Pre-Christmas drinks

Calina

I'm guessing all the Fridays and Saturdays are booked up for most people.

What I was going to suggest is that on Sunday 21 December, we met for afternoon drinks/coffee stuff somewhere or other for a couple of hours? Say around 4?

This is for the Dublin based drinks. Anyone doing stuff outside Dublin, feel free to post ideas too.

Any comments?

Dodgykeeper

Never been to boards drinks, am intrigued to find out how the dynamics of it would work:

Do the mods keep everybody in line?

Namebadges or do ppl introduce themselves by Username?

Does everbody bring their camera?

Fajitas!

Mod's don't keep anyone in line - It's real life now!

Introduce by name.

Only if you've got some gear porn to show off

Calina

I don't usually bring my camera, no, but others do. Occasionally there's some gear swapping going on and stuff but for the most part...nah.

Usually people just come and like, hang out, and most people do a mixture of username and real name. It's up to you what you decide to do there.

City-Exile

Some people bring cameras.
Almost everyone already knows someone, who in turn knows someone else.
Before you know it, you're chatting away as though you've known everyone for ages.
Very normal and always enjoyable.

I might actually be around for this one.

ThOnda

Sunday afternoon? Wonderful opportunity to visit some gallery and then to enjoy nice company.
Good thinking, Calina!

GristlyEnd

Sounds good to me. I'll make sure to be early so I can introduce everyone to Calina. She'll like that :pac:

If I do have any bags with me it won't be camera gear but Christmas presents. I haven't started my shopping yet and don't intend to do so until that weekend at the earliest.

bovril

DarrenG wrote: »

If I do have any bags with me it won't be camera gear but Christmas presents.

Aw don't go too mad on me this year. A 500mm f4 should suffice :P.

Should be around too. See you all there.

CabanSail

Sounds like a plan to me too

sineadw

Oh yes please!! I'm stuck in the house at the moment doing a huge mountain of assignments. It'll be really good to have something to look forward to

Calina

Cool.

City-Exile

Darren, I wouldn't advise buying Christmas presents and then going to the pub.
It's all too easy to leave them behind, or have them knicked.

By the way, Arsenal v Liverpool is on at 16:00, so if I'm going, it will have to be somewhere showing this game.
Sorry, but I love football more than I love any of you lot!

AnimalRights

City-Exile wrote: »

By the way, Arsenal v Liverpool is on at 16:00, so if I'm going, it will have to be somewhere showing this game.
Sorry, but I love football more than I love any of you lot!

Wow!! Being a Gooner I could even slap a bet on with you.

Oh and don't pick Ryans pub again, I'm barred from it.

Covey

Ryan's it is then. :):P

AnimalRights

Thought you had me on ignore.

Calina

Covey wrote: »

Ryan's it is then. :):P

Where is it? I was angling for something city centrish not too far from Stephens Green Shopping Centre where I usually park but was open to suggestions?

Covey

Queen St.

Only there for Book launch. Nice old pub actually.

Fajitas!

Not sure if Sin E'll be showing the match, but it'd be a handy spot. Could grab the basement.

That, and pints of the black stuff are only three quid in there on a Sunday...

CabanSail

If there is some interest, I could open up the DCC Gallery for a private viewing of the Brendan Walkin Exhibition (info below). We could then go to a Pub close by. There is Cassidy's, Devitts, The Bleeding Horse to name a few. The Central Hotel is also not far away & it was a nice place for a meet up after Peoples Photography earlier this year.

"Brendan Walkin's Ireland" - retrospective of Brendan Walkin's work continues . This is a series of photographs taken in the late 1970's and early 1980's by Brendan - just before his untimely death. They show Brendan's careful observance of Ireland during those troubling times from protests in Dublin through to gentle scenes of Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. These timeless images continue to impress and show what an insightful observer Brendan was.

sineadw

That exhibition's well worth a look..

ThOnda

Gallery + pub + board members = damned, I wish I could drink too

Covey

ThOnda wrote: »

Gallery + pub + board members = damned, I wish I could drink too

I'll have one for you, V.

kensutz

Ah feck it, I'm coming up for this one. I was checking my planner and I have nothing on that weekend.

City-Exile

Things have gone very quiet on this.
Is it still going ahead?

Fajitas!

I'll most likely be along.

City-Exile

Fajitas! wrote: »

I'll most likely be along.

Along where exactly?
Has a venue been agreed?

ThOnda

Close to DCC? Just an idea.

smelltheglove

This is the third thing on that day for me.

Sorry I can't make it but hope you all enjoy it, I will be in the middle of some musclu sweaty men shooting away while they kill each other! Lovin it...

GristlyEnd

How about we stick with Sin E 4-5pm?

Fajitas!

Perfect.

3 quid black stuff suits me to the ground

Calina

I'm too cold and too tired to argue.

Sin E on Sunday afternoon then.

see youz all.