gets to see into Harry's world! *** Favourite reading Other than HP - which I'm STILL obsessing over! - i don't have much free time for reading! Used to read LOADS but can't really remember what!!!! Enjoyed Virginia Andrews' Flowers in the Attic series, the ones that SHE wrote not the subsequent ones! Like historical crappy romance novels when in the mood. Last 'proper' book I read was Pride and Prejudice which I loved! Buy lots of books and then don't get round to reading them!!! *** Favourite music I'm a rock chick! Love Bon jovi and all the cheesy 80s rock bands. More recently tho it'll have to be Robbie, Eminem, Coldplay, Travis and Oasis - to name a few! Can play the beginning of Wonder Wall on the guitar!!!! Also love 60s music and then throw in the odd classical CD (For when I'm working on assignments) and that's my tastes!! Have around 300 Cds as music is a great passion of mine! Have music for all types of moods! *** Other interests I love Star Trek too (see OT Chatter thread currently going!). My training, children and dog take up alot of my time but if I had endless time and money available then I'd love to learn to dance properly! Any type of dancing! I prance aroud the living room and go clubbing occasionally but would have loved to have been a proffesional dancer!! I would also have continued with my music lessons. Had piano, violin and guitar lessons at various points and really wish that I had continued with them! And singing lessons! I'm half Irish and always feel cheated that I can't sing!!! LOL!!! Anyhoo- WAY too much info on me!! So that 'll be all now! Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow. Jo/Aggie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Sat Aug 7 12:06:52 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 12:06:52 -0000 Subject: Getting to know you... In-Reply-To: <002c01c47c70$505efbc0$bed786d9@oemcomputer> Message-ID: Jo had a couple of questions: > (INFJ?? What's this Neil?) INFJ is one of the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types. You can read about them all here: http://www.geocities.com/lifexplore/mbtypes.htm There are various Myers-Briggs type tests available on the internet, but be wary, as some sites charge for releasing the results. I've filled in several over the years and no matter how hard I try to fool them, I always come out as INFJ. > Neil: Where did you get your snitch and mini Sevvy from?? I'd love one of those! I'm afraid they aren't things you can get anywhere. They were both made by HPfGU members Sheryll (the Birthday Elf) and Amanda (Amandageist) and intended as Christmas decorations. You can see a picture of the Snitch here: http://www.neilward.dircon.co.uk/Snitch/Snitch.htm (they didn't use whole bird wings, of course). Neil From s_ings at S_Ings.yahoo.invalid Sat Aug 7 12:46:05 2004 From: s_ings at S_Ings.yahoo.invalid (Sheryll Townsend) Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 08:46:05 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Getting to know you... In-Reply-To: <002c01c47c70$505efbc0$bed786d9@oemcomputer> Message-ID: <20040807124605.40449.qmail@...> --- Jo Raggett wrote: > > Neil: Where did you get your snitch and mini Sevvy > from?? I'd love one of those! > Sheryll, piping up from across the ocean: The snitch and Snape are limited edition Christmas ornaments made by Amanda and myself on my infrequent visits to see her in Texas. The snitch was made on my trip 3 years ago and the Snape was made last year. We will continue to make a limited number of ornaments as long as I keep making trips to the US to visit her, or vice versa. The snitch was easy to make, though it involved the butchering of several bridal bird decorations to harvest their wings. The Snape ornament didn't involve the killing of inanimate objects, but took waaaaaaayy longer than we thought they would to make, mostly due to my incompetence. Oh, and I can vouch for Neil not being and axe murdering, having met him and survived to tell the tale. He's truly delightful, which you'll all find out this weekend if you haven't met him before. Sheryll, subscribed to this list from Canada in the fond hopes that she'll make it over there eventually ===== Convention Alley rocked! Were *you* there? http://www.conventionalley.org/ http://www.livejournal.com/community/conventionalley/ http://www.cafeshops.com/conalley ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca From sarah at shemilts17.yahoo.invalid Sat Aug 7 15:40:54 2004 From: sarah at shemilts17.yahoo.invalid (Sarah Shemilt) Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 16:40:54 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Getting to know you... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: *** Name and nicknames Sarah, AKA HazyJayne at various places, including lj. *** Age 22 *** Birthplace/Home London *** Family (*) Two parents. (*) One younger brother. (*) More Uncles/Aunts/Cousins than she can count. *** Work/Study Currently working in the Bean Counting Department at Imperial College, South Kensington *** Anything else you'd like us to know? (*) Procrastinates for England. (*) Drinks more than she should do. (*) Bi. (*) Likes to talk about herself in the 3rd person. (*) Bullet points and spreadsheets are her friends. *** HP fandom history (*) First read 1-3 in summer of 1999. First entered online fandom late 2000. (*) Asst Chair of Bean Counting & RulesThatMustBeFollowedOtherwiseTheyWhoMustNotBeNamedWillSueUs (AKA A&L) (*) Mods on Unredeemed.net ? a Draco-centric fan-fic site (*) Is going to Mod on BewitchedMind.net ? a Snape-centric fan-fic site which is opening soon (*) Plays Luna on the ?After_Survivor? RPG on lj. (*) Since entering the fandom, Sarah has read more slash than is healthy for one person. *** Favourite reading (*) Will give anything a try (except ?chick-lit?, which Sarah considers the devil sporn). (*) She usually has several books on the go at once. (*) Favourite author of all time is George Orwell. Her favourite book by him is ?Homage to Catalonia?. (*) Is currently reading her way through all of Graham Greene?s works, ?Two Boys, At Swim? by Jamie O'Neill and ?The Tao of Pooh & The Ta of Piglet? by Benjamin Hoff. (*) Her favourite fact type book is ?Last Night a DJ Saved My Life? by Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton. *** Favourite music (*) Belle & Sebastian since the age of 15 (*) The Smiths (*) Joy Division (*) Velvet Underground (*) Patti Smith (*) Madonna (*) Orbital (*) Primal Scream (*) Craig Armstrong (*) Portished (*) Jeff Buckley (*) The Beatles (*) Air (*) Sly & the Family Stone (*) Ella Fitzgerald (*) Common Rotation (*) Any Northern Soul. (*) Anything that is on Xfm (Except Keane ? again, Sarah considers this devil sporn). *** Other interests (*) Photograph ? she will be bringing her camera tomorrow. (*) Going to gigs. (*) Spending too much time in bad indie clubs. Was that too much information? (*) ?Perhaps,? Sarah thinks. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From hp at gulplum.yahoo.invalid Sat Aug 7 17:21:03 2004 From: hp at gulplum.yahoo.invalid (GulPlum) Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 18:21:03 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Getting to know you... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20040807143652.00952a90@...