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Ode To Joy

Aug 12th, 2015 by 'holic

For weeks we were treated to fillet, the pre-season dining was fine,

Three weekends, three trophies, we did it, and toasted the Gunners with wine.

So on Sunday the train journey eastwards, was filled with the growing belief,

That The Arsenal were destined for trophies, a title perchance, oh relief.

Now the first day of any new season is laced with surprises and gloom,

You hope it’s not us, but it was, to the glee of purveyors of doom.

“That Cech, told you so, what a stinker, and don’t start me off on Giroud”,

One by one our faults are transmitted, “that Coquelin, he’s rubbish too”.

But of course we have seen this so often, and more often than not we bounce back,

Though of course we could do with some cover, and a goalscorer in the attack.

But the squad we have now should be able, though they had a bad day it is true,

To get some reward at the Palace, and take points off the red scousers too.

Bank holiday, off to the Geordies, play hard, and battle, in we’ll dig,

Then the chaos will hit three days later, deadline day, and a chance to spend big.

Yes of course it could be so much better, there’s no doubt that the start was not great,

Yet there’s much to look forward to also, and in May we might just celebrate.

*I’ll get me coat…*

Posted in tongue in cheek | 147 Drinks

147 Responses to “Ode To Joy”

on 12 Aug 2015 at 9:38 pm1scruzgooner

the apparition of these doomers in the crowd
petals on a wet, black bin liner.

*hands the guv his coat, and a large pimms no. 1 cup, and a safari hat.*
on 12 Aug 2015 at 9:40 pm2Fin

Fine poetry ‘holic.
on 12 Aug 2015 at 9:45 pm3Goonerholic

Thanks scruz.

Great to see you Fin. Hope all is ok, other than your piss-poor judgement on what constitutes poetry, of course!

🙂
on 12 Aug 2015 at 9:54 pm4NorCal

Cheers All. I still love this place.
A drink on the bar for all who “know” me and those who don’t.
New season. 37 more league games to go. I’m still optimistic. We still have a chance at 111 more points we won’t win them all but at the start of each game we have a better than usual chance of winning the maximum.
Chins held high all. We are The Arsenal.
on 12 Aug 2015 at 10:07 pm5Goonerholic

I know you lots NorCal, so I have just pulled the cork out with my teeth and added the bottle to your tab! 😉
on 12 Aug 2015 at 10:11 pm6Pangloss

It is customary for me to say, at about this point in each bar, something like: “Fine piece Guv’nor”.

COYG

*holds chins high*
on 12 Aug 2015 at 10:21 pm7Goonerholic

Chins 🙂

Reminds me of an old favourite joke.

“Les, you have a bit of gravy on your chin.”

…

“Not that one!”
on 12 Aug 2015 at 10:23 pm8Trev

Heh! Not bad for a load of old bollocks ! 😉

Interesting print format – each line, I believe, disguising two lots of iambic pentameter.

As one does, of course ! 😉
on 12 Aug 2015 at 10:44 pm9NorCal

Drinking like Dr Z, Holic?
Beware of the Pirates when you drink straight from the flagon.
on 12 Aug 2015 at 10:47 pm10Trev

Can’t resist a poetic response, Holic – (in your own rhythm, sir)

If we don’t get three points at the Palace,
There’ll be calls for the manager’s head,
If he can’t score three goals at the Palace,
It could mean that Giroud’s career’s dead.

If Cech let’s in three goals at the Palace,
He could find himself out in the cold,
Our number three-three at the Palace,
Replaced by Ospina, I’m told. ( not really !)

If we can score three goals at the Palace,
We’ll find ourselves back in the hunt,
With joy for our own Arsene Wenger,
But not Alan Pardew, the cunt.

*pass me my coat while you’re there*
on 12 Aug 2015 at 10:52 pm11Goonerholic

🙂

Brilliant Trev.
on 12 Aug 2015 at 11:18 pm12Uplympian

What a load of laureates, the lot of yer. Great stuff….in keeping with this bar. Cheers one & all.
on 12 Aug 2015 at 11:20 pm13Cynic

I had an iambic pentameter once, but I swapped it for a bag of marbles and some conkers.
on 12 Aug 2015 at 11:22 pm14Trev

Cheers, H.

