Fine lines , fine wines , oooo what a time we had ! (john Martyn )

The Marriage. It was an old fashioned bar with a pool table
slightly soiled.....but it had a long and troubled association with
local caddies. We used to mooch down there in between rounds
to shoot some shit. It was a place where people used to come to
hear some funny caddie stories. It was a place close to my heart
....it was there I first taught Chilli the round system.
It took some doing I can tell you. I used to have to repeat
almost continually...." Its called the ROUND SYSTEM Chilli ! "
He got it in the end. Not for everybody...but for me ...bless him.
We harassed many barmaids and gave them a proper grounding
in bar ways than one. We got through many management pairings
who are probably still frothing at the mouth......one couple even
moved to New Zealand ! I was chased one night out of the bar
by a chap weilding a mountain bike in a threatening way...glory days.
While they are all sipping their spritzers tonight and talking
about the increase in the stamp duty....I wonder how many of them
will raise a glass to us caddies that kept that bar in business for so
many years. Not many , Benny. But you can be sure that as sure as
eggs is eggs....well be back when the new wallpaper starts to peel....
and the place will be rocking again.
Your a snail, Brian.