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London – Eating & Drinking – Pubs & Bars – Pubs Many elements must converge to make a great pub, and The Gunmakers is one of a handful of central London pubs which exemplifies this. The main drawcard is the always-changing selection of immaculately kept real ales. Landlord Jeff takes great care of his beer,…
So, we had a small titter of celebration here at Humpy Towers when my facebook friend count hit 800. A bit later when it hit 900, I was further surprised but quite chuffed: it’s nice to know there’s so many people around from years gone by who, if they don’t currently keep in regular contact,…
Every now and again a weekend comes up which culminates in an almost shellshocked feeling of “Wow, how lucky am I?!”. And the 15th was the beginning of just such a weekend, because it started with a chance to see marathon-talking & epically curious global documenter Henry Rollins at Royal Festival Hall. I’ve been lucky…
Come on… Who thought this was a good idea for the name of a pub, own up. You know this country is essentially one massive Carry On film.
In late 2004 in an effort to prove that you can get anything on eBay I purchased an A-Team coat hanger – it had a likeness of Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith, portrayed memorably by George Peppard. Documentation on the exact date is sketchy, however in early 2005 I came into possession of the BA Baracus one,…
Just a quick bit of morning incredulousness today – whilst half-listening to the radio (Five Live, for reasons to be explained separately) an ad came on featuring a made-up scene where one man is describing to his friend the benefits of owning the new Volkswagen Transporter. One of the supposed benefits of the new model,…
Sometimes in Hammersmith – as it turns out – people recycle sinks.
Housemate James brought home some suspiciously long-life bread. The suspect part is that he bought it in early October.