Inspired by your own great stuff. 😉
on 12 Aug 2015 at 11:27 pm15Uplympian

Norcal..good to hear from you…hope things are well in Mt Shasta. Thanks for the drink….please send your credit card details to the guv’na at the Tollie…Lars will no doubt fill you in with the procedure. 🙂
on 12 Aug 2015 at 11:41 pm16NorCal

Cheers Uply!
Hope I can buy you a real drink sometime this season.
Other than the usual fires this time of year, all is well here. Hope the same is with you.
on 12 Aug 2015 at 11:47 pm17Trev

Yes, Uply,

I hope you only have the usual fires too. 😉
on 12 Aug 2015 at 11:55 pm18Uplympian

Norcal…is that smoke from the trees or “Northern Californian Finest” you are referring to 😉
Keep the bar informed when you are coming over…..there’s plenty who will avail themselves of your drink offer. If it co-insides with visit from
Dr Z, better double your spend budget as a minimum.
on 13 Aug 2015 at 12:12 am19Uplympian

Trev..heh 🙂
on 13 Aug 2015 at 12:57 am20bathgooner

Poetry?

Who’da thunk it?
on 13 Aug 2015 at 1:22 am21can't be arsed

champion stuff ‘holic
champion
🙂
.
.
UP THE ARSENAL !
on 13 Aug 2015 at 2:10 am22behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

**mentally attempts to convert the high quality of our pre-season dining into similar in-season dining experience.**
on 13 Aug 2015 at 2:18 am23behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

Will the Eva Carneiro episode finally lead to Mourinho”s hubris catching up with him?

Like …

Chelsea having a disastrous injury plagued season, say?
on 13 Aug 2015 at 6:57 am24can't be arsed

23
my ideal would be a run of performances
so unbelievably shite
that even the pompous one
would struggle to blame them
on someone or something else
🙂
on 13 Aug 2015 at 7:12 am25North Bank Ned

There would still be another 7.125 billion people in the world to blame before himself, cba.

As bath said @20, poetry? 🙂
on 13 Aug 2015 at 9:09 am26can't be arsed

would be fun waiting on the
“the dog ate my teamsheet” one though, ned
🙂
on 13 Aug 2015 at 10:43 am27King GT

Venezuelan ESPN Deportes presenter Jeinny Lizarazo, has posted a video stating that, if her information that we will Sign Karim Benzema during this transfer window is not true, she has agreed to be punished!

Now looking at her rationally, I think I will take her up on her challenge with both hands.

😉
on 13 Aug 2015 at 12:36 pm28Cynic

I see we’ve launched a new cup kit. Cup being marketing talk for shit.
on 13 Aug 2015 at 1:53 pm29Cynic

Jeremy Corbyn, Arsenal fan.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-signed-motion-saying-arsenal-is-the-best-football-team-in-the-world-10452120.html
on 13 Aug 2015 at 2:08 pm30Trev

@27 –

Jeinny Maria Lizarazo Rodriguez was born on January 13th, 1983.

Here is what Wikipaedia has to say about her –

“Lizarazo was discovered in Miami Beach by a TV producer who invited her to participate in a contest on the popular Telemundo network program Descontrol. She won and was chosen to be a co-host of the weekly dance music show.

Lizarazo has appeared in various novelas since 2010, notably the Telemundo network’s Perro Amor, ¿Dónde Está Elisa?, Alguien Te Mira, and La Casa de al Lado; and the Venevision-Univision co-production, El Talismán. She is frequently a co-host, presenter, and comic actress on variety shows and talk shows, including Nitido, El Gordo y la Flaca, and Este Noche Tu Night con Felipe Viel.

In addition to modeling, Lizarazo studied at the University of Miami Journalism – Media studies (Radio and TV), including acting Meisner technique under actor-teacher Sebastián Ligarde. She also studied under Academy Award-nominated actress Adriana Barraza.”