> I've been meaning to do one of these for another forum for some time, so this is as good a time to get around to it as any other... Beware of tangents/ flying soap-boxes. *** Name and nicknames Richard Sliwa, GulPlum on Yahoo, otherwise Plumski *** Age 42 *** Birthplace/Home Birmingham; my life/residence divides roughly into quarters; the first in Birmingham, the second in Paris (where I was at school and then at university), then in London (partially West, partly South) for 16 years. I came back to Birmingham 3 years ago to look after my elderly parents (79 and 90) and live in the house in which I was brought up. *** Family I have six siblings (five sisters, one brother), and I'm the second-youngest. For such a large (and long-lived) family (my dad has/had 3 sisters and 2 brothers; my mum 3 sisters), I have ONE first cousin (whom I've not seen for about 30 years), three nieces (one sister has one daughter, currently 28; another sister has two daughters, 23 and 19) and two nephews by my younger sister (8 and 5). I have no desire to have kids of my own. *** Work/Study I was going to be Catholic priest during my youth and early adulthood. That got a knock on the head during my fourth (of six) years of theological study. There are several reasons for this, which could, I suppose, be summarised as "losing my faith" although there was no single anti-Damascus moment. My current religious feelings are agnostic verging on atheistic/humanist. I certainly don't subscribe to any organised religious view. In fact, I've become quite bitter about it partially because it is an incontrovertible fact that organised religion (or the fight against it) accounts for more human suffering throughout history than any other single element. I am particularly concerned about societies in which religion and politics become intermingled, and I am especially horrified about the politics of the USA which despite its constitutional separation of church and state has such an ingrained fundamentalist Christian world-view that I am seriously scared. Sorry, I digress. I shall now get off my soap-box. After giving up on my past, I moved to London (as all vaguely educated people in the early 80s seemingly did) where I did a variety of things, but ended up working on the fringes of the legal profession for several years (in several fields and in various guises). At Christmas 2000 my dad asked if I could move back to Birmingham to give him and my mum a hand, and I ended up doing so in April 2001. I now get a meagre allowance from the state for doing this which I supplement with well-paid freelance translation work (being fluent in English, French and Polish). One of the downsides of this is that it's difficult for me to absent myself for more than 24 hours at a time, although I have been able to get away for the odd break, the best of which was to visit my sister in South Africa for a month in February. *** Anything else you'd like us to know? I am seriously involved in all kinds of social (rather than "political") activism. I am a fervent believer in social equality and the power of education. I smoke *far* too much (getting through PoA at the IMAX without a break for a fag is going to be VERY difficult). I also eat too much (which is evident from my girth). Although I don't believe in astrology, palmistry, etc (basically, anything Trelawney-like), I have been examined by several people in those fields and told that I'll live to 92 and die healthy... (one of the reasons I have little motivation to give up smoking). :-) I am strict to the point of pedantry about (ab)use of the English language. I get angry every time I see a misplaced apostrophe (there are few other things about the English language which are as strict, logical, without exceptions, and above all as straightforward and easy to learn) ; I cannot abide the spreading usage of "alot" instead of "a lot". Where did it come from and who decided there was no space between those words? (I am one of few users of SMS texting who write out every word in full, using complete sentences and correct punctuation.) Sorry, I'm on my soap-box again... *** HP fandom history I resisted the pull of HP of which I first became aware when GoF came out. I am in some ways a cultural/intellectual snob (although apart from Carmen I can't stand opera) and considered kid-lit beneath me. As I've not tired of saying to all and sundry (and as some members of the fandom are doubtless tired of hearing me say), I saw a preview of the HPPS movie a week before it was released (I go to the cinema a LOT, and I see almost every movie commercially released; cinema is my preferred artistic medium) and I left the cinema wondering why Snape hated Harry but was prepared to save him (an issue which is all but COMPLETELY lost on Harry even five books down the line) and hoped that the book might enlighten me. I ended up buying the book on the way home and read it that evening. I was sufficiently intrigued to buy CoS the next day, read it by bedtime and bought (and read) PoA the day after that. A couple of days later, I had to take a trip to London so I bought GoF to read on the train. I ended up staying up until 3am to finish it. On my return home, I looked for Usenet discussion groups to talk about what I'd read (and seen) and found alt.fan.harry-potter (newsgroups are my preferred form of online discussion) where I stuck around. The HPFGU-movie list was mentioned there and I joined to talk about the movie in a way beyond spotting changes from the book (with people who weren't fixated on the potions puzzle and saw its cutting from the movie to be a major loss - HUH!). From there I moved to the main list where I was a regular until the beginning of this year, when I left in somewhat acrimonious circumstances. I was since invited to join two off-shoot lists which are far more to my liking. My first meeting with HPFGU types was last summer, just after OoP came out, when I had to make a trip to London and I met Catherine and Michelle at a get-together which was even more riushed than our plans for tomorrow. ;-) OoP was a major disappointment for me. Whilst I've enjoyed the HP series despite its ups and downs, I can't in any way consider it to "great literature" and OoP proved this in spades. Badly plotted, badly written and sorely in need of serious editing, it hasn't given me any motivation to become involved in any in-depth analysis or discussion. I therefore haven't been particularly active over the last year and came out of my slumbers to discuss the PoA movie on the movie list for a while. I've been very busy and/or away for several short periods throughout July so I'm currently playing catch-up on the various lists and hope to get involved again next week. I have only one item of HP merchandise (which you'll see tomorrow), which was a Christmas present from my younger sister. Otherwise, I have no toys, posters or anything else. Nevertheless, I have the first four books in French (which I acquired mainly to check if I liked the translation, which I can't say I do). My brother's meant to be coming for a visit form Poland next week and has promised to bring me the Polish paperbacks (although seeing as he's as reliable as British summer sunshine, I'm not holding my breath). On the other hand, I have got several items for my 8 year-old nephew who's seriously addicted to all things HP (you should see his bedroom...). Last year, his teacher at school was reading CoS at a rate of half a chapter at the end of each day, but he got frustrated with waiting for the next instalment, so he ended up reading the second half himself (my copy, actually!). He's currently battling with OoP (mostly because of the physical size of the book). *** Favourite reading I was a ravenous reader as a child and teenager. Since then, I've let myself go and nowadays rarely read anything longer than a magazine article unless it's work-related. I mainly read on trains and thus generally stick to shorter books which won't last more than a single journey. Occasionally I get guilt pangs and pick up something "worthy" at the library, but generally it's pap. I read a lot of French detective