Heartland

Posted: **10 Oct 2005, 21:59**

to everyone who contributed to this weekend: thank you

to rhombus, the smurphs, james ray & crew, to matt & corrosion: thank you (and sorry you couldn't make it matt)

to frazer & emma, phono paul & sally, andy & sam: thank you (and get well soon andy!)

to lars, paddy, mik, ness & gaz, ed, rob keys (& mrs keys), scardy, laz & libby, the fiends, ems (& mr strange), gripper (& mrs gripper), the scottys, zuma & cat, the snoweys, the richeyjames', mr blast, andrew s, pikkrong, planet dave & co, johnny, boudicca, francis, reptile, pib, purple light, lee emwk, timsinister, derekr, black alice (& paul), choque & lynne, richard hunter, hazel, graham, mick & mick's better half, (that everyone?) and the cast of hundreds that all contributed: thank you.

a f**king great turn-out and a f**king great weekend!

thank you

you bunch of mad bastards

Posted: **10 Oct 2005, 22:01**

I had a great time!

Posted: **10 Oct 2005, 22:01**

When's the next one?

Thank YOU!

It's all your fault!

Posted: **10 Oct 2005, 22:05**

Quiff Boy wrote: you bunch of mad bastards

Yep.

But this has now become the 'Thank You' to Quiffy thread.

Feel free to join in ...

Fab man.

Posted: **10 Oct 2005, 22:07**

yup - thoroughly enjoyed myself

Really good to put faces to names (and names to pseudonyms), and great to meet all of you

Posted: **10 Oct 2005, 22:09**

@ Johnny M: ach! me arse!! i thought i'd locked the thread

all i do is ask a few nice people if they can provide venues, dj & pa systems, etc.

between them and yourselves is where all the hard work and expense is involved. the amount of effort (be it financial, organisation, travel, state of your liver, etc) you all make is massively appreciated.

Posted: **10 Oct 2005, 23:02**

Quiff Boy wrote:@ Johnny M: ach! me arse!! i thought i'd locked the thread

all i do is ask a few nice people if they can provide venues, dj & pa systems, etc.

between them and yourselves is where all the hard work and expense is involved. the amount of effort (be it financial, organisation, travel, state of your liver, etc) you all make is massively appreciated.

I'm turning this back into a thankyou Quiffy thread!!!

Your a damn fine organiser of damn fine events & your a damn nice bloke.
(& thankyou for playing Some Kind Of Stranger on Sat night

)

Posted: **10 Oct 2005, 23:08**

thanks QB, had a great time (i think)

Posted: **11 Oct 2005, 09:17**

No, thank you.

times several million.

Posted: **11 Oct 2005, 09:44**

I think next year QB should get a minder in for Johnny M or at the very least book his bed in A&E (SG can then look forward to giving him a bedbath)

Great Sunday tho....Cheers QB

Posted: **11 Oct 2005, 10:32**

no worries mate I trust the 25 went to good homes

Posted: **11 Oct 2005, 10:54**

the biggest thank you of course should go to the very wonderful jo

i didnt include her in that thread above as it seemd a bit, ummm, mushy

and i dont usually "air my linen" in public as it were, but what the heck. she put up with my stressing and being tired, distracted, nervous, giddy, pissed, etc etc during the organising of, the run-up to it, and all during the weekend and all through the weekend itself.

thanks hon. you're a f**king star

i cannot do enough of these:

and of these:

Posted: **11 Oct 2005, 11:07**

Quiff Boy wrote:the biggest thank you of course should go to the very wonderful jo

i didnt include her in that thread above as it seemd a bit, ummm, mushy and i dont usually "air my linen" in public as it were, but what the heck. she put up with my stressing and being tired, distracted, nervous, giddy, pissed, etc etc during the organising of, the run-up to it, and all during the weekend and all through the weekend itself.

thanks hon. you're a f**king star

i cannot do enough of these:

and of these:

Are the Smurphs available for the next heartland wedding???

(only joking Jo, honest).

Posted: **11 Oct 2005, 11:11**

As ever Quiffy sterling effort dude!!!

Saturday night was great, good to catch up and chat with people as ever even if i was having to listen to loads of dodgy goff rubbish

Particular kudos to Pikkrong (Indrek) for extending his stay to join us all! A good solid meet up marred only perhaps by some alcohol fueled lack of respect for other people on the dance floor.... oh well.