Clearly the definitive source for information on Karim Benzema.

Carry on ……….

In March 2014, Lizarazo began appearing as a Miami correspondent on the Spanish TV sports program El Chiringuito de Jugones.[1][2][3]
on 13 Aug 2015 at 2:10 pm31Trev

Sorry, the last bit escaped the quote marks – but why wouldn’t it. 😉
on 13 Aug 2015 at 2:18 pm32King GT

@ 30 – All the more reason for me to take her up on her challenge!

😆
on 13 Aug 2015 at 2:19 pm33King GT

I see Alexis is ready for Sunday’s game! 🙂

Rest up Eagles! 😆
on 13 Aug 2015 at 2:23 pm34King GT

See for yourself!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_BYpjsQguw
on 13 Aug 2015 at 3:07 pm35Thundertinygooner

What about a day when every contribution has to be in verse? It would elevate us even further above the Grove and Online Gooner
Plb
on 13 Aug 2015 at 3:33 pm36Pangloss

Drinking in verse?
Can’t see it myself
The standard now bad
Would surely get worse.

*Searches for coat*
on 13 Aug 2015 at 4:12 pm37Trev

TTG,

It might, it might,
But it could be shite !
on 13 Aug 2015 at 4:19 pm38behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

Speaking purely as an uninvolved observer I don’t see why anybody might think Eva Carneiro would want to “regain Mourinho’s trust” after he humiliated her in public when she did nothing wrong. There are lots of better jobs out there for someone with her qualifications.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33906491
on 13 Aug 2015 at 4:40 pm39North Bank Ned

KingGT@27, apparently Jeinny Lizarazo’s idea of punishment is to have Arsenal fans pour buckets of cold water over her.

Each to their own, I suppose.
on 13 Aug 2015 at 4:44 pm40Trev

Agreed, bt8.

She should resign completely as of now on the grounds that she is unable to fulfill her duty of care to the players because she is not allowed near the pitch.

Failing to provide that duty of care would leave her in breach of the conditions of employment as laid out by the Football Medical Association, rendering her unable to do her job.

Of course, the better reason for walking straight out the door would be to leave Mourinho and Chelsea right in the shit.

Where they belong.
on 13 Aug 2015 at 4:46 pm41North Bank Ned

Every drink a rhyme?
Where’d we find the time
To moan and groan
Let alone
To persist with a self-assist?

*No really, I don’t need that many coats…*
on 13 Aug 2015 at 4:46 pm42Trev

Ned,

That could make her even more attractive if you, er, catch my drift.

😉
on 13 Aug 2015 at 4:53 pm43North Bank Ned

I suppose you could see her point, Trev. ?

And what is it about Venezuelan TV presenters and football?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/naked-news-venezuelan-tv-presenter-5898592
on 13 Aug 2015 at 5:16 pm44Cynic

What about a day when every contribution has to be in verse?

No way
José
on 13 Aug 2015 at 5:23 pm45Cynic

Venezuela gets her, we get Fletch and Sav.

Fucksticks.
on 13 Aug 2015 at 5:24 pm46scruzgooner

or haiku:

there is nothing in
the bar that intimates how
soon jose will fail.

fall sun, green grass is
slick underfoot. only
drinking remains now.
on 13 Aug 2015 at 5:26 pm47behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

Time to return to the British poetic forms, scruz? :0
on 13 Aug 2015 at 5:44 pm48North Bank Ned

Along the lines, bt8b, of

There was a young doc from Gibraltar,
on 13 Aug 2015 at 5:46 pm49King GT

😆
on 13 Aug 2015 at 5:51 pm50scruzgooner

a little nash, maybe?

the scum

the scum, if i’m not askant;
supply us humor, laughs, and chant.
let others say they’re skill endowed–
i call it stupid, they’re in our shadow.
on 13 Aug 2015 at 5:59 pm51Lars

ttg, we have had a whole drinks session with pretty much every drink written in verse. Think it was started by the main post also being written in some form of verse. Can’t remember when or what it was about, but it was a few years ago.
on 13 Aug 2015 at 6:47 pm52Trev

Ok Ned, let’s try yours,

There was a young Doc from Gibraltar,
In the papers you’ll probably have caught ‘er,
‘Cos Mourinho the c*nt
Has given her the shunt
For running on when she didn’t oughta.

