One of our BTS number above has been unmasked: Roger from Barnes. And so a plug for the Bull is coming up:

http://www.thebullshead.com/index.php?setview=1

http://www.thebullshead.com/index.php?setview=4


Worth dropping by.

Best -

'Happy Days'.  'Grease'.  'Crap like that'. 

It raises a more than interesting point. 

I recall Ken Lovegrove asking me if I like 'American Graffiti'.  I do, but not as much as I like 'The Last Picture Show'.  One is fun, the other reflective (OK, I know I'm simplifying here).  There we are:  KL represents that deep interest in American rock n'roll, automobiles and suchlike that many of us, to some degree or another, share.  Personally, I'm interested in Elvis as a post-war American icon in the same way that I'm interested in Sinatra as a pre-war icon.  Winkler and Travolta pissed all over this is far as I'm concerned, so that any consideration of 'Americana' in terms of clothing has to be very careful.  A younger man will get away with a good quality collegiate warm-up, particularly if it has some authentic history behind it, so long as his hair is right and he does not fall into the trap of looking like - for want of a better word - a 'rockabilly'.  (Not a good example:  English rockabillies have an interesting style of their own).  Anyway, he has to avoid pastiche.  Pastiche sucks - like 'ironic' sucks.  There's another very fine line here.  White FOTL t-shirt, Pendleton (or even 'Sir Guy', if you can get hold of one), wool and leather warm-up, denims or chinos (preferably the latter) and maybe dirty bucks would be a good look up until a certain age.  Beyond that...  no... 

You'll still find 'Americana' at J.Simons.  My guess is that none of the staff wear it.  They're far too stripped down.

I believe The Bull had problems with residents in new built flats nearby who objected to the noise. That is what you get if you move next to a pub.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1478671/Jazz-club-is-ordered-to-keep-the-noise-down.html

Not my manor or a pub I frequent but we are blessed with many fine pubs in SW London.

Last edited by Kingstonian (2009-07-27 05:49:30)

Is that a photo of Paul Newman up at the back on the left hand side?

Last edited by Alex Roest (2009-07-27 06:52:29)

Oh look!

Kevin Rowland sat on that chair!!!

See that door at the end of the shop...

Not many of us have been through there, eh, GG?

I got kebab sauce on me chinos behind there once...


- Oh, I could write an unreadable book!

When l first opened the topic l thought it would be about brass tacks used on shoo heels. l was ready for some `brass tack porn', but unfortunately none.   

Regards: The Shooman.