I knew the evening was going to be a cracker as soon as I approached Duncan Watts’ (R. 1979-84) sensational new restaurant in Canary Wharf; the end of my quiet and uneventful journey was shattered by a booming yell of “BREMER!” – delivered from the shadows, as it turned out, by the itinerant James "Slug" Simpson (C. 1978-83). James had snuck outside to have a crafty cigarette – leaving a large, disparate and energetic crowd of OBs enjoying Duncan’s hospitality at the bar.
These events often throw up a small gathering of stalwarts and curious “newbies” - and while the London Drinks is always pleasant and worthwhile, this particular evening had already turned into a classic reunion of a wide variety of OBs from across the generations.
Best represented of these generations by far was the sizeable herd of 1983 and 1984 leavers – my lot! This had come as a complete surprise to me (I had only expected to see Adam Belson, Kevin O’Mahoney & Ben Stott (all R. 1979-84)), but Andy Bacon (C. 1978-83) had also corralled a gang of his contemporaries that I have very fond memories of. They included Nicky Trepte, Kirsten Clifton, Colette Lister, Cathy Terrill, Cathy Grant & Bridget MacDonald (all F. 1981-83) as well as the aforementioned “Slug”.
I had a truly wonderful evening, and it seemed everyone else did also – I cannot recommend these evenings highly enough, and can’t wait for the next one!
Attendees included:
Alenka Abraham (F. 2000-03)
Sebastian Akillian (D. 1997-02)
Layla Amir (F. 1998-03)
Andrew Bacon (C. 1978-83)
Adam Belson (R. 1979-84)
Caroline Bennett (W. 1998-03)
Rob Bourne (R. 1980-85)
Alex Bremer (R. 1978-83)
Kirsten Clifton (F. 1981-83)
Jamie Edge (R. 1996-01)
Sam Edge (R. 1996-01)
Daniel Gorton (D. 1981-86)
Rebecca Hargrove (F. 2001-03)
James Ikonen (S. 1998-02)
Simon Lanyon (C. 1951-56)
Colette Lister (F. 1981-83)
Katie Moghadam (W. 1998-03)
John Nehls (H. 1972-77)
Sam Pacelli (L. 1998-03)
Peter Roberts (R. 1998-03)
Marcus Shepheard (D. 1997-02)
Daniel Silver (A. 1998-03)
James Simpson (C. 1979-83)
Katherine Stoddart (F. 1981-83)
Giles Stubbs (R. 1997-02)
Kathy Terrill (F. 1981-83)
Nicola Trepte (F. 1981-83)
Duncan Watts (R. 1979-84)
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