Astorians with tickets

shmike · April 2006

I think the Stansted express takes 45mins to Liverpool Street station, then u need the tube to Tottenham court rd (where the Astoria is-and da pub

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Heineken Helen · April 2006

I Scot ID wrote:

I'm in around 11:30 at stansted, i'll get the train/bus into the centre.

Does anyone know roughly how long it takes to get from Stansted to the centre?

Good to see a turnout from some of our Celtic cousins, it'll be good craic.

When I booked the flight the girl told me the Stanstead express is 40 minutes to Liverpool St. Station.

I Scot ID · April 2006

Cheers, Helen and Shmike!

Speaking on behalf of ScotinAmsterdam, he is rather busy just now but has assured us that he has his iPod loaded with PJ and is looking at this:

http://www.nonvi.com/sm/chillon1.jpg

Sickening.

Dunk, I too have been struggling with blood distribution and have had to sleep on my back since friday.

dunkman · April 2006

I Scot ID wrote:

Dunk, I too have been struggling with blood distribution and have had to sleep on my back since friday.

carve a hole in your mattress then buddy... all the fun of the fair then

shmike · April 2006

view(s) from the front row (substitute Trent Reznor for Vedder)

http://maggiebear.com/astoria/index.html

now close your eyes and dream....

I Scot ID · April 2006

I'm going to my bed... haha

einatshaul · April 2006

Oh my god! so cooool!!!

now, when is that queue starting from?

psycosmic · April 2006

Heineken Helen wrote:

When I booked the flight the girl told me the Stanstead express is 40 minutes to Liverpool St. Station.

stansted express can be a pain in the arse... especially on weekends...
i had my train cancelled before and had to take a bus to liverpool street which took 1 1/2 hours...
but don't worry, you'll get to the astoria in time... just be prepared for some unforseen obstacles whenever stansted is your airport of choice...

Heineken Helen · April 2006

Lol, don't worry I'm well prepared... especially when Ryanair is my airline of 'choice' (as in there was no choice really). I'm expecting delays and such - hence the arrival time of 7.45am - allows for 10 hours of fuck ups

nik · April 2006

ScotInAmsterdam wrote:

Sorry to the people who didn;t get tickets. Better luck next time. But lets get down to business and start enjoying our luck!

What's the plan.... Is there a designated place to stay - you all want to meet - is there a good club we can all go to afterwards.

Lets make an event out of this!!!!!

If anyone's up for it. Sign in here and we can introduce ourselves a bit.

I'll be heading over from Amsterdam on the 20th and back on the 21st. I'll be in a Kilt. So far here's the list of people who are going:

(37) <- Not all definately meeting up. This is just people that have said they have tickets.

AmesDownstroke
blue rain + psycosmic
Chumfatty + 1
Consumer_#11121980
DefSteve + missus
DEMON CLEANER ?
Dunk
Einat + Tali
facepollution
FinsburyParkCarrots + ?
given to fly + ?
grunge_is_dead
Heineken Helen (+mate(s)?)
I Scot ID
Jimmy P
JimNastics
mancore
nik? (hey nik... one post at start of thread, you still meeting up?)
Pinon
Riot_Rain + Karen
Ross (ReleaseMe)+ Naomi
ScotinAmsterdam
ScratchinALetter (one post at start of thread, you still meeting up?)
Shahril + mate
Shmike + his son
UK Dave (one post 2nd page of thread, you still meeting up?)
WASTEID (+ ?)
wolfamongwolves
xnothingmanx

<EDIT>
Okay... to summarise, theres gonna be lots of Scotsmen in kilt...

There has been suggestions of some talisman to wear which will single us out while we "bask" on the day.

