Back by popular demand!!!!

Since last Saturday's Voxgate was so successful (and I guess since you all really, really liked me ), it was suggested by several people to meet up before Mr. X and I head back to the wintry cold of Canada. So here's the plan:

Saturday, November 19 (We leave on the 22nd)
The Montagu Pyke once again (unless someone has any other ideas where to go?)
Same time as before - show up around 3 p.m.

Let's hope to have just as good a turnout!

By the way...it'd be a bit early...but my birthday is just two weeks after that.

Mrs. X

I love to meet you again but I'll make a decision nearer the time if that's OK Mrs X and if I did make it I'd have to leave roundabout the same time as last time. The Montagu Pyke was a nice enough venue.

I will be thinking of you on your birthday. (21 again)

Seems you've been spoilt by the unusually warm autumn in the UK <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="cool.gif" />

Can i come?

Dunno, I'm not privvy to your private medical records.

that was a good chuckle

just a quick note:

Next ELECTRIC DREAMS on November 11th at The Purple Turtle,Mornington Crescent tube Opposite the Former Camden Palace now named Ko Ko.. Starts 10.30pm-2am playing UVOX/NUMAN/JAPAN/SOTCELL/JOHN FOXX and classic dark early 80's sinpop/new-wave/ebm industrial and electroclash.

either way ill be up for 19th... :p

I'll be there on the 19th! Can only stay until about 7pm-ish, will have to get back to Bristol - but I'll definitely be there.

Cool! I'll deffo be there too. Prob can't stay as long this time but I'll be there as early as poss!

Be good to see you again, Phil! It's been far too long.

Ooo errr missus

Back on topic - sadly, visits to London are a rarity these days so we won't be there. Please ensure that much drunken revelry ensues and, as is traditional, I will drink a virtual Diet Coke with you.

It'll be great to finally meet you, Cerise! I'm so glad you're going to be there!!

Mrs. X

Yep, I'll try and be there but I don't see any reason why I can't I'll try and bring a couple of friends as well Both Ultravox/Numan fans

Why can't you? I don't see why not! Go ahead! I hope to see you all there.

Mrs. X

I am soooooooooooooo glad to see you all/ some of you/ new faces
I will be there!
Cerise I am glad you finally made it - now where is Rob? ... looks like I have to dig out the jeti net after all...

Poor little bear had to go into therapy - let's hope his issues get sorted.
Maybe I should treat him, like 'When did your problems start?' 'Do you live by yourself?' 'What comes to your mind when you see beer and fags?' or I just apply the cuddle therapy - very effective (on bears)!

OesterreicherII we will go for chocolate beer
Simon M I hope you made it back to your hotel safe ...but drunk.

Thank you Mrs X for putting the Voxgate on a second time at the Montagu Pyke (spelling?) and not in Wembley? Wimbledon? as I can stay on a lot longer going to work right after our fantastic do.

See you all there!!!!!!!!!!!
XX

Hi all

Can't make the 19th Nov as I'm not in London that weekend. I'll be there in spirit though.

Hope everyone is well

Tara and Martin - hoping you're enjoying your holiday over here..

Alan

Yes! I can make this one.

I was otherwise engaged last time round. Bit of a pity really, as it's so easy to get to. Easier than Glasgow, anyway.

Roy

Sorry I won't be able to make this one.. However if anyone wants to catch me in London the weekend before, I should be at a Simple Minds meet up on Saturday 12 November, at the Hole In The Wall pub, near Waterloo Station. I will let you know before then if I can definitely make that..

Hope it isn't too long before I meet up with you again Tara.. It was lovely to catch up with you last weekend, and I trust it won't be too long before you are both back in the UK..

Ill be coming im sure Thomas will be there ill bring my mate Becket...A good mate whos a numan fan..

Martin? I know there are a few of them on this forum, but none of them are married to me.

Mr. X is called Andrew (or the other way around).

Looks like the 19th is shaping up well! Trouble: Should I bring Bobo to you so you can sort him out yourself? You might just get through to him! Dr. Allen is having a difficult time. Bobo is somewhat traumatised.

Mrs. X

Well, I can't promise to be there this time but I will try & pull out all the stops. The trouble is November & December is the busiest time for me at work. Now if Christmas was cancelled this year then not a problem!! Anyway, Fingers crossed & hopefully I will see you all there. Sorry Trouble, I'm afraid those J20's just weren't strong enough to get me drunk!!