😉
on 13 Aug 2015 at 6:55 pm53scruzgooner

waheeyyy, trev!
on 13 Aug 2015 at 7:42 pm54Trev

Our goalie is not in his prime,
Thirty-three is too far down the line.
I just have a hunch
That ridiculous punch
Has not been seen for the last time.
on 13 Aug 2015 at 7:53 pm55Trev

I prefer David Ospina
His handling is just so much cleaner,
That number thirteen’s
A shot stopping machine,
I think he should be a first teamer.
on 13 Aug 2015 at 7:54 pm56Trev

*zips up coat and leaves*
on 13 Aug 2015 at 8:19 pm57Silly Second Yella

Lotta singin’ after we lost.

What we’ll happen when we win?

Just tell me the ale you’re on and I’ll switch, immediately.
on 13 Aug 2015 at 8:28 pm58behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

Ospina scans better than Cech, that’s for sure. 🙂
on 13 Aug 2015 at 8:31 pm59Trev

Ospina IS better than Cech, that’s for sure too. 😉
on 13 Aug 2015 at 8:43 pm60North Bank Ned

Trev@52: top notch.

There was a young Doc from Gibraltar,
On medical skills you can’t fault her
With a hide like a rhino
To tweet off Mourinho
Even JT wouldn’t assault her
on 13 Aug 2015 at 9:53 pm61Uplympian

POETS day used to be on Fridays in my day…..just saying 😉
on 13 Aug 2015 at 10:35 pm62King GT

Ned @ 39 That’s what she thinks! 😆
on 13 Aug 2015 at 10:40 pm63North Bank Ned

Carpe diem, Uply. And at our age, that is probably any day you can get…

KingGT@62: In your dreams…
on 13 Aug 2015 at 11:06 pm64Homer

Ned, nice one!
on 13 Aug 2015 at 11:21 pm65Goonerholic

Nutters.

Yes, you! 🙂
on 13 Aug 2015 at 11:38 pm66Uplympian

Life long support of The Arsenal may have something to do with it Holic 🙂
Now back to the PGA golf….great watching.
on 13 Aug 2015 at 11:50 pm67King GT

ned@ 62 Speak for yourself mate! 😆
on 14 Aug 2015 at 12:14 am68scruzgooner

and another on the dock:

there was a young doc from gibraltar,
one whom moaningho couldn’t halter,
she was doing the job
that jose would then rob,
when he found that he couldn’t just halt ‘er.
on 14 Aug 2015 at 12:31 am69Goonerholic

Agreed on the golf, Uppy. Some course that. I suspect i would need 2 dozen balls to complete a round there. 🙂
on 14 Aug 2015 at 1:06 am70Uplympian

Heh ‘holic…think I would still be looking for my balls in the rough ( ooh er missus). Good to see a course where every shot had danger written holic.
Ned 63 . You’re correct – It’s hard enough remembering what day it is nowadays 😉
on 14 Aug 2015 at 1:09 am71Uplympian

Scruz…here’s one back at yer.

There was a doc from Gibraltar
Looks wise you couldn’t fault her
What makes me sad
It’s just too bad
She’s young enough to be my daughter
on 14 Aug 2015 at 1:11 am72Uplympian

@ 70. Should be a comma between danger and holic. Hope that’s not even more confusing. Time for sleep me thinks.
on 14 Aug 2015 at 3:30 am73Lord Byron

The lass from Venezuela

Knows all about Benzaimer

She met him once

They shared some lunch

And played her vuvuzela.
on 14 Aug 2015 at 3:48 am74ecg - the artist formally known as ECG

Y’all too sophisticated for me. I like to keep it simple:

