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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.

Happy Silly Season.

Yeah the reception in the Dog is crap but even worse where I live on Melford Road. I'm on Vodafone by the way.

Saturday night telly. Spike Milligan - Laugh At A Cretin

Mellow Yellow - Donovan

SOME INTERESTING FACTS It takes your food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach. One human hair can support 3kg (6lb). The average man's penis is three times the length of his thumb. Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete. A woman's heart beats faster than a man's. There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet. Women blink twice as often as men. The average person's skin weighs twice as much as the brain. Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself when you are standing still. If saliva cannot dissolve something, you cannot taste it. Women reading this will be finished now. Men who read this are still busy checking their thumbs.

Mmm...nice and laid back. Cornershop - Sleep On The Left Side Edited because I'm brain dead this morning.

Yes it would Anna but only if we win.

Hello Goodbye - The Beatles

You're not wrong there lard. Gonna a be a very tough draw for both teams especially Spurs against the very rich Shakhtar Donesk.

SCSB79 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Da Vinci Code You're being ironic right?

Dancing In The Street - Matha Reeves & The Vandellas

Collages with political statements set to a massive tune. Open Up - Leftfield and John Lydon

The Fun Boy Three With Bananarama

Just been reminded of George Orwell on the other thread and two of my favourites of his our Down And Out In Paris and London and Homage To Catalonia.

I devoured everything that Orwell ever wrote when I was in my teens and early 20s. In fact I'm gonna add one or two onto the good books section.

I did read Bad Wisdom - The Lighthouse At The Top Of The World by Bill Drummond and Mark Manning Brendan which was hilariously bonkers and talking of which and is a very good read is 45 by Bill Drummond, he of the KLF Foundation.

George Orwell's 1984 Keef? Sacrilege... ok I'll give you one thing it's bloody despressing but I'm very glad you said it has a lot to say and it's well written.

UEFA Cup Draw Round of 32 Paris St Germain v Wolfsburg FC Copenhagen v Manchester City NEC Nijmegen v Hamburg Sampdoria v Metalist Braga v Standard Liege Aston Villa v CSKA Moscow Lech Poznan v Udinese Olympiacos v St Etienne Fiorentina v Ajax AaB Aalborg v Deportivo La Coruna Werder Bremen v AC Milan Bordeaux v Galatasaray Dynamo Kiev v Valencia Zenit St Petersburg v Stuttgart Marseille v Twente Shakhtar v Tottenham First legs to be played February 18/19. Second legs to be played February 26. Round of 16 Werder Bremen/AC Milan v Olympiacos/St Etienne Aston Villa/CSKA Moscow v Shakhtar/Tottenham Lech Poznan/Udinese v Zenit St Petersburg/Stuttgart Paris St Germain/Wolfsburg v Braga/Standard Liege Dynamo Kiev/Valencia v Sampdoria/Metalist FC Copenhagen/Manchester City v AaB Aalborg/Deportivo La Coruna Marseille/Twente v Fiorentina/Ajax Sampdoria/Metalist v Bordeaux/Galatasaray