To fear the moon, to feed her as she must be fed and never to look upon her feeding

[alexsarll]

Well, if she did turn blood red last night, I missed it; all we seemed to get was a slightly distorted version of her normal phases, though obviously at a vastly increased speed. But then no one ever claimed she was constant. Well, except Alexander Pope, and he was a bitter, malformed moron.

The Parkland Walk didn't get me off my face like it did on Beltane but, mud notwithstanding, remains the most pleasant way by far to reach the Boogaloo. The only question being whether I should even have been headed there in the first place, given our frankly dismal performance in the quiz.

Shaun of the Dead fans: I note that the Winchester has a quiz on Thursdays. Does anyone fancy attending that at some point? Because apart from anything else I don't think I can show my face at the Boogaloo's again.

Shariah TV actually managed to appal me even more than I'd expected, which is saying something.

Comments

tortoise

[missfrost.livejournal.com]

I keep meaning to go to the Boogaloo via that route, but Tuesdays always seem to bring torrential rain. Ever since I started going to the quiz that is...
Dammit, my weather powers are trying to tell me something, yes?

Water polo

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Quite.

[rhodri.livejournal.com]

If that was a lunar eclipse, don't bother telling me when the next one is. It's coming to something when gazing at a piece of paper with a minute picture of Michael Nyman on it is more appealing than one of our solar system's natural wonders.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

At least you knew he was Michael Nyman!

[rhodri.livejournal.com]

Only because my trusty pal Will knew.

[drasticsturgeon.livejournal.com]

We thought it was you.

[rhodri.livejournal.com]

What, you thought I knew the answer, or that the picture was of me?

I mean, come off it, the picture featured a bald guy with glasses, fer chrissakes.

[drasticsturgeon.livejournal.com]

Oh no we thought the lady with the big hair was you.

[p-dan-tic.livejournal.com]

eh?

what happened at the boogaloo?

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

There was a quiz. We sucked at it. Really badly.

[shewho.livejournal.com]

you clearly needed my magical knowledge and music powers!

hah! in your faces!

i was sleeping :)

[rhodri.livejournal.com]

But pretty much everyone did. Except for the teams that won, of course. I don't think we'll be hearing from oneofthose today for similar shamefaced reasons.

[jamesward.livejournal.com]

If oneofthose didn't go on the interweb every time he was humiliated, we'd never hear from him!

[culturedgoat.livejournal.com]

Is the Winchester a real pub?

xxx

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Well, it's one of those hotel bars that's open to the public as a pub too.

[culturedgoat.livejournal.com]

I see. And that's the one they used in the movie?

(Sorry if I sound like a slow spazz, it's just that someone told me that the Winchester didn't exist and was just built as a set for the film.)

xxx

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

The interior may well have been a set. The exterior was filmed in New Cross (because the simplest way to create the effect of North London ravaged by shambling hordes of the undead is to go to South London). But the film is set in Crouch End and Highgate, and the Boogaloo, next pub along from the Winchester, is also mentioned (under its old name The Shepherds).

[culturedgoat.livejournal.com]

You are truly a wealth of knowledge Alex, thank you!

xxx

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

I fancy attending a quiz soon so keep me posted - although North London = chiz chiz I cd be persuaded.

[tintintin.livejournal.com]

Isn't the Winchester in some sort of horrid New Cross ghetto, though?

However, given that I shall shortly be residing Sarf of the Rivah myself, perhaps a period of acclimatisation might be in order...

So, when/where's this quiz then?

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Man, if so, COUNT ME IN! Don't be dissin' my manor! (That's my job).

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

I think you'll find that dissing South London is my job too.

[rhodri.livejournal.com]

Would you care to step into South London and say that?

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Currently scheduled for Friday evening. Although Greenwich, while technically South, is actually rather civilised.

[rhodri.livejournal.com]

Bah. For every Streatham, there's an equal and opposite Willesden Junction.

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Quite!

I am now willing to place my bets that it was filmed NOT TWO FLIPPING MINUTES from my house, down at the Montague Arms, the official Worst Pub In The World... Ever*.

*Football Coach Parties WELCOME

[violentbec.livejournal.com]

quite, mr sarll!

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

That was only the Winchester's stunt double! The real one is safe and sound in Highgate.

[tintintin.livejournal.com]

Ah, thank goodness for that.

[cappuccino-kid.livejournal.com]

isn't New Cross some sort of horrid ghetto, though?

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

I'd heard it was the epicentre of a hip and happening scene.

[euphoricstimuli.livejournal.com]

yeah, I saw that.
It was the different interpritations of the word 'neccecary' that get me..
surely if one shouldnt frequent pubs unless 'neccecary' then it should be 'neccecary' in the same way in which living in a non muslim country is alowed if 'neccecary'.
& telling people to go in council housing rather than get a mortgage even if they can afford one.
I gave up in disgust & went to bed after that one.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

I didn't even make it to the second half.

[euphoricstimuli.livejournal.com]

I tried to stick it as long as I possibly could.
I know I dislike monotheism in general, & wanna be the first catholic excomunicated for the arien herasy for 1700 years, but I feel sort of guilty about how much of a problem I have with Islams existance. I keep trying to find some way of understanding it so that I can accept it, but every time Im disapointed.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Think of each century in a religion's life as a year in a human life. Chritianity's 20 - not quite a grown-up, but basically human. A bit annoying sometimes, but you can live with it. Islam's 14. Exactly at the low point of the 'no one understands me, I hate you all' stage.
600 years ago, Christianity was no better.

Should I ever remember my magic word, I'm taking the idols back to the Ka'aba.

[oneofthose.livejournal.com]

The Winchester pub in Highgate played no part in Shaun. The inspiration was The Shepherds. The location was New Cross and Ealing Studios.
What's the quiz? Is it general knowledge?

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

I really don't get this...mentioning The Shepherds as a double-blind, for legal reasons or whatever, fair enough. But when it is, in real life, just along the road from a pub called The Winchester...well, why that name?

Quiz type not specified on board, presumably general knowledge.

[oneofthose.livejournal.com]

No legal reason, just the way fiction works. The pub in the film is The Shepherds. Simon never drank in The Winchester but it has a more useful name script-wise because it explains why there might be a gun above the bar. If it had been The Shepherds they'd have had to kill zombies with a crook or something else sheep related.
All the names, both of places and people, are real - even if the actual locations and characters don't bear any resemblance and didn't influence the creation. I think this is so nothing sounds 'made-up'.

[okborednow.livejournal.com]

Shaun of the Dead fans: I note that the Winchester has a quiz on Thursdays. Does anyone fancy attending that at some point?

ooh rah count me in
xx

[martylog.livejournal.com]

Aha - New Cross is easy for me to get home from and Thursdays are generally good.

Is it a general knowledge one or a pop thing?

[martylog.livejournal.com]

Ah ok, have read thread, will assume general knowledge - this is a good thing as my pop knowledge is fairly poor.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

You will also note, then, that it's not in New Cross...

[martylog.livejournal.com]

Yes - OK, am still catching up.

Bah.

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Man, we don't need their North London pub quizzes!! We should do a South East London quiz... um... as soon as I can find one! Absolutely!!

[sbp.livejournal.com]

Well the one we liked in London Bridge went under new management, so we stopped going. Might do Highgate. Depends how I feel tomorrow.

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

I don't think I'm going to do North London in week of new job on a skool nite, I must say.

[drasticsturgeon.livejournal.com]

Yes please - more quizzes near my house!