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#201 Kristian

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Posted 24 November 2014 - 22:55

Ah yes, the smile before I found out I'd been paying £6 a pint haha. 



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#202 jonpollak

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Posted 24 November 2014 - 23:12

At least your smile looks genuine...

Jp



#203 DampMongoose

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 09:28

£6 a pint??? What of gin?

#204 Amphicar

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 12:38

£6 a pint??? What of gin?

No not even for rum - just some quite interesting beers. Actually not really outrageous prices for Central London (outside of basic pubs or the House of Commons bar).



#205 Sith

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 12:46

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JP, I told her that she has you to thank for meeting Lewis all those years ago... ;)

#206 DampMongoose

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 12:58

No not even for rum - just some quite interesting beers. Actually not really outrageous prices for Central London (outside of basic pubs or the House of Commons bar).

 

Scary, it's just under double most places near me.  Sounds like it would be good for my waistline!


Edited by DampMongoose, 25 November 2014 - 12:59.


#207 jonpollak

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 14:15

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JP, I told her that she has you to thank for meeting Lewis all those years ago...  ;)

 

 

Ahh..the old Pussy Cat Dolls story..here ya go then.

 

So, back in 2007 I was the Technical Director for Baz Halpin on the Christina Aguilera "Back to Basics" tour.

Quite a few of the 130 crew members were interested in racing and would religiously watch all the series via any means possible.

Baz and set designer Butch Allen even stuck in a few racing related gags to keep us interested on this long and arduous tour.

 

The opening act for this tour was..  The Pussy Cat Dolls!!  They got short shrift for a year and a half of the tour and had a scant 15 minutes to set up, sound check and fix "dance" moves - which pretty much reminded us of Pole Dancing - before they were thrust on for their 20 minutes of fame. At the end of the tour Xtina said she wanted them to join her for the Nasty Naughty Boy number. The choreographer Jeri Slaughter and I decided the best time to rehearse this was early morning before things got too hectic so we arranged to get the girls on stage at around 8am. Needless to say on weekends 8am is race hour in the USA and by that time we had it together enough to broadcast the feed to our big screen. Well, during one of the rehearsals (while pre recorded interviews were being shown) Nicole turned around and asked me.."Who is that cute guy on the screen?" I said "it's the mercurial Lewis Hamilton, the hottest racing driver on the planet." She turned back to the dance rehearsal saying.." I think you're right about that"

She had a different hot in mind.

 

Jp


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#208 kamikaze1

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 14:23

That's a pretty cool story man! 



#209 Rinehart

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 15:12

Good to hear you all had a top time.

 

Are any other non-attendees playing the same game as me - trying to work out whose who by process of elimination?!!!

 

Think I'm nearly there! 



#210 Dalton007

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 15:29

Photo of my nemesis Coral???



#211 redreni

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 15:39

No not even for rum - just some quite interesting beers. Actually not really outrageous prices for Central London (outside of basic pubs or the House of Commons bar).

 

The boozers I normally frequent, as a central London worker of some seven years' standing, must be of the "basic" variety, then...

 

Seriously, though, I'm prepared to pay a premium on my pint if the place is offering something other pubs aren't, and as I mentioned above, pubs that do F1 as well as Jetlag are a real rarity.



#212 Amphicar

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 15:41

Photo of my nemesis Coral???

Post #180 middle picture, centre back



#213 redreni

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 15:41

Good to hear you all had a top time.

 

Are any other non-attendees playing the same game as me - trying to work out whose who by process of elimination?!!!

 

Think I'm nearly there! 

 

Not sure if the lighting in the group pictures will allow you to spot it, but at least one of the attendees is effectively wearing his avatar....



#214 Rinehart

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 15:45

Not sure if the lighting in the group pictures will allow you to spot it, but at least one of the attendees is effectively wearing his avatar....

Mate you're the first one I ticked off. No future for you as a secret agent! 



#215 Rinehart

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 15:49

Post #180 middle picture, centre back

Ahh, the profile says born 1965 so I wasn't sure on that one (there's a backhanded compliment :p ). Should have concentrated on the "scottish" clue  ;) ! 

So, that's cleared up which one Sophie is then, I think...

This is a great game! 



#216 jonpollak

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 16:18

Why is this identification deal so important to you people?

I just don't get it.

Jp



#217 Rinehart

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 16:31

Chill, its not important JP, just some idle fun.

I've been careful not to actually say who I think anyone is, btw.



#218 DampMongoose

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 16:37

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who wanted to put a face to the names!  In case I go to any future gatherings and you're trying to identify me when I walk in, I look like this...

 

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#219 Sheepmachine

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 16:51

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who wanted to put a face to the names! In case I go to any future gatherings and you're trying to identify me when I walk in, I look like this...

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Well I look like this

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The feild has great wifi ;)

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#220 DampMongoose

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 16:58

Well I look like this

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The feild has great wifi ;)

 

Swings and roundabouts I guess, on one side, great WiFi, on the other finding a F1 team cap that fits is tough...



#221 Risil

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 17:50

I used a body double in my pictures.



#222 discover23

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 18:56

Looks like everyone had a lot of fun - hope to make it to the next one . Good job JP for organizing this! You had a much bigger turn out than the Indy 500 ;)


Whatever it was you guys were eating there looks really good..

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#223 Amphicar

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 19:08

This should help in identifying me:

 

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Poor and inadequate - accurate description of me after an afternoon of beer at £6 per pint!



#224 Dalton007

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 19:33

Post #180 middle picture, centre back

 

:love:  :up:



#225 Ellios

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 19:44

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JP, I told her that she has you to thank for meeting Lewis all those years ago...  ;)

 

Nice to see you back on this forum, pretty sure I've seen you lurking in other grand prix pictures this year... not that I'm stalking or anything!



#226 Coral

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 20:02

Ahh, the profile says born 1965 so I wasn't sure on that one (there's a backhanded compliment :p ). Should have concentrated on the "scottish" clue  ;) ! 

So, that's cleared up which one Sophie is then, I think...

This is a great game! 

 

 

:love:  :up:

Rinehart and Dalton007, you have both made my day! :kiss:



#227 jonpollak

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 22:02

Chill, its not important JP, just some idle fun.

I've been careful not to actually say who I think anyone is, btw.

 


Yeah your right Riney...it's just human nature to ID who you've been conversing with for all these years.

#228 Coral

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Posted 25 November 2014 - 23:10

Strangely enough, everyone looked the way I had imagined they would look! I felt as if I had "met" you all before.

 

I'm still buzzing from the whole weekend, one of these days I'm going to come back down to earth! :stoned:



#229 DampMongoose

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Posted 26 November 2014 - 19:19

Strangely enough, everyone looked the way I had imagined they would look!


That's a reflection on the quality of those that attended I reckon... I'm convinced based on some comments and replies I've seen on the forum that some posters are not from this planet.

#230 Peat

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Posted 27 November 2014 - 08:25

Well I look like this

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The feild has great wifi ;)

 

 

PHHHHHWWWWOOOOOOOAAAAAARR!!



#231 GoldenColt

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Posted 28 November 2014 - 14:36

Why is this identification deal so important to you people?

I just don't get it.

Jp

 

I want to know how the enemy looks like.  ;)


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#232 jonpollak

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Posted 29 November 2014 - 05:33

look inside first.

Jp



#233 surbjits

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Posted 29 November 2014 - 16:34

.... the House of Commons bar).

 

Claim it on expenses :p