fiction which I find is superior to the English/American variety (a lot of it is on a par with the greats in literary terms). *** Favourite music I haven't bought an English pop/rock chart CD for probably 3 years. I listen to a lot of classical music, which isn't to say that I don't have a rocky side. There's very little on the current British (or American) scene which grabs my fancy. "Bat of of Hell" was released when I was 15 (the perfect audience) and so I have a bit of a soft spot for Meat Loaf since then. Otherwise, I tend to stick to French artists who are completely unknown on this side of the Channel despite being mega-huge in French-speaking countries (no, I don't mean Johnny-bloody-Hallyday). Currently playing on my DVD is a concert of Michel Sardou from 2001 (I told you you'd never heard of him!). ;-) To give an idea of his following, he took up residence at the Bercy sports stadium in Paris (17,000 seats) for *three months*, playing to capacity audiences pretty much day in, day out. This was on top of a six-month tour of France, Belgium and Switzerland. He's going on tour again from the end of this year until March next and I didn't find out until two days after the tickets went on sale. Every performance had already been sold out. *** Other interests I'm a huge movie freak (at the cinema, please; not on TV!) and average one film a day. I don't watch a great of television, although I am attracted to the naffness and implausibility of CSI and its spinoffs. I used to watch a lot of Sci-fi and was once heavily into Star Trek. Voyager, however, was just naff and largely stupid re-treads of the same plots over and over, and I haven't really been able to get into Enterprise. Most of my TV watching is news or "cultural" stuff. I will admit to having a weakness for Big Brother, though, and have ended up with a recording of almost everything from this year's shows on Channel 4 (which was mainly for my brother). I think I'll shut up now, as all of that was probably *far* too much. From ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid Sat Aug 7 22:24:35 2004 From: ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid (BEN LEIGH) Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 23:24:35 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Getting to know you... In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20040807143652.00952a90@...> Message-ID: Hello Richard Thanks for your enlightening info on yourself, most interesting! I have to agree with you about OOtP Despite racing through this book in a week of buying it, though I found the story compelling. the book did get off to a very slow start after the exciting first three chapters. There are also a lot of unanswerd questions which I won't bother to go into now. I'm on my 4th read through ootp. In answer to your question about snape hating Harry, in the thrid book we found out that it was due to a prank sirus played on snape and also atributed to snape worst memory which Harry witnesses in OOtP. See you tomorrow! Ben From elrond at elrondtoo.yahoo.invalid Sun Aug 8 02:55:51 2004 From: elrond at elrondtoo.yahoo.invalid (Michael Chance) Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 14:55:51 +1200 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Getting to know you... References: Message-ID: <001501c47cf3$6ce72000$315b4fcb@locxvcym> *** Name and nicknames Michael. Nickname wise I've been online long enough to have quite a few different ones out there, a number of which I still use. (The most update nickname is chance). *** Age 31 *** Birthplace/Home I was born in Dundien, New Zealand. Moved to Auckland, NZ with my parents when I was 2yo and moved to Wellington NZ almost 2 months before my 18th birthday and have lived here ever since. (I'm currently starting to work on moving to London or the UK permantly, which is the main reason I joined this partcular mailing list :) ) *** Family My family is currently divided between Dundien and Auckland, including my parents, younger brother, his girlfriend and their daughter who all still live in AK. I'm part Scottish, Irish and English and am lucky enough to have an English born grandfather, which means I can easily permant reacdience in the UK through Ancestral rights... *** Work/Study I have a degree in History and Classics and I'm currently working 4 days a week for the Universities History Deparment, doing general support stuff plus running a few of the tutoals for a couple of the classes. (For some bizarre reason I ended up seplicasing in Anicent Roman history and modern French History, with no NZ history what so ever :) ) *** HP fandom history I really enjoying reading the main list, though I hardly ever post. I'm mostly active in the slash side of HP fandom, (I doubt anyone on this list will be slash fans so I won't bother writing much more about that). Michael From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Sun Aug 8 05:24:04 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 05:24:04 -0000 Subject: Getting to know you... In-Reply-To: <001501c47cf3$6ce72000$315b4fcb@locxvcym> Message-ID: Michael wrote: <<< (I'm currently starting to work on moving to London or the UK permantly, which is the main reason I joined this partcular mailing list :) ) >>> We look forward to meeting you when you get here, Michael. I visited NZ once, and saw Wellington (LoTR-mad and windy) and Auckland (beautiful). As for slash, I'm not a fanfic reader, but it's rare to find a group that doesn't include some HP slash fans - I think you'd be surprised! ** If any other listmembers want to post their info, please go ahead - I was initially thinking about the people going to the IMAX, but it would cool to hear about everyone else as well. Neil From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Sun Aug 8 05:34:55 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 05:34:55 -0000 Subject: Additions... Message-ID: Hi all, John Walton may be joining us today. He hasn't seen PoA yet (well, he has been in China for a year). If there are any other late additions to the party who want to try to get a ticket at the door, please take a note of the booking reference for the main block of seats (654328) and other details posted in recent threads. If John comes, I think that makes 13 people. Er, bagsy not the first person out of my seat at the end of the film. Neil Trelawney From ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid Sun Aug 8 08:43:46 2004 From: ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid (BEN LEIGH) Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 09:43:46 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Additions... