Bpm 2011

[DazzyD]

I can't wait for tomorrow!:)

Well, you'll have to!

Unless of course, you're like Marty McFly with a souped-up DeLorean!!

[Alchemy]

Leaving tomorrow morning at 07:30, did you post a contact number Angela?

[Corabar Entertainment]

Leaving tomorrow morning at 07:30, did you post a contact number Angela?Yep! Safe journey! :)


Just a reminder of the plan in case anyone has missed it so far:

MDD Forum meeting point - Sunday 2nd October 2011

Bar INSIDE BPM

There will be a presence in the bar most of the day (but probably not immediately upon the show opening - give it a little while before wandering over, because we're bringing the signs, and I'm NOT a morning person :p )

Look for the signs (picture below). The larger of the two signs will be put up on the wall somewhere, and we've managed to rig up a tripod stand for the smaller sign, which will be stood on the floor in the vicinity where we're based. (That's the plan, anyhow.)

Any problems, etc (reception willing) you can get me on 07578 122 981 (Please note that due to recent phone problems, I have lost many of the numbers I previously had from all of you, so if anyone wants to send over a text before Sunday so your number is in the phone, please do so)

After the Show:-

After the show, everyone will be drifting off to their various hotels to check in. I think those of us who are staying in the Maypole, the plan is to go off to the pub down the road from the hotel for food. Those not staying at the Maypole, make sure you've got some telephone numbers of people who are so we can liaise (and vice versa).

After dinner, it's all in to Birmingham City Centre, and no doubt, Reflex for what has become the MDD annual outing!

__________________________________________________ _____________

Don't worry if you don't know anyone. Every year, there are always people who have never met any one else before, or don't even post on the forum very often. It's a good night out and all members are welcome.

[Alchemy]

Ta Angela :) ,

See you on Sunday, is anyone is going to see GMFlash on Saturday?

[Corabar Entertainment]

Ta Angela :) ,

See you on Sunday,You're welcome.... looking forward to it! :D

[Shaun]

You're welcome.... looking forward to it! :D

I'm looking forward to my prezzie. :D

[Corabar Entertainment]

Glad to hear it Shaun :p

[Alchemy]

Maypole base camp established :D

[hammy]

Maypole base camp established :D

Awsome, See you on sunday

[Corabar Entertainment]

Final post of the arrangements for anyone who's missed it / can't be bothered to look back through the last couple of pages on the thread. See everyone tomorrow,and don't forget to make sure you've got some telephone numbers with you in case! (Mine's in the post quoted below for anyone who wants to take it)
Just a reminder of the plan in case anyone has missed it so far:

MDD Forum meeting point - Sunday 2nd October 2011

Bar INSIDE BPM

There will be a presence in the bar most of the day (but probably not immediately upon the show opening - give it a little while before wandering over, because we're bringing the signs, and I'm NOT a morning person :p )

Look for the signs (picture below). The larger of the two signs will be put up on the wall somewhere, and we've managed to rig up a tripod stand for the smaller sign, which will be stood on the floor in the vicinity where we're based. (That's the plan, anyhow.)

Any problems, etc (reception willing) you can get me on 07578 122 981 (Please note that due to recent phone problems, I have lost many of the numbers I previously had from all of you, so if anyone wants to send over a text before Sunday so your number is in the phone, please do so)

After the Show:-

After the show, everyone will be drifting off to their various hotels to check in. I think those of us who are staying in the Maypole, the plan is to go off to the pub down the road from the hotel for food. Those not staying at the Maypole, make sure you've got some telephone numbers of people who are so we can liaise (and vice versa).

After dinner, it's all in to Birmingham City Centre, and no doubt, Reflex for what has become the MDD annual outing!

__________________________________________________ _____________

Don't worry if you don't know anyone. Every year, there are always people who have never met any one else before, or don't even post on the forum very often. It's a good night out and all members are welcome.

[DeckstarDeluxe]

I'll be getting to the maypole between 5.30/6 straight from a Wedding fayre then getting right on it!

[Twinspin]

See You All There.

[deltic]

well 4 hours sleep,never mind better go and meet the boys,see you all later.

[hammy]

well 4 hours sleep,never mind better go and meet the boys,see you all later.

See you all later

[Mark Wild]

Hope you're are all very hung over today :)

[katman]

HAVENT SEEN MUCH IN THE WAY OF REPORTS BACK FROM THE BPM ATTENDEES. WONDER IF THEY ALL HAVE HANGOVERS :beer1: :beer1: :beer1: :beer1: :beer1: :beer1: ......



Oops... sorry .... didnt mean to shout so loud ...shhhhhhhhhhhh :lol:

[WWDJ]

Hope you're are all very hung over today :)

By the sounds of it the hangovers will kick in about 5pm tonight! Lol

[Alex]

My hangover is kicked in about 4 hours ago!

Blurghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Bloody good night though! Cheers guys xx

[Shaun]

An excellent evening. :beer1:

[hammy]

I am not saying a word ;) ;)

[Spirits High]

I've just got back now from "Networking"

Good night and even better to fill in a few blanks of forum names to faces.

Toby made me laugh last night, not just as he was the resident pap but at about 12.45am in Reflex I said hello to him and he said "are you on the forum!" :D

There were definitely a few sore heads this morning. And I can't wait to hear Charles story of how he got locked in his room :D :D

[Mark Wild]

Any impressive kit that stood out peeps?

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Any impressive kit that stood out peeps?

Kit? :confused:







:D

[Mark Wild]

Kit? :confused:







:D

Fair enough :p :Censored: heads :D

[Ecstatic Events]

Any impressive kit that stood out peeps?

:D That's more like it.

C'mon guys/girls - Tell us all about the KIT

Vestax VCI-400? Any good?

[Charlie Brown]

It was an absolute pleasure meeting everyone last night. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and would like to thank everyone for making me feel so welcome.

From Angela deciding to sit on the floor instead of the seat on the shuttle bus, to my brief seminar in the fine art of aftershave tasting, to my scrumptious steak tar tar with a dozen oysters on ice, to being spun around a grotty dance floor before being hurled in the air by a rowdy gentleman, to having a heated debate at 6.00am in the morning about the special pro dub. BUT, the highlight has to be waking up at noon in my bed to discover Peter stood at the end grinning. :D

I think I've summed the evening up pretty well. Do we really need photographic evidence? :shrug: ;) :D

[DeckstarDeluxe]

I was a bloody mess this morning fair play!

[Paul James Promotions]

Managed to spend a couple of hours there today, an enjoyable show with a good range of companies there.

The main arena was good, with a nice design and use of lighting.

Had the chance to have a quick listen to the different PA systems in the demo area. IMO, of the small systems, the Bose probably sounded the nicest overall. The Cerwin Vega bass cabinet was very disappointing. On the mid systems I was pleasantly suprised by the DB system. On the bigger systems, the KV2 sounded impressive, particularly in the mid/hi, however on bass end the Void was good as expected.

Some interesting new products from Ultimax, and I was also intrigued by the company that offers PLI and other benefits for a yearly fee (I think it was AMP DJ or something similar), the gentleman I spoke with confirmed that the PLI cover permitted the use of bubble machines, which a lot of policies don't cover.

All in all, a good day.

J

[Excalibur]

I am not saying a word ;) ;)
Others may not be so tightlipped. :whistle:



Any impressive kit that stood out peeps?
There was kit there? :confused: :eek: :eek: Blimey, we never saw any from the Designated MDD Meeting Point. :o :o :o :o :o :o


There were definitely a few sore heads this morning. And I can't wait to hear Charles story of how he got locked in his room :D :D


BUT, the highlight has to be waking up at noon in my bed to discover Peter stood at the end grinning. :D
Err, the case for the defence will attempt to prove that his presence there was
for the Public Good. ( And bear in mind Charlie, certain heartless individuals advised leaving you there, as a lesson in consequences )


I think I've summed the evening up pretty well. Do we really need photographic evidence? :shrug: ;) :D

Need? No. But it exists, and it's not me who has it Charlie. By all accounts, it's fairly incriminating! :eek: :eek: :D :D






More will follow folks, as and when. Twinspin and I arrived at our respective homes safely, and I am absolutely shattered. I'm getting too old for this game. :Sleeping: :Sleeping: :Sleeping:

[Charlie Brown]

No, I really do appreciate it Peter. I'd slept for ever otherwise.

[Twinspin]

It was a good trip to BPM and was nice to meet faces ive met before and also new faces.

There will be lots of stories on soon no doubt...

[Excalibur]

No, I really do appreciate it Peter. I'd slept for ever otherwise.

There's a strong possibility that you may soon be receiving a consignment of T-Shirts. This is likely to be the legend on one of the first ones. :whistle:

[DazzyD]

Had a good afternoon at the NEC chatting to people I'd been looking forward to meeting for quite a while.

However, this :muppet: must also apologise to all who may have been expecting to see me last night. The plan was to meet up with you all at the "steak house" as Peter put it as he was giving me the directions from the Maypole. Unfortunately, when we got back the Maypole (about 2 and half hours after we'd left the NEC!!) I couldn't remember which way to turn out of the hotel door and, of course, out of 2 choices (being left or right) I managed to pick the wrong one. We came across a carvery pub (after much walking and about at about quarter past 8!) so we thought "this must the one" and waited there - for about an hour and a half before we realised we've probably ballsed it up!

