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     John_l_probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.47 |
For anyone who's interested, here I am in my sartorial spendour, telling a story in the very room that could be used as the location for the link sequence in 'Faculty of Terror' if it ever gets filmed  | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.149.134.59 |
Where's your baseball cap? | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.24.122.40 |
John, you're supposed to drape your napkin across the lap, not stick it in your shirt collar. Still, nice of them to provide matching ones. | ||
| Griff (Griff) Username: Griff Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.93.21.74 |
Looking a bit paunchy there, John! | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.24.122.40 |
Where was it taken, John? Looks great. | ||
| Griff (Griff) Username: Griff Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.93.21.74 |
Yes, it does. It looks like he's at a Bavarian castle circa the late 1890s, miles from anywhere and surrounded my forested mountains. | ||
| Griff (Griff) Username: Griff Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.93.21.74 |
I think the chap on the left of the photo must be The Count. | ||
| Matt_cowan (Matt_cowan) Username: Matt_cowan Registered: 04-2008 Posted From: 68.249.110.11 |
Looks like a cool place, but forgive I ignorance, what is 'Faculty of Terror' ? | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.70.95.223 |
I think that you look rather wonderful there, John :>) | ||
| Mark_lynch (Mark_lynch) Username: Mark_lynch Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 212.74.96.200 |
Excellent, Lord P. Nice to see the Young Conservatives getting with it in the 21st Century. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.249.146 |
Mark, that made me laugh out loud... :-) John - you look positively regal in that photo, my good sir. | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 75.17.12.62 |
I'm guessing this photo was taken some time in the waning days of their gathering, as John regales the assembled libertines with jolly tale #38, wherein he snatches a maiden from the guillotine's blade at the last second, only to decapitate her in good faith, discharging himself as the blow falls. Here, you can see the libertines chuckle pleasantly at John's wit, and joie de vivre. Note John's studious avoiding of any Oxford commas.... | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.168.188.221 |
It's Steed! That's brilliant, Lord P. You look positively resplendent, and the room oozes atmosphere. In fact, the more I look at it the more I can imagine it suddenly coming under attack from demons and hobgoblins from a Bava or Soavi film. | ||
| Karim Ghahwagi (Karim) Username: Karim Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 83.92.216.182 |
Very cool picture John. | ||
| John_l_probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 213.253.174.81 |
Thanks everyone! A bit of background - it's in Lincoln's Inn & I'm giving a best man's speech. The reason I am so attired is that the bride's father is a fashion designer in Singapore and I was made to wear it. Griff - as you so astutely noticed the outfit doesn't actually...fit that well and it was a relief to change into the velvet three piece I'd brought along for the dancing. Huw - you're right! The place was very Baron Blood and the camera doesn't capture the way the dying sunlight came through the stained glass windows. Immediately below that room is a crypt where we had the drinks reception. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 61.216.37.163 |
John - whenever I look at the picture I keep expecting to see Baron Blood appear over your shoulder. :-) | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 61.216.37.163 |
... or the Brainiac. | ||
| Griff (Griff) Username: Griff Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.93.21.74 |
" - as you so astutely noticed the outfit doesn't actually...fit that well and it was a relief to change into the velvet three piece I'd brought along for the dancing."  Toppest of top chaps! | ||
| Albie (Albie) Username: Albie Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.195.236.131 |
I thought there was an age limitation on being a page boy. |