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Ok welcome John, look forward to meeting you later! Ben -----Original Message----- From: Neil Ward [mailto:neilward at ...] Sent: 08 August 2004 06:35 To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Subject: [HPFGU-London] Additions... Hi all, John Walton may be joining us today. He hasn't seen PoA yet (well, he has been in China for a year). If there are any other late additions to the party who want to try to get a ticket at the door, please take a note of the booking reference for the main block of seats (654328) and other details posted in recent threads. If John comes, I think that makes 13 people. Er, bagsy not the first person out of my seat at the end of the film. Neil Trelawney Yahoo! Groups Links From ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid Sun Aug 8 22:01:29 2004 From: ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid (BEN LEIGH) Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 23:01:29 +0100 Subject: A lovley afternoon In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi All It was lovley to meet those of you who turned up for the HP meet up and the film at the IMAX theatre. Many thanks to Steve for organising this and to Richard for suggesting this. Lets hope we can meet again in September. A quieter venue would be appreciated for our chats, since I did have some trouble hearing some people in that noisy environment. Keep in touch and hope to meet up again soon. Ben From dfrankiswork at davewitley.yahoo.invalid Mon Aug 9 08:27:43 2004 From: dfrankiswork at davewitley.yahoo.invalid (davewitley) Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 08:27:43 -0000 Subject: Yesterday Message-ID: Thank you Neil for organising the meeting, and to everyone for a good time. I'm not sure if POA improves on second viewing as a whole, but I enjoyed looking out for some of the details. I totally forgot to watch out for whether Lupin and Sirius call each other Padfoot and Moony in the shack, though. The IMAX was an interesting experience, though I found the specialness of the impact wore off after a while. It was good to meet old friends and make new ones. David From neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid Mon Aug 9 09:44:23 2004 From: neilward at flyingfordanglia.yahoo.invalid (Neil Ward) Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 09:44:23 -0000 Subject: IMAX trip Message-ID: Hi everyone, I was glad to meet you all yesterday and sorry I had to dash away after the film. Considering the fact that this gathering was relatively 'last minute' and not planned for weeks beforehand, I thought it went smoothly. The obvious exception was that Meidbh (aka Jane) was delayed: we barely got to say more than 'hello', after which I drained her purse and ran off. I must remember in future that people tend to text messages rather than phoning - I am the slowest texter you could imagine, so tend to avoid it. Seeing the film itself was not too different to seeing it in a regular cinema. I nodded off a few times in the first half, more because I was tired than anything (although I do have a habit of snoozing through films). Neil From aggie at aggiepaddy.yahoo.invalid Mon Aug 9 10:29:30 2004 From: aggie at aggiepaddy.yahoo.invalid (Jo Raggett) Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 11:29:30 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] IMAX trip References: Message-ID: <005501c47dfb$c36d4cc0$5fff87d9@oemcomputer> Hi all!! Thanks for yesterday, it was excellent to see you all. I must apologise to those left at the end - I was half way home when I realised I hadn't paid for my coffee!!! I am SO sorry!! I'll have to buy you all a drink next time we meet up! It was an experience to watch PoA on IMAX! Felt a bit woozy afterwards though! Would love to meet up with you all again sometime soon-ish! Take care Jo [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From v_hayrabedian at v_hayrabedian.yahoo.invalid Mon Aug 9 10:37:28 2004 From: v_hayrabedian at v_hayrabedian.yahoo.invalid (v_hayrabedian) Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 10:37:28 -0000 Subject: Getting to know you... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Complete newbie, so I thought I'd post and say hi... *** Name and nicknames Victoria Hayrabedian, also known as kangeiko on livejournal. *** Age 23 *** Birthplace/Home Born in Bulgaria, now I live in London. *** Family Young, free and single. Currently crashing at parents' house for the summer (rent-free, you know) then, come September, I get my own place. I've got a younger brother (studying something scary and medical) at Durham, and an older sister who runs a business in Bulgaria. *** Work/Study Just finished my MA in English Literature and Economics at Edinburgh (if you think it's a weird combination, that's nothing to what the undergrad committee said when I proposed it... 'lunacy' and 'freak of nature' were terms bandied about...). I'm starting an MSc in Gender, Development and Globalisation at LSE in October. Work will probably gravitate towards development and/or gender & minority issues. I tried my hand at the corporate ladder (three endless months at Procter & Gamble) and found that it drove me insane rather quickly. *** Anything else you'd like us to know? Erm... I helped run a theatre while in Edinburgh, called Bedlam (and with good reason). It was exhausting, thankless work, and I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. Anything else... I have the dubious pleasure of being groped by more than one supposed 'celebrity'. *wince* There's a reason I don't go to conventions anymore, and the behaviour of guests and attendees is pretty much it. *** HP fandom history One of my best mates bought the first two books for me as a birthday present. I read them, thought they were fine but nothing exceptional (I'm not a fan of the second one) and eventually bought the third book. I realised that I sorta maybe possibly liked Snape's sarky nature and that I disliked Sirius Black intensely. When book 4 came out, I dove right into it and that's probably when I fell in love with the whole wizarding world. It was the Burrow that did it for me, more or less, and the World Cup. Spending that much time in a world that is so completely different to what I understand to be 'normal' is exhilirating. And, yes, I adored the idea of Snape as spy. I think I was on a 'the world is going to hell and it's all our fault' kick and reading up about child soldiers in sub-Saharan Africa, so I did the maths and realised that Snape would have had to have been pretty young when he joined Voldemort. Throw in my personal conviction that he was, in fact, acting on orders from Dumbledore all along, and you have two sides, one dark, one light, both using children as canon fodder. *shrug* I liked the fact that even the heroes were morally reprehensible. (I don't include the Weasleys in that category, obviously, and I have some twisted opinions of Harry's mental health, but, other than that...) The fifth book couldn't come out fast enough and I read it one sitting the day of release. I'm still not sure what I feel about a lot of it, but it's certainly food for thought. I liked Harry a lot more in book 5, actually, especially when he was acting like a bolshy teenager. I was starting to really tire of St Potter, as the wizarding world was painting him. The Occlumency lessons were just perfect, as was the portayal of James and Sirius (I'm somewhat obsessed with the idea that Snape and Sirius had a little bit more to their animosity than just, well, animosity. On the other hand, I have no respect or empathy for James or Sirius, at all, not even a little bit.). Reading all that over, it makes it sound like I don't like anything, doesn't it! Oh, well. I'm a big fan of the books, of the situations and of the world. I appreciate the characters, even though they're not people I'd ever be friendly with in real life. I think the person I most identify with is Hermione (so what's new?), the person I'd throw myself at is Snape (etc etc), and the person I'd like to punch in the face is Lupin. As for the films... Well. Gary Oldman was pretty much the only actor capable of making me like Sirius. So now I have a bit of a dilemma that I'm still working on! *** Favourite reading Anything by Mo Yan (esp. The Republic of Wine), 'The Power Book' by Jeanette Winterson, 'Borderlands/La Frontera' by Gloria Anzaldua, 'Transmetropolitan' series (graphic novels), anything by Toni Morrison (esp. 