I remember seeing Howard Jones when I was a youngster at the Royal Court in Liverpool, I must have been 17/18..he waqs supporting Orchestral Manouveres In the Dark..We then went on to the 6th form night out at Valentinos.
What a night.. I remember it so well as it was the night that I told my girlfriend I thought I was a woolly wufter and she threw her Red Witch at me.
I suppose it's what us youngsters of the '80's did in the years before alcopops were cynically marketed to kids - a sort of build-your-own nasty drink.
I also remember drinking something called 'Snakebite'.
They did a tent review thing
They did a tent review thing on this Morning today..they gave them all a wind and rain test. It was like no wind and rain I've ever experienced....
windier and rainier or not as
windier and rainier or not as windy or rainy?
agree on forage, reminded me of a favourite rhyme from 'Listening to the Higsons' by the Soft Boys/Robyn Hitchcock:
''The Higsons come from Norwich
And they eat a lot of porridge'
I like it, but not as much as
I like it, but not as much as:-
"She's a real go-getter
Gonna write her a letter"
(Syd Barrett of course; pretty sure her name was Henrietta too...)
And yet, I seem to remember
And yet, I seem to remember this from ELP, which isn't good:
''Every day a little sadder, a little madder, someone fetch me a ladder'
howard jones still holds the
howard jones still holds the crown for worst ever rhyme in a song
by simply rhyming a word with itself
"what is love anyway
and does anybody love anybody anyway"
well, good questions there, howard
have you checked with the fella tied up with plastic chain link behind you?
I remember seeing Howard
I remember seeing Howard Jones when I was a youngster at the Royal Court in Liverpool, I must have been 17/18..he waqs supporting Orchestral Manouveres In the Dark..We then went on to the 6th form night out at Valentinos.
What a night.. I remember it so well as it was the night that I told my girlfriend I thought I was a woolly wufter and she threw her Red Witch at me.
is that a euphemism?
is that a euphemism?
Why would she throw a small
Why would she throw a small tuba at him?
Euphemism? Probably, but I
Euphemism? Probably, but I dread to think for what.
I saw Howard Jones supporting The Flying Pickets in Chapter in Cardiff.
Eee, you don't get entertainment like that these days.
Howard Jones was a bag o' shite.
Brian Hibbard was a gent though.
No euphenism....
No euphenism....
A red witch was a popular drink with the ladies back in the day....
It consists half of cider, blackcurrant cordial and a pernod.
Really classy.
I did a bad spelling sorry.
I did a bad spelling sorry.
you can get away with bad
you can get away with bad spellings, it's bad grammar he can't tolerate
I must apologise for my bad
I must apologise for my bad humour.
cider and black with a pernod
cider and black with a pernod in it
blimey
is that what french goths drink?
I suppose it's what us
I suppose it's what us youngsters of the '80's did in the years before alcopops were cynically marketed to kids - a sort of build-your-own nasty drink.
I also remember drinking something called 'Snakebite'.
'Snakebite' was cider and
'Snakebite' was cider and lager wasn't it?
In my younger days the popular lads drink was a mix of Spesh and scrumpy, which would go kinda cloudy and lumpy and result in a spectacular hangover.
You're right Cyfarthfa.....I
You're right Cyfarthfa.....I remember that the received wisdom was that Snakebite should be drunk through a straw to achieve maximum desired effect.
yup - snakebite and black
yup - snakebite and black
in the pub round the corner from the croydon underground
the ship
that didn't give a monkey's how old you were as long as you had the price of a pint
had to bring your own straw though
if only we'd though of putting a pernod in it!
One of life's missed
One of life's missed opportunities.
I've never had snakebite and
I've never had snakebite and black.
Blackthorn used to be 6% didn't it? No wonder we all used to end up being sick.
Fergal, I'll bring the Pernod
Fergal, I'll bring the Pernod, you bring the Blackcurrant cordial, and we head for the strongest cider we can find..
As long as you don't throw it at me...
Weston's Old Rosie has both
Weston's Old Rosie has both the required strength AND texture.
Scousebaby, that sounds like a dangerous drink.
Snakebite, Pernod and Black... The Official Drink of ANDWMW.
Official cake- Gur Cake.
i'll drink that
i'll drink that
but there's no way i'm eating a gur cake
Fair enough ray_rad.
Fair enough ray_rad.
You can have one of those fancy French Custard slices.
tricky to dunk in the red
tricky to dunk in the red witch though
maybe it should just bob around in it - like an ice cream sundae
snakebite, blackcurrant, pernod... and custard - with flaky pastry croutons
that'd move the queue from pieminster, wouldn't it?
We could say it was 'artisan'
We could say it was 'artisan'...
with 'heritage' blackcurrants
with 'heritage' blackcurrants
baked in wood fired clay oven
baked in wood fired clay oven
And since we are in Wales it would be 'wrach coch' which sounds very potent indeed.
Scousebaby, I am not a fan of
Scousebaby, I am not a fan of putting blackcurrant in anything alcoholic, it stains...
However hitting the strongest Cider we can find sounds like the beginnings of a plan.
Hoorah..
Hoorah..
.....It's a plan Mr Mc
.....It's a plan Mr Mc embraces every year at GM....it seems to work for him.
'wrach coch' - that sounds more like what you might end up with if you spend too much time with women who drink Red Witch!
tempted to add a lol
tempted to add a lol
Go on, dare you...
Go on, dare you...
lmfao
lmfao
Roflmao
Roflmao
now you've lost me
now you've lost me
Over there>>>>
Over there>>>>
the Yanks are coming?
the Yanks are coming?
at least one
at least one
mrs rad is from chicago
That's one town that won't
That's one town that won't let you down
Ah, here it is!
Ah, here it is!
Where?
Where?
back there
back there
WHERE?
WHERE?
I still can't see it...
I still can't see it...
take that helmet off then
take that helmet off then
Bugger...
Bugger...
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i wonder how far i have to
i wonder how far i have to read back to see if ican make any of this make sense...
Don't bother
Don't bother
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