i recently discovered a pal of mine bears some UNCANNY parallels with one of my favourite men of all time: jeffrey bernard who of course was immortalized by that other favourite man of mine (Er...i guess i have a few): peter o'toole
anyway i stumbled into some of his musings on random london pubs..and here is a taster. dark. funny. my kind of thing.
The Raynes Park Tavern, Raynes Park
gimme a D! gimme a U! gimme an M! gimme a P! what's that
spell?!? yep, we got ourselves a 24 carat sh1thole here.
terrible place. no kronenbourg last night, murderous punters.
absolutely appaling clientele: mostly tramps and hobos. love it.
The Argyll Arms, Oxford Circus
this place is an oasis. slap-bang in the middle of town, it's ideal for that pint you need after a gruelling tube journey into town. plenty of fruities. nice dark corridor to hang around in and quietly shake.
Zebrano, Soho
ideal for pulling young slappers
The Coal Hole, Strand
nice little mid-town dump this. spent many a happy hour here. good for when you forgot the balaclava and you need one to steady you before you get on the tube back home.
08 June, 2006
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thank you for introducing me to jeffrey bernard, who i only wish i had run into while hitting bottom in londontown summer '88. but your pal ain't chopped liver either, sounds guttersnipe fabulous and i laughed out loud at his description of zebrano.
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