'Beloved' and 'Song of Solomon'), 'The Simarillion' by Tolkien, the Hulzein and Kerguelen sagas by FM Busby, 'Development as Freedom' by Amartya Sen, about a million others... *** Favourite music a bit of everything. *** Other interests I draw, I write stories, I produce shows (and occasionally costume them - get thee down to the Edinburgh festival to see my latest, 'Emily and the Jabberwocky'). I also have a thing for languages, so I've tried my hand at Cantonese, Latin, ancient Greek, Armenian, German, Czech and French. I only really have any proficiency in the last three, though. Oh, I suppose Bulgarian as well. And I dance. Salsa, mamba, anything Latin, although my favourite is rueda (a sort of coordinated circle dance requiring constant changing of partners). I'm also somewhat partial to a ceidlih. :) Okay, that was a truly excessive amount of information! My apologies, I figured it's best to get all the newbie introduction stuff out of the way now. I'm somewhat gutted that I missed the IMAX screening! Damn and blast. I hope that there's a similar excursion soon... ta, Vic. From ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid Mon Aug 9 18:46:59 2004 From: ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid (BEN LEIGH) Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 19:46:59 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] IMAX trip In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I did notice black strips at the top and bottom of the screen and wonder if its usual? Surley the picture should fill the whole screen! I too enjoyed the IMAX Potter experience and plan to go and see spiderman 2 on IMAX when its released, thought young black stallion looked really boring! On 3rd viewing i noticed some movie bloopers,one of them is when Harry and hermione are in the forset you can hear the director and emma have a 2 line conversation, also you could see the chain of the time turner around her neck, this should have been hidden from view! I'd go to another IMAX screening definatley! Ben -----Original Message----- From: Neil Ward [mailto:neilward at ...] Sent: 09 August 2004 10:44 To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Subject: [HPFGU-London] IMAX trip Hi everyone, I was glad to meet you all yesterday and sorry I had to dash away after the film. Considering the fact that this gathering was relatively 'last minute' and not planned for weeks beforehand, I thought it went smoothly. The obvious exception was that Meidbh (aka Jane) was delayed: we barely got to say more than 'hello', after which I drained her purse and ran off. I must remember in future that people tend to text messages rather than phoning - I am the slowest texter you could imagine, so tend to avoid it. Seeing the film itself was not too different to seeing it in a regular cinema. I nodded off a few times in the first half, more because I was tired than anything (although I do have a habit of snoozing through films). Neil Yahoo! Groups Links From hermionesmum at hermionesmum.yahoo.invalid Mon Aug 9 20:18:55 2004 From: hermionesmum at hermionesmum.yahoo.invalid (Sam Edwards) Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 13:18:55 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [HPFGU-London] Getting to Know You In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20040809201855.95157.qmail@...> I'm sorry to have missed you on Sunday. I ended up giving twelve eight-year-olds a Harry Potter quiz at my nephew's birthday party instead. I'll introduce myself anyway and hope to get to the next meet-up. I'm Sam, 29, married to Mike and mother of Tabitha, (2 1/2) and Hermione, (yes really, 11 months.) We live in Oxfordshire. I'm an at-home mum at the moment although I qualified as a nurse last year. (Good luck to Jo:) ) I discovered Harry Potter three years ago when I was asked to read a bit of PS to my nephew and found myself more engrossed than he was. I discovered the fandom in the desperate wait for OoP to be released last year. I don't think I've ever posted to the main HPFGU list because I'm always too far behind in posts to have anything new or interesting to add. I do enjoy the weekly chat though. I get away with sharing half-formed ideas there. Speaking of half-formed ideas... Would anyone be interested in exploring Britain a bit in future meet ups? I'm more of a quiet pub garden kind of girl myself and I couldn't help noticing an attractive-looking little village called Snape on a map of Suffolk. There was a Flitwick somewhere near Bedford too, although I don't know anything about it yet. Then there's always the film locations, we could have a series of day trips/weekends to make up a Harry Potter pilgrimage. What does everyone think? I've got a nasty feeling this is where I find out even other adult Harry Potter fans think I'm a bit barmy;) Sam --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid Mon Aug 9 20:21:16 2004 From: ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid (BEN LEIGH) Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 21:21:16 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Getting to Know You In-Reply-To: <20040809201855.95157.qmail@...> Message-ID: Hello Sam Nice to "meet" you! Flitwick is not too far away from me its on the line out of St pancras. Icould have a look on the interent to see how far the station is from a pub etc... Your idea sounds like a great one, BTW the IMAX trip was an amazing experienc! I'm planning to see Spiderman 2 when it comes out on the IMAX screen. The IMAX gets you so involved in the movie! Your hometown of Oxford is a lovley place too I went there for a weekend a year ago, so perhaps there may be some suitable quiet places round there? There is also the town of Dudly which is somewhere between Birminghan New street and Wolverhapton. Ben BTW I'm also 29 and like you prefer quiet places rather noisy ones as due to my hearing impairment (see my getting to know you e-mail) I find hearing in noisy surrondings difficult, though I managed to have an interesting conversation with Neil on Sunday as he was sitting opposite me. -----Original Message----- From: Sam Edwards [mailto:hermionesmum at ...] Sent: 09 August 2004 21:19 To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [HPFGU-London] Getting to Know You I'm sorry to have missed you on Sunday. I ended up giving twelve eight-year-olds a Harry Potter quiz at my nephew's birthday party instead. I'll introduce myself anyway and hope to get to the next meet-up. I'm Sam, 29, married to Mike and mother of Tabitha, (2 1/2) and Hermione, (yes really, 11 months.) We live in Oxfordshire. I'm an at-home mum at the moment although I qualified as a nurse last year. (Good luck to Jo:) ) I discovered Harry Potter three years ago when I was asked to read a bit of PS to my nephew and found myself more engrossed than he was. I discovered the fandom in the desperate wait for OoP to be released last year. I don't think I've ever posted to the main HPFGU list because I'm always too far behind in posts to have anything new or interesting to add. I do enjoy the weekly chat though. I get away with sharing half-formed ideas there. Speaking of half-formed ideas... Would anyone be interested in exploring Britain a bit in future meet ups? I'm more of a quiet pub garden kind of girl myself and I couldn't help noticing an attractive-looking little village called Snape on a map of Suffolk. There was a Flitwick somewhere near Bedford too, although I don't know anything about it yet. Then there's always the film locations, we could have a series of day trips/weekends to make up a Harry Potter pilgrimage. What does everyone think? I've got a nasty feeling this is where I find out even other adult Harry Potter fans think I'm a bit barmy;) Sam --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links From aggie at aggiepaddy.yahoo.invalid Mon Aug 9 20:39:23 2004 From: aggie at aggiepaddy.yahoo.invalid (Jo Raggett) Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 21:39:23 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Getting to Know You References: <20040809201855.95157.qmail@...