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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 5, 2011 15:09:26 GMT
Are you coming to AA 2011? If so for which days?
Due to finances I'm going to be a Saturday day tripper.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2011 15:31:13 GMT
I'll be there from early afternoon Friday-mid morning Monday
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Post by Kingoji on Jul 5, 2011 17:16:20 GMT
Ben and I will be there thurs-mon.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 5, 2011 19:09:40 GMT
Tea-time Thursday until mid-afternoon Monday.
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Jul 5, 2011 19:19:53 GMT
In theory sometime Thursday, hopefully early afternoon, till sometime Monday.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 5, 2011 22:50:12 GMT
Same as the good Doctor!
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Post by legios on Jul 6, 2011 6:33:35 GMT
I will be around from Thursday mid-afternoon till the Monday.
Karl
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Post by Nigel on Jul 6, 2011 10:10:29 GMT
Six responses and no-one's commented on the title. Standards are slipping.
Anyway, Dad and I will hopefully arrive mid-afternoon on Friday, depending on how well the loading goes; we'll be leaving Sunday evening.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 6, 2011 10:23:51 GMT
you working this year Nigel?
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Post by Nigel on Jul 6, 2011 19:20:35 GMT
Selling, you mean? Yep, that's why I'm bringing Dad.  |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 6, 2011 19:36:14 GMT
Excellent! Nigel's Dad is always a highlight!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2011 19:49:54 GMT
You mean you're selling your dad?!  |
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Post by legios on Jul 6, 2011 20:02:14 GMT
Excellent. Your dad was missed last year Nigel, it will be nice to see him again.
Karl
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2011 20:20:02 GMT
You mean you're selling your dad?! I'll buy him if the price is decent, I don't like my current one |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 6, 2011 20:43:31 GMT
I bid 50 quatloos on the newcomer!
-Ralph
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Post by Mark_Stevenson on Jul 6, 2011 21:52:07 GMT
Hmmh. Due to my piss-poor finances at the moment it's looking very likely that I'll be giving this year a miss, which is pretty hard for me as a) it's in my hometown and b) I've been to pretty much every AA (bar possibly one 'cos I was on tour, my memory is a bit hazy) since 2001. However, if anyone's planning a drink in a satellite pub, give me a shout and I'd be delighted to join you all for a beer and catch-up.
Mx
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 6, 2011 21:58:11 GMT
As half of the convention is in the hotel bar I'm sure if you swing by, beers will be thrust at you.
-Ralph
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Post by Dezzeh on Jul 7, 2011 12:23:49 GMT
I shall be attending the saturday only, mainly because I'm cheap. Hopefully getting up friday evening then leaving at some point saturday afteernoon/evening.
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Post by Dezzeh on Jul 7, 2011 19:50:32 GMT
Day ticket purchased... now to find a hotel..
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Post by Mark_Stevenson on Jul 10, 2011 10:01:49 GMT
As half of the convention is in the hotel bar I'm sure if you swing by, beers will be thrust at you. -Ralph There's an offer I can't resist |
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Post by grahamt77 on Jul 12, 2011 11:45:51 GMT
I am all booked up!
I will be arriving Friday afternoon, leaving Sunday afternoon.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2011 14:01:52 GMT
As half of the convention is in the hotel bar I'm sure if you swing by, beers will be thrust at you. -Ralph There's an offer I can't resist Not wanting to sound like a party-pooper on this, but it's not really something we can condone from our end. While the hotel's public bar isn't officially part of the convention, there are a number of concerns that immediately spring to mind from our perspective... 1. The hotel is restricted to serving alcohol to residents only after a certain time in that bar BUT they lifted that restriction for convention attendees. Obviously, anyone in that bar during that time who is purchased drinks by convention attendees is potentially breaking the hotel's drinks licence. 2. As it has been said here, Auto Assembly has grown considerably from its early days and has become far more than a room full of dealers and video screenings. It's a guest extravaganza, has workshops, and an immense social aspect to it which takes place all over the hotel - in the function rooms and surrounding areas. Our attendees have paid a lot of money to attend the convention, both in terms of registration fees and in many cases travel / hotel costs, and it's not fair on them for others to come along and enjoy that side of the event without paying. 3. Similarly, virtually all of our guests don't restrict themselves to the function rooms and dedicated convention bar, and are often found wandering around in the public bar. Each year the convention gets more expensive to organise, including our guest costs (this year Auto Assembly is costing in excess of £25,000 to run) and for people to get access to our guests - whether it is for talks, autographs or even just a social capacity - without paying, when others have simply isn't fair. I might not be popular saying this, but we're not asking you to book for a full weekend. A single day pass would get you access to the convention itself on the Saturday, all of the guests, panels etc. for that day and obviously the full social side of the event. The only thing you won't get is the Saturday evening programme but without this sounding harsh, the last thing we want is a backlash against you - or ourselves - if people start coming along to socialise with friends without paying. It will just turn the convention into a glorified pub meet for many whose main interest is the social side and forum meets, with us having to pay the bill for everyone to attend and that, ultimately, would kill off Auto Assembly. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 12, 2011 17:05:48 GMT
As a guest of the hotel, I have no issues with inviting exactly one mate round for a drink who is not in a financial position to attend an event which may or may not be happening at that hotel. And that's all I'll say about that.
Mark: I am happy to meet you for a pint in the bar.
-Ralph
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Post by Kingoji on Jul 13, 2011 6:17:13 GMT
Or, alternatively, there is a pub right across the road.  |
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Post by grahamt77 on Jul 13, 2011 8:32:02 GMT
Mark: I am happy to meet you for a pint in the bar. Ditto! |
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Post by Mark_Stevenson on Jul 13, 2011 21:53:29 GMT
Mark: I am happy to meet you for a pint in the bar. Ditto! Aw, shucks boys... |
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Post by garrybodsworth on Jul 17, 2011 20:02:02 GMT
Okay, I have booked myself in for the weekend - being an immense cheapskate means I am at the Etap which is a bizarrely cheap £18 per night. I'll be heading up for the Friday afternoon through to Sunday,
Garry
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 17, 2011 20:04:02 GMT
You have returned!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 17, 2011 20:34:50 GMT
Welcome back Garry.
Andy
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Post by Cullen on Jul 28, 2011 22:47:28 GMT
Did someone say glorified pub meet? I will be there. Mark, I've got a pint with your name on it. But it'll be warm by AA so I'll drink that and I'll buy you a cold one on the day.
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