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by Jane
Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:35 pm
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: Can we give the Forest a new push???
Replies: 85
Views: 82836

Re: Can we give the Forest a new push???

amelia wrote:Everyone is an individual of course, but some more than others
Mmmnnn Orwellian.
by Jane
Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:19 pm
Forum: The Building
Topic: floor sanding cafe yeahhhhh !!!!
Replies: 35
Views: 43966

Re: floor sanding cafe yeahhhhh !!!!

this will be awesome, good work crew xxxx
by Jane
Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:29 pm
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: Can we give the Forest a new push???
Replies: 85
Views: 82836

Re: Can we give the Forest a new push???

I mean it.
by Jane
Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:33 am
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: Can we give the Forest a new push???
Replies: 85
Views: 82836

Re: Can we give the Forest a new push???

what is steel wallpaper? that sounds AWESOME. we could make futurity toilets. with disco lights and lazers.
by Jane
Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:38 pm
Forum: Kitchen
Topic: big tubs, spices, large tins of tomatoes from roxy kitchen
Replies: 0
Views: 3622

big tubs, spices, large tins of tomatoes from roxy kitchen

Hey, I've been tidying out the kitchen at roxy/bowery and there's some stuff forest might want: 3 BIG tins tomatoes Catering size cooking oil Big tubs for salad/burritos Mixture of curry spices/herbs If kitchen says yes then if you could either come and collect any evening from 5 or if this is not p...
by Jane
Thu Jun 04, 2009 2:37 pm
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: Can we give the Forest a new push???
Replies: 85
Views: 82836

Re: Can we give the Forest a new push???

I have never had a bladder infection
I really love pissing
asking men to put their penis on the seat.... if you've been putting your vagina on the seat, that might explain the bladder infections
I thought you were signing off on this 4 posts ago
by Jane
Sun May 31, 2009 11:44 am
Forum: Facilities
Topic: DRUMS! please?
Replies: 2
Views: 6490

Re: DRUMS! please?

was there any resolution on this? we have a different other possible drum source but it is much more far away....
by Jane
Thu May 28, 2009 2:35 pm
Forum: Facilities
Topic: DRUMS! please?
Replies: 2
Views: 6490

DRUMS! please?

Hey all. There's a night in my bar on Sunday with some of the WTCDTD kids and we need a drumkit for the band. Is there any way I could borrow one from forest for the night? I could bring it back that night or on monday, I would personally and monetarily guarantee its safety and I would be hyper hype...
by Jane
Wed May 27, 2009 11:10 am
Forum: Events
Topic: change the film night
Replies: 18
Views: 22522

Re: change the film night

t'would be cool, that's what my friend garry does about his film night in london and as such has had myspace and email chats with all kinds of ridiculously cool people like Joe Dallesandro (as in warhol hustler "little Jo, never once gave it away. Everybody had to pay and pay").
by Jane
Sun May 24, 2009 2:52 pm
Forum: Website/Online
Topic: fuck you itunes
Replies: 2
Views: 6965

fuck you itunes

by Jane
Sat May 23, 2009 4:24 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: AMAZING gigs tonight and tomorrow....
Replies: 0
Views: 2521

AMAZING gigs tonight and tomorrow....

Come to the Bowery this weekend, we have good things to see.... Saturday night sees NYC legend Lach, founder of antifolk and composer of acoustic finery, take to the Bandstand as part of his Box of Lyrics UK tour. "Lach - one of the originators, and one of the sharpest arrows of the New York Antifol...
by Jane
Fri May 15, 2009 9:35 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: greenman festival
Replies: 8
Views: 10863

Re: greenman festival

jarvis cocker to play saturday night. daniel????

