One of my lesser vices is that I take a certain childish delight in unexpectedly arriving at a party when all the other guests think I am on a different continent, or unexpectedly posting to Samizdata from Maputo. In truth, I am thinking that the “blogging from unexpected places” technique is getting a little tired. In addition, it often leads to my getting messages three days later from people who I might have wanted to meet, saying that if they had known I was in town they might have liked to have bought me a drink or shown me some interesting part of town I was not aware of. Therefore, let me do something a little different.
I will be in Paris from the 6th to the 10th of April – the Easter weekend from Friday morning to Monday evening. Does anybody want to get together for a Samizdata drinks session, or perhaps we could go out for dinner? The evening of Saturday April 7 might be good for it.
Secondly, does anybody know of a bar or pub in Paris that is showing the matches of the cricket World Cup live? In particular, I would like to watch at least some of the Australia v England game this is being played on April 8, Easter Sunday. Help on this matter would be appreciated.
In the “really long term planning” stakes, I will be in Singapore on Thursday December 20. If anyone wants to do an Asian Samizdata dinner that evening, that would also be a splendid thing.
And of course I shall be in many other places at various times in between.
Thailand, poss Singapore and Japan in May (clients depending). London otherwise UFN.
Michael, you have a better chance of finding cricket coverage in the United States than in France.
Good luck.
Also, if your wanderings ever take you over to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, please take me up on my blanket invitation to all Samizdatians to come and visit, and shoot a few guns.
The Cricketer Pub on rue des Mathurins, shows cricket – as one would expect. But when I was there a couple of weeks ago it didn’t open until 5pm on weekdays. I recall though from a previous trip when there was a major sporting event they opened earlier. I think England v Australia would qualify.
Even Canadian bars like The Moose just off Blvd. Saint Michel will show cricket if you ask as long as it doesn’t conflict with NCAA or soccer.
Not really a cricket nation, my Singapore.
Anyway, if you’re up to it, you can contact me. Not many samizdatistas in Singapore(I think I’m the only one), but one can hope. ^_^
I’ll treat you to the best crab restaurant on the island.
I would recommend the Frog & the Princess on Rue Princess. They show sports and I am sure they will show the cricket world cup. There is a Frog & le Rossbief as well.
I spent a month in Paris, much of my time in one of those two pubs.
I recommend their beer called Inseine.