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As a precursor to the Pumpkin Publog Pub Of The Year competition
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As a precursor to the Pumpkin Publog Pub Of The Year competition which will be in June/July we have a slightly more disgraceful competition to air first. Now I am not a big pool player (those who know me will confirm that I am not a big anything) bu[…]

Pub carpets
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Pub carpets – don’t worry this isn’t turning into a pub version of Changing Rooms – merely observations one what makes a decent carpet in a pub. As noted below in discussion of The Ring, there is something comforting about a t[…]

On N.W.A. and dangerous music
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Over on Pop Matters, a well written and argued piece on why NWA are the second most influential band in history. The whole piece is perhaps too overblown as if Shan Fowler really does not think anyone is going to agree with him. I was halfway there w[…]

If I can distract you from the current posting spat going on
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If I can distract you from the current posting spat going on – I have sad news. Apparently according to Tim Hopkins “The Ring” is no more. Now it would not surprise us if the Ring – a gem of Southwark – was being spruce[…]

“Without Me” is sadly not Eminem’s self-obsessed answer to Harry Nilsson’s “Without You”
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“Without Me” is sadly not Eminem’s self-obsessed answer to Harry Nilsson’s “Without You” – though like most Eminem tracks it is stupendously self-obsessed. And like “The Real Slim Shady” this is y[…]

Who is the most famous member of the So Solid Crew?
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Who is the most famous member of the So Solid Crew? Megaman – the so called leader. Oxide & Neutrino, do they really count? Lisa Mafia because she is the “only” girl (okay – she has at least finally ‘fessed to the p[…]

The great World Cup experiment is almost at us
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The great World Cup experiment is almost at us. That is – will punters want a pint at seven am with their football. I’m sure there will be some – even if it is only the once for the sheer ability to do it. However the more tempting […]

Eric Clapton – most over-rated guitarist in poll shockah!
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Eric Clapton – most over-rated guitarist in poll shockah! The shocker here actually is not that EC (some call him God, but this is a dwindling number now due to age and events which pretty much prove this not to be true) is seen as being over-r[…]

Goth pubs.
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Goth pubs. Saturday night was an adventure for some female publogateers into the dark and dangerous world of pretending to be a goth. After the excesses of the film Queen Of The Damned we obviously needed to retire on tyhe Holloway Road for some Snak[…]

DressKylie.
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DressKylie. Not only does this not start with a naked Kylie, or even a real Kylie – it’s a drawing – but the choice of costumes seemto think she has only been around for the last two years. With of course the highlight exception of […]

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