Jose Mourinho is dickless
Jose Mourinho is dickless
Terry is a cunt
Terry is a cunt
Jose Mourinho is dickless
on 14 Aug 2015 at 4:15 am75Öskar the dog

Some Goonerholics
Write doggerel bollix
With rhymes perverse
And scanning worse
But droller still
Is their football skill
With weekly analyses
Riddled with fallacies
These mediocrities
Who think they’re Socrates

Öskar
on 14 Aug 2015 at 5:55 am76scruzgooner

uply, being young at heart can get you a long way… 🙂
on 14 Aug 2015 at 6:06 am77Öskar the dog

There once was a winger called Eden
Lying flat on the ground barely breathin’
When up from the bench
Jumped a sexy young wench
With hands like a porn star from Sweden

Öskar
on 14 Aug 2015 at 6:51 am78North Bank Ned

Uply@70: I can remember this morning as if it was yesterday…

And one for Otd that seems appropriate for this set of drinks:

http://www.philosophyfootball.com/product_images/pimg536956f573f33_front
on 14 Aug 2015 at 7:36 am79Öskar the dog

Wrong Socrates, Ned! Although yours knew a thing or two about doctoring. Even if Women, Cigarettes and Beer were his favourite vices. They may be mine too, if you substitute wine and cognac for cigarettes and beer. We agree on women anyway.

Some advice for Jose. Or did he perhaps write this? http://www.4dfoot.com/2013/10/07/blaming-the-world-for-defeat-ten-tips-for-aspiring-managers/

Öskar
on 14 Aug 2015 at 8:21 am80King GT

Good morning, good morning
Wipe your eyes, stop yawning
I agreed the mood is currently somber
Until the teams victories begin spawning

The aftermath of Sunday was not great
There was moaning, groaning and self imposed hate
There was reason and optimism ahead of the teams next date
Well only two more sleeps now, not long to wait

Btw: no news, is hopefully good news 😉

It’s Friday godamn it! Press conference & training photo day, the return of Alexis Sanchez day

* okay, I’ll run for cover*

🙂
on 14 Aug 2015 at 9:14 am81Goonerholic

Morning lollygaggers, I hope the weather is better where you are than here.
on 14 Aug 2015 at 9:32 am82can't be arsed

wine and cognac oskar ?
so ye ain’t half a bitter man
on 14 Aug 2015 at 9:37 am83can't be arsed

howdy ‘holic
howdy ‘holics

🙂

(pishing down here ‘hol)
on 14 Aug 2015 at 9:56 am84King GT

Great story:

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20150813/wenger-the-story-of-the-vieira-signing
on 14 Aug 2015 at 9:59 am85King GT

August 14, pre-Crystal Palace

** TEAM NEWS: Bellerin available for Palace

** Wenger – Defeat is not a blessing

** Boss – We are cautious with Jack

** ‘How you respond makes your season’
on 14 Aug 2015 at 10:35 am86Cynic

** ‘Coughs and sneezes spread diseases’

** ‘Michael Aspel makes your morning’

** ‘The sun’ll come out tomorrow. Bet your bottom dollar…’

** ‘Watch out, watch out, there’s a Humphrey about’
on 14 Aug 2015 at 10:38 am87Cynic

** ‘Jose Mourinho? I’ll shit him’

Press conference ends.
on 14 Aug 2015 at 10:50 am88Goonerholic

Good soundbites, Cynic.

Sorry to hear that cba, but there is a reason for that Emerald Isle tag 🙂
on 14 Aug 2015 at 10:56 am89King GT

** 🙂

** 😆
on 14 Aug 2015 at 11:18 am90Cynic

With soundbite skillz like those I should be leader of the Labour party
on 14 Aug 2015 at 11:19 am91TTG

It may be a pathetic fallacy
But I’m starting to feel all Palacey
Three points for a win
Will bring back my grin
And stop me from feeling so Gallasy

Coat already ordered
Application for Poet Laureate ripped up
on 14 Aug 2015 at 12:04 pm92Uplympian

Quite correct TTG….it’s nowhere near bad enough for that job 😉
on 14 Aug 2015 at 12:20 pm93Uplympian

As we’re heading towards the ton, this will painfully move us on the way!