Hi Tara
I've spoken to Mrs Metal Beat and hopefully I can make it. Love to see you all again and say goodbye to you Tara and Mr X before you leave the UK.
Regards
Peter

I just love the sound of Montagu Pyke - Phase II! It sounds like a concept album, or else an extended and interesting album track.

Thanks for getting this one off the ground too, Frau X!

Does that mean you're coming along for another round, Steve? Would be good to see you again. Like with Phil, it's been a while!

I'm certainly going to try to be there. It'll be good to see you again - how long has it been? You were hurling sofas out of upstairs windows I seem to recall . . .

I think this time I might moderate my intake of apple juice. Those photos were damnably unpretty.

Hello All
Yes, Mrs X please bring Bobo along I am sure I can handle addiction of little bears with ease.
I will sit him opposite me so I have direct eye contact and will notice straight away if he is showing any withdrawel symptoms.
Was the session with Dr Allen a one-to-one or did you sit in whilst Bobo was in therapy? Only asking in case you noticed any strange behaviour of the bear... Serious behaviour therapy for bears this is going to be.
XX

I sat in with him. It was horrible. The sight of cigarettes and beer gives him nightmares. He is in dire need of serious psychological help. Dr Allen has tried his best, but I think even he, with all his psychotherapy expertise, is at a loss. Please help him, or my mum-in-law is going to have her hands full! I can't leave her with a traumatised teddy!

Mrs. X

All baring work, i'll be there Should be bringing along Mrs. Machman as well.

Still hopeful that a couple of Friends will pop along too

I agree with Trouble, it would be in his best interests to come along, to sit in the same environment and to see that the same thing isn't necessarily going to happen. Otherwise, if kept closeted, he might become quiet, withdrawn, uncommunicative, possibly spending long, long periods simply sitting very still with a glassy stare in his eyes. Have you noticed any such signs as yet? If you have, it doesn't mean it's too late, but it could mean an awful lot more coaxing is required. Maybe a tiny personal stereo playing "Cathedral Oceans" will help him to relax into his surroundings?

A big Oops there - I was posting on another Forum at the time and used the name Andrew instead of Martin on another reply........ doh! that's what banking does to your brain! You can give me a good thump the next time you see me Tara!

Apologies again and this time .....

Tara and Andrews enjoy the rest of your trip!

Don't want to hi-jeck this thread peeps but just to remind you of the proposed Big Voxgate next March / April. Please can you all register your interest either by semding myself or Sleepy a PM or by posting on the thread in the Monument section.

Hope you all have a great day out again.

*ahem* Right... Back to topic... :rolleyes:

Good to see that several of you who were there on the 29th can make it back! I hope to meet some new people (besides Cerise) this time!

Mrs. X

You mean you don't want to meet me..?

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Cerise:
<strong>You mean you don't want to meet me..? All I meant was that I hoped to see more people who weren't at the last Voxgate, besides you! You know...other people as well. Get it now? :p I apologise though. I can see how it could be taken the wrong way. Sorry I didn't realise this sooner.

Mrs. X

I was just messing with you!

So sorry I can't be with you this coming weekend.. I was in London yesterday funnily enough with some of the Simple Minds posse and there are a few there who are hoping to make the Voxgate next year that is already in the pipeline!! Have a few for me, such a shame we can't do the trick again with the refilling glass!!

Look forward to the next time I catch up with you all, and love to Tara and Andrew for a good journey back.. Hope it isn't too long before I catch up with you again!!

I know... :p

Mrs. X

I was at Purple Turtle on Friday at Electric Dreams lets say mmm i was abducted by three indie lass's they got me drunk an whishked me off... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="cool.gif" /> cant wait for 19th..see you all there...

I'm aiming to get there around 5-ish. May have a hot date later in the evening so DON'T LET ME DRINK TOO MUCH

As Michael Stipe once said ...

'oh no I think I said too much ...'

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What hot date? With whom?

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Won't be around after today until next week so best wishes to all attending and have a damned good time.

Unfortunately I shall be missing this one. I'm going to be in Manchester.

My brother, alles klar, will be there though.