> Message-ID: <000d01c47e50$f6a7ebe0$fce087d9@oemcomputer> Hi Sam! It is a shame you missed our trip to London, you would be more than welcome on the next one I'm sure! I'm all for a HP tour of England!! Going to these places may be difficult for those who rely on public transport though. Having said that, however, I'd be up for it!! So it won't be me saying you're barmy!!! . . . Maybe it's a nurse thing though. . . ;o)) Jo (P.S Thanks for the 'good luck'!) SAM>> I'm sorry to have missed you on Sunday. I ended up giving twelve eight-year-olds a Harry Potter quiz at my nephew's birthday party instead. I'll introduce myself anyway and hope to get to the next meet-up. I'm Sam, 29, married to Mike and mother of Tabitha, (2 1/2) and Hermione, (yes really, 11 months.) We live in Oxfordshire. I'm an at-home mum at the moment although I qualified as a nurse last year. (Good luck to Jo:) ) I discovered Harry Potter three years ago when I was asked to read a bit of PS to my nephew and found myself more engrossed than he was. I discovered the fandom in the desperate wait for OoP to be released last year. I don't think I've ever posted to the main HPFGU list because I'm always too far behind in posts to have anything new or interesting to add. I do enjoy the weekly chat though. I get away with sharing half-formed ideas there. Speaking of half-formed ideas... Would anyone be interested in exploring Britain a bit in future meet ups? I'm more of a quiet pub garden kind of girl myself and I couldn't help noticing an attractive-looking little village called Snape on a map of Suffolk. There was a Flitwick somewhere near Bedford too, although I don't know anything about it yet. Then there's always the film locations, we could have a series of day trips/weekends to make up a Harry Potter pilgrimage. What does everyone think? I've got a nasty feeling this is where I find out even other adult Harry Potter fans think I'm a bit barmy;) Sam --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-London/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: HPFGU-London-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From gemlovesguitars at gemlovesguitars.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 10 14:59:43 2004 From: gemlovesguitars at gemlovesguitars.yahoo.invalid (Gemma) Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:59:43 -0000 Subject: Another Newbie Message-ID: Hi all, Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Gemma 22 from South Yorkshire. I have an intense obsession with the Harry Potter books and over-analising them so I can't wait to get involved with discussions! :) I work as a Tourism Development Officer and get to promote lovely old heritage buildings and visitor attractions especially abbeys, castles and norman churches. From gemlovesguitars at gemlovesguitars.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 10 15:03:17 2004 From: gemlovesguitars at gemlovesguitars.yahoo.invalid (Gemma) Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 15:03:17 -0000 Subject: Getting to Know You In-Reply-To: <000d01c47e50$f6a7ebe0$fce087d9@oemcomputer> Message-ID: Hi Sam! I would definitely be up for a HP tour - something I've been thinking about for a while actually! I have a travel and tourism background and have organised numerous trips and events before, both small and large so would love to be involved in any organisation! Gemma --- In HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com, "Jo Raggett" wrote: > Hi Sam! > > It is a shame you missed our trip to London, you would be more than welcome on the next one I'm sure! > > I'm all for a HP tour of England!! Going to these places may be difficult for those who rely on public transport though. Having said that, however, I'd be up for it!! So it won't be me saying you're barmy!!! . . . Maybe it's a nurse thing though. . . ;o)) > > Jo > (P.S Thanks for the 'good luck'!) > > > SAM>> > > I'm sorry to have missed you on Sunday. I ended up giving twelve eight-year-olds a Harry Potter quiz at my nephew's birthday party instead. > > I'll introduce myself anyway and hope to get to the next meet-up. > > I'm Sam, 29, married to Mike and mother of Tabitha, (2 1/2) and Hermione, (yes really, 11 months.) We live in Oxfordshire. I'm an at- home mum at the moment although I qualified as a nurse last year. (Good luck to Jo:) ) > > I discovered Harry Potter three years ago when I was asked to read a bit of PS to my nephew and found myself more engrossed than he was. I discovered the fandom in the desperate wait for OoP to be released last year. I don't think I've ever posted to the main HPFGU list because I'm always too far behind in posts to have anything new or interesting to add. I do enjoy the weekly chat though. I get away with sharing half-formed ideas there. > > Speaking of half-formed ideas... > > Would anyone be interested in exploring Britain a bit in future meet ups? I'm more of a quiet pub garden kind of girl myself and I couldn't help noticing an attractive-looking little village called Snape on a map of Suffolk. There was a Flitwick somewhere near Bedford too, although I don't know anything about it yet. Then there's always the film locations, we could have a series of day trips/weekends to make up a Harry Potter pilgrimage. > > What does everyone think? I've got a nasty feeling this is where I find out even other adult Harry Potter fans think I'm a bit barmy;) > > Sam > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-London/ > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > HPFGU-London-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Wed Aug 11 23:32:39 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 23:32:39 -0000 Subject: Accio Call for Papers Message-ID: All this talk about meeting up again means that I'm sure you'll all want to meet each other for longer next year during the Accio conference! Anyway, we're now accepting abstracts and completed conference papers for Accio. I hope to see you all there next year! Ali ********************************************************************* Accio 2005 University of Reading, UK July 29-31, 2005 Call for Papers Accio UK is aimed at both academics and adult fans of the Harry Potter series. The Programming Committee is therefore inviting proposals from both sectors for presentations, moderated panels, debates and workshops on any topic relating to the Harry Potter phenomenon. Suggested Topics for Presentations, Panels and Workshops Topics may include, but are certainly not limited to: - Characterisation Archetypal yet unconventional or merely one-dimensional stereotypes? The scope here is enormous, and papers are welcomed on individual/group character studies or thematic overviews. - Religious Studies: Religious and spiritual responses and interpretations of the series. - Social Issues, including Gender Studies: the role of women in the Harry Potter Series. - Race Relations in HP: Real and analogous Class portrayal: A pretence of meritocracy? - Legal Issues: The Legal System, Government and Justice in the Wizarding World. - Comparative Studies: Areas of interest within this area include: Religion. How various religious groups use the series and how this compares with treatment of other fantasy series by authors such as CS Lewis, Tolkien, Philip Pullman. The phenomenon and appeal of Cross-Over literature (e.g., Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy), and the serious life issues this recently classified genre frequently explores. - Mythopoeia, Etymology and other sources of inspiration: How appreciation of JK Rowling's use of "what has gone before" is