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obiter
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:52 pm

Announcing the inaugural meeting of the NDOGs (North Down Old Gamers) collecting/gaming & reminiscing convention in Bangor (BANGCON I).

Acaeum Attendees, inter alia:

obiter
red_bus
Espie

Pros: good mates, great craic
Cons: getting soaked by a high tide on the seafront on the way back front the convention centre (pub)

Activities:

1 meeting up with old mates
2 drinking beer with old gamers
3 critique of local collection &
3A compulsory swapping of duplicates
4 listening to jazz (Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis)
5 listening to Tragically Hip & Ozric Tentacles

An tÃ© nach mbÃonn lÃ¡idir nÃ follÃ¡ir dÃ³ bheith glic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-ajduHx5hc

killjoy32
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:56 pm

B.

when?

thats very do-able for me that.

and i aint trading bog-all thanks

*looks very lovingly at collection*

Al

ps. although you are gonna have to sort that music out man!

Are we nearly there yet?

red_bus
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:56 pm

Great stuff - plenty of beers, good music, nostalgia and sea spray.

Now all we need is an auction to compete with GENCON.

:wink:

Let's go fly a kite
Up to the highest height!

killjoy32
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:58 pm

red_bus wrote:Great stuff - plenty of beers, good music, nostalgia and sea spray.

Now all we need is an auction to compete with GENCON.

well we could auction stevens woodie for starters - i'll bid a tenner

i dont drink much - cant as i am in training

Are we nearly there yet?

obiter
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:04 pm

well it's actually happening now

boys taking time out to watch Tony Kosten's Nimzo Indian Defence DVD

sad but true

Go Tony :!:

An tÃ© nach mbÃonn lÃ¡idir nÃ follÃ¡ir dÃ³ bheith glic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-ajduHx5hc

obiter
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:06 pm

killjoy32 wrote:
well we could auction stevens woodie for starters - i'll bid a tenner

i dont drink much - cant as i am in training

Al

Sorry he swapped it for the last Becks ..

Hmm how am I meant to drink a woody ....

Oi! Monty, want to swap back???

An tÃ© nach mbÃonn lÃ¡idir nÃ follÃ¡ir dÃ³ bheith glic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-ajduHx5hc

killjoy32
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:19 am

obiter wrote:
Sorry he swapped it for the last Becks ..

Hmm how am I meant to drink a woody ....

Oi! Monty, want to swap back???

well ok, tell us when the next one is and i will sort something

Al

Are we nearly there yet?

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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:47 am

BangCon 1...I think I saw that video at a bachelor party in 1985.

Let mirth prevail!

killjoy32
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Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:57 am

bombadil wrote:BangCon 1...I think I saw that video at a bachelor party in 1985.

Are we nearly there yet?

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