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Well I don't think its Bogs Bum. Not that I would know what Bogs bum looks like or anythingMarkie wrote:I'm holding back on making a comment for fear of death! LOL ... who's arse is it anyway?
It is a bit cheeky, but It is only that big coz I am using a widescreen monitor on 1280x800.
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I too have made it back in one piece - despite my car trying to become a boat and go skidding across the motorway. Aquaplaning is funBog wrote:Thanks, everyone.
It was great to be HOME for a weekend.
I miss you all terribly already.
Will upload pictures when I've had some sleep.
Bog, I've got your Commodore PC expansion card thing effort, and we think you left your keyboard at the pub. Want me to box the card up and post it to you?
You also have a pair of my socks. You can keep those, we know how much you like collecting underwear
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And also to add to my list of lovely people.... Leekfiend happily played with me on the Gamegear 2 man on micromachines.... Lovely chap! And infectiously (is that a word?) happy! Shame I didn't have more time with ya fella....psychorob wrote:Got home a little while ago just started unpacking some kit and upload some more photos for ya:
http://psychorob.smugmug.com/gallery/2841887
All 3 galleries of each day can be found here:
http://psychorob.smugmug.com/Events/320152
and just though i'd animate these snaps of leekfiend for your amusement
Cheers
Rob
Zzap64... bloody ace chap as well! Great chat about football to balance the geeky stuff!
Oh and Mr Cuchion..... you have a new friend in Mincer..! He thought you were a total diamond!
I also had a brialliant chat in the rainy pub garden with Betamax and a lovely girly with an Elite tee shirt on, sorry I don't know your name but you were lovely too!
And lastly the chap I was talking to at around 11 ish last night also in the garden ! Owns a Wii and got rid of his 360.... I can't remember your name either but you were a pleasure to chat with!
Kenz was a top chap who did me a good deal on his cd's and dvd's! Thanks matey! (Send me a PM for my Amstrad stuff!)
Utterly great weekend.... next time I really must stick my hand out to Spoongod who I saw with his foxy girlfriend but didn't get a chance to say howdy to!
<<<< my face thinking about it all!Thanks everyone!
Dont force it up.... you'll break my heart.
For those who haven't guessed yet, the arse is that of Amy
Bog also managed to wedgie rip at least one of her pairs of pants over the weekend
I've got a ton of pictures and video footage to drag off the camera, guess I'll do that tomorrow evening after Kris has flown back to the US. She says hi to all she met over the weekend btw!
Bog also managed to wedgie rip at least one of her pairs of pants over the weekend
I've got a ton of pictures and video footage to drag off the camera, guess I'll do that tomorrow evening after Kris has flown back to the US. She says hi to all she met over the weekend btw!
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What can I say? Fuckingly awesome is only the tip of the wordy-iceberg of description that is slowly drifting across the ice-cold sea of thought and into my mental Titanic.
Or something.
But yes, it WAS an experiance to be remembered. The people, the games, the people, the food, the people, the fun, the people, the excitment, and the people. Oh, and Bog. Cant forget him there too
That bloody Wii though... its too addictive, and should be outlawed. At the very least, Nintendo should be forced to buy me painkillers until my shoulder stops being knackered. And I WILL learn to do those power serves, or die trying.
So, kudos to Marky for organising it, to Jeff and Giles for being simply themselves (and for the crazy conversation about pizza in Naples and coffee habits), to Bog, Dom, Kenz, Skitz, Vintage_Matt (your mum), Pink (my nipple STILL hurts
) and the myriad other people who's names elude me currently because I'm being denser than depleted uranium in a black hole.
I eagerly look forward to the next Retro, and all the joys of being drunk, gaming until I collapse and cake. Maybe even in that order.
Viva La Forumites!
Or something.
But yes, it WAS an experiance to be remembered. The people, the games, the people, the food, the people, the fun, the people, the excitment, and the people. Oh, and Bog. Cant forget him there too
That bloody Wii though... its too addictive, and should be outlawed. At the very least, Nintendo should be forced to buy me painkillers until my shoulder stops being knackered. And I WILL learn to do those power serves, or die trying.
So, kudos to Marky for organising it, to Jeff and Giles for being simply themselves (and for the crazy conversation about pizza in Naples and coffee habits), to Bog, Dom, Kenz, Skitz, Vintage_Matt (your mum), Pink (my nipple STILL hurts
) and the myriad other people who's names elude me currently because I'm being denser than depleted uranium in a black hole.I eagerly look forward to the next Retro, and all the joys of being drunk, gaming until I collapse and cake. Maybe even in that order.
