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1. JDAW (S70 mag?);
2. SCD (W70);
3. MPM;
4. TC;
5. AHB (F70?);
6. CPR (S77);
7. DRT (Cr70);
8. DJ;
9. CD;
10. IDJ;
11. RLC;
12. WPS (S66).

• SRG;
• HEG.

Doggett wrote:I wondered if there is some significance that I am not aware of for the date and/or the ports to be tasted?

AHB wrote:Why this date and theme?

PhilW wrote:Clearly it is to celebrate the 50th birthday of Natalie Williams, the well known volleyball player from Long Beach (sandy) who played for Port(land) Power and was born on this date in 1970. I trust she will be attending.

PhilW wrote:I just realised the real reason for the tasting; where is the smug icon, anyway?

[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=90410#p90410]Here[/url] jdaw1 wrote:

After some digital archaeology, jdaw1, in [url=http://www.jdawiseman.com/papers/placemat/placemats_list.html#a20021130]the list of old placemats[/url], wrote:

30 Nov 02

www.jdawiseman.com/port/20021130_Sandeman_1970s.pdf

R.

In Fulham: Sandemans, and 1970s

A draft of these placemats was made by hand in Adobe Illustrator, about three weeks before the event. … Placemats for earlier events were also made in Illustrator. But the used placemats were made in PostScript. So this seems to have been the event at which placemats switched from being artisanal to being industrial.

jdaw1 wrote:With twelve people we need more than seven bottles. How should the theme be extended? Obviously ‘both’. But what else?

DRT wrote:Or, alternatively but connected to that link, something produced by a family of Scottish origin?

PhilW wrote:Or Scottish bottlings?

Cookie wrote:If there is space please may I be included.

jdaw1 wrote:

Cookie wrote:If there is space please may I be included.

Sure. Please confirm that your diary has the correct year.

Doggett wrote: ↑12:46 Sun 06 Mar 2016I have a Warre 70 to contribute at this stage.

AHB wrote: ↑17:02 Tue 08 Mar 2016I could contribute S67, keeping to both the "7" and Sandeman themes and having the numerical elegance of being consumed in its 50th year.

Or I could contribute a magnum of F70.

Ghandih wrote: ↑22:44 Thu 17 Mar 2016The undoubtedly even better news is Mrs Gh is also Up for the Cup (of port). Presumably we will have to arrange childcare, but at least we know the barber might be available, eh?

djewesbury wrote: ↑13:42 Sun 20 Mar 2016Ok then. Do it. What do you want me to contribute?

Constandia wrote: ↑20:45 Mon 04 Apr 2016I hope I can be included to the attendees.

idj123 wrote: ↑12:29 Tue 04 Oct 2016put my name down for this tasting

Cookie wrote: ↑22:12 Sun 20 Nov 2016If there is space please may I be included.

DRT wrote: ↑21:46 Sun 02 Jul 2017Do we have a Croft 70 (75cl) yet?

CPR 1 wrote: ↑06:45 Mon 03 Jul 2017Very much yes. I can still bring the S77

WS1 wrote: ↑12:35 Tue 04 Jul 2017 If there is still a space I would like to join in. Could bring Sandeman 66 or 67.

Alternatively since i stumbled over it on the weekend Hutchinson 1970

PhilW wrote: ↑08:47 Mon 03 Jul 2017 I would like to, but there is now a very strong possibility that I will be generally unable to make Thursday evenings during term-time; better down-grade me to maybe/reserve for now; will confirm either way once certain.

Doggett wrote: ↑08:26 Fri 10 Nov 2017 It would make a fine January tasting to get things going for 2018...

jdaw1 wrote: ↑22:09 Thu 09 Nov 2017 {Expletives!} {Expletives!} {Expletives!}

I now recall what happened. When this tasting was created the attempt to book a room was rejected, because it was too far in the future. And I failed to make a diary entry nudging me into booking. And now it’s too late. All rooms taken for that date.

What should I do?

jdaw1 wrote: ↑21:10 Wed 11 Oct 2017 With the absence of the Gandys, we have lost two-thirds of those of the intended attendees who were at the first use of the placemat software, fifteen years ago.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑22:09 Thu 09 Nov 2017 {Expletives!} {Expletives!} {Expletives!}

I now recall what happened. When this tasting was created the attempt to book a room was rejected, because it was too far in the future. And I failed to make a diary entry nudging me into booking. And now it’s too late. All rooms taken for that date.

What should I do?