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Tag Archives: Pub
Dark Tales and Experiences with Aidan Moffat
Reviewing a unique performance from Aidan Moffat at the Sierra Metro art gallery, and a very special birthday bash for someone in the family Continue reading
Posted in Art, Day Job, Edinburgh, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Leith, Music, Photography, Video
Tagged 70, Aidan Moffat, Arab Strap, art gallery, beer, birthday, Book Festival, Browns Restaurant, Carmen Sylva, dad, Day Job, Family, father, Glasgow, Leith Walk, Oceanlife, overtime, party, Peles Empire, Pub, Shawlands, Sierre Metro, The Auctioneers, Tropical Fish, Video, Writing
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The Scotrail Sagas
Image: BBC Online I felt quite ruffled yesterday. Having to be in Glasgow last night disrupted my planned schedule of events big time, and I felt frustrated with things all day. It meant I could get no work done at … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Glasgow, Leith, Travel, Writing
Tagged bacon roll, beer, Food, Drink and Bevvy, friends, Glasgow, Leith, Monday morning, Poetry, Pub, Queen Street station, restaurant, robbery, Scotrail, sickness, TGI Fridays, train, Travel, vomit, Writing
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Father’s Day Fun and Frolics
Image: Laura Galbraith There’s still time to win a free copy of STELLA over at Cate Masters’ blog. You have until 8pm EST to head over to http://catemasters.blogspot.com and leave a comment. In reality, I’ll be asleep at that time … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Freelance, Music, Reading, Writing
Tagged 30th birthday party, Animals, Blogging, book shop, Books, competition, drinking, Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, Father's Day, mouse, Pub, Reading, Stella, Waterstones
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Hampden In The Sun
Image: glasgowguide.co.uk Well the Buddies got beat; another semi-final disappointment, this time at the hands of the Forces of Darkness. As far as footie matches go it wasn’t one of the best, but St Mirren, I felt, could have taken … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Family, Film & TV, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Glasgow, I.T., Music, Scotland, Sport, Writing
Tagged alcohol, Beltane, bevy, Chinese meal, DVD, e-books, Family, Festival of Fire, Football, friends, gigs, Glasgow, Hampden Park, hot and sunny, live music, Mount Florida, PC, Pub, Rangers FC, reggae, Scottish Cup, ska, St Mirren, The Specials, Weather, work, Writing
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Alo Conlon Obituary
Image: BBC Online/AP * Wednesday’s entry is below this one * Camden Town Landlord, Alo Conlon, died at home last Friday, 9th January 2009. Alo gave British band Madness their residency at the Dublin Castle pub in 1979, which helped … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial Comment, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Music
Tagged Alo Conlon, Camden Town, Dublin Castle, London Irish, Madness, Music, Parkway, Pub
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Freedom from the Mundane 
The Clothing Debate Part II
Image: Senior Money Memos I’m struggling to sleep again. The last two nights I was up after midnight in the knowledge I had to get up at 5am for work. As time dragged on, I started to feel the pressure … Continue reading →