2013-09-01 – Poets Ride

1. Miss Mouse
   
2. YAL
   
3. mands
   
4. BN
   
5. skydancer (has no answer) +1
   
6. HairyChris (lowly musician, lousy lyricist, great beard)
   
7. alexanderb
   
8. jakemcree
   
9. Hairnet
   
10. anothersam
    
11. Jayson (crap poet, interested in London & history, if that helps), lol
    
12. Eleanor P (not on here)
    
13. Peter W (not on here)
    
14. Francis S (on here but doesn't do lists)
    
15. Branwen (maybe)
    
16. Lynx
    
17. Shoosh (planning to meet you at the last stop, but on 2 wheels)
    
18. fasih
    
19. Caz.
    

^ woop woop!

So wish I was there for this.

^ Me too :(

1. Caz
   Yay!!!
   

Not exactly sunny tomorrow but not rainy either: http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2643743

If anyone gets stuck/lost on the way there let me know so we can wait or give you directions - zero777599zerozero87

Can't wait to see lots of my favourite forumengers!

Oh yeah, we're going to need a back marker (safety first peeps), so if anybody fancies it please shout! Or perhaps two people to take it in turns?

My first ride! looking forward to meet all of you :)

1. Miss Mouse
   
2. YAL
   
3. mands
   
4. BN
   
5. skydancer (has no answer) +1
   
6. HairyChris (lowly musician, lousy lyricist, great beard)
   
7. alexanderb
   
8. jakemcree
   
9. Hairnet
   
10. anothersam
    
11. Jayson (crap poet, interested in London & history, if that helps), lol
    
12. Eleanor P (not on here)
    
13. Peter W (not on here)
    
14. Francis S (on here but doesn't do lists)
    
15. Branwen (maybe)
    
16. Lynx
    
17. Shoosh (planning to meet you at the last stop, but on 2 wheels)
    
18. fasih
    
19. Caz.
    
20. Hmbrt
    

Hi hmbrt - fab!

It might be a challenge saying your consonants-only name but it'll be good to meet you too!

Pics or it didn't happen

In at 21..........Oh,what time is it,Ive just got up,ride or train to london Bridge ?....zip zip

1. Miss Mouse
   
2. YAL
   
3. mands
   
4. BN
   
5. skydancer (has no answer) +1
   
6. HairyChris (lowly musician, lousy lyricist, great beard)
   
7. alexanderb
   
8. jakemcree
   
9. Hairnet
   
10. anothersam
    
11. Jayson (crap poet, interested in London & history, if that helps), lol
    
12. Eleanor P (not on here)
    
13. Peter W (not on here)
    
14. Francis S (on here but doesn't do lists)
    
15. Branwen (maybe)
    
16. Lynx
    
17. Shoosh (planning to meet you at the last stop, but on 2 wheels)
    
18. fasih
    
19. Caz.
    
20. Hmbrt[/QUOTE]
    
21. eBasta
    

Sorry can't make it now. Enjoy all.

1. Miss Mouse
   
2. YAL
   
3. mands
   
4. BN
   
5. skydancer (has no answer) +1
   
6. HairyChris (lowly musician, lousy lyricist, great beard)
   
7. alexanderb
   
8. 
   
9. Hairnet
   
10. anothersam
    
11. Jayson (crap poet, interested in London & history, if that helps), lol
    
12. Eleanor P (not on here)
    
13. Peter W (not on here)
    
14. Francis S (on here but doesn't do lists)
    
15. Branwen (maybe)
    
16. Lynx
    
17. Shoosh (planning to meet you at the last stop, but on 2 wheels)
    
18. fasih
    
19. Caz.
    
20. Hmbrt[/QUOTE]
    
21. eBasta
    

On way, will be there for 11.10am - sorry! Early morning panic.

Well that was fun. Thanks everyone for coming along!

That was loads of fun, thanks everyone!

Nice to meet everyone, nice sedate ride!

http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1731504

Good to see you all today and nice to meet some new faces too.

Thanks to Dan and Alex for organising such a lovely ( and informative ) ride!

Thanks yal and mm. Great ride thanks.

I enjoyed that. The sun came out, twas lovely company, I learnt a few things, there were no lost people, crashes or punctures AND I had a minor ASL victory that pleased me more than is really justified ;)

Thanks to Branwen for being a fine back-marker, Skydancer for keeping us in check and Your American Leader for being a superb guide.

Thanks for letting me meet you at the last stop and for giving me my first ever forum spoke card, I will treasure it forever.

What a relaxing ride,brilliant, and soooooo informative more please,,,,,,and afterwards the salt beef sandwich in the Wenlock pub was awesome....

Thanks for being so friendly! lovely ride and very interesting places, what a perfect Sunday :)

^^ tonyme, I had a nice pecan pie & beer at LMNH, but a frigging salt beef sandwich??? Nooooooo! Damn.

Is my totally wild guess correct that the bloke fifth from right is HairyChris?

My thanks also to Alex and Dan for organizing the ride and preparing spoke cards and poetry booklet.
It was a perfect excursion for a late summer Sunday.

*The Return
by Ezra Pound *

See, they return; ah, see the tentative
Movements, and the slow feet,
The trouble in the pace and the uncertain
Wavering!

See, they return, one, and by one,
With fear, as half-awakened;
As if the snow should hesitate
And murmur in the wind,

        and half turn back;    

These were the "Wing'd-with-Awe,"

        inviolable.    

Gods of the wingèd shoe!
With them the silver hounds,

        sniffing the trace of air!    

Haie! Haie!

These were the swift to harry;    

These the keen-scented;
These were the souls of blood.

Slow on the leash,

        pallid the leash-men!