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Postby rokkstar on Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:30 pm

I'm leaving, on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again.
So as I've come to regard this place as a second home and found some good friends here I was wondering whether anyone fancied hitching up for a couple of drinks or so on the weekend of the 21st some time.

Not sure where or when but sometime around then.

ANyway, if you can make it cool, if not no worries, you can come and have a drink in England.

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Postby stubbsy on Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:58 pm

I'll be there in Sydney Matt. I hear the beer in England isn't as good as here (Ireland is a different matter) :lol:
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Postby sheepie on Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:59 pm

Sounds good Matt - perhaps something after the North Forte meet?
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Postby Geoff on Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:18 am

Sounding good :)
The drinks bit, not Matt leaving :lol:
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Postby Glen on Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:23 am

Matt, would love to be there but will be in Thailand at the time. You better post from over there, even if all the shots will have a grey sky overhead :lol: Why don't you just stay?
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Postby Geoff on Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:25 am

Yeah, stay Matt!!
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Postby Paul on Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:33 am

Count me in Matt! :D
Pisser about the flying part though.. :(
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Postby big pix on Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:02 am

Matt...... have a great trip....... a must see is Portobello Road on a Saturday, Camden Town and markets, and lots more........ it is hard not to get a good shot.......

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Postby Yi-P on Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:06 am

Dont dont you just stay?? :(
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Postby TonyH on Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:16 am

Matt, is it a I don't know when I'll be back again.... or a Don't know if I'll be back again? :D
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Postby ABG on Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:05 am

I'll come along if I can organise a baby sitter for the evening. Please keep me posted.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:13 am

Katie and I definitely be keen to attend, to see you and Sam off!
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Postby losfp on Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:16 am

Avagoodonemate.

NOt sure what I'm doing that weekend, but we'll see.

cheers! :)
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Postby stubbsy on Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:32 pm

Any more details on this yet.?

Will the Hoffmeister out in a guest appearance :wink: :lol:
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Postby rokkstar on Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:42 pm

Well I'm not too sure really.
It appears that it is the same day as the north forte minimeet so perhaps something in conjunction with that.

I'll have a decent long think about this and get back.

As for the Hoffmeister, are you saying you want me to turn up in a leather thong? That can be arranged. :wink:
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Postby marcotrov on Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:49 pm

Wish I could make it Matt but geography is working against me :) I'll have a beer for you up here :) All the best Matt :)
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Postby stubbsy on Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:39 pm

rokkstar wrote:As for the Hoffmeister, are you saying you want me to turn up in a leather thong? That can be arranged. :wink:

Matt - you've been here 2 years and you still call a g-string a thong and a thong a flip flop (I think that's the term you use). Go back to where you came from you un-Australian pom. :lol:


Just kidding - we'll all miss you and Sam mightily.
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Postby blacknstormy on Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:52 pm

Matt - I've never met you, but I feel as though I have. Have a safe trip, and hopefully you'll get over there, say 'stuff this' and just come back 'home' to Australia ;)

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Postby Geoff on Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:56 pm

rokkstar wrote:Well I'm not too sure really.
It appears that it is the same day as the north forte minimeet so perhaps something in conjunction with that.

I'll have a decent long think about this and get back.

As for the Hoffmeister, are you saying you want me to turn up in a leather thong? That can be arranged. :wink:


The Manly Wharf Bar may be a good idea on the Saturday afternoon OR the Manly Skiff club, which is a little smaller and is actually on a deck over the water - it's beautiful. http://www.manlyskiff.com.au/
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Postby Nnnnsic on Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:34 pm

If anyone not from Sydney is interested in a reason to stay the extra day in Sydney on the Sunday (or anyone from Sydney is interested in going out on the Sunday night), the band I'm in is playing The Landsdowne on the Sunday after (October 22) at probably around 7 or 7.30 pm.
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Postby Oscar on Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:10 pm

Hey Matt, the 21st is coming up quick - any updates on plans for this get together??? Got a venue in mind?? Cheers, Mick :) :)
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Postby Geoff on Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:52 pm

Matt - had any thoughts about the Manly Skiff club?
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Postby rokkstar on Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:53 pm

I'm terribly sorry to have left this so late. Crumbs, I'd forgotten about how much effort it takes to move country.

The skiff bar sounds good to me. The thing is, if most people are going to be there then I'm totally happy to come over, take the manly ferry one last time.

So where and when is the meet happening and we can arrange at the skiff club after that? Does that sound cool?
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Postby Nnnnsic on Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:18 pm

Damn. Manly.

I guess I'll be ferrying it back with Matt & Sam. :lol:
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Postby Geoff on Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:26 pm

The skiff club was just a suggestion, I'm happy to go anywhere...

Does anyone else have any suggestions/ideas?
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Postby MCWB on Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:51 pm

Matt,

Unfortunately I'll be in Melbourne on Friday and Saturday this weekend, so I won't be able to come. :( Have a great trip back home, and hopefully we'll meet again someday either here or in the U.K! Take care mate. :)
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Postby Oscar on Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:18 pm

Is the venue for this event confirmed or are we still lokking for a suitable location? I would have suggested my backyard but wasn't sure on numbers.
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Postby Geoff on Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:21 pm

It would appear the even location is still up in the air. Hopefully I will have spoken to Matt by later this evening and we will confirm SOMETHING :)

Nice offer of your backyard though Oscar.
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Postby rokkstar on Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:39 pm

Geoff,

I'm totally happy with this location mate.
If everyone else is then lets's make it there. What time is the meet finishing? We can have it just after that if you want?
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Postby Yi-P on Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:46 pm

I will be the unfortunate, not able to attend this farewell meeting. :(

Matt, I wish you the best on the way back to the UK. Come back to visit us once in a while. Not only the forums, but Sydney City... :P

Keep us updated with whatever goes on back there. OK?

Or we be ending up organising a mega-meet mission at UK: Searching for the Rokkstar?? lol :lol:
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Postby Geoff on Fri Oct 20, 2006 5:00 pm

rokkstar wrote:Geoff,

I'm totally happy with this location mate.
If everyone else is then lets's make it there. What time is the meet finishing? We can have it just after that if you want?


Sounds great Matt!
The Manly Skiff Club it is! Located at East Esplanade Manly.
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The meet should be finished by 2pm, so we should arrange to meet at the Skiff Club at around 2:30pm onwards. Those who are attending the North Fort meet and aren't driving can get a lift down to the skiff club (about 3 mins by car) from people with cars, i.e myself, stubbsy, ? Leon etc etc. The Skiff club is a very pleasant 5-10 minute walk from Manly Wharf. As you get off the Manly Ferry, turn right and walk around the foreshore, and you can't miss the place.

Anyone wanting more info etc my mobile number is 0412 752 250.
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Postby Oscar on Fri Oct 20, 2006 5:24 pm

Just checked the dress regulations. No singlet tops allowed for males!
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Postby Alpha_7 on Fri Oct 20, 2006 5:25 pm

I think Glen is the only DSLR male I've seen in a singlet and that was just to intimidate us with his guns! 8)
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Postby sheepie on Fri Oct 20, 2006 5:25 pm

Oscar wrote:Just checked the dress regulations. No singlet tops allowed for males!

You mean I have to go topless? :shock:
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Postby Oscar on Fri Oct 20, 2006 5:27 pm

Well they did say that thongs were OK!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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