Poo Bar - PLEASE VOTE BY END OF WEEK

[Lord Steve]

Do I take it that the traditional Club Arnage Gathering is taking place at the usual 9pm on the Saturday night?
Presume everyone will be in attendance. I still remember the early days with tea towels on the head!

[landman]

There was a discussion last year about swapping to the Guinness Bar.

Update/decision eagerly awaited.

[Andy Zarse]

The poo bar's become a bit of a dead duck to be honest.  The original idea, and Steve will probably remember this, was so that CAers could get acquainted with each other - oh the novelty!! Before that we were all just silly names on the net.

Well, it seems that we all now know each other and we party together in the run up to saturday night too, so the poo bar meeting has lost it's initial purpose. The glory years were 03-06 IMO. Last year things were pretty flat by comparison, we wandered off into the guinness tent up the road, and the rest is history.

This year, we'll be watching The Stranglers, then some racing, before later heading back for a pint or ten of the black stuff. 

[Steve Pyro]

This year, we'll be watching The Stranglers, then some racing, before later heading back for a pint or ten of the black stuff. 

Reckon I'll join you for that.  I'll be good to see JJB rattling the bass again (last saw them in 1982)

[Barry]

I think that there might be a motor race somewhere in the area.
Might have a look at that to see if it's of any intrest

[Lord Steve]

The poo bar's become a bit of a dead duck to be honest.  The original idea, and Steve will probably remember this, was so that CAers could get acquainted with each other - oh the novelty!! Before that we were all just silly names on the net.

Well, it seems that we all now know each other and we party together in the run up to saturday night too, so the poo bar meeting has lost it's initial purpose. The glory years were 03-06 IMO. Last year things were pretty flat by comparison, we wandered off into the guinness tent up the road, and the rest is history.

This year, we'll be watching The Stranglers, then some racing, before later heading back for a pint or ten of the black stuff. 

Completely agree Andy - it's degenerated a bit over recent years. I just wondered where to meet everyone this year as judging by the posts on here folks are all over the place. Is the Guiness bar in "Le Village" and this may be a stupid question but do they serve anything other than Guiness?

[termietermite]

Personally, I enjoyed the bar we used for the Classic as I could watch the race the same time (the Courbe in the village).  Bizarre idea, I realise....

[6 Euros - JD]

The Guinness bar did actually run out of Guinness last year!

I don't know when exactly but our second visit was on Sunday morning about 11 and it had gone by then!

From memory they also had Harp Bitter and a cider or Harp Cider and a bitter. Can't remember which.

jd

PS If it's a goer, what time?

[Perdu]

I remember looking at that motor race thingy last year after wandering away from the somewhat muted meet at the poobar

It seemed a little flat too but as the car type stuff was driving around slowly (presumably in order not to wake up the tired old Brits too soon) the only entertainment I saw was a yellow ammurican sporty car thing falling off its newly fitted wheel...

which was unusual

Then back to a very flat meeting event at the poo bar which was still being drawn out too thinly by a few stragglers

I'm in favour of a "Stranglers/GuinnessBar-Drinking-Dry" event this year, myself

 

[Canada Phil]

Do I take it that the traditional Club Arnage Gathering is taking place at the usual 9pm on the Saturday night?
Presume everyone will be in attendance. I still remember the early days with tea towels on the head!

Greetings M'lord,
                      Yes I do recall that one My first where i met you. I agree the poo bar has lost it's glory. Not much choice in the old days.
I do like the idea of a 9pm meet but agree a different location. Tremies suonds interesting to me.
Phil

[Lord Steve]

Do I take it that the traditional Club Arnage Gathering is taking place at the usual 9pm on the Saturday night?
Presume everyone will be in attendance. I still remember the early days with tea towels on the head!

Greetings M'lord,
                      Yes I do recall that one My first where i met you. I agree the poo bar has lost it's glory. Not much choice in the old days.
I do like the idea of a 9pm meet but agree a different location. Tremies suonds interesting to me.
Phil

Ahh those were the days Phil.
If we find out what time the Stranglers are playing what about meeting up an hour before at Le Bar du Guiness then moseying over for a return later?
I do intend watching that motor race thing tho!!!

[Lord Steve]

At DelBoy's very good suggestion I've added a poll to this thread to see if we can reach some sort of consensus over a venue for a Saturday night meet-up or indeed if one takes place at all. I've suggested 9pm but if anyone has a preference for an earlier time let us all know.

Steve

[Dirk3D_NL]

i don't really mind where we drink as long as there is a good atmosphere

last year I didn't have the fun i expected at the Poo bar so ended up watching the race

watching a bit of Stranglers does not sound bad at all by the way so for now i will vote for that option

[termietermite]

The Stranglers are a complete turn off for me.   I don't mind meeting people, I don't mind the cars (understatement of the year), but I'm certainly not going to a music festival.  How far away from the band is the  bar?

[Werner]

I'll second that - Allthough I like their music I go to Le Mans to see the race and meet other CA-ers
The fact that there will be no Friday nite DfH bash this year - or did I miss something - will probably make the Poo bar gathering more important then as it has been in the last 2 years - as a meeting point for all of us. But I do not mind to change location - BTW where exactly are the Guiness and the Courbe bar?

As I need to put info about our gathering in the guide I suggest we close the poll end of next sunday (23rd May) so I can eventually draw a map of the new chosen location

Cheers

Werner