The local used to be a bikers' pub.
Now you're more likely to see golfers.
When we were regulars, a Lloyd Cole lookalike was, too.
Joining him in misery was his girlfriend, a Hazel O'Connor lookalike.
Last time we were there, a topless man was being thrown out just as we made our entrance.
But the pub's in the Good Beer Guide now. So we're expecting a more refined clientele.
Cheers!
The golfer on the right appears to be selecting a wood for his next shot.
ReplyDelete"Don't get wierd on me babe" ...great title from Mr Cole.
It used to be a biker's pub?
ReplyDeleteIs that good or bad Geoff?
It's been a while since I went to the Ruskin Arms in East Ham, I think a Saturday night visit may be in order to see if it still is a headbanger's drinking den.
I used to love that Hazel O'Connor.
ReplyDeleteNearly as much as Des.
Enjoy the hangover.
There's a biker pub in Bristol. I always used to see it on the bus but never went in because I was scared. I then went in with a friend of mine and it was ok. It was cheap, so cheap I actually did the "I think you've overchanged me" line to their amusement. So I put the excess money in the jukebox and played Chumbawumba.
ReplyDeleteThey deserved it.
Murph - I think he's checking for his ball. The other golfer seems to have two.
ReplyDeleteIstvanski - There'd be better music in a biker's pub. We went in there once when it was - a very long time ago and it seemed much bigger then. I've only ever been to East Ham for one reason, and that's not to calm my nerves.
Kaz - What about Tom? He used to be a schoolteacher, you know. Just like Sting. I'm determined not to get a hangover. I will.
Billy - Do bikers nowadays like Chumbawumba? What's wrong with Born To Be Wild?
That Lloyd Cole was always causing a commotion
ReplyDeleteHe should have got together with Hazel and done Don't Go Breakin' My Heart.
ReplyDeleteWhat a bleedin' pair!
I bet they didn't really throw Ray Winstone out even in his Speedos.
ReplyDeleteIf he was dripping at the bar they would.
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