Several bars have been suggested, the royal George seems to be winning.

http://www.eeriepubco.com/pub.php/ben_crouches/
http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/14/145/Royal_George/Charing_Cross_Road
http://www.bbcresources.com/images/drama/queen_vic.jpg

Some people are staying at the London Farringdon travellodge for £26 a room no matter if its a double or a single:

http://www.travelodge.co.uk

Oh yeah... it it appears that the Astoria is smaller than a midgie's tadger:
http://www.cgtrio.com/roadcam/2003/pix/102203-03.jpg
http://www.auzw93.dsl.pipex.com/audioslave_astoria.jpg

</EDIT>

Hiya...still up for meeting beforehand...Royal George 3pm?...me plus daughter (15)..trying to get booked into Farrindon...cool to meet up with fellow worshipees of great music

I Scot ID · April 2006

I'll have a decent bit of error-time too.

Paul, you and Priya should join us! It'll be a get together of Pearl Jam fans from all over. A few beers or whatever and then we go to the gig together. Everyone seems great, don't worry, us Scots are as mad as you thought but totally harmless haha.

einatshaul · April 2006

Username Name F/M Age Nationality Partners Comments
ScotInAmsterdam Neil M 25 Scotland Currently in Amsterdam
dunkman1974 M 31 Scotland
Heineken Helen F 25 Ireland
einatshaul Einat F 25 Israel Tali (f) 25 So happy…
Riot_Rain M 27 England Girlfriend Karen
wolfamongwolves 27 Ireland
Blue_rain Laura F 27 England Stephan (m) Will be wearing blue
shmike Mike? M
shahril Shahril M 20 Malaysia Studies in England
Pinon F Norwegian Behaves & holds her liquor
ReleaseMe Ross M Naomi
I Scot ID Fraser M Scotland
given to fly M 22 England stonesgstring PJ virgin
stonesgstring M England given to fly
Defsteve M England With wife More Farringdon dwellers
Chumfatty M England missus "WWS will be opening"
FinsburyParkCarrots M 33 England Got no tickets, do not rub in!
theresalight M 27 Germany some German guys He's a student
DEMON CLEANER M 35 gregmac666
gregmac666 M DEMON CLEANER
WASTID M 27 England With mate Another Farringdon partier
Jimmy P M 18 England "wtf just happened?! Woo!"
UKDave M England
nik M 35 England PJ fan for 12 years…
Scratchin a Letter M 19 England A rocker
psycosomic Stephan M 26 Germany Laura Short
Icarus Paul M 21 England Girlfriend priya

to be updated... (btw no offence anyone if any mistakes made)

nik · April 2006

The Nik is short for Nicky- female not male

shmike · April 2006

einatshaul wrote:

Username Name F/M Age Nationality Partners Comments
ScotInAmsterdam Neil M 25 Scotland Currently in Amsterdam
dunkman1974 M 31 Scotland
Heineken Helen F 25 Ireland
einatshaul Einat F 25 Israel Tali (f) 25 So happy…
Riot_Rain M 27 England Girlfriend Karen
wolfamongwolves 27 Ireland
Blue_rain Laura F 27 England Stephan (m) Will be wearing blue
shmike Mike? M
shahril Shahril M 20 Malaysia Studies in England
Pinon F Norwegian Behaves & holds her liquor
ReleaseMe Ross M Naomi
I Scot ID Fraser M Scotland
given to fly M 22 England stonesgstring PJ virgin
stonesgstring M England given to fly
Defsteve M England With wife More Farringdon dwellers
Chumfatty M England missus "WWS will be opening"
FinsburyParkCarrots M 33 England Got no tickets, do not rub in!
theresalight M 27 Germany some German guys He's a student
DEMON CLEANER M 35 gregmac666
gregmac666 M DEMON CLEANER
WASTID M 27 England With mate Another Farringdon partier
Mirrela Not coming (thank god) sorry… had to say that.
Jimmy P M 18 England "wtf just happened?! Woo!"
UKDave M England
nik M 35 England PJ fan for 12 years…
Scratchin a Letter M 19 England A rocker
psycosomic Stephan M 26 Germany Laura Short
Icarus Paul M 21 England Girlfriend priya

to be updated... (btw no offence anyone if any mistakes made)

SHIT it looks like I might be the OLDEST !!!!
Mike M 41
& Scott M 18

dunkman · April 2006

shmike wrote:

