You left me (you sods) in Dalston, tipsy and hungry.
Thank you, Pizza Union. You not only fed me well for £7, I also got the small thrill of the little buzzer that tells you when your pizza is ready.
I must have been to Dalston before, the famed GBG Railway Tavern is just over the road, but it all looked like new and shiny, a richer but duller cousin of Hackney.
And how had I never been to the Shacklewell, as iconic a London venue as the Lexington. And with a lovely Watney sign for the hipsters.
More gig venue than boozer these days; n cask, just Five Points keg, and I’d had enough.
Sadly, I only managed the set from Elizabeth Morris (ex of Allo Darlin, the GOAT), and then succumbed to a combination of too much beer and claustrophobia. So I missed Bill Botting, the man with the biggest smile in the world.
Still, a great day. Until the 10.44 was hideously delayed and I had to sit with a group of rugger types from King’s Lynn moaning and groaning about their home point with the Scots (how did that happen ?).
They kept looking at me for confirmation that it was a turn-up for the books and they needed Will Carling back for the World Cup. Whatever.
One chap had been in hospitality, one claimed only to have had a half, the third tucked into his train beers and his fruit;
And then he said “Rugby was the real winner today”. He really did.
I can’t get into the same tournament with the same teams every year…the real excitement starts when three extra teams enter every four years and it’s called the world cup
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(applause)
These three Barbour-wearing ruggerers were discussing the 2003 World Cup Final and kept looking at me as if I was expected to say something. I hadn’t the heart to tell them I didn’t watch it.
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I say three but I meant two as Australia don’t take it seriously any more 😉
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I think south Africa have almost given up too now that Jacques Kallis has hung up his boots…
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Is that a cricket reference 🤔
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Whoops sorry I meant since Lucas Radebe retired 😀
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Just had some views in the British Virgin Islands. Do they have a rugger team that I’ve offended?
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Yes but they’ve nicked them all from Tonga!
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Who spoilt that pizza by putting all those leaves on top of it? 😛
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I knew that would irritate you ;-O
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– and imitation snow ?
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Londoners import their snow, Paul. Just for pizza toppings. It’s why London is so great.
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