You left me in Motspur Park, (F) which at least I can tell my children I’ve seen now. Wiki tells me the area has had two famous residents; Nigel Winterburn and George Clinton. Nigel apparently played maracas on the video for “Do fries go with that shake ?“. Anyway, too exciting for me, so I… Continue reading THE PEMBURY
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KING OF THE MANOR (PARK) – MY FIRST E12 GBG TICK
All-day gigs test your patience, don’t they ? I managed the lovely Winnie Raedler and Stoner at the Roundhouse before deciding I needed a walk and a tick. Or two. Let’s finish East London, shall we ? Overground to Stratford, past the craft enclave of Hackney Wick, then underground to Leyton. The Hammers are playing… Continue reading KING OF THE MANOR (PARK) – MY FIRST E12 GBG TICK
“She’s down in the dumps, she lives on Holloway Road”
Decent WiFi in Dunkeld last night after a great haggis supper, so let’s crack on with my Friday night is music night trip to That There London. Just time before a remarkable gig by Amber Arcades at Oxford Circus to do my last two North London GBG20 ticks, which is paltry when you think about… Continue reading “She’s down in the dumps, she lives on Holloway Road”
GHERKINS & FIRKINS
After Spoons on the Mall, I made a critical mistake. “Shall we walk along Embankment to the Tower, my dear* ?” Mrs RM seemed enthusiastic, but I’d forgotten the law of “inappropriate footwear“, which dictates that the person you’re walking with will never be wearing the right shoes. Even an excellent tea in the Hare… Continue reading GHERKINS & FIRKINS
RUSSIAN BEER TASTERS IN THE MALL
Quite a contrast between Box Hill and Whitehall, where I was meeting Mrs RM for tea beer. What a wonderful sight London is these days. At Victoria I admired the eponymous theatre, currently showing “Hamilton”, a musical about the disallowed Everton goal in the 1977 FA Cup Semi Final. I met Mrs RM at… Continue reading RUSSIAN BEER TASTERS IN THE MALL
THE BUCKINGHAM ARMS – A PASSPORT TO GBG IMMORTALITY
I’m meeting Simon in Belper on Saturday (#PrayForRetiredMartin), and no doubt we will reflect on recent pubbing experiences. Last time we met, down in Dorset, he’d just completed the Famous Five GBG ever-presents at Worth Matravers, treating it with his usual lack of reverence. It’s three years since I last did the FF, and I’d… Continue reading THE BUCKINGHAM ARMS – A PASSPORT TO GBG IMMORTALITY
RAKING OVER MRS RM’S DAY
Only one more post before I get to tell you about the CAMRA AGM and how Stafford Paul and I defeated the “broccoli amendment” (long story). First, my emotional reunion with Mrs RM, after my exhausting day ticking in Surrey and her more leisurely exertions fixing IT in New Cross. In order to get back… Continue reading RAKING OVER MRS RM’S DAY
WALKING DOWN THE KINGS(LAND) ROAD
STILL 90 minutes ’till my gig at the Shacklewell. I need a walk. Oooh. Actually in Dalston, never really been here before. Walking the Kingsland Road. Cue obscure 1979 Mod classic for BeerMat. I actually have that LP. 10p it cost me. More interestingly, here’s the screengrab from the Good Beer Guide app taken as… Continue reading WALKING DOWN THE KINGS(LAND) ROAD
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Next up was the Goose Island Tap. Unless you’re BRAPA. you have to be very careful with your blog titles here, so I’ve made this one abstract. It’s a jolly walk down from Old Street towards Spitalfields past some of the most interesting modern development in the City. I’m improving. I only bumped into 3… Continue reading 33-0
OLD STREET CRAFT SHUFFLE
“If in doubt, copy Pubmeister“. Except the moths thing, of course. If you want to skip the next post or two, just go straight to Duncan’s Capital craft crawl here. On the Saturday after my triumphant return from the Howardian Hills, I had one of those now unproductive afternoons in London that happen once you’ve… Continue reading OLD STREET CRAFT SHUFFLE
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