Yes indeed - one of the family has to be there (when I met 1 Outside I thought he said 'worn out side' and it took a while for the penny to drop

By the way, what I meant to say earlier was that I may be meeting a friend later in the evening - us guys are just so fickle

Why is that? Does warm Lebanese fruit not mix so well with the alcohol?

OK, OK. They'd have understood me in the Black Country.

Sadly, I have to fly back to Amman today (bombings and all) so won't be able to make it again but hope you all have a great time. Hopefully I'll get a chance to meet up with some of you in the not too distant future.

Paul.

No worries, Paul. Take care, and be safe.

Sadly, the lead-in from the previous post to that line has been edited out, making the line itself a "coat" line par excellence. Then again, it was headign that way even with the lead-in in place . . . Next time, I'll quote inspiration.

I think the moment's gone, really . . .

I am double booked butw hat the hell Ultravox comes befoe the last dance.. im not going to my second fav club as i will be to wankerd otherwise..

Sorry Peeps, it looks like I'm going to have to give tomorrow a miss after all.

As of just this afternoon I've been given loads of hassle over the sale of my house and having just come back from teh estate agents am totally hacked off, pissed off and every other kind of "off". I could cheerfully beat to a pulp the prat supposedly buying my house but instead will limit myself to a stiff drink or 7 tonight. Maybe things will seem better in the morning but I doubt it at the moment.

Have a drink or 3 for me.

Oh nooooo! Sorry to hear about your probs, Flip - selling a house is never much fun...

Sorry also to hear you won't be along tomorrow, haven't seen you in absolutely years...

Likewise Cerise! Thanks for the sympathy. Maybe I'll feel all right tomorrow but definitely not the best company right now. <img border="0" alt="[Pissed]" title="" src="graemlins/pissed.gif" />

*Big hugs*.

Sorry I haven't been around in a few days...

Phil: Oh no!!!!!! I was so hoping to see you agian! I'm still hoping you can make it, but if not, it was really great to meet you on the 29th. Keep in touch! You will be missed.

As for everyone else, I'm looking forwar to seeing you all! Let's make it a great day/evening.

Mrs. X

'Boing! Boing!'

Phil / Chappie - shame you'll miss out on all the mis-heard conversation + table-moving , but you can send your contribution to the whip to my paypal account ...

It was nice to meet you all again. I don't know if it was me but it seemed louder in the Montagu Pyke this evening. Sorry I had to rush off but Mrs Beat likes to go out on a Saturday night.
I hope there arn't too many hangovers.

In the past (because I'm mostly a fan of John) I never given Monument much thought but my appitite was wetted this evening and I'll try my best to get to the next concert.
Regards
Peter

Hello all
I just wanted to say I was very happy to meet you all again and to finally meet Cerise face-to-face and Roy. Sorry to hear that some of you could not make it.
Thank you all for a great night out!
Mrs X you are a phenomenal lady I bow for you as you and Andy have really done a great job.
Can we do another one? Maybe next Saturday or the Saturday thereafter...? ...Only asking...
XX

Hi all

Just wanted to say how nice it was to see you all again and to meet Cerise and Rob too. I had a great time and look forward to seeing you all again next March.

Mr & Mrs X - have a safe journey back home too.

C

Hi all! Back safely at 3am (*yawn*), my word, what a pea-souper the fog was on the motorway!! It was fantastic to meet you all, what a wonderful group you are! Mr and Mrs X, thank you for organising this again, it was so lovely to see you both. Have a safe journey home, and hopefully you'll be over again soon so that we can do this all again! *Big hugs*. Thomas - sorry I had to go just as you arrived, what a shame! Holly, Peter - lovely to meet you too! Caroline - I'm not sure how many G&T's you had, but it was just me, Rob couldn't make it, LOL!! Steve - an absolute pleasure as always. Leave that poor bear alone though, he's traumatised enough! A drop of Old Rosie might help him along, though... Roy, sorry we didn't get the chance to chat much, but it was a pleasure to meet you at last. Mark - great to see such boundless enthusiasm, I look forward to the Voxgate / gig in March, wherever it might be. Phil - you were missed. I hope everything gets sorted out OK on the house front...

Thanks for a wonderful time, everyone!