Sunday, thanks for putting us on as ever, really enjoyed returning to the scene of the crime after the god awful last gig we did there.... Sid is back.... normal service resumed!

Best Rhombus set ive seen (and there have been several!) strength to strength guys really. Even ther heckling was top notch severiiiiiiinaaaaaaa etc

James Ray, well a bit over my head im afraid but not suprising as im a simple man! Im glad he spoke to people later as he said not a word to any of us.... having dropped down the bill for him too.... rockstars! Having said that it was extremely good to see his guitarist Ian (These Crimson Dreams) who we played with, lent floors to and on whose floors we slept many moons ago when we started the Smurphs! Always the gent and genuinely top bloke.... just wish you lived closer m8!

Thanks for everyones support, and for those who came to see Mr Ray and put up with our cheap plagiarism!! It was certainly the busiest yet!

Cheers,
Paddy

Posted: **11 Oct 2005, 12:08**

mrs fiend wrote:I'd really like to join the merry throng of gratitude wishers to Quiff Boy for organising such a fab event and to everyone else for just being .. well fabulous, really. It's really kind of daunting to walk into an environment where you don't know anyone ... (not even on line) ... But you are all such a wonderful group of people. It was an absolute pleasure to spend Saturday evening with you. I really did feel like I'd known you all for years. I really look forward to getting together with the Heartland gang again in the near future. Good work on the photo front too - I knew I was right insisting on that high angle shot for the ladeez. Many, many hugs and kisses to everyone.

Posted: **11 Oct 2005, 13:39**

Whilst it grates somewhat with my on and offline personas I can only concur with the general Quiffly praise; its a lot of effort running a place like this never mind organising a real life 'off line' event but to run three on succesive nights? your notworthy icon doesn't do you justice.

Apologies to all for basically sitting on my stool and talking to the same people I always talk to at these sort of get togethers, although I too was washed away by the one man tsunami that is Planet Dave. For someone from the wrong side of the Pennines he's a top bloke, and I expect he'll be gratified to learn that I still haven't washed my hands

Main disappointment was not being able to compliment Boudicca on excellent skin but she'd buggered off somewhere before I had the chance. Lucky escape I'd say.

Anyway; well done all.

Posted: **11 Oct 2005, 13:50**

mik wrote: although I too was washed away by the one man tsunami that is Planet Dave. For someone from the wrong side of the Pennines he's a top bloke, and I expect he'll be gratified to learn that I still haven't washed my hands

No doubt. Is it because you're not sure where they are, or you're still too terrified to move?

Pleasure meeting you to, even though you're from the wrong side of the pennines.

Quiffy and Jo, I bow in your presence, and put my family forever at the service of you and yours.

Good looking couple of b&stards too. Some people get everything.

Posted: **11 Oct 2005, 13:59**

Yep. Thanks to everyone who was involved in anyway at all but Quiffy and Jo especially. It still amazes me why people want to come all this way just to buy me a drink.

Posted: **11 Oct 2005, 14:19**

@ mik - not at all... we could see you were in a little party-world of your own!

Really nice to meet you anyway.

As for the Quiff-meister... I got nothing to say they haven't said before... just Top Bloke... I don't know if it's reached you yet how impressed I was with your dancing skillz...

Posted: **11 Oct 2005, 14:57**

Just in the door{the poison door

}, can I/we just add my tuppence worth and thank everyone who made the weekend so enjoyable for us both, @ Quiff Boy for the whole thing & the intro' to Choque {did I mention that Derek R }, It was a long way to come, but it was worth every inch of the journey to meet everyone, can't wait for the next one.

Keith & Margaret.

Posted: **11 Oct 2005, 17:36**

get margaret on here...

love to quiffy, and jo, who i don't get to talk to nearly enough... *sniff*

mr s did feel a bit better next day, and was quite put out that he couldn't come. he enjoyed last time, and will again!

Posted: **11 Oct 2005, 17:45**

scotty wrote:{did I mention that Derek R }

No, really? You should have said

...and I've now got yer cauld, ya bast!

Posted: **11 Oct 2005, 18:06**

emilystrange wrote:get margaret on here...

I think your wish has been granted ...

Posted: **11 Oct 2005, 18:12**

hee that's one down

Posted: **11 Oct 2005, 18:13**

DerekR wrote:...and I've now got yer cauld, ya bast!

Christ on a bike! Sounds like everybody has caught Keith's cold, except me...

mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha....

*15 hours later*

....ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-haaaaa-choo!

SH!T!!!

Heartland

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