1940's Night In Birmingham

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tom_e said:
Even less so now it's moving to a massive new venue, the whole point of Snobs was the fact it was a dirty sweaty little hole in the ground!
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Exactly!! :p

I think a Birmingham/Midlands ocuk meet needs to happen. Real Ale pub crawl ahoooy!
 
TheMightyTen said:
Who said period building? ;) and catering implies food which isn't a norm for events either (unless it's one when they are doing a Marguerite Patten "Ration" Buffet).

The one experience you've had seems to have given you a skewed version of what a typical 40s evening event is like, charity events are a very different breed and mostly created to fleece fat business types of their moola so they look good in front of their peers.
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I wouldn't attend a night if it was just going to be the much of the same **** just with people dressed nicely.

If I was looking to do a 40's night I'd want authenticism, an actual 1940's style evening. Waited tables, a cigarette girl, swing band all night - not just 2 hours of swing followed by a DJ playing modern stuff.

Just seems like one of those things, either do it or don't.
 
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pitchfork said:
I wouldn't attend a night if it was just going to be the much of the same **** just with people dressed nicely.

If I was looking to do a 40's night I'd want authenticism, an actual 1940's style evening. Waited tables, a cigarette girl. Remember that restaurants weren't subject to rationing so a ration buffet seems odd, although period food is a winner.
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You don't get 40s nights then and the people who attend, it's as much about a night that supports the divergent "vintage" groups and businesses and a place for like minded people to come together, listen to the music, dance, drink and have a laugh away from the hoi polloi that generally litter our night life.

If you want authentic join a re-enactment group as that's their brief, most 40s re-enactors attend the inauthentic 40s nights that you seem to misunderstand so the events certainly aren't looked down on by the re-enactment community.

You seem to miss that the key is they are a fun night out done at a reasonable price for people who are fed up of the same old tosh fed out by 21st century night life.

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That all makes it sound a bit exclusive and insular, it really isn't it's so open and welcoming. The key thing with the a thing is to have fun and the making an effort amplifies that fun.
 
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TheMightyTen said:
You don't get 40s nights then and the people who attend, it's as much about a night that supports the divergent "vintage" groups and businesses and a place for like minded people to come together, listen to the music, dance, drink and have a laugh away from the hoi polloi that generally litter our night life.

If you want authentic join a re-enactment group as that's their brief, most 40s re-enactors attend the inauthentic 40s nights that you seem to misunderstand so the events certainly aren't looked down on by the re-enactment community.

You seem to miss that the key is they are a fun night out done at a reasonable price for people who are fed up of the same old tosh fed out by 21st century night life.

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That all makes it sound a bit exclusive and insular, it really isn't it's so open and welcoming. The key thing with the a debe is to have fun and the making an effort amplifies that fun.
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I don't know man, maybe.

It just sounds like you're gonna rent out some tacky modern nightclub and invite the usual strongbow swilling trash in for one band followed by some DJ playing rubbish. I've been to similar nights and they were a crippling disappointment.

Plus "Vintage" groups screams hipster.
 
You get the odd towny but mostly because they are brought/dragged along by other people and yes unfortunately there are some hipster types who have appeared over the last few years but that's only because Vintage stuff is trendy right now but surprisingly there aren't as many as you think.

A good DJ (and there are quite a few around at the mo) can really get the room jumping and watching some of the dancing is worth an entry fee alone, there are some absolutely amazing amateur Swing dancers out there at the moment.
 
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