My money is on a no show due to severe weather delays.
I left the drinkies at an appropriate time given I had an hours trip home.
All showed bar +1 of QF009. I hope Matt feels better soon. I'm on way home now. Cheers people, I hope you have great night!
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A train was canclled - I caught the next one 24 minutes later - enough time to rejoin for another bevvy (quite convenient having a venue above a railway station...
Lots of beer... Great to catch up with AFF friends again! Serfty kept reappearing in the bar - he said the trains were cancelled but we all know the truth, he was having fun and didn't want to leave
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Arrrr my head... :shock:
Equinox
Serfty
oz-mark
QF009
penegal
notzac
flashware
Mr & Mrs munitalP
Lots of beer... Great to catch up with AFF friends again! Serfty kept reappearing in the bar - he said the trains were cancelled but we all know the truth, he was having fun and didn't want to leave
Teppanyaki - somewhere in China town
QF009
penegal
notzac
flashware
Mr & Mrs munitalP
Plus flashwares friend - name forgotten sorry
Great meal - selection catered for everyone's requirements - the set course most of us had was:
QF009 had a no fish option and notzac had a vege option (which looked and smelled fantastic!)
- Sashimi and Sushi
- Miso Soup
- Rice
- Bean shoots & Green leaf - possibly spinach
- Chicken
- Beef
- Prawns
- Lemon ice cream
I consided this restaurant to be great value for money - with a couple of beers, 3 bottles of vino - $60 odd each...
Flashwear did have an issue with a "live" prawn body that kept missing his mouth, other than that though, I think everyone enjoyed their meal!
We left in search of a bar...
Flashwear and his uncontrollable psychotic luggage + friend departed company at this stage somewhere in the crowds of China Town, we did get a TXT to let us know he was OK a bit later though - live prawn bodys, luggage with psychoses - like something out of a diskworld novel...
1806
QF009
penegal
notzac
Mr & Mrs munitalP
Mrs munitalP took a liking to the price of the Taittenger at 1806 so a bottle was quickly disposed of by the now loyal die-hard AFF 1806er's and a another round of drinks ordered - QF009 had a Chartreuse mix which was devine - Mr! stuck with a more simple coughtail of water, yeast, hops and sugar served in a tall brown glass vessel with a fantastic gold edging... Notzac and his never dying love of good Gin held the fort on that front while Penegal and Mrs! stayed with the bubbles...
Penegal bid his farewells and then there were 4...
RU-CO (Grand Hyatt)
We were heading to a club - Mr & Mrs munitalP had an urge to cut up a dance floor - not to be though, lines of people - we couldn't be bothered waiting so up the stairs into the Grand Hyatt into RU-CO (someone help me, what was this bar formerly called?) to the delight of QF009 on seeing the ambience in here - open fires, beautifull surroundings - good drinks and not too pricy either - I might even use the word chiq..
A couple more drinks, Mr! and QF009 sorted out quite a number of the worlds political problems and home started calling - Mr & Mrs munitalP taxied home and we were through the door at about 330am..
Thanks for a great night out everyone - these gatherings are becoming my focal point for my Melbourne monthly events calendar and cant wait for the next one to roll around
Mr! (and Mrs I guess tho she's still in bed!)
Mr!, how did you manage to indulge in all the above and still remember it in such detail? I am glad that over a few mojitos we've managed to abolish poverty, reverse global warming, cure cancer, bring back Michael Jackson from the dead, and agree that the Rudd government is super. Well, maybe that's not quite right - but my memory could've been impaired somewhat. I do remember though that I was in a taxi with an engine problem and it finally breathed its last somewhere along Royal Pde. That was a somewhat harrowing taxi ride. :shock: 
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Nice sum up there Mr!.
An awesome night was had by all. Thanks again for a fantastic night everybody.
So - time to start planning the next drinks! Looking at my calendar, I'd like to propose 18th September - does this work for everyone else? We seem to have a pattern of the last weekend of the month going, but I'm not going to be in MEL on the 25th so that date doesn't work for me.
Thoughts?
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