xxxx
by Jane
Fri May 15, 2009 11:53 am
Forum: Events
Topic: amazing film night from the fuckers who brought you WTCDTD
Replies: 0
Views: 2584

amazing film night from the fuckers who brought you WTCDTD

PICTURES comes to the Bowery on Sunday May 31st, 5pm to 11pm. Please come and tell any people you think are into films and maybe interested....It's free and well good. London's best DIY film night goes north of the border to Edinburgh. Treats in store for you include: Llik Your Idols: The Cinema Of ...
by Jane
Tue May 12, 2009 11:08 am
Forum: The Building
Topic: Free sofas in Gumtree
Replies: 11
Views: 16848

Re: Free sofas in Gumtree

my god, everything about that room is horrid dan gorman. Though I am coveting that standard lamp and gold picture frame none the less...
by Jane
Fri May 08, 2009 7:51 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: golden hour tour
Replies: 0
Views: 2336

golden hour tour

GH tour part 1 (edinburgh - amsterdam - berlin), as recorded by ericka duffy and jason morton, is now available on drowned in sound. pretty fucking cool. all kinds of thanks to van winkle who made this happen. xxxx

http://www.drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4136769?ticker
by Jane
Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:17 pm
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: Do you have something special to give?
Replies: 29
Views: 31557

Re: Do you have something special to give?

do you know who won a gig with us, so I can message them event details? x xx
by Jane
Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:45 am
Forum: Events
Topic: Upcoming events at The Bowery.
Replies: 0
Views: 2847

Upcoming events at The Bowery.

EXCITING times! come see nice things in May, drink gin from a teacup, huddle in the red light of the basement and party party. Saturday 2nd May Parallax Jazz trio from Oslo, atmospheric jazz improvisation with reference as diverse as traditional jazz and Asian music, as well as abstract soundscapes....
by Jane
Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:39 am
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: soldering iron and solder
Replies: 4
Views: 7358

Re: soldering iron and solder

I might be getting a load of this stuff http://www.elwire.com/ and it will need soldering to a power source. If I do I will let you know. I would be superresponsible and not a dark hole of crap. xxx
by Jane
Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:55 am
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: soldering iron and solder
Replies: 4
Views: 7358

soldering iron and solder

does the forest have a soldering iron?

if not, does anyone know anyone who does?

xxxx
by Jane
Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:08 pm
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: EL wire is so cool
Replies: 0
Views: 2120

EL wire is so cool

I want to buy lots of it and make one of these http://www.sandmancreations.com/sky.html
by Jane
Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:26 pm
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: What was the last book you read?
Replies: 87
Views: 128652

Re: What was the last book you read?

JG r-i-p
he is amazing
x
by Jane
Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:03 am
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: This week I've been mostly listening to...
Replies: 216
Views: 411084

Re: This week I've been mostly listening to...

http://freemusicarchive.org/

lots of things for free under creative commons, run by WFMU
by Jane
Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:12 am
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: This week I've been mostly listening to...
Replies: 216
Views: 411084

Re: This week I've been mostly listening to...

yes please mike!
xxx
by Jane
Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:51 pm
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: This week I've been mostly listening to...
Replies: 216
Views: 411084

Re: This week I've been mostly listening to...

electronica gainsbourg. Especially the version of Bonnie and Clyde.

hey jane mansfield superstar by sigue sigue sputnik (the extended remix)

moe tucker (where can I find more moe to download?)
by Jane
Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:45 am
Forum: Events
Topic: greenman festival
Replies: 8
Views: 10863

Re: greenman festival

yes please dan gorman. swim swim.
x
by Jane
Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:47 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: greenman festival
Replies: 8
Views: 10863

Re: greenman festival

is it impossibly late to get in touch and try and do something with them? I would really like to again and swim in the river.
xxx
by Jane
Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:57 am
Forum: Events
Topic: greenman festival
Replies: 8
Views: 10863

greenman festival

ooh, forestXTF I summon you! Animal Collective Roky Erickson Wilco Bon Iver Wooden Shjips British Sea Power Errors Four Tet Grizzly Bear Vetiver Andrew Bird Dirty Three The Amorphous Androgynous present A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Exploding In Your Mind is the greenman line up. can we build a ten...
by Jane
Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:22 pm
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: chairs
Replies: 11
Views: 13802

