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Seconded what Bob said. And well done again for the good work Gen17.

Bignumber5 I'm not having that. Part of Hemingway's genius was his precise and short and concise sentencing. He could describe brilliantly in one sentence what it would take others 20 paragraphs to describe. Try again.

At least half a dozen of them visit my back garden on a regular basis. We're living in exotic East Dulwich after all and I'm very fond of them.

I went to the Spurs match against Wigan on Friday night and Pavluychenko had probably his best game for us especially after the completely useless and ineffectual Darren Bent went off injured. Thank God for small mercies. The sooner we get rid of him and get Jermaine Defore back the better and I don't care if we have to pay ?20 million for him. We want him back. The Spurs fans continued to chant his name during the game. "Jermaine Defoe, he's a yiddo, Jermaine Defoe, he's a yiddo." It felt very strange going to a football match on a Friday night though. I'm usually down the pub with friends after shitty week in the office getting hammered (no pub intended). Unfortunately it looks like we'll be away to Man Utd in the next round and that will be tough. I'm off up to White Hart Lane again on Tuesday for the first leg of the semi-final of the League Cup against Burnley on Tuesday night in which I hold out a bit more hope for our boys in white but it will still be a tough call over two legs.

Trainspotter.

Just a quick message to say Happy Easter from all of us at the Alzheimers Society and all the best for 1983.

Oh yes James Joyce's Ullysses. Only thing I haven't read of his is Finnigan's Wake. Perhaps Ullysses's flow of consciousness put me off of it. Enjoyed Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man and Dubliners though. Now then...on a similar level, William Burroughs' The Naked Lunch, The Ticket That Exploded, The Soft Machine and The Wild Boys, for some reason I ploughed my way through all of them. All using Brion Gysin's cut up technique. Every now and then you'd get a good few paragrahs that were rather amusing but as a novel way of writing a novel, complete and utter bollocks and bordering on homo-erotic pornography. Enjoyed Junky though but that was without the cut up technique and all the better for it.

Just a quick message to say Happy Easter from all of us at the Alzheimers Society and to wish you all the best for 1983.

Actually, I'm no jazzer (although partial to a jazz cigarette) I rather enjoyed the quartet that were in there the other Sunday. They were bloody good.

Happy New Birthday Year Mike.

January blues? Are you fecking mad? I'm always glad that Christmas is over and we can all get back to normal (whatever that is) and step into a new year with a positive attitude. But, then I guess that's just me being an eternal optimist. Happy New Year everyone.

ChavWivaLawDegree Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I hated Thomas Hardy at school - what a load of > flowery old crap. I'm going to have to take you to task on this one CWALD. I loved Thomas Hardy's stuff and have read at least half a dozen of his books. All the classic ones anyway. Never got around to reading his poetry though. Yes, his novels could be full of misery, despair and unrequitted love but he wrote it all beautifully. Maybe it was because you had to study it at school is perhaps what put you off. In fact, I think a lot of really good books that people had to study at school or University have been put off them for life. Perhaps if they tried reading them again without the pressure they would enjoy them more.

Indeed when you think about it the whole of Dulwich is in a valley as it's surrounded by hills. Herne Hill, Tulse Hill, Gipsy Hill, Forest Hill, Denmark Hill, Champion Hill etc and without any masts in the area that's why the reception is crap.

Had one of the Tee-shirts for that EDOldie. They had them for all the different Firkin pubs.

I don't do New Year's Eve anymore. I certainly haven't done pubs on NYE for about 15 to 20 years. You have to pay to get in to most places these days and you find yourself surrounded by people who can't hold their drink. Best though is going to a close friend's house with just a few of you and celebrating it together with plenty of good wine a little something to eat and a maybe a little of the heavenly 'erb. I'm staying in on my own this year as I have done the last few years with a little bit of weed, a bottle of Jack Daniels' and Jools Holland's Hottenanny. Bliss. But, whatever you choose to do have a good time and enjoy yourself and have a Happy New Year.

I still haven't read that Mockney and was going to start it only recently but put it down and picked up something else instead but staying with Henry James - and I've read quite a bit of his stuff - I do find him incredibly dry but by far the worse read of his was The Ambassadors, which, I suppose put me off reading Portrait of A Lady as it has remained on my bookshelves for more than a decade.

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My favourite NYE 'locally' used to be Mambo in the > Loughboro Hotel, Loughboro Junction...any older > forumites remember? You're older than I thought Quids. Not on a NYE but plenty of other times back in the day. Good times.

Well, that's the Daily Mail for you. Sensationalist right-wing fecking bullshit written and published by a bunch of cunts just so they can sell a few extra copies. Also check for The Sun and their appalling reporting on the Hillsboro disaster - who do much the same.

It's neither here nor there whether my opinion counts or not as I haven't been in the Adventure Bar yet and nor does it really appeal to me but if the young ones like it in there and the turnover is good then there is a place for it on the Lane as long as it is popular and doing the business for the owners. I used to enjoy going to cocktail bars when I was in my teens and early 20s as they were very popular at the time and it seems they've made a bit of a comeback now we're in the Noughties. I'm more of a pub man myself though these days and have been for a long time. There are plenty of other places to go to locally whether your destination of choice is a pub, bar, restaurant or cafe. The choice is yours.

I've been going into Hoopers quite a bit recently and love it in there. It has the finest ales around for miles and a very friendly atmosphere and the food is very good too. I just wish more people would go in there as it can be rather quiet at times and would hate to think it would go the way of The Oglander and end up as flats. I remember when it was the Ivanhoe (Err...Sir Walter Scott's novel of the same name Alan?) and it could be a bit rough but that was a hell of a long time ago. I can only say good things about Hoopers from my own experience and congratulate the fine work that Jaimie and Vivien have put into the place.

To be fair to you Rosie I only managed to get through the first part (Swanns Way?) and really just couldn't be bothered with the rest. Maybe one day I'll try again.

A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu by Marcel Proust. All three volumes of it. Why? Life is too short.

Run Run Run - Velvet Underground

First time in 30 years I haven't been down the Dog on Christmas Day. Just couldn't face the crush, the long wait at the bar, the once-a-year-drinkers and silly jumpers. Went to Hoopers instead with the skin n'blister and a few friends. Lovely.

Been laid low with a virus for the last three days. Fecking brilliant timing. Just sticking cognac in my lempsip and hope it does the trick.