The team is ready for the game at Palace
They will need to show a lot more malice
Le Coq is there to put it about
Flim Flam will no doubt point & shout
And Pardieu of course is a massive phallus

Now where’s that application form 😉
on 14 Aug 2015 at 1:37 pm94can't be arsed

90 cynic
blogs has more twitter followers
than corbyn and burnham combined
perhaps time for an arsenal government ?
get yer hat in the ring
😉
on 14 Aug 2015 at 1:43 pm95Vinay

Let me try to i may just get away with it in between such lovely poetry.

He just ceched in give him sometime,
He is 10-12 points banker anytime.
The cheerleaders are awesome at selhurst park,
Now get 3 points before it gets dark,
Aaron needs to keep it simple and short,
Le Coq needs to remember whom to thwart,
Alexis Sanchez baby Alexis Sanchez ohhhho,
Santi its time to ignite and let it go.
Per should stop waving his hand and stand,
Mesut should assist more with his magic wand.
We are The Arsenal by far the best in the world,
Time to win and let the title challenge unfold.

Well thats my 2 cents.
on 14 Aug 2015 at 1:55 pm96behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

Brevity and levity.
My aspiration.
on 14 Aug 2015 at 1:57 pm97behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

Uply @93 almost contending with Dr. T quality. 🙂
on 14 Aug 2015 at 1:58 pm98behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

… and TTG @91. Palace is a good candidate for rhyming partners, it turns out …
on 14 Aug 2015 at 2:04 pm99North Bank Ned

Speculative cross.
on 14 Aug 2015 at 2:04 pm100King GT

Up the wing with ferocious pace, cuts inside and makes a quick inside pass…
on 14 Aug 2015 at 2:06 pm101King GT

…after receiving the speculative cross from ned, of course 😉

inside pass turned into a corner shot, in fact!

;lol:

Thanks Ned!
on 14 Aug 2015 at 2:07 pm102King GT

(I meant 😆 )
on 14 Aug 2015 at 2:09 pm103North Bank Ned

Well in for the ton, KGT. Keeper probably had his head buried in The Complete Anthology of Modern Poetry.
on 14 Aug 2015 at 2:11 pm104can't be arsed

kGT
ye panached the fuck outta that
😉
.
8ball 96 🙂
on 14 Aug 2015 at 2:13 pm105King GT

That goal was dedicated to the return of Alexis!

😆

Here’s to a hard graft match this Sunday too! 😉
on 14 Aug 2015 at 2:35 pm106Uplympian

Bt8b. Thanks, I think 😉

Well in for the ton K GT

Ned 103. Fanciful thinking there….footballers picking up a book 😉
on 14 Aug 2015 at 2:41 pm107North Bank Ned

It must have been the colouring book edition, Uply.
on 14 Aug 2015 at 2:44 pm108can't be arsed

things can be simple

yesterday about 4
wee calf dragged out
the business end of it’s mother
head held in a birthing do-dad
arse walloped on the yard
quick bucket of water round it’s chops
15 mins later
it traipsed across the field with it’s mammy
admittedly with all the grace of peter crouch ice-skating
but traipsed it did
rained all night
the wee fecker just sauntered past me
not a bother

just wait to sunday
piece o piss
😉
on 14 Aug 2015 at 3:05 pm109can't be arsed

mind you
it did leave a big red mess
in the yard
and the dogs fought
to lick up the mush

so pay no heed to me

.
on 14 Aug 2015 at 3:06 pm110behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

Can’t pass over Oskar’s contribution @77. 🙂
on 14 Aug 2015 at 3:13 pm111Uplympian

Ned….heh. Expect most of them get their agent to help them out with it 😉

Cba..that’s a grand story….Mother Nature is a marvellous thing.
on 14 Aug 2015 at 3:18 pm112King GT

Cheers guys!