Glad you guys had a good time. Did anyone take pictures? I'd be up for another meetup sometime over the next few weeks but maybe some of you will want a break for a while?!

Note to self - learn to type and/or the difference between B and Y (sorry RoY, I meant it was nice to meet you!).

Can't even blame it on the G&Ts Cerise, as I only had 4 and was safely back home before 8pm - blimey how my Saturday nights have changed

What? Stop now we're just getting into our stride?! I agree with Trouble, I think another meet-up in the next week or two would be a splendid idea, although perhaps somewhere without a telly or on a non-rugger-bugger day might be a bit easier on the ears and on the seating (sorry to those folks whose birthday was hi-jacked). Does anyone know the Cittie of Yorke in Holborn, that's characterful and not bad? Mind you, the MP is very central and convenient, and the drinks are good.

I second all that's been said here and add to it. It was great to meet you again, Mrs and Mr X, thanks so much for putting in the effort to get it all arranged and co-ordinated. It was a real pleasure to see you both again. I'm sure your health will be drunk at the next one! Maybe we won't play "Hunt and Medically Retrieve the Film Pot Cap", though. Took me right back to my medical days did that . . .

Good to meet you again, too, Cersie, a sterling effort hiking all that way over and going back in such Victorian conditions, I hope you made it safely. Thanks Trouble, Caroline, Alles, Mr Beat, Roy, Mark and Old Rosie and anyone else I've forgotten in my drunken hazy memory for a really good evening which just seemed to get better and better . . . And, of course, Rehab Bobo, whose eyes were this time shielded from the drunken revels so's not to corrupt his poor, furry beary soul too much. At the next one we must engage the services of a surrogate bear to make the evening complete.

Shame that you couldn't be there, Phil, your photographic skills would have been well exercised. I believe Mrs X was taking many snaps some of which I'm sure will be posted to the delight and embarrassment of innocent and guilty alike! And anyone else who couldn't come, you were missed and you missed a good time.

I'm rambling. I'm still de-toxifying, I think. Time to get some work done.

Well I'm in London all week (I work there) so usually have 1 or 2 nights free during the week - or a Saturday I can come down for. Holborn is fine, as is the MP. Anywhere walking/staggering distance to Euston is good for me...

I might need a few days to get this moving stuff back under control though... My pilates and yoga this morning helped enormously with my stress levels...but it don't take care of all the phone calls and appointments I have to organise this week...

Looking forward to seeing the piccies.

Wow... What an evening it was!!!!!! To all of you who made it, thank you so much for coming. It was great seeing you all! Cerise, it was an absolute pleasure to meet you at last! Roy, O cuddly one, sorry we couldn't chat more but I did enjoy the conversation we did have. Steve, you can find the film cap or battery down my shirt anytime. <img border="0" alt="[Suave]" title="" src="graemlins/suave.gif" />

Phil - You were sorely missed. There was more debauchery to be had! Glad I got to speak to you at least, and I will try and ring you before we go. It will probably be from the land line, so be warned! Shame more people couldn't make it this time.

I'm sure I will be in touch with all of you. I will miss you all terribly! I will definitely let you all know when we'll be back in the country.

As for pictures, Mr X and I took some and will post them as soon as they're developed...at least the ones I feel should see the light of day. *ahem*

Again, thanks for making Phase II a success! Sorry it was so loud in there, but there you go. That's what happens on a Sat'day night (in the city of the dead).

Love and kisses to all...

Mrs. X

It's just occurred to me that, should we convene again at The Montagu Pyke before the Yuletide madness, it could quite legitimately be called VOXGATE-MP3.

If someone could pass me my coat, I'll just be returning to my home planet . . .

Hi
Looking forward to seeing your pictures Tara. Love to see them on this site even if I'm not 100% photgenic
For me it's nice to put faces to people on this site, and because we share a common interest we get along so well.

I know if I had "old Rosie" I'd never walk out of the pub standing up staight. :rolleyes:

I,m not sure if I can make another Voxgate this side of Christmas but would be very keen in the new year.

Thanks to everyone that was there
Regards
Peter

I'm sorry I missed a few of you at VOXGATE Phase 11 last night but due to work commitments I arrived pretty late. (19.30) It was a bit of a rush but I wanted to be there & say my Goodbyes to Mr & Mrs X. Anyway, I had a great time & we all shared a few laughs. German toilets & Batteries? OK, we won't go there? Yes, I'll be up for Phase 111 but I agree with Metal Beat I guess leaving it until the new year would be better?
It was great meeting you all again!!