Re: chairs

hmnn.... they're a bit gross. I think there's something more charming about the hotch-potch of old furniture that doesn't match. it's up to you though, maybe they'd be handy for the hall too?
by Jane
Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:15 pm
Forum: Minutes
Topic: Artist Facilities - 02/04/09
Replies: 18
Views: 27786

Re: Artist Facilities - 02/04/09

actually, this was initiated by me/dai/tim. alex was our bourbon biscuit minion for the day and force fed customers horrid tesco value treats from underneath a cloak of sheets. dai painted his penis with day-glo paint and got buff and ran around in the afternoon. I cut tim's hair off standing on a t...
by Jane
Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:06 am
Forum: Minutes
Topic: Artist Facilities - 02/04/09
Replies: 18
Views: 27786

Re: Artist Facilities - 02/04/09

Did anyone read the scientific papers the wiki article links to? The actors equity did a study on broadway actors who are exposed to high levels of smoke machine effect, every night, for their shows. They concluded that at the level at which smoke machines are used in theatres, there is no threat to...
by Jane
Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:01 pm
Forum: Minutes
Topic: Artist Facilities - 02/04/09
Replies: 18
Views: 27786

Re: Artist Facilities - 02/04/09

if that's what people agree on... Just not quite sure it's in the remit of AF to decide that and there are some events (specifically, freak outs/happenings) where a smoke machine is needed, and selling it would mean it's never available for people to use. However, I don't really know why I'm arguing...
by Jane
Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:39 pm
Forum: Minutes
Topic: Artist Facilities - 02/04/09
Replies: 18
Views: 27786

Re: Artist Facilities - 02/04/09

[quote="ChaoticReality"] 7) Smoke machine: Sam: Smoke machines are evil. They are poison, fog juice contains glycols which are petroleum based poison. We don’t allow people to smoke in here because it violates people's right to clean air. Same should apply to smoke machines. I will not participate i...
by Jane
Sun Apr 05, 2009 12:36 pm
Forum: Facilities
Topic: Amazing pics of things exploding...
Replies: 3
Views: 7765

Re: Amazing pics of things exploding...

I love the Crayola one.
by Jane
Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:18 am
Forum: Minutes
Topic: Forest Fundraiser Minutes - 4 April 2009
Replies: 7
Views: 11463

Re: Forest Fundraiser Minutes - 4 April 2009

just so you know, beware of the bubble machine, it makes the ground DEADLY. we all have twisted ankles from last time. make sure it is aimed at the sky and there is no dancing underneath it.
x
by Jane
Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:38 am
Forum: Minutes
Topic: Forest Fundraiser Minutes 28 March
Replies: 8
Views: 14341

Re: Forest Fundraiser Minutes 28 March

I would also say may kids pay. Especially if there are special activities being put on for them. It's hardly going to make it expensive for families if it's two pounds or one pound. Not like going to the theme park in ocean terminal. BY THE WAY, THERE"S GOING TO BE THEME PARK IN OCEAN TERMINAL. I'm ...
by Jane
Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:39 am
Forum: Events
Topic: upcoming gigs at the BOWERY
Replies: 0
Views: 2599

upcoming gigs at the BOWERY

Gigs happening soon at the Bowery (in the basement of the Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place) Thurs 2nd April Dan Arborise with support from Hailey Beavis £5, doors @7pm Described as 'John Martyn meets Nick Drake for the 21st Century' - The Fly, Dan Arborise returns to Edinburgh following a series of ...
by Jane
Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:49 am
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: Do you have something special to give?
Replies: 29
Views: 31557

Re: Do you have something special to give?

free entry to any gig of your choice at the Bowery
x
by Jane
Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:19 am
Forum: Front of House/Gallery
Topic: art exhibition needed NOW
Replies: 3
Views: 7847

art exhibition needed NOW

We at the bowery are looking for an art exhibition to be put up tomorrow and displayed for a week in our gallery space. I know this is short notice, but hey, sometimes life is short. If you can do it, send me a message as soon as possible.


