Tag Archives: bar

Eminem and me (Belle)

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I could either put the dishes away and go to bed or take a walk in the night-time industrial wastelands of 1980s London. I chose the walk and bumped into Eminem. We knew each other vaguely and we linked arms … Continue reading →

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Hotel holds guest’s underwear hostage (Rousse)

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Dreamaticus

AH, CS, NY and SY pulled up outside the house bang on time at 3pm. ‘Look what we’ve brought!’ showed off AH, as he dragged two life-size cardboard cut-outs of me and TPR into the house. Each with a mop … Continue reading →

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Tattoo sins and Leviticus 19 (Rousse)

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Dreamaticus

In a posh bar I discussed student tattoos with AN and AS. Over the course of our conversation we made frequent reference to Leviticus 19 in the huge, ancient bible on my lap. Although it wasn’t my round, I thought … Continue reading →

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Champagne-guzzling errant husband is useless at packing (Rousse)

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Dreamaticus

TPR and his sister SG had broken off from our main party to take seats in the hotel’s poshest bar. When I spotted them they were working their way through an elaborate Champagne tasting tray, the most expensive item on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged annoy, bar, beg, bleach, Champagne, confession, cotton, dress, drinks, errant, hospital, hotel, husband, loan, menu, outfit, pack, packing, party, posh, scruffy, soldier, stretcher, tasting, thin, TPR, tray, useless, wounded | Leave a comment

Hexham cocktail bar kidnapping (Rousse)

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Dreamaticus

My mother and sister S ordered cocktails at £150 a shot in a posh bar in Hexham. I knocked the drinks over because they had been delivered to a brown leather sofa cushion. When I complained to the staff that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bar, brown, cocktail, cushion, drink, Hexham, hotel, kidnap, leather, lift, location, posh, rural, secret, sofa, staff, threat, waiter | Leave a comment

Tragedy on the ice at Edinburgh airport (Rousse)

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I was one of hundreds of anonymous passengers stranded at Edinburgh airport, many of whom were returning home from ski-ing holidays. For entertainment the airline put on an evening display of ‘danses populaires’. JG took my arm and led me … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged airline, airport, bar, BBC, bed, book, bus, crush, dance, danses populaires, decorators, die, din, drink, Edinburgh, fighter, floor, Hamilton Place, holiday, house, ice, jet, key, list, night, optimism, painter, passenger, pub, queue, redocorate, reporter, shock, shout, ski-ing, sleep, slide, slippery, speed, Stockbridge, stranded, tarmac, tragedy, wheels | Leave a comment

Killer eggs of Hollywood (Belle)

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The TV was on in the bar but the sound was off. It was the perfect opportunity to show off my knowledge of mid-century historical dramas filmed in technicolour. I took full advantage. I explained that the gilded carriage was … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: bar

Eminem and me (Belle)

Hotel holds guest’s underwear hostage (Rousse)

Tattoo sins and Leviticus 19 (Rousse)

Champagne-guzzling errant husband is useless at packing (Rousse)

Hexham cocktail bar kidnapping (Rousse)

Killer eggs of Hollywood (Belle)

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