Who here would you like to sit down and have drink with?

I agree. I think it is fair to say that Percy's writings that have forced me to think most about my own position in my time here. Not in direct conversations with me. Just generally. My views have changed noticeably as a result. Hah! I am honoured. And I would love to take part in that particular meet up. But as things stand it seems you would have to book two seperate tables and then pass notes between the two That'd be fine too. I'd be delighted to drink with you. There are many here at EvC I would hook up with for a drink or two given the opportunity. Some because I am sure we would get on. Some who I would be interested to see if we could get on. And almost any because I would be very interested to put a face and real personality to the avatar and the writing.

Yep. That is a Saturday so I need to work out some of the finer details with my own better half - But basically yes.I see you have an EvC email address. I'll send you some of my contact details to that and we can take it from there.Cool. I am intrigued to meet both "The Mod" and to see your plinth dwelling other half do her public plinth thing. I am assuming a pub or two in and around Trafalgar square is ideal?

Good to meet you too! I felt bewilderingly tense too with your real reason for beng in the big smoke. But whilst I was fully in support of the points being made I was also resolute in my non-dancing. Call me an irrepresiable geek if you will.........I had a great time! Should you ever be nearby again please do drop me a line!! And should I ever be in Manc I will definitely let you know.For the record "The Mod" was everything those at EvC would expect him to be!! And I mean that in the best possible way!!

Jeez you have high expectations! But let's just say that you won't be dissappointed. Nuff said. "Cool" is my middle name. Except when "uncool" is my real name. Which is more often than not. Radical concept. You'll be advocating family dinners and physical contact next. Is there no end to your unique brand of madness? I was happy to do so. I extend that invite to most EvC members should they be in or near London at any point. Yourself (next year so you seem to think probable) especially. If we time it right maybe me, you, Mod and any other UK based EvCers can do a mass get together. Who knows. Yep it was definitely very cool if mildly surreal.I should tell you that I am more than a little inebriated at the moment. Buurp.

Howza head today? I would say Mod by name modest by nature Ah yes the capacity for human invention...... May the madness continue. If you don't look me up when you cross the pond I will hunt you down and turn your toes into shoelaces. Hah! I know exactly what you mean and could not agree more!

Whilst I missed the end of the plinth session in question (for reasons of childcare - I would have loved to stay till the end) there was no nudity that I am aware of. Apparently being naked on the plinth is art whilst being naked in the street is "indecent exposure" (and thus illegal) Everyone should try some toast from time to time.Edited by Straggler, : No reason given.

And I never even got as far as crumpets!

Much better now I am back on the "juice" again! We get free beer on Friday at work (Aussie company - Aussie rules) and now a few glasses of the vino de Argentina at home. Feelin much "better". Hic! That is impressivley dedicated. I have not done that sort of hardcore shit since I was marathon training years ago now. Will we ever learn? Amen to that! I'll be singing online at this rate. Hah! Yeah riiiiight! You obviously know latino women! Passionate, fiery and completely reasonable and understanding regarding drinking with "strangers". I'll sort something out though don't you worry.

Yeah. No joke. Tut. Tut. Tut. Yeah. And wine. And alcopops for those so inclined. Around St Paddy's the Guinness was flowing. During Wimbledon Pimms was available. Around Burns night scotch was on the menu. You get the idea. But beer o'clock basically revolves around the crates of the cold fizzy stuff that you and our Ozzie cousins are so fond of. But there is some decent variation to keep the more fickle/adventurous happy. Usually enough of everything to get all those so inclined reasonably tanked. Friday afternoons can often be a pub induced right-off and then the free beer flows officially. It must be an Aus/Brit thing. I would rather microwave my own eyeballs than wear a Hawain shirt. If the grass is always greener on the other side why are single men not constantly mowing the lawn? Or something like that........

Work is work is work. But I do actually like my job and, yeah, overall it is better than most. But like everyone I want to be a rockstar (or "rockstar" comedian!!!!!! - You are livin the dream Oni) really. Any sentance that contains both the words "respect" and "Fosters" is just sooooo wrong in my book. At the moment my resistance is tellingly and unhealthily high. Yes I could probably even drink with Australians without flinching (in fact I do regularly). But it varies. When I hit the health kick, hit the gym and actually sort myself out as I do every so often my tolerance dramatically and very noticeably drops. But at 37 it is gettin harder and harder to do. Ouch! I read the conversation between you and Theo. Ouch again.

Well in the art selection process I might well be the equivalent of the fat cack handed clumsy kid nobody wants on their sports team at school. Some enthusiastic but talentless stints at drumming and a latent desire to be a writer of some sort are about the extent to which any artform has ever wanted me on it's team. Oh I'll drink most things but the deeply chemicalised artificially fizzed mass produced lagers of the world would be fairly low down the list. Not that this ever stops me. Pretensions of beer snobbery are all very well but if they get in the way of a good time I take a more pragmatic approach. Hard liquor man huh. Tequila is my personal loopy juice. Just cannot handle the stuff at all. My achilles heel (if I am to outrageously and arrogantly equate myself with Achilles even in this rather silly context) It is a sad reflection on the male psyche that we feel the need to compete in such ludicrous and self defeating acts of machismo.Having said that of course should we ever meet up and hit the beers for a night the last man standing wins national honours and the right to eternally mock the other (and his nation) as a girly frilly dress wearing loser Just don't start on the tequila.............. Edited by Straggler, : No reason given.

Well consider yourself invited to London. Just don't forget to pack your pink frilly dress......

I think most wannabe rockstars who can't sing and who are too lazy to learn guitar do at some point I did expand my repetoire to bongos and steel drums which was fun for me even if not those upon whom I inflicted my percussionary "genius". Oni I hate to break this to you, I know from personal experience that it is a hard fact to accept, but if we cannot even make it as drummers into our thirties we should probably give up on any remaining hopes of making it as a bonafide rockstar. Don't shoot the messenger..... Good for her. Girl drummers are cool. Not really. Some ideas for short films. Some of which me and a mate have actually made in times gone by. Although even then we haven't made one for a couple of years. I would love to write a book. But who wouldn't? Cool! You are at least doing the creative thing and making it part of your life and career. Good luck with it. I have no fuck'n idea!! If I have got to the "Let's do tequila stage" I am too far gone to know what the hell I am doing. If it tastes like rancid worm juice (with salty lime) and sends me over the edge of lunacy then I know it is tequila. But what kind is really rather irrelevant by that point. Well I like your attitude. The next time my wife complains about such things I will tell her that without psychologically flawed dicks like me the human species would still be living in caves. If that doesn't confuse her into submission nothing will (nothing being far more likely) Now I am scared..............Edited by Straggler, : No reason given.

But what if they are bumbling bewildered idiots in person? How disappointing would that be? Some things are maybe best left to the imagination. If you believe it will happen.......So Wayne's World II taught us anyway....... Pistols or swords? Darn that cad. I will have him at fifty paces!!

Nice alliteration Buz.But you are thinking of the last guy.