After that, we came out of the pub, asked this guy where Reflex was and he sent us further up this road we were on (I don't think he spoke much English - he just pointed!). Again, after much walking (and, strangely, not seeing anyone around other than the police at this house where there appeared to have been some trouble) we stopped of at a tiny pub with a bar and a pool table, had a pint, asked the barman where Reflex was and he said he didn't know as he wasn't from round that way! One of the regulars said it was near the city centre - about 8 miles from where we were. I checked my money and realised I didn't have too much on me for a taxi (it cost £19 for a taxi from the train station to the Maypole a few hours earlier) so I went to the cashpoint next the shops we came across only to find I had the wrong bank card - I'd picked up the one for my new account and didn't have the PIN for it yet! :eek: So, it was a case of "sod this for a game of soldiers" and we ended up at a Wetherspoons for some drinks before we made our way back to the hotel on the bus! And even that went pear-shaped but that's another story once I've written to the bus company!!

As we were checking out this morning, we saw Steve, Peter and Steve Hanley (looking a bit worn out, there!) in reception. Peter pointed out that we should have turned left out of the hotel :o and the steak house was just along the road. Well, next year I'm coming with a full A-Z and Ordnance Survey map and portable SatNav although my mam's just said I shouldn't be allowed out past the end of our street!!

So, after all that, I'm a bit embarrassed but you live and learn (and I seem to learn more than most the hard way!!).

Oh, and the train back was delayed for a while due a fault with the points outside of Sheffield so even the journey home didn't go accordingly to plan!!

[Excalibur]

So, after all that, I'm a bit embarrassed but you live and learn (and I seem to learn more than most the hard way!!).

Oh, and the train back was delayed for a while due a fault with the points outside of Sheffield so even the journey home didn't go accordingly to plan!!

Oh mate, I've got to apologise to you on various counts. I should have given you one of my cards I was carrying for contact details, on meeting you, I got you mixed up with someone else ( happens a lot at my age! :o :o :o ) and at first believed you to be one of the large number of Steves we had with us, and worst of all, I didn't realise your travel plans mid afternoon at BPM, and should have offered you a lift to the Maypole.

Sincere apologies, I owe you a :beer1: next year.

[NKR]

Sounds like I missed a good do again. Maybe next year.

[DazzyD]

Oh mate, I've got to apologise to you on various counts. I should have given you one of my cards I was carrying for contact details, on meeting you, I got you mixed up with someone else ( happens a lot at my age! :o :o :o ) and at first believed you to be one of the large number of Steves we had with us, and worst of all, I didn't realise your travel plans mid afternoon at BPM, and should have offered you a lift to the Maypole.

Sincere apologies, I owe you a :beer1: next year.

Peter, you did offer us a lift back to the Maypole and said that you'd make 2 journey's if you had to. We had train tickets back so there was no problem and it didn't seem right you having to go to come back. But thanks for the offer anyway - it was very thoughtful of you.

I've got absolutely no sense of direction (one of the reasons why I don't drive - I'd always be getting lost!) and I had actually planned the journey from the station to the Maypole - but who'd thought that about 6 inches on a piece of paper equates to 7.1 miles in reality???!!! I really did think it was walking distance - probably got mixed up with Travelodge Bullring. :daft:

The scary thing is, I'm back down that way in 2 weeks with my son as we're going to Thomasland@Drayton Manor!! :eek: Thank god we're going on a coach trip!!

[DazzyD]

Sounds like I missed a good do again. Maybe next year.

Me too. And I was there!!!! :eek:

[Alchemy]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz :Sleeping: :Sleeping:

[soundmaster mobile disco]

Not long home myself.Yes it was really nice to meet so many of you.I felt it was so much better attended than previous years.It was fab in reflex last night,really enjoyed it and your company.such a pitty that it ended at 1am.i still went to the next pub which was open till 4am a few of us remained here.alan and myself returned to our hotel (premier lodge waterloo street) at around 3am a bit worse for the wear.We slept in and missed our breakfast this morning.

look forward to seeing tobys photos

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Not long home myself.Yes it was really nice to meet so many of you.I felt it was so much better attended than previous years.It was fab in reflex last night,really enjoyed it and your company.such a pitty that it ended at 1am.i still went to the next pub which was open till 4am a few of us remained here.alan and myself returned to our hotel (premier lodge waterloo street) at around 3am a bit worse for the wear.We slept in and missed our breakfast this morning.

look forward to seeing tobys photos

I'm not.....:eek:

[Corabar Entertainment]

Great time... full roll call taken (will appear tomorrow). Great to see all the old faces and new ones too :approve:

Knackered.