SHIT it looks like I might be the OLDEST !!!!
Mike M 41
& Scott M 18

your only as old as you feel though chief!

einatshaul · April 2006

nik wrote:

The Nik is short for Nicky- female not male

sorry Nicky! changed it on my list, I'll be memorizing it on the flight!

nik · April 2006

i was thinking of changing my age as well but as i'm not the oldest now thanks to mike i wont have to..sorry mike

Heineken Helen · April 2006

I'm liking the amount of men on the list

Heineken Helen · April 2006

I forgot there are so many added charges with Stanstead - Ryanair charge something like £5 per bag to check in :rolleyes: and the stanstead express is £19.50 return :rolleyes: . Anything else I forgot about?

nik · April 2006

mmmm same here

wolfamongwolves · April 2006

Thanks for being generous with my age, einatshaul

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dunkman · April 2006

Heineken Helen wrote:

I forgot there are so many added charges with Stanstead - Ryanair charge something like £5 per bag to check in :rolleyes: and the stanstead express is £19.50 return :rolleyes: . Anything else I forgot about?

fuckin pint will be dear in London.... although beer is never a problem item is it?

Ryanair probably charge you to breathe the air in their planes... :(

einatshaul · April 2006

wooops, I don't know were I got that from, Wolf, but for what it't worth, you welcome!

shmike · April 2006

nik wrote:

i was thinking of changing my age as well but as i'm not the oldest now thanks to mike i wont have to..sorry mike

Ed was born the day after me, so I dont feel that old...!

Heineken Helen · April 2006

dunkman1974 wrote:

fuckin pint will be dear in London.... although beer is never a problem item is it?

Ah no I never worry about beer costs and stuff like that. I just hate spending astronomical figures on stupid stuff like transport.

dunkman1974 wrote:

Ryanair probably charge you to breathe the air in their planes... :(

That's ok. I can do without breathing.

dunkman · April 2006

Heineken Helen wrote:

I'm liking the amount of men on the list

is that all you women thnk about :rolleyes:

its quite a good mix of people isnt it... all ages and races and sexes... PJ are a cosmopolitan type o' band..

hee hee i said sexes

psycosmic · April 2006

thank you for compiling the list, einatshaul!

and some of those entries gave me the best laugh of today

favourites include

Pinon F Norwegian Behaves & holds her liquor
given to fly M 22 England stonesgstring PJ virgin
Chumfatty M England missus "WWS will be opening"
FinsburyParkCarrots M 33 England Got no tickets, do not rub in!
Jimmy P M 18 England "wtf just happened?! Woo!"
psycosomic Stephan M 26 Germany Laura Short

what a motley crew!

i hope people don't think i'm a midget now, haha... eddie-height is more like it

brilliant list!

but do me one favour, please, and edit your post and scratch the one person not going... i understand both sides, but let's keep any negativity out of this thread...
spread the pj love!

dunkman · April 2006

Heineken Helen wrote:

Ah no I never worry about beer costs and stuff like that. I just hate spending astronomical figures on stupid stuff like transport.

That's ok. I can do without breathing.

definitely... beer is a necessity for things like this whereas if I were so inclined i'd start cycling to London noo!

no breathing huh! does the blue face match the green Ireland top then

dunkman · April 2006

psycosmic wrote:

but do me one favour, please, and edit your post and scratch the one person not going... i understand both sides, but let's keep any negativity out of this thread...
spread the pj love!

who is that? If its Finsbury then he's just coming to meet us for the craic (drink/laugh)... i didnt see anyone being negative on this thread... have i missed something

psycosmic · April 2006

dunkman1974 wrote:

who is that? If its Finsbury then he's just coming to meet us for the craic (drink/laugh)... i didnt see anyone being negative on this thread... have i missed something

not finsy, read the list again... i'm not going to repeat the name because i hope it's going to be edited...
i'm not even going to take sides since i'm one of the lucky few, but there have been some futile arguments and i don't want this fun thread turn into a battleground again...