I’m amped about Sunday! Hope the lads are too. Will literally be a ‘dog fight’. 😉
on 14 Aug 2015 at 3:21 pm113can't be arsed

8ball
his 75
last two lines
should have been “us”
then “we’re”

no ?

less maureeny ?
on 14 Aug 2015 at 3:30 pm114can't be arsed

howdy Up
never ceases to amaze me 🙂
.

hope yer well , chief
on 14 Aug 2015 at 4:07 pm115Uplympian

cba….alls ok thanks. How are things with you? Stocks ok with the home brew….best use it quickly in case it goes off 😉
on 14 Aug 2015 at 4:56 pm116can't be arsed

Up
good to hear fella 🙂
all grand here

it’s a bugger keeping on top of homebrew
ye can’t forget stock control
no siree !

much like those ronnie drew bearded youngfellas
ye see beatin’ about the place
inked up to their eyeballs
short back n sides too
who
were it not for their nail varnish drying
look like they could “wrastle an ozarks barrrr”

ye have to plan years ahead
to get to the well trodden path

.
.
what was i on about 🙂
.
yup
consume
replenish
tricky
.
i store some bottles for ages
a particularly nice imperial stout
was laid away for a year or more

.
those for quick consumption
have the helpful side effect
of
forgetting i’ve put some in storage
.
anyhoo
.
.
waffling away as usual

(stay safe at the baseball bat bowls buddy)
😉
on 14 Aug 2015 at 7:41 pm117Silly Second Yella

B & B

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avyruPEzU1o
on 14 Aug 2015 at 9:02 pm118can't be arsed

that tune
nope
not fer me
no

not unlike the homesick paddy
who never left ireland
singing songs of dear old eireann
in a touraloura accent

what is the point ?

any angry people i know
just are
for better or worse
they don’t pause to work out the chords

anyhoo

i’ve talked enough shite today 🙂
on 14 Aug 2015 at 9:04 pm119can't be arsed

mind you
wouldn’t take long
to work out those chords
😉
on 14 Aug 2015 at 9:48 pm120Goonerholic

You on your own again, cba?

Downright rude. I apologise. What can I pour you. I have whiskey, and I have whisky, and I have…

Oh, that would appear to be it. 🙁
on 14 Aug 2015 at 10:02 pm121scruzgooner

‘holic, i think i see a bottle of uisge beatha hanging around the back bar, too. and arseblog must have been through, ’cause all the bourbon is empty…
on 14 Aug 2015 at 10:55 pm122bt8

G’night cba. 🙂
on 14 Aug 2015 at 10:56 pm123bt8

G’night ‘holic too.
on 14 Aug 2015 at 11:49 pm124can't be arsed

‘hol
the beauty of yer stewardship here
despite yer name being above the door
is anyone who takes a jar here
is on the

“the guvs just nipped out”
.
“no bother”
“sign for it here then ,mate” list
.
.
.
happy to do a singular swally here
just happy its open 🙂
and i’m not barred
🙂

.
.
though
go ahead
bar me
go on
try it
I KNOW PEOPL…………….
on 14 Aug 2015 at 11:53 pm125Joe

There are only a few shrines in my temple, but this is the only one I would kneel in front of:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SDhUAVKNVg
on 14 Aug 2015 at 11:54 pm126North Bank Ned

Come the day you’re barred from this bar, cba, will be the day hell freezes over or John Terry becomes a tolerable human being. So you’ve got plenty of time…
on 14 Aug 2015 at 11:55 pm127North Bank Ned

Astral Weeks, Joe. The true catechism.
on 15 Aug 2015 at 12:05 am128North Bank Ned

https://youtu.be/4ech6pZoBJ4
on 15 Aug 2015 at 12:14 am129can't be arsed

can’t feckin stand van the wee baldy man
sorry
similarly similar over the top emotional emotions
wrenched over the same whaaaa whaaa range

i appreciate i might be missing something
but in true oskar stylee
my head says
highly bloody unlikely

sorry oskar
😉
on 15 Aug 2015 at 12:16 am130Joe

The only record in my short lifetime Ned, where on first hearing, I automatically thought it was a complete masterpiece. And it remains to be the record of my lifetime.

