London this weekend

surfingdream · Post by **surfingdream** » Thu 14 Jun, 2007 4:42 pm

Any one else going to London this sunday for the 25th Falklands anniversary?

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » Thu 14 Jun, 2007 6:21 pm

I'm going. Got my first suit and I'm watching my uncle march!

surfingdream · Post by **surfingdream** » Thu 14 Jun, 2007 6:36 pm

Yep same first suit aswell for me

. Is your uncle a bootie?. Are you going to the recpetion at Lancaster House aswell?

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » Thu 14 Jun, 2007 7:46 pm

No my uncle was a l/cpl in 3 para, so i constantly get it in the neck both because of joining the marines and because i am joining as an officer!

Not sure about the reception at Lancaster house but he definitely mentioned a piss up! haha

Mitch

batess01 · Post by **batess01** » Mon 18 Jun, 2007 4:09 pm

I went, was in block A. Directly on the right as you look straight at the royals from the Falklands map.

Was an awsome day, very much enjoyed it. I think it was handled well, but some of the music .. did'nt seem inline with the vocals

Other then that, deffinately a brilliant day, and I know my Dad, and other Vets enjoyed it.

Where about were you lads then?

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » Mon 18 Jun, 2007 7:55 pm

Was in A block row 4. Absolutely awesome day and yeah i agree batess but i think it was the speakers that were causing a delay in the music making people sound out of time. To be honest, military bands are loud enough and you definitely don't need speakers but hey...
Ended up going to Wetherspoons just round the corner from the arches, then to the Old Shades just opposite, then off to the Wellington next to the Union Jack club and then the UJ club itself. I did get a lot of stick from the Para vets but managed to swap my tie for the blue limited edition Falklands 2 para tie from a very drunk jock ex para! I was told "Don't wear it like a w*nker, wear it with pride!". Good thing i didn't tell him i am a potential RM officer! haha
So i was mingling with lots of ex paras and was in the company of at least three ex SAS guys! What a night...

Mitch

surfingdream · Post by **surfingdream** » Tue 19 Jun, 2007 2:56 pm

I was in Block N . Was awesome day made you proud to be british. Met some of dads mates one of which in his time was a rite "Jack the Lad" now he has an MBE. How does that work

. I was at lancaster house. Was good night free beer and sum fit lasses. My mum and little brother went home after parade so me and dad were smashed ended up walking from marble arch to bayswater. due to missing the tube and running out of money. Was a rite yomp.

Anybody esle go lancaster house?

batess01 · Post by **batess01** » Wed 20 Jun, 2007 10:01 am

Mitch, i was in Block A Row 4, what seat number were you in?

tomharto30 · Post by **tomharto30** » Wed 20 Jun, 2007 6:17 pm

I was in alfa group, row 6, man 5, thats on the parade square.lol. How did we look, any good??

Mike The Sceptic · Post by **Mike The Sceptic** » Wed 20 Jun, 2007 6:55 pm

We looked the dog's Tom, and you know it

surfingdream · Post by **surfingdream** » Wed 20 Jun, 2007 7:46 pm

tomhart30 . Were you at the piss up at lancaster house after with all the bootnecks?

Mike The Sceptic · Post by **Mike The Sceptic** » Wed 20 Jun, 2007 8:27 pm

surfingdream wrote:tomhart30 . Were you at the piss up at lancaster house after with all the bootnecks?

I was on the same coach as tom and the b*stard coach driver took us to lancaster gate on the other side of town

what followed was a coach full of bootnecks being let loose in hyde park in our blues trying to find the free booze and scran

Got back the the coach and was told its too late and had to go straight back to plymouth...threaders.

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » Wed 20 Jun, 2007 8:28 pm

Batess i think it was 16 though 11 rings a bell! I think block A must have been filled with para wives because they didn't half get a cheer when they marched past!

Tomarto, were you in front of the arches? It's just that the plan of the muster in the program was a bit wrong and it doesn't say which commando was where.

Mitch

surfingdream · Post by **surfingdream** » Wed 20 Jun, 2007 8:42 pm

Mike the scran was shit!!. It was a load of sea food crap . I was out of my tree and got the munchies real bad on the way home so got a lush kabab which was the shit ha ha . There was a bunch of ur lads that were in lancaster house.

surfingdream · Post by **surfingdream** » Wed 20 Jun, 2007 8:46 pm

Oh and you at 42 yeh whos the twat with the blue GT bike that rides at 6am in the morning on a sunday ?? he always races me down to killer hill lol. I live just up from 42 in robrough

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