Tag Archives: bar

Graduation traditions in Edinburgh declared OTT (Rousse)

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Dreamaticus

We’d forgotten how much hassle it was to go out at this time of year. Any pub with the vaguest association with the University of Edinburgh implemented its “ancient” traditions in graduation week. To gain entrance to this particular bar … Continue reading →

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Resurrectionists active in the north east (Rousse)

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Dreamaticus

TPR had developed a process to bring the dead back to life. So now I found myself in a bar in Hexham chatting to both my grandmothers and my great-great auntie S, plus other assorted relations (officially still alive). Unfortunately … Continue reading →

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Morrissey ambition achieved (Rousse)

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Morrissey accompanied TPR (or was it the other way around?) at an impromptu pub concert. I watched from a bench next to the bar, delighted to witness an ambition achieved.

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Disney millionaire discovers rare Morrissey album in Stockton-on-Tees (Rousse)

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Dreamaticus

The mystery Morrissey album that I had been hunting for years finally turned up in the Stockton-on-Tees branch of HMV. The LP record sleeve confirmed that the female vocalist was Jacqui Abbott of the Beautiful South. I was all set … Continue reading →

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Will.i.am is ‘the one’ (Belle)

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I was sitting at the bar, mentally preparing myself for my next meeting. Since I had arrived half an hour ago several cool, beautiful people had turned up and I was humiliated by my tatty tweed skirt and cardigan. Despite … Continue reading →

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Rousse’s mistaken hot property purchase

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was looking forward to moving house. We were going back to the north east of England to be within a one hour drive of my parents. It would be wonderful to be surrounded by friendly northerners again. TPR left … Continue reading →

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Andy Parsons turns to kids’ comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe (Rousse)

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Given Andy Parson’s hairstyle (or lack thereof), it was somewhat amusing that we first met properly through a hairdresser. We had, of course, crossed paths for real before. This was on the day that we shared a lane in the … Continue reading →

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Belle makes Danny Baker laugh

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Dreamaticus

When I walked into the bar two things immediately struck me. The first was that the bar was fitted with a hi-tech system that monitored eye movements whenever drinkers stared at each others’ bottoms. The second was that Danny Baker … Continue reading →

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Rousse sorts out shorts and running routes

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Dreamaticus

After months of feigned shock, giggles and teasing I finally worked out why TPR’s shorts had become such a hot topic at the gym. The shorts that he had been wearing were not his, but mine! No wonder the blue … Continue reading →

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Duchess of Cornwall and the Queen share a drink (Belle)

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I was standing at the bar with the Queen and the Duchess of Cornwall. I was telling the Queen about how my tour of America with the Duchess had gone. “Of course, most people haven’t got a clue who she … Continue reading →

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