He recorded that, astonishingly, when he was 23. The sad thing believe it or not, is that Morrison doesn’t own it..! If I remember correctly from some interview he gave, the rights are actually owned by some record company…!!

But what a piece of music!
on 15 Aug 2015 at 12:34 am131can't be arsed

saw him twice

once in a shop in belfast

once after booker T and the MGs
and neil young
on 15 Aug 2015 at 12:41 am132Joe

Saw Van in Cork, CBA, a few weeks ago.
Another tick on the bucket list completed..!
Waits is the only one remaining for me.
That and old big ears….!
🙂
on 15 Aug 2015 at 12:59 am133can't be arsed

seeing people ye love in concert joe
hard to whack
yes indeedy 🙂
on 15 Aug 2015 at 1:00 am134can't be arsed

big ears is waiting in the wings
oh yes
🙂
on 15 Aug 2015 at 1:19 am135North Bank Ned

Waits as in pipers or as in Tom, Joe?
on 15 Aug 2015 at 1:41 am136Öskar the dog

My preference is for wine and cognac, cba, but I’ll drink a half (or better still a pint) of bitter with you … or a pint of whiskey if ye prefer. Well, no probs with the beer, but maybe not the latter nowadays.

Once upon a time I used to say ‘I don’t drink any more’ … followed by ‘I don’t drink any less either’ (joke). But it’s no longer true. That second bottle of whisk(e)y shared with a mate would have to be drunk in my sleep now. 🙁

Öskar
on 15 Aug 2015 at 7:09 am137Joe

Waits as in Tom, indeed Ned. I’ll probably have to travel to see him eventually.
on 15 Aug 2015 at 7:48 am138behind the 8 ball but gunning for glory

http://www.arsenal.com/match/report/1415/post/under-21/u21s-arsenal-1-0-fulham-match-report
on 15 Aug 2015 at 9:46 am139North Bank Ned

Joe: I once saw not Tom Waits but Tom Petty or it may have been Nils Lofgren flip a somersault off a trampoline while playing his guitar. Double bill with Blondie, if I recall. Seems a long time ago. Well, it was a long time ago…
on 15 Aug 2015 at 11:10 am140Dapper DanC

Nice one ‘h!

A battling three points early on at Selhurst Park (3 – 1 to the Arse) = Doom and Gloomers piped-up for the week. Cech!

Rush back to the local for a Magners-on-ice and to catch the 2nd half of the artificially-doped challengers playing out a physical and dirty scoreless draw with highlights being several month long injuries to Hazard, Silva, Fabregas and Toure. Cech!

Up the Arse all day and night! COYBG!
on 15 Aug 2015 at 11:16 am141Dapper DanC

Now that’s poetry cba, mae Celtic bard! 😎
on 15 Aug 2015 at 12:49 pm142Goonerholic

Preview this evening, all.

Have a great Saturday.
on 15 Aug 2015 at 1:02 pm143Trev

Holic,

In case you were contemplating another poetic piece for the preview –

The match tomorrow is at the Palace,
Don’t get it confused with Peter Alliss,
He does the golf on SS4 ………
on 15 Aug 2015 at 3:12 pm144TTG

Interesting to see that in , what was apparently an impressive performance by the Under 21s last night, Bielik started at centre back. It will be interesting to watch his progress this season . His partner Pleguezelo is highly rated at the club but had several injuries last season. So don’t expect a CB signing before the window closes. Zelalem scored in a 1-0 win against Fulham
on 15 Aug 2015 at 4:58 pm145BB

If Cech isn’t who we need.. we may have to recall Jenkinson!
100% record!

😉
on 15 Aug 2015 at 6:49 pm146bt8

Hoping Petr remembers to Cech in this time.
on 15 Aug 2015 at 7:20 pm147Goonerholic

The headline is a Palace Pun-chline. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Goonerholic

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