Superb day! Great to meet the people behind the avatars, amazed to find that xilddx's avatar is in fact his passport photo! Didn't expect the pastries either.
Although I did find myself GASing after a few things, the overall effect was to reduce my GAS list by giving me the opportunity to try things I thought I wanted, and then find that I didn't after all.
Thanks to everyone who let me try out their kit, in some cases putting one BCer's a amp head through another's cab!
EDIT: spelling correction for [s]silddx[/s] [s]xilddx[/s] Nige.