Hugh MacLeod organised a fantastic geek dinner tonight (err.. last night) and yours truly spent one hour of it wandering around and interrupting the fun (54:02min – 18.5MB)
It really was as much fun as it sounds. Everyone was just amazed at the numbers of people and just how well organised it all was. I don’t normally stay up until 2.30 am to post something, but this was a special occasion. I didn’t really feel I could go to bed when there were such geeky moments to share with the world. I felt I’d be letting my fellow geeks down if I postponed it for another six hours or so. But now I must go to bed or else I’ll start rambling.
The wiki page where we all signed up will now be turned into a record of the event with links to people blogging about it, to photographs and any other podcasts.
Nightie night.
Bonus audio: Kosso has a podcast of Scoble’s speech
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June 8, 2005 at 9:48 am
Piers
Hi Lloyd – great to see you again, and you were right – as soon as Scoble started speaking everyone’s hands did go up in the air (with cameras at the end of them)
Looking forward (barring one small section to the recording!;)
June 8, 2005 at 10:16 am
Lloyd Davis
Hee hee, I’m quite pleased with the podcast actually considering the amount of background noise, but then I did last listen to it at about 0230 this morning – you provided great comedy value as always.
I’m sure you’ll be thrilled and eager to use this picture – http://www.flickr.com/photos/lloyd-davis/18077148/ for promotional purposes
June 8, 2005 at 10:33 am
Licence to Roam
Geek Dinner part 2
I’m not that more awake than I was last night, but at least it’s daylight First of all one observation I must make about these types of dinners, there’s an advantage that is especially obvious when in a private room:…
June 8, 2005 at 10:48 am
gia
Nice to meet you last night, Lloyd (I was talking to Euan when you came up, microphone in hand). I’m listening to the podcast right now. Excellent…
June 8, 2005 at 11:05 am
Lloyd Davis
Likewise Gia, and I’m now subscribed and looking forward to late-night inappropriate posting
ooops I think I just did some mid-morning inappropriate commenting!
June 8, 2005 at 1:25 pm
Jason Benali
Is this you recording away, Lloyd?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotben/18167293/in/pool-londongeekdinner0607/
If so, has anyone told you that you’re a ringer for Mackenzie Crook of The Office and Pirates of the Caribbean fame.
Does the big or small screen beckon after your Podcasting efforts?
June 8, 2005 at 1:47 pm
Lloyd Davis
Gawsh no! I know I have the voice of a young slender boy but this is the real me:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardbyrom/18100944/in/pool-londongeekdinner0607/
So a bit more Ewen MacIntosh (Keith) than Mackenzie Crook, I’m afraid!
June 8, 2005 at 2:38 pm
Jason Benali
Sorry – case of mistaken identity, assumed it was you recording your Podcast.
Can that person really be listening to his MP3 player when Scoble’s talking? Bad netiquette I’m sure…
June 8, 2005 at 2:46 pm
Lloyd Davis
I think it’s actually Kevin Anderson who has blogged for the Beeb (the proximity of Jo Twist is another clue – see his link on the attendees page).
In another picture from ben metcalfe there’s a mic visible so I infer that they were recording too. I haven’t listened to Kosso’s version of the Scoble speech, so maybe this comes at the end, or maybe they were doing something for later broadcast.
June 8, 2005 at 5:35 pm
Podchef
This is very entertaining. Almost like I was there. Love the Seattle Girl who’d been punting on the Cam–obviously a very happy traveller. Good plug for the podcast/flickr combo as well. Also love the way people describe themselves.
June 8, 2005 at 9:56 pm
kosso
hey !! great to meet everyone!! what a laugh!
btw: my main blog url is flowing here http://blog.podbat.com , fairly stagnant here http://www.kosso.com and audible here: http://blugg.com/cast
cheers!
June 8, 2005 at 10:16 pm
kosso
hehe.. btw, my recording wasn’t for the beeb. it was for all of us, right
June 9, 2005 at 8:29 pm
Lloyd Davis
Neal, you know that that Seattle Girl is Mrs Scoble? She was an absolute scream (literally!) It was worth going just to hear what he really means when he says in his blog “Maryam’s screaming at me to stop blogging and get in the car”
June 10, 2005 at 12:13 am
Monkeymagic
My name is not Robert
Went off to the geek dinner on Tuesday night with 200 or so other people and had a great time. It was held just of Trafalgar Square at a Tex-Mex venue, and I get the feeling the poor people downstairs…
June 10, 2005 at 4:03 pm
Podchef
Mrs Scoble–what a sparkplug! Some day I hope to cross the Scoble’s path here on native soil.
June 13, 2005 at 9:48 pm
Lloyd
I think we’re pretty safe in assuming that they both (in common with yours truly) like their food.
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The recording in my picture was done for the “Up all night” Radio 5 Live show by Kevin Anderson (pictured).
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