LOL...I agree - I would have to be dragged kicking and screaming, never mind parting with my spendo's...Touché! ;-)))
Wasn't there some kind of contaminated raw milk at one of these events, which poisoned the delegates - I reckon that prob'ly stirred things up a little...
Lectures on early-late paleoliths, or just general free lectures in London? It must be great to live in London with all of these choices everywhere. I'm from the sprawling metropolis that is Sheffield, although I rarely get to benefit from free lectures on interesting themes like primitive nutrition/lifestyles...