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Lausanne Drinks and Wrestling: a romantic Valentine's Day Event Feb. 14th
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14.02.2008 20:00 to 23:30
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City/Town: Lausanne
Event Type: Drinks/Bar
Meeting Point: Taco's Bar, Rue de Geneve 17

Mesdames et messieurs,

Due to a clear majority of our faithful pub-goers voicing a preference for Taco’s over King Size, we’ll continue having pub nights there from now on.

What
Thursday, Feb. 14th (yes, this is Valentine’s Day) we’ll be sampling the beverages and food at Taco’s Bar in Lausanne from 8:00 onwards, and we want you and your friends to join us. The bar has a huge selection of beers and other drinks to choose from, an extensive menu of Mexican food, and a bunch of pool tables.

Where it is
Taco’s is located at Rue de Geneve 17, Lausanne in the Flon district. It’s easy to spot from the outside, as it has a huge yellow canopy over the door. The bar itself is located several floors underground, so after you go in, just keep going downstairs (two flights) until you find the bar area. The nearest public transportation stops are Bel-Air (bus) or Flon (Metro). From Bel-Air you’ll need to take the lift in the FNAC or the nearby stairs down to Rue de Geneve.

How to locate ‘us’
I normally bring along the moose that’s in my avatar to identify our group. You can see him here. I'll also try to make a sign or banner that says EF Pub Night.

Update Feb. 12th: It turns out there will be a Swiss Power Wrestling Event going on the same night. We've decided to keep the venue the same and take advantage of this unique form of entertainment.

THERE WILL BE A 5 CHF COVER CHARGE for this event.

You have been warned...


See you then!


Heather
RSVP'd Yes: 22 (16 members and 6 guests)
  • HeatherM
  • ChrisW - It's more romantic to celebrate Vanlentine's Day on a Friday, so come join us on Thursday, Feb 14th, and leave the romance until the next day.
  • alittlerisky - I will be there, drowning my sorrows as my lovely girlfriend is in Tokyo on a student placement until August...sniff sniff poor me.
  • PLebHouse - nothing to celebrate in my single household. Bah humbug! ;o)
  • LaurenM - I'm anti Cupid so I shall be there.
  • Legalkitty + 1 guest - Will be there. Sounds like fun
  • MrWhereItsAt + 1 guest - I've been planning to be there 'cos of the wrestling for some weeks now! Great to have EF there as well.
  • JenniferW
  • Joanna + 1 guest
  • scherkie - I had completly forgot it was valentine's!!! Anyway...I'll be there to celebrate this year i'm single :P looking forward to see you all there!!
  • Didsbury_Doll
  • MarkJ + 1 guest - What is there Mexican wrestling or something Thursday night?
  • zimmo + 1 guest - We should be there, unless my better half gets some good ideas from Sam :-))
  • JimP - New here, looking forward to meeting you all.
  • Vincent
  • nzuelzke + 1 guest - What could be more romantic?
RSVP'd Maybe: 7 (5 members and 2 guests)
  • SamCole - I think Feb 14th of Feb is a special day Im not sure :)
  • caroline971 - will do my best!!!
  • Tokvi
  • adabir
  • Lausannebrit + 2 guests - I'm sure we'll be along for a bit (have never seen wrestling in Tacos before!!)
RSVP'd No: 1
  • Melanie G - Sorry I'm having an op tomorrow so will be indisponible for a couple of weeks. Enjoy your evening.
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Old 11.02.2008, 12:18
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Re: Lausanne Drinks: Thursday Feb. 14th Taco's Bar

This will be a crazy night - check out what is happening at Tacos on Valentine's Day night - http://www.spw-catch.suisse.st/ Yes, live pro wrestling!

I've been planning to go for some time, so it's a happy coincidence that EF will be at the same place this evening! These guys have been planning this show for a while, and they've pulled out all the stops, so it'll be a good one.
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Re: Lausanne Drinks: Thursday Feb. 14th Taco's Bar

Good god. I swear that wasn't on the bar's calendar last week.

Ummmmmm.... is a last minute change of venue in order? What does everyone think??

