Manchester Blogmeet – aka Moosefest

It has to be said, before getting there the nerves were kicking in. Pre-show, paranoia, whatever you want to call it – various sphincters were going through the stage described by one friend of mine as “Penny, Ten Bob”. If you don’t understand that, don’t worry. Arriving at Fab Cafe (early) it was virtually empty, although a semi-familiar face in the corner held promise. But no moose or toy. Thanking the gods of O2/Vodafone/whoever for SMS, a quick message allowed me to realise that the face was Sarah, and all was well after all.

Chris has already blethered here, and Lori’s blethered there about the (smaller than expected) Manchester Blogmeet of last night. Adrian chickened out at the last minute “had a meeting in London”, and Jane got cold feet “Had a cold” *Grin* Still, Sarah made it down from Morpeth (brave, considering she was travelling by Trans-Pennine Express) and Chris, Lori and Topper (I’m not a blogger) all made it to the Fab Cafe, along with fluffy toys, to the despair of the barman.

Conversation wibbled around a whole load of subjects, from StrongARM chips (Yes, Chris and Topper, we just nodded and smiled) to train journeys, family gatherings to reasons for being in Manchester, oh, and moose porn. Don’t believe me? The orgy shot was one example, and once Scrooge started playing and wiggling, the comedy potential was complete. Somewhere along the line a whole load of photos were taken, including some with Chris’s nautical strobe-equipped camera. We finally left Fab cafe at about midnight, with definite plans to do it again soon – and feed Jane lots of vitamins in the mean time, so she’s able to come too. A pretty good night all round – just hope that everyone else enjoyed it too…