Viva La Forumites!
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Anyways, I would also like to thank everyone for a wonderful weekend, which would otherwise probly have been spent in front of a computer playing games (Especially with the poor weather).
Time for some Tour-Tales:
I arrived later on Friday after some heavy Friday afternoon traffic (M25 and Oxford) combined with some pretty poor weather, as well as having to wait in more traffic to refuel at the Cowley Tesco's. Unlike most other people I decided not to stay at the nanford. Instead, about a week before this I contacted all the other hotels on the list that was posted. Being the cheapest which still had rooms left, I stayed at the Sportsview Gues House at 106 Abingdon Road in Room 1 - A single En-Suite. The first mistake I made was not arriving earlier. They had a car park, but it was full. Even if it was half empty I woul have had problems getting my car in and out of it. I park a few streets away and check in, just taking my laptop and clothes bag in with me. I then ask about parking... Most the roads (almost all) in Oxford are Residents Permit Parking Only- Very annoying, Although I find a road without any parking restrictions called "Lake Road" about 5 mins from the hotel, and park my car outside someones house for the weekend (Still surprised the tyres were not slashed!), about 5 mins walk from the hotel. I also had a heavy box containing a PS2, all leads, Dreamcast (only realized I forgot the controllers after I got to RV), More Leads, a few other bits of stuff and a 22" Widescreen TFT. It thens starts raining again really heavy, realising I would have to carry this lot to the hotel and get a taxi to go there. After 10 mins I breathlessly make it to the hotel without dropping anything and get ready to go.
On arriving I decided to switch the shaver light switch on so I could see in the dark, then realising it had jammed and would not switch off. The hotel is run by an Indian couple, so the bloke comes and looks at it and basically says I will look at it tommorrow, I can't be arsed cos I want to have a beer. Realising I will not get much sleep with this light on, I then decide to try and remove the fluocent bulb myself, almost burning myself several times in the process, but it worked.
I then phone for a Radio Car to take me from the hotel to the venue (about 1.8 Miles methinks?) and got told it will be 20 mins. I agree, but then see a taxi coming down the road, so put my arm out and I'm on my way.
I've been to a RV in Frome before, and most of the music events (BIT Live, BIT Lite, The PPOT/SID80's Copenhagen Event), but this was my first in Oxford. I was greeted by Markie at the door, and got assistance carrying some of my stuff from the taxi into the pub. I took it upstairs and set up between Robs setup, where it stayed for the weekend.
I had a great meal on Friday at the pub of Vegie Sausauge, Egg and Chips. Very nice, and then had a few drinks, did some chatting and played many games, with my first ever go on a Wii - also almost destroying the projector screen with Wii Bowling.
At the end of Friday Amy made sure I got back to my hotel safely in a Taxi.
Saturday Morning I awoke at the hotel really freezing... It has been colder most of the weekend, and there seemed to be a draft coming in the room from somewhere. This as well as the fact the hotel controls the heating system (which the bastards had left switched off!), meant it was really cold. I missed Breakfast (only served between 8 and 9) got up later, had a shower and left. I walked to the pub from the hotel, stopping at the cash point on the way to get cash.
I had another good meal at the pub - Jacket Potato with Cheese and Beans. A bit messy as there was loadsa cheese and beans, but nice. Again another day spent playing, chatting and in the evening a few drinks containing alcohol, and also getting many comments about my T-Shirt which contained a naughty number and letter sequence. I played Guitar Hero for the first time (really badly). I also got my Brains eaten out by Bog, and also almost crushed/deprived of oxygen when Bog decided to sit on me and Amy. I won a couple of prizes in the raffle which was nice - The Spectrum +2 and the first Spectrum I have owned (I was a Commodore boy). Towards the end of the night came a funny moment - Upstairs on the PS2, Singstar had been plugged in. I decide to give it a go. At the end of the song only myself and the other person I was singing with was still up there- I know my singing is bad, but is it really THAT bad? How funny. When leaving I got a flafel burger from the Chicken place on Cowley Road (still not quite sure how, as the person server did not seem to understand English... at all), and am still sure the bugger overcharged me 50p, and then got a Taxi back to the Hotel to eat it.