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Re: Lausanne Drinks: Thursday Feb. 14th Taco's Bar

I think it will be a giggle.My partner has been there before on a wrestling night and its quite lame and nothing over the top.He doesnt recall seeing any blood spilt
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Re: Lausanne Drinks: Thursday Feb. 14th Taco's Bar

What the hell, let's go for it. It's not every week we have such interesting entertainment. And besides, it sure beats the piano guys at King Size.

See you there,

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Re: Lausanne Drinks and Wrestling: a romantic Valentine's Day Event Feb. 14th

I expect there's a cover charge for the event, which could be substantial and would discourage some people from joining us. Maybe MrWhereItsAt knows more details?
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Re: Lausanne Drinks and Wrestling: a romantic Valentine's Day Event Feb. 14th

On the Taco's Website it says that all concerts are free entrance. I assume it's the same for the wrestling??? Could you confirm this, WhereItsAt?

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On the Taco's Website it says that all concerts are free entrance. I assume it's the same for the wrestling??? Could you confirm this, WhereItsAt?

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I'm on it - have just texted my friend (who's the main event).

For the moment, I can say the last show that SPW put on had a 5CHF cover charge, so I don't expect it will be more than that, IF there is one.
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Re: Lausanne Drinks and Wrestling: a romantic Valentine's Day Event Feb. 14th

Confirmed - entry is 5CHF, and the show starts around 8pm.

See you all at the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre!
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Re: Lausanne Drinks and Wrestling: a romantic Valentine's Day Event Feb. 14th

i'll bring my leotard
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Re: Lausanne Drinks and Wrestling: a romantic Valentine's Day Event Feb. 14th

** bump **
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Re: Lausanne Drinks and Wrestling: a romantic Valentine's Day Event Feb. 14th

Just to make this clear for everyone who's showing up: there will be a small cover charge of 5 CHF this evening. I was originally debating moving the meet back to King Size, but people actually seem to be pretty open to the idea of watching the wrestling.

I'll be rooting for these guys:

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Just to make this clear for everyone who's showing up: there will be a small cover charge of 5 CHF this evening. I was originally debating moving the meet back to King Size, but people actually seem to be pretty open to the idea of watching the wrestling.

I'll be rooting for these guys:

Heh, they won't actually be there this time, but my friend faces off against Michael Kovac, a wrestler who was in the big leagues in the US.

Apparently there was an item in yesterday's Le Matin Bleu, for anyone who still has a copy floating around.

EDIT: To aid recognition, I *might* wear my newly acquired Mexican wrestling-style mask. Might.
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Re: Lausanne Drinks and Wrestling: a romantic Valentine's Day Event Feb. 14th

So. Who's going to post their pictures?

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Re: Lausanne Drinks and Wrestling: a romantic Valentine's Day Event Feb. 14th

Hi, I'm sorry that we didn't make it in the end.
So how was it? How was the wrestling??
Would love to see the pics!
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Re: Lausanne Drinks and Wrestling: a romantic Valentine's Day Event Feb. 14th

The only pictures i could rescue... I'm not so sure how to upload them, let's hope it work..
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Hi, I'm sorry that we didn't make it in the end.
So how was it? How was the wrestling??
Would love to see the pics!
You missed quite the night! One minor problem they had was that the ceiling in Taco's was a bit low, so some of the 'inverted' moves ended up with legs tangled in ceiling pipes!

We had a few new people out last night, and I must say it was quite the introduction to Lausanne for them.

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Re: Lausanne Drinks and Wrestling: a romantic Valentine's Day Event Feb. 14th

oh god....

I apologise unreservedly for my behaviour last night. Totally out of character as i always tell the judge....hahaha.

Anyway...thank you all very much for a great night...taco's was great and the wrestling out of this world....a surreal evening to be sure...

So...see you all in a two weeks....unless anyone fancies a night out earlier than that....send me a pm....it'll be tomato juice and sprite ALL NIGHT long for me!

Oh...Stef....great and randon...the world is a small place...
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Re: Lausanne Drinks and Wrestling: a romantic Valentine's Day Event Feb. 14th

There are finally pictures online of this great event! You can check out the gallery here. I've included a few teasers below.

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Re: Lausanne Drinks and Wrestling: a romantic Valentine's Day Event Feb. 14th

Wow! Those are great photos. I was hoping someone would post photos of the wrestling. Thanks!!!
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