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Umm, did you mean to link back to the same thread TC?
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I know, I don't know why it's doing that.
Andrew, can you shed any light?
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fixed. needs the http
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Our Tarot card reader Valentina is now confirmed !
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I've just been tipped off that Tescos on SGR are selling special Halloween Andrex! I will be making a special visit to get some this afternoon.
Sadly I am going to miss all the fun in SG this year as I am fulfilling an ambition of visiting the West Hollywood Halloween carnival (including spooky dog costume parade). -
I am unspeakably jealous. I've been to the Greenwich Village NY parade and it was fabulous!
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@miss annie - Perhaps I will be inspired to start one for SG next year. I think a carnival and a costumed dog parade on SGR would go down a treat.
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I didn’t realise that Halloween originated in Scotland/Ireland as I always thought it was American but it turns out they just commercialised it with things like Trick or Treat.
There is an old game the single amongst you can play It is traditional Scottish form of divining one's future spouse is to carve an apple in one long strip, then toss the peel over one's shoulder. The peel is believed to land in the shape of the first letter of the future spouse's name.
Unmarried women were told that if they sat in a darkened room and gazed into a mirror on Halloween night, the face of their future husband would appear in the mirror. However, if they were destined to die before marriage, a skull would appear.
I can remember as a kid using Turnips for lanterns much more traditional than a pumpkin!
Anyone got any other Halloween games to play ?
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Just to clarify Old Dairy, is it Friday or Saturday? Everyone I know seems to have planned for Saturday as did I until I just re-read this thread.
Is there anything Hallowe'eny anywhere on Saturday? Will be a bit pushed for getting all changed and dressed up after work on a Friday.
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I'm shamelessly bumping this to the top in the hope that the Dairy or Stapleton will let us know if there are Hallowe'en events at the weekend. Both did parties on the Saturday lat year so fingers crossed!
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My merry group of friends and I thought it was Saturday. I totally missed the fact Adam said Friday as Saturday has ALWAYS been Halloween night in Stroud Green. We can't do Friday as everyone has stuff to do and I have a date. I don't think he would be too impressed if I showed up for dinner in my get-up. Ah well, there's the one in the Park Tavern on Saturday, which is usually excellent at Halloween.
Ali we used to have turnips too. I don't think pumpkins existed up north when I was little. I used to munch bits off my turnip as it cooked over the candle. It smelt lovely and sweet! -
Tom here from the Silver Bullet. Here's some info on our Halloween parties this weekend. (hope no-one minds the massive plug - this is all purely for information purposes, on the theme of this thread, obviously)
If anyone fancy coming along to either, drop us an email, mentioning which night/how many peeps and we'll pop you on a £2 cheap entry list.
@JaneDoe I can't believe you're ditching our Saturday night party in favour of going to LA.
FRIDAY 28th OCT - Phasmophobia! 7pm-3am Free b4 10pm/£4 after
Hosted by Xfm's Sunta Templeton & Liam Young, with 2 live bands, DJs playing rockabilly, rock n roll & party tunes. Zombie dancers, makeup artists, halloween cakes & sweets. Free glass of blood punch for anyone dressed up!
SATURDAY 29th OCT - Thunderstruck's Halloween Horror Show
8pm-3am £4 entry / £3 NUS
4 Live Bands, DJs playing rock n roll, glam, classic metal. Special Dance Performance from MISS KATIE KITTY GLAM & friends! Dress code: Goth & Roll.
We've also got parties on Sunday & Monday, which are both free entry (isn't Hallowe'en actually on the Monday?!). Have a look here for all details & listings.
@tosscat Do I get a gold star? -
(use of/lack of apostrophe in Hallowe'en/Halloween entirely intentional)
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Tom, you always get a gold star.
By the way, I had my Silver Bullet VIP card stolen the other day, how do I go about cancelling it and getting a replacement?
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Gee, thanks!
No probs re. your stolen card. You can email our lovely manager Yulli and he'll get another card lined up for you. -
Very disappointed in the Dairy, nothing like last year's amazing Hallowe'en do. Only half a dozen people dressed up ( two of them were myself and my chap). The staff all made an effort but as it wasn't advertised in the pub or on the Dairy's website it was just like a normal quiet Friday. Bit of a shame as I was really looking forward to it.
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That's because it's normally on Saturday, few people want the palava of dressing up on a Friday night, I wouldn't have had time to do it as my transformation takes hours. We (apart from you Annie, who had actually bothered to read the post) all just assumed it was going to be on Saturday and had planned to come in costume tonight. Ah well, Park Tavern it is then.
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Well, if anyone is interested in going out tonight there is the Silver Bullet - listed above, and the World's End are having a party with a (£50) prize for best Zombie. Lots of folk in fancy dress around tonight.
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Hi Miss Annie
As always many thanks for your feedback.
I am sorry to hear that the night was not as good as last year. In answer to some of your comments.
We had been twittering about Halloween and there were posters internally and externally. I also put a blog on SG org about the night.
The night did not really get going until very late we were packed after 10.30, which is a sign of the times I am afraid !
Its also hard to make people dress up the only way would have been to charge for entrance for folks who didn't dress up, which I would not do.
The tarot card reader was on for almost 2 hours and went down a storm we also gave away free cocktails to customers who dressed up.
I promise to try harder next year
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Hi Adam
I was so excited about going as I'd had such a fabulous time last year that maybe anything would have been a disappointment! The free cocktails were nice, thank you.
Anyway, the Dairy is still my favourite pub in SG.
Miss A
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Hmm, I went in to have a look at around 11pm and there was only one guy in fancy dress (a gold cape?) and 2 or 3 people dancing. No a patch on last year which was rammed and everyone dressed up. I think the mistake was having it on the Friday. Saturday nearest Halloween has always traditionally been a big night in Stroud Green but even The Park Tavern didn't pull anyone in this year, with just one barmaid in a cat costume. The karaoke in The Park was pretty scary though.
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Always good to get feedback, SG. org is always helpful to many businesses in the area.
In Consolation we are having a free Rum tasting next week on Wed 9th from 8pm.
Adam
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