The last day Sunday, again I miss brekfast but am out by 10:30. I retrieve my car and park in free car parking just off Cowley Road, and walk 5 mins to the pub. I have another game of Wii bowling (even though my right arm is hurting from all the Wii action), and then order lunch, playing link up DS games with the others while waiting and disturbing peoples hangovers with my rather loud T-Shirt... and waiting... and waiting. Either someone else got my vegeterain meal I ordered or they forgot about me. My food finally arrived, although it was a bit too hot to eat when it did arrive- Im not moaning but it was funny and ironical at the time. I then packed my kit up and took it downstairs where Amy was doing a bit of hairdressing- Not seen any of those pics yet, but I am sure they will appear here soon. I then went and got the car closer to the pub, where it was easier to carry the stuff to the car, a few last hugs and kisses and I was on my way- Back in Cambridge within a few hours after taking a different route to avoid as much of the slow M25 as possible (coming off at the M1).
It was a great weekend and I will be at the next one in 9 months time - If they are happening every 9 months, does that mean there will be two next year? I do hope so! I am gonna buy Guitar Hero and a Guitar to practice for the next one. It was a great well orgainsed event- and I think the bag of goodies and namebadges were a great idea - even down to the detail of putting a pic of our avatars on the namebadge. This is not a critisism, but perhaps an improvement to make the next one even better, but the only thing I was not overkeen on was the Pub Made Curry. Would it be possible to have a real indian curry at a real indian restuarant at the next one?
I'll post my pics as soon as I can get them off the Camera (possibly next weekend when I have my Camera Transfer Lead).
Thanks,
Steve.
Time for some Tour-Tales:
I arrived later on Friday after some heavy Friday afternoon traffic (M25 and Oxford) combined with some pretty poor weather, as well as having to wait in more traffic to refuel at the Cowley Tesco's. Unlike most other people I decided not to stay at the nanford. Instead, about a week before this I contacted all the other hotels on the list that was posted. Being the cheapest which still had rooms left, I stayed at the Sportsview Gues House at 106 Abingdon Road in Room 1 - A single En-Suite. The first mistake I made was not arriving earlier. They had a car park, but it was full. Even if it was half empty I woul have had problems getting my car in and out of it. I park a few streets away and check in, just taking my laptop and clothes bag in with me. I then ask about parking... Most the roads (almost all) in Oxford are Residents Permit Parking Only- Very annoying, Although I find a road without any parking restrictions called "Lake Road" about 5 mins from the hotel, and park my car outside someones house for the weekend (Still surprised the tyres were not slashed!), about 5 mins walk from the hotel. I also had a heavy box containing a PS2, all leads, Dreamcast (only realized I forgot the controllers after I got to RV), More Leads, a few other bits of stuff and a 22" Widescreen TFT. It thens starts raining again really heavy, realising I would have to carry this lot to the hotel and get a taxi to go there. After 10 mins I breathlessly make it to the hotel without dropping anything and get ready to go.
On arriving I decided to switch the shaver light switch on so I could see in the dark, then realising it had jammed and would not switch off. The hotel is run by an Indian couple, so the bloke comes and looks at it and basically says I will look at it tommorrow, I can't be arsed cos I want to have a beer. Realising I will not get much sleep with this light on, I then decide to try and remove the fluocent bulb myself, almost burning myself several times in the process, but it worked.
I then phone for a Radio Car to take me from the hotel to the venue (about 1.8 Miles methinks?) and got told it will be 20 mins. I agree, but then see a taxi coming down the road, so put my arm out and I'm on my way.
I've been to a RV in Frome before, and most of the music events (BIT Live, BIT Lite, The PPOT/SID80's Copenhagen Event), but this was my first in Oxford. I was greeted by Markie at the door, and got assistance carrying some of my stuff from the taxi into the pub. I took it upstairs and set up between Robs setup, where it stayed for the weekend.
I had a great meal on Friday at the pub of Vegie Sausauge, Egg and Chips. Very nice, and then had a few drinks, did some chatting and played many games, with my first ever go on a Wii - also almost destroying the projector screen with Wii Bowling.
At the end of Friday Amy made sure I got back to my hotel safely in a Taxi.
Saturday Morning I awoke at the hotel really freezing... It has been colder most of the weekend, and there seemed to be a draft coming in the room from somewhere. This as well as the fact the hotel controls the heating system (which the bastards had left switched off!), meant it was really cold. I missed Breakfast (only served between 8 and 9) got up later, had a shower and left. I walked to the pub from the hotel, stopping at the cash point on the way to get cash.