Need sleep. :Sleeping:

[DeckstarDeluxe]

It was good to see so many people and more new faces. It really is a shame that it is only once a year.

[deltic]

home at last

[WWDJ]

Had the chance to have a quick listen to the different PA systems in the demo area. IMO, of the small systems, the Bose probably sounded the nicest overall. The Cerwin Vega bass cabinet was very disappointing. On the mid systems I was pleasantly suprised by the DB system.

J

I kind of agree. I thought the JBL system was nice too. The CV sounded wooly and not nice

The DB stood out as the bassiest and most forward but I thought it was too in your face for more than short listening.

[Corabar Steve]

HAVENT SEEN MUCH IN THE WAY OF REPORTS BACK FROM THE BPM ATTENDEES. WONDER IF THEY ALL HAVE HANGOVERS :beer1: :beer1: :beer1: :beer1: :beer1: :beer1: ......



Oops... sorry .... didnt mean to shout so loud ...shhhhhhhhhhhh :lol:
Some of us were still drinking. :sj: :BeerDevil:

[STEVE HANLEY]

Any future BPM meetings will have to be something a bit special to beat that one

[Excalibur]

Knackered.

Need sleep. :Sleeping:
Me too. My eyes are open, so technically I think that means I'm awake, but the rest of my body has had a vote and decided it's still asleep. What a shame that we're currently trying to repair the damage done by a herd of cattle recreating The Great Escape. :D


It was good to see so many people and more new faces. It really is a shame that it is only once a year.
More than one a year might contravene Health and Safety regs. :confused: :D :D Have you ever seen Charlie crossing a road, or negotiating automatic doors?


home at last
Blimey, you must have gone the really pretty way, we got home yesterday. :p

Some of us were still drinking. :sj: :BeerDevil:
And may I say at this point that I'm considering staying teetotal after seeing the state of some folk in Sainsburys cafe at 9am.


Any future BPM meetings will have to be something a bit special to beat that one
Steve, next time I'd recommend you don't bother with a room, after all, you never used it, did you? :sofa:

[STEVE HANLEY]

[Steve, next time I'd recommend you don't bother with a room, after all, you never used it, did you? :sofa:]

What room???;) ;) :D

[neildigger]

hi guys i forgot you were in the bar..... where ever else would you be at a show with lights and decks lol :D

came with my daughter whos 15 she loved it and cant wait for next year

[Corabar Steve]

Have you ever seen Charlie crossing a road, or negotiating automatic doors?
Watching it on CCTV from reception, it looked like the hotel was trying to eat him

[hammy]

Just want to add, I want to thank all of you that was there for making myself and my son very very welcome, It was a really good day and night and am really looking forward to doing it all again next year, You never know Shaun the Grandma might attend Reflex next year.

[Charlie Brown]

I don't understand why it has to be a yearly event? Why can't we do something in Feb after Xmas?

Or can't you handle my peculiar antics? :D

[yourdj]

Toby made me laugh last night, I said hello to him and he said "are you on the forum!" :D

And I still have no idea who you are :p Are you the bloke with the beard and really nice wife :D
I am so crap with that. I went to Dereks thing for a bit today on the way back and forgot half of the people I have already met.



Vestax VCI-400? Any good?

Really?? I missed that one. The Vestax stall is one of three must sees for me.
They always have some proper fit girls so I was probably looking at them.
I love my 300 but if there is decent new one with itch then I will get it. :)


I don't understand why it has to be a yearly event? Why can't we do something in Feb after Xmas?

Simple - we all go to mobile beat in Jan. It will only cost 3 to 7 - 4-5 hour gigs depending on how much you charge.
I am going to the one the year after but unfortunately cant afford it this year. Vegas is not cheap.

[Twinspin]

I felt relatively sober early hours Monday morning after consuming

4x Bottles of Magners in BPM on Sunday
5x Bottles of Bulmers in Prince Of Wales
6x Bottles of Magners in Reflex
1x Can of Magners back in the travelodge.

Its the most ive ever drunk in ages. I really dont know why i wasnt drunk.

[Excalibur]

And I still have no idea who you are :p Are you the bloke with the beard and really nice wife :D
I am so crap with that. I went to Dereks thing for a bit today on the way back and forgot half of the people I have already met.
.
No Toby, he isn't. :D Paul hasn't even got a wife, he hasn't made an honest woman of the lovely Emma yet. ( He says he would, but doesn't know where he could get a decent disco for the reception. :D )

The chap with the beard was Steve ( Alchemy ) and his wife Denise, lovely folk both of them. After a conversation with them, I was very jealous, and strongly considering emigrating.


Its the most ive ever drunk in ages. I really dont know why i wasnt drunk.
Excitement dear boy, excitement. :D :D