Tuesday night in Eccles, sadly arriving back from Gullivers too late for the Lamb. As before, I can recommend the Milton Hotel (£32) which towers above the Eccles Job Centre. Clean, decent WiFi, exciting craft selection, breakfast in the Spoons with the 9am Smooth drinkers. Mrs RM had stayed down in London “doing IT” so… Continue reading LOST IN EAST KILBRIDE SHOPPING CENTRE
MORE (BAR) FRINGE MANC
My gig was in half an hour at Gullivers, so a chance to do some of the Manchester pubs that would be GBG shoo-ins if they were in Carluke. Following on from the Unicorn, a pint of Unicorn would have been nice, but it was packed with youngsters pre-gig, all demanding that pint of Old… Continue reading MORE (BAR) FRINGE MANC
BASS AND UNICORNS
Another gig, another trip to Manchester on a Tuesday, during which I completed my Christmas shopping for the year. By an amazing coincidence, I’m spending exactly the same in 2019 as every year for the last 30 years. The one thing I do each year is convert photos of the lads into an attractive calendar… Continue reading BASS AND UNICORNS
MAGIC AND MARIA McKEE AT MOTH
This is embarrassing. A post on one of the greatest nights of my life and most of the pictures are from a Chef & Brewer in Waterbeach. Sunday saw the return of Maria McKee to live performance, 3 years after a Dublin show where Mrs RM got admonished for waving her phone in the air… Continue reading MAGIC AND MARIA McKEE AT MOTH
LOUGHBOROUGH WHEELTAPPERS AND BEERHUNTERS CLUB
“like a gallon of Charnwood Vixen, and a night out in Loughborough” as the song made famous by LifeAfterFootball goes. My eldest son James could have gone to Lough instead of Sheff, but they seemed a bit sport obsessed or something. I reckoned Loughborough would make a good life for a student, or a 54… Continue reading LOUGHBOROUGH WHEELTAPPERS AND BEERHUNTERS CLUB
“WE’VE GOT A BEER FESTIVAL ON”
A night in Loughborough is a joy for ever. You can even get to real places like Derby from there on the train. And thence to unreal places like the Pot Hole in Allestree, where I can never remember going before. Only the GBG (and Life After Football) can direct you to Allestree. BeerMat aka… Continue reading “WE’VE GOT A BEER FESTIVAL ON”
ALTON SHOWERS
Taylor Taxis rumbles on, transporting assorted sons and wife all over the UK, sometimes within touching distance of a new GBG entry. If only Mrs RM could get an assignment in Ullapool. Does Ullapool even have computers ? No sooner was I back from Manchester than I was taking Matt (and friend) back up there… Continue reading ALTON SHOWERS
HUMOUR, HOMEBREW AND DROPPED “m”s IN CLAYBROOKE MAGNA
I really liked the Pig in Uck in Claybrooke Agna, It’s typical of the jolly, unpretentious allrounders you get on the Warwickshire/Leicestershire border, a sub-category of boozer to be given protected status by the EU (oh). I tipped up just before 2pm, starving, and fell on their mercy to feed a famished Fenboy. Folk… Continue reading HUMOUR, HOMEBREW AND DROPPED “m”s IN CLAYBROOKE MAGNA
A WET WEDNESDAY IN WALSALL
A very quick post from the hinterlands of Walsall, because otherwise Walsall folk will think I don’t love them (no posts since 2015) and I really do. Walsall is probably the best place in the Midlands to hide from the Brum Frankfurt Markets at the moment, though I’ll be honest and say Bloxwich wasn’t at… Continue reading A WET WEDNESDAY IN WALSALL
BAND ON THE WALL
Where am I ? Oh, I’m back in Manchester last Wednesday, which is more-up-to-date than BRAPA who’s still on Rugby World Cup Final Day. When I say last Wednesday, I mean nine days ago, of course. If I meant this week I’d say this Wednesday. Hope that makes sense. Kathryn Joseph at Band on the… Continue reading BAND ON THE WALL
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