I had another good meal at the pub - Jacket Potato with Cheese and Beans. A bit messy as there was loadsa cheese and beans, but nice. Again another day spent playing, chatting and in the evening a few drinks containing alcohol, and also getting many comments about my T-Shirt which contained a naughty number and letter sequence. I played Guitar Hero for the first time (really badly). I also got my Brains eaten out by Bog, and also almost crushed/deprived of oxygen when Bog decided to sit on me and Amy. I won a couple of prizes in the raffle which was nice - The Spectrum +2 and the first Spectrum I have owned (I was a Commodore boy). Towards the end of the night came a funny moment - Upstairs on the PS2, Singstar had been plugged in. I decide to give it a go. At the end of the song only myself and the other person I was singing with was still up there- I know my singing is bad, but is it really THAT bad? How funny. When leaving I got a flafel burger from the Chicken place on Cowley Road (still not quite sure how, as the person server did not seem to understand English... at all), and am still sure the bugger overcharged me 50p, and then got a Taxi back to the Hotel to eat it.
The last day Sunday, again I miss brekfast but am out by 10:30. I retrieve my car and park in free car parking just off Cowley Road, and walk 5 mins to the pub. I have another game of Wii bowling (even though my right arm is hurting from all the Wii action), and then order lunch, playing link up DS games with the others while waiting and disturbing peoples hangovers with my rather loud T-Shirt... and waiting... and waiting. Either someone else got my vegeterain meal I ordered or they forgot about me. My food finally arrived, although it was a bit too hot to eat when it did arrive- Im not moaning but it was funny and ironical at the time. I then packed my kit up and took it downstairs where Amy was doing a bit of hairdressing- Not seen any of those pics yet, but I am sure they will appear here soon. I then went and got the car closer to the pub, where it was easier to carry the stuff to the car, a few last hugs and kisses and I was on my way- Back in Cambridge within a few hours after taking a different route to avoid as much of the slow M25 as possible (coming off at the M1).
It was a great weekend and I will be at the next one in 9 months time - If they are happening every 9 months, does that mean there will be two next year? I do hope so! I am gonna buy Guitar Hero and a Guitar to practice for the next one. It was a great well orgainsed event- and I think the bag of goodies and namebadges were a great idea - even down to the detail of putting a pic of our avatars on the namebadge. This is not a critisism, but perhaps an improvement to make the next one even better, but the only thing I was not overkeen on was the Pub Made Curry. Would it be possible to have a real indian curry at a real indian restuarant at the next one?
I'll post my pics as soon as I can get them off the Camera (possibly next weekend when I have my Camera Transfer Lead).
Thanks,
Steve.
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Well, I'm absolutely shattered. I didn't even get a chance to take any pictures over the weekend, too busy gaming and chatting to all you lovely people...
Worst bit of the weekend? It's a close run thing between being wedgied by Amy and the toilet on the coach back from Oxford overflowing, meaning we were briefly stuck on the M40 waiting for the next one...
Best bit of the weekend? Winning a ticket to RV2008 in the raffle! Yay, get to do it all over again!
Quick hi's and thanks to Markie, Sarah, Rebekah, all the staff at the Port Mahon, Bog, Kenz, Vintage Matt, Pyroxian, WiredWorm, Oxo (who stole my room ), Sir SNORES_a_lot , Mayhem and Kris, Exobuzz, Amy, Bane, Psychorob, the Starships (Command and UK), Gribbles, Trolley, Illlllllllogikill, beerman, cabletwitch, Giles (great work with the auction), the man himself Yak, and so many more...
Oh, and I now have TWO pieces of Limb Clock art for my new games room. Sweet!
Worst bit of the weekend? It's a close run thing between being wedgied by Amy and the toilet on the coach back from Oxford overflowing, meaning we were briefly stuck on the M40 waiting for the next one...
Best bit of the weekend? Winning a ticket to RV2008 in the raffle! Yay, get to do it all over again!
Quick hi's and thanks to Markie, Sarah, Rebekah, all the staff at the Port Mahon, Bog, Kenz, Vintage Matt, Pyroxian, WiredWorm, Oxo (who stole my room
), Sir SNORES_a_lot , Mayhem and Kris, Exobuzz, Amy, Bane, Psychorob, the Starships (Command and UK), Gribbles, Trolley, Illlllllllogikill, beerman, cabletwitch, Giles (great work with the auction), the man himself Yak, and so many more...Oh, and I now have TWO pieces of Limb Clock art for my new games room. Sweet!
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