Glad you got back to Melton okay! Mad, isn't it, that it's easier to get back to Leicestershire after a night out in London than to get back to some parts of London - and possibly quicker, too!

I think there should have been a new thread called 'About Last Night ...' as that would have captured the moment Good to see everyone (inc the brief say hello, wave goodbye with Cerise - I'm taking that Lynx back to the shop ).

Hats off to Simon for making such a huge effort in getting there + also hats off to O2 (Telefonica ?) - words fail me so all I can do is resort to well worn cliches;
'I've got to hand it to you'
'when the chips are down'
and to misquote U2 'he wore lemon'

Tara, hope you have a safe journey back + make sure you look after that film - some images that need a wider audience

What is it about buying/selling houses that seems to bring out the worst in people? Recently, we had no end of trouble including sellers upping the price after the process had been going for about six weeks (we told them to "f*ck off"), one guy having a real go at my wife after we pulled out of a purchase (the asbestos, chronic rising damp and fundamentally unsafe chimney had a lot to do with it)and one purchaser who tried to to drop the price just before exchange (we told him to where to go as well).
<img border="0" alt="[Pissed]" title="" src="graemlins/pissed.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Pissed]" title="" src="graemlins/pissed.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Pissed]" title="" src="graemlins/pissed.gif" /> Hope things are going better now, Flip.

Anyway, back on topic. Glad it all went well and that some pictorial evidence of the shameful events at the Montague Pyke is to follow.... <img border="0" alt="[Shake head]" title="" src="graemlins/shakehead.gif" />

Blimey... Sorry to hear that! Hopefully nothing like that will happen to me...

Thanks - will know more tmrw when the structural engineer has been...

Hi all!!!

Mr X and I arrived back safely last night/early this morning. I really wish we didn't have to leave, but I'm hoping we'll be back very, very soon.

Let me express how wonderful it was to meet so many of you at the Montagu Pyke Voxgates. I couldn't possibly have been surrounded by a nicer bunch of people. Many friends were made, and I will definitely keep in touch!

Anyway...again, thanks for showing us a great time, and I hope to see you all again very soon!

Love to all,

Mrs. X

Glad you guys got back okay. You must be knackered. Maybe the next Voxgate should be in Manitoba, save you travelling and give the rest of us an excuse for a holiday!

I turned up about 9 o'clock with two friends but i couldn't find anyone, I thought us ultravox fans would stick out in the pub, We hung around for 10 minutes but couldn't find anyone so we left, i thought it was cancelled as I've not been able to get internet excess.

Osty: That would be nice, if anyone's up for it! I'd recommend coming in the summer or autumn (basically June to October) as it's usually too damn cold and unpredictable any other time! That is, of course, if we haven't moved there by then, but we're not really rushing.

Machman: Oh no! I was afraid that might happen. At the first one, it was dead enough there at the beginning (we were there really early) that we could find a table where we'd be easily noticed. This was not the case with the second one, though. We were sitting in one of the booths near the back of the bar, and there were a LOT of people there that day. I'm sorry you missed us! There'll be another time though.

Mrs. X

no probs, I did want to thank you personally for the mp3s you sent Me, and hopefully meet up with fellow Wimbledon Boy Alles Klar.

next time,

Glad you all had a great time. I would have liked to have tried to come along but unfortunately I was diagnosed with bowel cancer and had my op 3 weeks and one day ago (whos counting hey!) So hopefully (chemo treatment permitting)next year I will be able to make a Voxgate!

Just thought I would mention - if you any of you guys and girls notice anything dodgy with regards to bowel movements - go to your doctor ASAP. I am a bit of a rare case as I am in my 30s and female but it does happen. Awareness is the key. And dont be embarressed - getting checked out like I did could save your life. Sorry thats the end of my health bit.

Take Care folks and have a safe and happy xmas and new year.

Best Wishes
JC

Bad news, JC. Hope all goes well with the treatment.

Sorry to hear that, JC. All the best.

JC, that's terrible news. I look forward to seeing you at a VoxGate next year, for sure! Take care and all the very best.