cheers!
Jane
by Jane
Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:28 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: The Forest Fundraiser Meeting Saturday 14 March
Replies: 10
Views: 12914

Re: The Forest Fundraiser Meeting Saturday 14 March

yes, obviously there is no laughing gas in that building....
by Jane
Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:47 am
Forum: Make/Sell
Topic: Stolen Stories Sales / Budget
Replies: 4
Views: 8841

Re: Stolen Stories Sales / Budget

yeah, we said at the first budgets FWG meeting that since things like records and publishing are sources of revenue as well as expense that they would be reset if the money spent was recouped. It was a discussion between that or the individual groups keeping the money they made to spend on new proje...
by Jane
Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:30 am
Forum: Minutes
Topic: Minutes - Behind The Scenes - Thursday 16 Oct 2008
Replies: 35
Views: 39893

Re: Minutes - Behind The Scenes - Thursday 16 Oct 2008

Yes, 2, badges for billy.
by Jane
Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:08 pm
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: Bowery opening, this sat, super cool party yeah!
Replies: 0
Views: 2479

Bowery opening, this sat, super cool party yeah!

Hi all, as you may or may not know, my friend ruth and I are opening an underground music venue/bar in the basement of the old Roxy Art house (2 roxburgh place). The launch party is this sat night (8th! we love 888 parties), starting from 7pm. There will be live music, free champagne, dancing and dr...
by Jane
Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:41 pm
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: Free or cheap paint NEEDED
Replies: 2
Views: 3918

Free or cheap paint NEEDED

Hey, does anyone know where I can pick up free or cheap paint? I seem to have vague memories that the forest used to have some place, possibly through the EUS or ken, that we got some, is this true? If so, does anyone have contact details? If not, any other bright ideas? Actually, not too bright, mo...
by Jane
Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:42 pm
Forum: Kitchen
Topic: recipees
Replies: 4
Views: 8873

Re: recipees

I did a poster once that said that, I think they're still up. But maybe not.
by Jane
Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:00 am
Forum: Events
Topic: Ideas for upcoming films
Replies: 73
Views: 72457

Re: Ideas for upcoming films

can we have a russ meyer night please? I am feeling exploitative. x
by Jane
Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:58 pm
Forum: Facilities
Topic: 15 Min Theatre Night
Replies: 1
Views: 5728

Re: 15 Min Theatre Night

a few SPAG I would make: Good Morning, The Forest would like your help in presenting a “15 Minute Theatre” night. One night in early December we plan to turn the old church hall above The Forest Cafe into a venue and present three 15 minute theatre pieces every hour - whether finished, polished piec...
by Jane
Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:44 pm
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: FOUND Magazine tour - are we interested in this?
Replies: 35
Views: 31396

Re: FOUND Magazine tour - are we interested in this?

how to choose between andrew and paul?

Forest straw poll:

what is worse:
has issues w/ fat people
vs
too loud

what is best:
sex (?)
vs
money

(I pick Andrew, for the mystery prize of question mark sex, and being quietly anti fat)
by Jane
Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:16 am
Forum: Kitchen
Topic: hosting large numbers for nosh
Replies: 4
Views: 8967

Re: hosting large numbers for nosh

a big buffet meal could be a great with all the new tapasy/dips things on the menu. We did a wedding meal ages ago in the cafe, it was fun. if we don't have enough plates we can use paper ones like we do catering at festivals.
by Jane
Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:18 pm
Forum: The People's Forum
Topic: The bigger picture
Replies: 106
Views: 90873

Re: The bigger picture

I agree. Without details of what happened it's impossible to resolve the situation and making statements such as the selfishness of a few, and they will know who they are yet refusing to tell anyone who or what they have done, is exactly the kind of secretive "committee behind a committee" language ...