important to our understanding of the series. - Education: The inclusion of the Harry Potter series in curricula (from primary education through to graduate studies) and dealing with the issues involved. For example, for those educating pre-teens, the treatment of death in the series. An Educator's perspective on teaching in the Wizarding World. - The Heroic Quest: What makes a Hero? Could include discussion of predestination and the idea of the "Chosen One" and the much stressed concept of individual choice. - Alchemy and Symbolism: The search for the Philosopher's Stone, Hidden Meanings within the text, and other Gnostic Elements. - Concepts of Power: The Battle between Good and Evil and the controversial depiction of "grey" areas. - Fandom Concerns: May include: Battles with Interpretation, including character portrayal and their potential relationships in the series (and beyond): Fanfiction and Intellectual Property issues. Reinventing the Series: The relationship between a continuing series and the fanfiction community Reclaiming the Canon: JK Rowling's relationship with the online fandom community. Time Blocks Two concurrent tracks will run over two days of programming. Time blocks in multiples of 30 minutes will be available: proposals should therefore specify the estimated amount of time required for the presentation, and should also indicate how much time allowance should be made for post-talk discussion/ Q&A sessions. Submissions Deadline: 31st December 2004 Proposals should be either an abstract (500 word max) or a completed conference paper (4,000 word max). We are accepting e-mail submissions only, and any attachments should be in Microsoft Word. Please send to the following address, including "Accio 2005 Proposal Submission" in the subject line. Submissions @ accio.org.uk. Selected Presenters will be notified by week ending 31st January, 2005, and will be expected to register for the conference when confirming that they will be present. Presenters are expected to submit a conference paper for publication in the Proceedings by 21st June 2005. This paper should be no greater than 4,000 words. Please note that publication in the Proceedings will be dependent upon attendance. Attendees All presenters and participants must be at least 18 years of age, as Accio is an adults-only event. Disclaimers Accio UK is an unofficial event and is not endorsed by JK Rowling or her representatives, Warner Bros., or the Harry Potter book publishers. From hermionesmum at hermionesmum.yahoo.invalid Mon Aug 16 14:30:08 2004 From: hermionesmum at hermionesmum.yahoo.invalid (Sam Edwards) Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 07:30:08 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Getting to Know You In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20040816143008.80886.qmail@...> Sounds wonderful Gemma, thanks. Ben suggested Flitwick had good rail links from London, do you know any more about it? Is it worth a visit for reasons other than it's name shared with the charms Proffessor? Also, when would folk be free in September? thanks for not thinking I'm barmy:) Sam Gemma wrote: Hi Sam! I would definitely be up for a HP tour - something I've been thinking about for a while actually! I have a travel and tourism background and have organised numerous trips and events before, both small and large so would love to be involved in any organisation! Gemma --- In HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com, "Jo Raggett" wrote: > Hi Sam! > > It is a shame you missed our trip to London, you would be more than welcome on the next one I'm sure! > > I'm all for a HP tour of England!! Going to these places may be difficult for those who rely on public transport though. Having said that, however, I'd be up for it!! So it won't be me saying you're barmy!!! . . . Maybe it's a nurse thing though. . . ;o)) > > Jo > (P.S Thanks for the 'good luck'!) > > > SAM>> > > I'm sorry to have missed you on Sunday. I ended up giving twelve eight-year-olds a Harry Potter quiz at my nephew's birthday party instead. > > I'll introduce myself anyway and hope to get to the next meet-up. > > I'm Sam, 29, married to Mike and mother of Tabitha, (2 1/2) and Hermione, (yes really, 11 months.) We live in Oxfordshire. I'm an at- home mum at the moment although I qualified as a nurse last year. (Good luck to Jo:) ) > > I discovered Harry Potter three years ago when I was asked to read a bit of PS to my nephew and found myself more engrossed than he was. I discovered the fandom in the desperate wait for OoP to be released last year. I don't think I've ever posted to the main HPFGU list because I'm always too far behind in posts to have anything new or interesting to add. I do enjoy the weekly chat though. I get away with sharing half-formed ideas there. > > Speaking of half-formed ideas... > > Would anyone be interested in exploring Britain a bit in future meet ups? I'm more of a quiet pub garden kind of girl myself and I couldn't help noticing an attractive-looking little village called Snape on a map of Suffolk. There was a Flitwick somewhere near Bedford too, although I don't know anything about it yet. Then there's always the film locations, we could have a series of day trips/weekends to make up a Harry Potter pilgrimage. > > What does everyone think? I've got a nasty feeling this is where I find out even other adult Harry Potter fans think I'm a bit barmy;) > > Sam > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-London/ > > b.. 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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid Mon Aug 16 20:27:00 2004 From: ben.leigh25 at ben984761.yahoo.invalid (BEN LEIGH) Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 21:27:00 +0100 Subject: [HPFGU-London] Re: Getting to Know You In-Reply-To: <20040816143008.80886.qmail@...> Message-ID: Hi Sam I will do a search on the net probably at the weekend or sometime this week as have a lot on at the moment. I will keep you poated plus will check for a free sunday in September. Ben -----Original Message----- From: Sam Edwards [mailto:hermionesmum at ...] Sent: 16 August 2004 15:30 To: HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [HPFGU-London] Re: Getting to Know You Sounds wonderful Gemma, thanks. Ben suggested Flitwick had good rail links from London, do you know any more about it? Is it worth a visit for reasons other than it's name shared with the charms Proffessor? Also, when would folk be free in September? thanks for not thinking I'm barmy:) Sam Gemma wrote: Hi Sam! I would definitely be up for a HP tour - something I've been thinking about for a while actually! I have a travel and tourism background and have organised numerous trips and events before, both small and large so would love to be involved in any organisation! Gemma --- In HPFGU-London at yahoogroups.com, "Jo Raggett" wrote: > Hi Sam! > > It is a shame you missed our trip to London, you would be more than welcome on the next one I'm sure! > > I'm all for a HP tour of England!! Going to these places may be difficult for those who rely on public transport though. Having said that, however, I'd be up for it!! So it won't be me saying you're barmy!!! . . . Maybe it's a nurse thing though. . . ;o)) > > Jo > (P.S Thanks for the 'good luck'!) > > > SAM>> > > I'm sorry to have missed you on Sunday. I ended up giving twelve eight-year-olds a Harry Potter quiz at my nephew's birthday party instead. > > I'll introduce myself anyway and hope to get to the next meet-up. > > I'm Sam, 29, married to Mike and mother of Tabitha, (2 1/2) and Hermione, (yes really, 11 months.) We live in Oxfordshire. I'm an at- home mum at the moment although I qualified as a nurse last