hi there all interesting reding I must say lol
well I have to ask besides wives who have to go along to the who's who Xmass party was there any female fan who attended?
Aarronn
: : Got to Matt's place; found I'd
: : just missed out on the crowd watching the animated
: : episodes from THE INVASION...
:
: Well, it was a *Doctor Who* "day", so we had to put on
: something 'Whooey'. Suffice to say that you wouldn't have
: gotten to really 'watch' it as as is typical at our get
: togethers the DVD was put on and then everybody took to
: talking over the top of it so you couldn't hear the
: dialogue. Really these meets are more of a social
: occasion that a time for serious, hard-core watching of
: DW!
:
: Unfortunately you did tend to miss out on quite a bit by
: turning up at 3pm (understandable since you were driving
: up from Timaru - we almost though you weren't coming at
: all), as we tend to start around 12 noon on the dot so
: that people don't feel too short changed by the length of
: the meet if people start drifting off at 5pm (which is
: what happened on Saturday).
:
: What did you miss? Well, apart from "The Invasion"
: animated episodes (1 & 4), we watched bits of the cricket
: and the "Torchwood" episode "Cyberwoman" which was
: universally panned as complete rubbish. Shayne spent some
: time expanding his knowledge by perusing Matt's coffee
: table reference book about the countries of the world,
: John wowed us with his Cybermen biscuits (followed up by
: your equally 'wow' Dalek cakes) and Matt spent
: considerable time involved in his PSP wrestling match.
:
: People pondered if Series 3 would suffer from RTD's split
: attention with "Torchwood", an upcoming wrestling event
: was discussed, Zeus Plug issues 6 & 7 were handed out
: (along with the booklet/flyers for the National Science
: Fiction Conventions, and copies of RTP! were on sale.
:
: Large amounts of candy, crisps, and softdrink was consumed
: (perhaps contributing to a somewhat hyper atmosphere), and
: seating was for the most part adequate (with Russell
: getting nods of 'you did that?' over his cycling to the
: day with a folding chair on the back of his bicycle).
:
: The latest spoilers were discussed, and I think Neville
: was confused by my introducing myself as Alex (which I
: thought made sense since it is the name I post here on the
: board as!) and Matt (plus just about everybody else there)
: calling me Joe.
:
: : Well, there you have it...the Chch Chapter Christmas
: : Party, 2006. As a fan who's getting to know the Chch guys,
: : I found the occasional one not so nice (1 even offering me
: : a new insult!?), but most were very welcoming. I'm keen to
: : go again!
:
: We take some getting use to! We've been meeting at least
: 3-4 times a year for the last *ten* years (the 1st meet
: was around the time of the TV movie in '96!) and have
: gotten to know each other reasonably well, hence we
: probably come across as quite loud and brash. The best
: people to ask what it is like joining the group would be
: Dean (he's joined about 2 years ago now), and Russell (1
: year now?) and they could probably tell you a few tales
: about what it was like trying to get into the spirit of
: things.
:
: As the nominal co-ordinator of the group (purely because I
: guess since I do some organising of the meets) I'll take
: this opportunity to apologise on behalf of the group if
: you felt in any way offended. It is not our intention to
: attack anybody, but over the years anything and everything
: has been fairgame for ridicule at our meetings (Doctor
: Who, me and just about eveything about me!, wrestling,
: Graham and his music, James Bond, Matt's Asian fetish,
: Wade being a banker, getting Garry out of bed, being a
: school teacher, DWM, American sci/fi, DVDs, film, working
: in a bar, Dean's ponytail, religion, John missing meeting
: due to having to visit the in-laws, Marvel vs. DC, Russell
: and his bicycle etc.).
:
: I see I've written quite a bit! Feel free to use some of
: it in your chapter report Neville.
:
: Alex (AKA Joe)
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