By rights I should refuse to tell you about the Crafty Fox in Old Colwyn. They MADE Duncan and I stand like this.
Incidentally, if you were wondering if all those thousands I’ve spent on IT skills have been worth it, look at how I make myself disappear;
You can never have enough Duncan.
And Duncan couldn’t get enough Crafty craft on the Colwyn coast
The Fox had a nice fox,
blokes and beers.
The owner and the bloke at the bar were really chatty. Duncan talked beers with the guvnor while I compared notes on the “lively” boozers along Abergele Road. The sip I had of Weetwood was spot on; I expect Duncan’s memory is more cloudy.
I hadn’t noticed the second room on the right; more cosy and homely with two lads tossing a coin to see who had first go playing “Wonderwall“.
“Have you seen the ladies loo ?” said the chap at the bar.
Why would I have ? But I did. If ladies can see the urinals in the Phil I can visit the weird sofa in the ladies here.
Guitars for the lasses, noughts and crosses and ale tips for the lads.
Lovely pub, but not for the shy. How will BRAPA cope ?
To be fair you were punishing me at this point in proceedings with worse to come. The number quoted is the total number visited, at the time, including a fair few non GBG. Suppose I ought to make an exact calculation of the difference but life is too short.
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Mine are alternate facts, Duncan. From memory I just made a number up and ridiculed the bar towel boys.
Will Maltmeister pick up the heinous error in the GBG count?
As you say life is too short.
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My recollections faded after that but look forward to you reminding me with some alternative facts.
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This is the entirety of the rest of my notes.
High heels
Hoptimist
No pork scratchings
I’ll be in Denbigh
Q for loo
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Brilliant. Way more detailed than mine.
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It’s not often you allow us to get a good look at your face. By contrast, it is not very often Simon *doesn’t* allow us to get a good look at his face– but then his blog is all about creating a cult of personality, isn’t it? 😉
In any case thanks for posting that photo as it will make it easier for me to spot you and/or Duncan when I finally make that big trip to the UK and stumble out of a train carriage to meet up with you and buy everyone a pint or two of Bass.
And in the very same blog we have a photo of the Ladies’ loo! You must have decided “It’s time to do all the things that are forbidden.” 🙂
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Yes, Simon is a real cult.
I need you to know I was bullied into that photo but I refused to hold a glass and say “Cheers” 😉
The owner of that bar was a nice man so I gave in.
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Should that picture not be titled “Pubmeister and his Festive Little Helper”?
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Highly amusing comments after a top piece 👍🍻👏 that’s a lot of pubs and worthy of a rare picture 👍
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