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Darn! Wish I'd come along after all.

It was good fun.

I'm still wondering if I should call the news desk at the Manchester Evening News and offer them the story, or maybe pitch to write it myself. We could get a headline like "No Magic Allowed" and a picture of us all on the pavement outside, pointing at the place and looking glum!

"A group of local conjurers was stunned on Saturday afternoon to be frogmarched out of The Brunswick pub in Piccadilly after the manager suddenly became aggressive towards them.

'He said we needed a licence to be there, but when we asked why we needed one to sit and chat amongst ourselves, he started shouting and calling us unreasonable. I think he was frightened we'd turn him into a toad,' laughed one highly attractive and erudite member of the immensely well-behaved and good-looking group.

When they asked if they could have their money back for the food and rink they'd ordered, the manager's tirade continued. 'We were verbally abused and told not to return.' Leave they did and will not be returning."

Etc.

True, true, but that was another, far nicer pub. Can you imagine how the Brunswick manager would have reacted if we'd made even a tiny bit of smoke?

(I posted a rather bad joke that was written badly, but deleted it apparently after tomo replied. Whoops. Let's see if I can make it funnier this time, just pretend this was posted before Tomo's reply)

Tomo wrote:laughed one highly attractive and erudite member of the immensely well-behaved and good-looking group

Well behaved? I don't think the staff at the Crown and Anchor would say so. There was setting things on fire, breaking cutlery in half (and attempting similar with sharpies) and throwing playing cards around.

And that was just Amy!

Tee hee...

You think we were badly treated, what about this bloke: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7596798.stm

Vin, John and Stuart have confirmed for the 27th so shall we do that weekend then?
I think Stuart is bringing his friend along as well

Agecroft wrote:Vin, John and Stuart have confirmed for the 27th so shall we do that weekend then?
I think Stuart is bringing his friend along as well

Sounds good to me.

Yep, good for me too

Yep, I'll try to duck the viruses this time around and turn up.

Dudes.... all get over to Leeds on the 20th! a Combined Manch/Leeds meeting could be fun.

you all come to Manchester it'll be fun

See you on the 20th though

ok just to fix this in to diaries

All day drinking session (bit of magic and mind reading and naked mentalism) on Saturday 27th September 2008 and the Crown and Anchor from 12 noon

Confirmed so far are

John
Stuart
Agecroft
Tomo
Kolm
Vinny

Possibles

Robbie
stuarts mad friend
Dave

What about any others like Rufio? or other Manchester based folks?

Need a Uni visit up that way, slim chance but I may make it!

you're more than welcome fella

Which uni you off to?

I'll meet you anyway if you want if the visit doesn't clash? show you around the sites etc.

what about London on the 13th? I'll be down that weekend and a few others can make it, I'm working on Greedo