Mrs RM is determined to see me finish the GBG this year, so I can do something useful like sort the garden out. She can dream. I’d been putting my last Lancashire tick in Heysham off, hoping to do the Bookmakers before a 2:15 am sailing to the Isle of Man. But Mrs RM HATES… Continue reading LANCASHIRE HAS FALLEN
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Retired NHS, doing long walks around UK and the world to record the great bits. Focused on Good Beer Guide pubs and live music.
A VIEW TO THE KREMLIN FROM LEEDS IRISH CENTRE
19th May, I think. Catching up a bit. I caught up with Kentish Paul at the Sheffield Tap and while he probably drunk 12% Imperial Stouts I had a radler. Aren’t radlers the new “thing” now that the mild craze is over. I’d had my lot for the day, which was a shame as I… Continue reading A VIEW TO THE KREMLIN FROM LEEDS IRISH CENTRE
BACK IN THE BATH
Kentish Paul had done the Kelham Klassics, and taken the photo of the best exterior, so I left him in Will’s capable hands to visit the Wellington while I was dressing up for a gig in Leeds that night. Sadly, all photos of me in my “dressing up” state were destroyed in the Great Purge.… Continue reading BACK IN THE BATH
THE LAST PALE RIDER ?
19 May 2022. Was this my last pint of Kelham Island ? Kentish Paul was our visitor, his first trip since Stones Bitter was trendy, and Will and I made sure he stuck RIGIDLY to the approved Sheffield beer route (possibly the same one as Messrs Protz, Everitt and Coldwell way back). I feel a… Continue reading THE LAST PALE RIDER ?
ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT – THE WISEWOOD
Yes, it’s THAT series again, where I attempt to confound Sheffield Hatter by walking to all Sheff’s pubs. I actually brought Simon here last year, and for nine months I’d been thinking “I HAVE to go back”, like in Lost, but with beer. It’s a 40 minute from home walk up and over the Rivelin… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT – THE WISEWOOD
MURALS
Last Belfast post, as I leave Mrs RM and crew in Bittles to walk the Falls Road, stopping only to admire the Jaffe fountain, and the Well Kept Building of 1986. You’re supposed to do Falls and Shanklin Roads, Mrs RM and Emma did them earlier on the bus and Quinno did the taxi. But… Continue reading MURALS
“Please Do NOT Ask For Tasters (or Bass)” – HOW TO SURVIVE BITTLES BAR
One last push to “do” Belfast before the ferry back to Scouseland that evening. From McHugh’s we walked to the top of shiny Victoria Square shopping centre for the best views of Primark, then enjoyed an emotional reunion with Mrs RM and Emma who jumped off the tourist bus at Tim Horton, making our coffee… Continue reading “Please Do NOT Ask For Tasters (or Bass)” – HOW TO SURVIVE BITTLES BAR
TITANIC
“Daddy, make the man stop doing posts about Northern Ireland”. Nearly there. In fact, Sunday was our last morning before a trick overnight crossing home. A chance to say “Bye” to the Bangor swan boats, and head into Belfast for some “actual” tourism. Mrs RM and Emma did the Crumlin Road Jail and the Falls… Continue reading TITANIC
THE EUROVISION POST. ONLY A MONTH LATE.
Yes, a month ago we were roaming the streets of Belfast on Eurovision night, an evening where the party city comes into its own. Could England’s best entry for 25 years actually ensure a play-off against North Macedonia in the Nations League ? (sorry, I don’t understand the promotion/relegation system). Emma had picked Maverick (no… Continue reading THE EUROVISION POST. ONLY A MONTH LATE.
21 TODAY – HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATTHEW
One of the bonuses of having a blog is that you can use it to save £2 on a birthday card for your youngest son who turns 21 today (and starts a new job at Helvete on Chester St M1). Just for you, some pics of Matt looking angelic in Morocco, focused in Waterbeach, playful… Continue reading 21 TODAY – HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATTHEW
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