Mr. Jolly (Colliers) Lives Next Door

“Look, just because my second name is Jolly doesn’t mean I have to be jolly all the f*****g time!” If you know then you know; I reckon Ade Edmonson and Rik Mayall’s funniest episode of anything ever is… the classic Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door from 1988. (picture courtesy of Amazon) Part of “The Comic…

Holiday In CAMRAbodia

Time for a bit of ‘panic posting’ as Mark Shirley rightly called it so here is a quickie with a tenuous Dead Kennedys link and an excuse for one of the best song titles again. Martin suggested I was like a Hawkwind Roadie on a Status Quo comeback tour with my swift return to blogging…

Banking On The Bank

I’ve only been back a day and already a warning from the no nonsense Blogging Authority Suspect Standards  (BASS) chaired by Messrs Mudgie, Mackay, Taylor, Thurman, WME and Shirley. Under new strict covid guidelines, BASS have banned me from drinking Bass for a month following allegations that I reported on pubs NOT in the Midlands.…

Who Needs Football When You’ve Got A Pub?

Say what you like about social distancing but I reckon my 600th boozer on this long journey around the Midlands felt the benefit last night. 600 – The Tavern DE1 3QR is tucked away on the edge of the city near to The Peacock – read here – and one of those ‘locals in the…