tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post8154141302943853561..comments2024-03-26T09:19:10.810+00:00Comments on BRAPA (British Real Ale Pub Adventure): BRAPA meets ....... The Mermaid and the Angry Scotsman : London (Pt 2/2)Si 'BRAPA' Everitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291680772889990384noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-80175365415269575882019-10-18T06:17:21.378+01:002019-10-18T06:17:21.378+01:00"As it becomes increasingly more apparent tha..."As it becomes increasingly more apparent that my original Good Beer Guide is never coming back"<br /><br />Blimey. Does that mean I have to go back through the last two weeks worth of posts? ;)<br /><br />"as is de rigueur in the North London pub ticking game."<br /><br />Fancy talk plus a dig at North London... I like it! :)<br /><br />"Muswell Hill is one of those places everyone has heard of, but no one has been to"<br /><br />That makes me special then; cos I ain't heard of it at all! <br /><br />"when my 'Spoons are so dark, no one can see your face"<br /><br />That should be their slogan!<br /><br />"The people too were a bit more 'cultured', in a fizzy Icelandic yoghurt kind of way,"<br /><br />Slow golf clap; for the yoghurt/culture thingy. <br /><br />"which took me a shamefully long time to calculate"<br /><br />Pro tip (to a banker! - LOL); add 50p then take off a pound. :)<br /><br />"never thought I'd see a mermaid smokin"<br /><br />One of the hazards in being intimate with one out of water as it were. Those scales will soon begin to smoke from the friction, let me tell you! ;)<br /><br />"Quite a good pint, but hard to do the maths!"<br /><br />Tsk, tsk. And you call yourself a banker. <br /><br />"but some would rather poke themselves knowingly in the eye"<br /><br />Hopefully not with a non-plastic straw. That's certain death!<br /><br />"And I really was 'floundering' without my GBG"<br /><br />I take back my slow golf clap above.<br /><br />"Lamb & Flag, Covent Garden"<br /><br />Hang on, Pete Brown mentions this one in his coffee table book 'The Pub'.<br /><br />"never miss an opportunity to pee when it is presented to you on a plate!"<br /><br />Um, I never consider peeing on a plate, mate. :)<br /><br />"everyone else fannying around like tourist fannies"<br /><br />Is that the North American fannie or the UK fannie? ;)<br /><br />"his breath a heady mixture of offal, shortbread and heroin"<br /><br />For someone who has yet to turn 40, you've lived a charm life vis-à-vis olfactory sensations.<br /><br />"he was just delighted to be in Ye Olde British Pub"<br /><br />Most of us on this side of the pond can relate to that.<br /><br />"there was a temporary line closure causing chaos"<br /><br />Was it due to XR twats?<br /><br />"with his bottom sticking out at a weird angle"<br /><br />Personally I think a bottom sticking out at ANY angle is weird.<br /><br />"Strange way to end the day's ticking!"<br /><br />Can't argue with that!<br /><br />"Mine Host back in his favourite position"<br /><br />Ah. And here was me, earlier, thinking his bottom wasn't clothed at the time. :)<br /><br />"I'm now up to date with my blogs (I won't say that again for a long time)"<br /><br />And neither will I! :)<br /><br />Cheers!Russtovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11493687426847380993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-80945773616677273512019-10-14T23:33:40.607+01:002019-10-14T23:33:40.607+01:00I think someone has found your gbg. See the Camra ...I think someone has found your gbg. See the Camra FB page for Martin Brammer's postDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03609117151758466752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-68895958982512402102019-10-14T17:50:04.693+01:002019-10-14T17:50:04.693+01:00I think the pub on the corner of Muswell Hillbilli...I think the pub on the corner of Muswell Hillbillies is the Queens in Crouch End. You might have mentioned Fairport Convention and Rod Stewart. Clearly there was something in the waters of that mossy well back in the 60s.<br />You should have caught the W7, that's aw ah'm saying, though if you are coming from Ally Pally the 144 is more useChris in Hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08091689475662533659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-41897850379088633802019-10-13T20:56:32.757+01:002019-10-13T20:56:32.757+01:00More musical memories from a magical youth.More musical memories from a magical youth.quillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09665357724685098803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-10430719716896829382019-10-12T22:54:11.966+01:002019-10-12T22:54:11.966+01:00I'd never heard of that album. Great cover tha...I'd never heard of that album. Great cover that BRAPA would be proud of. retiredmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429804437739227082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-86079429129998727422019-10-12T17:53:17.180+01:002019-10-12T17:53:17.180+01:00No love for the Kinks' Muswell Hillbillies?No love for the Kinks' Muswell Hillbillies?quillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09665357724685098803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-4650217478044725032019-10-11T23:58:41.358+01:002019-10-11T23:58:41.358+01:00I can assure Mark that ALL North Londoners love th...I can assure Mark that ALL North Londoners love the Madness claim to fame and all wear pork pie hats (backwards). retiredmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429804437739227082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-34727082840160966002019-10-11T23:36:43.073+01:002019-10-11T23:36:43.073+01:00Interesting. I always think of Norman Stanley Flet...Interesting. I always think of Norman Stanley Fletcher when I hear Muswell Hill.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963891586230251906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-27366300568023169322019-10-11T23:14:23.115+01:002019-10-11T23:14:23.115+01:00Hi Simon, it's Mark Crilley (just in case the ...Hi Simon, it's Mark Crilley (just in case the software publishes this as 'anonymous'). Man, you were firing on all cylinders with this one-- 100% BRAPA from start to finish. Many great lines, but probably my fave was "his breath a heady mixture of offal, shortbread and heroin."<br /><br />When I read the name 'Muswell Hill' I thought "Now where have I heard that before," and then I realized it was a line from the Madness song "Driving in My Car." Not sure the locals consider that lyric a claim to fame, but there you go.<br /><br />Had to chuckle at the bit about the American laughing at the backpack thing. We Yanks are always eager to show everyone that we got the joke, whether we did or we didn't!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07945111032393179632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-56527521121214022902019-10-11T08:21:51.101+01:002019-10-11T08:21:51.101+01:00Yes, we really need a subscription-only premium ve...Yes, we really need a subscription-only premium version of this blog so we can see the Full Monty.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-5292345561044038632019-10-11T00:18:53.009+01:002019-10-11T00:18:53.009+01:00Yes. How did you work out the criminal has hidden ...Yes. How did you work out the criminal has hidden it there?Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963891586230251906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-38755595204841403122019-10-11T00:16:31.567+01:002019-10-11T00:16:31.567+01:00If I actually find the original GBG buried under t...If I actually find the original GBG buried under the centre circle at Denby Dale FC do I get to see your secret blog posts, Tom? retiredmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429804437739227082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-66495514178540967212019-10-10T23:24:04.771+01:002019-10-10T23:24:04.771+01:00Martin, I concur.
Simon, please let me know when ...Martin, I concur.<br /><br />Simon, please let me know when you have a photo ready for signing for Mrs Rooney. I will get it sent off or delivered at the lucky winner's preference as soon as possible. Please also give me details of where this Rebekah Vardy character is and I shall retrieve the good book.Tom Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963891586230251906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6677885556404476308.post-55913322791086396762019-10-10T22:55:12.971+01:002019-10-10T22:55:12.971+01:00I pay my money, now shoe us the flipping mermaid p...I pay my money, now shoe us the flipping mermaid photo. retiredmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429804437739227082noreply@blogger.com