year. (Good luck to Jo:) ) > > I discovered Harry Potter three years ago when I was asked to read a bit of PS to my nephew and found myself more engrossed than he was. I discovered the fandom in the desperate wait for OoP to be released last year. I don't think I've ever posted to the main HPFGU list because I'm always too far behind in posts to have anything new or interesting to add. I do enjoy the weekly chat though. I get away with sharing half-formed ideas there. > > Speaking of half-formed ideas... > > Would anyone be interested in exploring Britain a bit in future meet ups? I'm more of a quiet pub garden kind of girl myself and I couldn't help noticing an attractive-looking little village called Snape on a map of Suffolk. There was a Flitwick somewhere near Bedford too, although I don't know anything about it yet. Then there's always the film locations, we could have a series of day trips/weekends to make up a Harry Potter pilgrimage. > > What does everyone think? I've got a nasty feeling this is where I find out even other adult Harry Potter fans think I'm a bit barmy;) > > Sam > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-London/ > > b.. 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Groups Links From meidbh at meidbh.yahoo.invalid Mon Aug 16 21:41:51 2004 From: meidbh at meidbh.yahoo.invalid (meidbh) Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 21:41:51 -0000 Subject: last meetup Message-ID: Just to say it was really great fun meeting you all in London last week and having a chance to chat HP in person! Sorry our ships passed in the IMAX Neil but I'll read the traintimetable with a little more scepticism next time. I actually thought it told the truth you know (oh the naivety of the freshly arrived immigrant ;-)), potterly yours, Meidbh From dfrankiswork at davewitley.yahoo.invalid Tue Aug 24 21:33:53 2004 From: dfrankiswork at davewitley.yahoo.invalid (davewitley) Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:33:53 -0000 Subject: Getting to know you... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Neil wrote: > it's rather late in the process. But what the hey... Yes. I didn't have time at the time, then forgot all about it. But here I am, better late than never. > *** Name and nicknames > David Frankis, sageofgodalming on LiveJournal. > > *** Age > 46 > > *** Birthplace/Home > Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, now living in Godalming, Surrey, not too far from the Dursleys. > > *** Family > Separated, with 3 kids; on good terms with my ex. > > *** Work/Study > Work for a technical consultancy. > > *** Anything else you'd like us to know? > Probably, but I can never remember when put on the spot. > *** HP fandom history > I started the series about 6 months after COS came out; about a year after GOF came out I was surfing the web looking for rumours about the next book, came across the Lexicon and followed the link to HPFGU. I was a list elf for about 2 years. I'm not active in any other part of the fandom, but I do keep a rather intermittent livejournal www.livejournal.com/users/sageofgodalming . I have never really got into fanfic, though that's not for any principled reason - I just have to draw the line somewhere. (I hasten to add that I mean reading: I don't claim that I could write fiction if I could just find a spare moment for it.) I have no merchandise. > *** Favourite reading I read my first Neil Gaiman (Stardust) recently and really liked it. I used to read science fiction a lot but it's been a long time. Currently reading 'He Died With A Felafel In His Hand' by John Birmingham, a present from Tabouli. I recently decided to try out a book reading group IRL - so far I have been to one meeting. > *** Favourite music > Whatever is playing - I have very little taste. > > *** Other interests > Still play around with maths a bit. Otherwise, just doing ordinary stuff with the kids. David From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Wed Oct 20 15:25:50 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 15:25:50 -0000 Subject: Accio 2005 Guest speaker Announcement Message-ID: Accio UK is delighted to announce Steve Vander Ark and Elizabeth Kay as two of its guest speakers for its Accio 2005 conference being held in Reading, UK. Steve Vander Ark Steve is the creator and editor of the Harry Potter Lexicon website(http://www.hp-lexicon.org), a comprehensive reference tool on the Potterverse extensively used by fans and even J K Rowling herself as she proved when she bestowed upon Steve's site one of her fandom awards. Steve is from Grand Rapids, Michigan (U.S.A.), where he works as a School Librarian. He is also director of his local community theatre as well as a freelance writer and columnist. Elizabeth Kay Elizabeth Kay (http://www.elizabeth-kay.co.uk/) is a poet, writer and teacher of Art and Creative Writing. She lives in Surrey. The Divide, her debut novel for children, was published to enthusiastic reviews and has sold over 150,000 copies worldwide, in countries as far afield as Japan, Finland, the USA and Canada. The sequel, Back to the Divide, was published in August '04 and is showing every sign of being even more successful than the first book. Elizabeth's publisher is Barry Cunningham of The Chicken House - known as the man who set up Bloomsbury's children's list and signed the original Harry Potter contract with J K Rowling. Elizabeth Kay was one of the first new writers he signed for The Chicken House. Accio 2005 is the first conference of its kind in the UK. To be held at Reading University from July 29th-31st 2005, it is an unofficial, non-profit making, friendly event that will bring together academics and adult Harry Potter fans to discuss all aspects of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Planned events include presentations, panels, speeches, games, a feast, and informal discussions into the small hours. All meals are also included in the registration fees. It is recommended that you book prior to 31st October 2004 to take advantage of our early bird discount. An instalment plan is available. For further information please see our website: http://www.accio.org.uk. Details of how to register can be found here: http://www.accio.org.uk/registration.shtml Al Hewison Accio 2005 Chair This conference is an unofficial event and is not endorsed or sanctioned by Warner Bros., the Harry Potter book publishers or J.K. Rowling and her representatives. From Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid Sat Dec 18 20:25:42 2004 From: Ali at alhewison.yahoo.invalid (Ali) Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 20:25:42 -0000 Subject: Accio CFP Deadline reminder Message-ID: Accio 2005 would like to remind you that the deadline for submissions in response to our call for papers is fast approaching. If you have a presentation that you would like to submit for our consideration, please email it to submissions at ... by December 31, 2004. Please see http://www.accio.org.uk./call4papers.shtml for detailed information. Anyone who is interested in participating in a Snape panel, please email the same address (submissions @ accio.org.uk (without the gaps) to indicate your interest. Accio 2005 is an unofficial friendly event, bringing together academics and adult Harry Potter fans to discuss all aspects of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books. Planned events include presentations, panels, speeches, games, a feast, and informal discussions into the wee hours. Accio 2005, the first Harry Potter conference in the UK, takes places at the University of Reading over the weekend of 29 - 31 July, 2005. For more information, please see our website at http://www.accio.org.uk./ Ali For Accio 2005