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Well I was told last month by an impeccable source that ............. .....sorry doorbell just gone Friday night curry delivery. I shall return ......

Thanks guys for seeing to a good send off for our friend. And its not a problem Larry. It's also the first time I've rang the bell in a long time. It was my pleasure. Plus it gave me the opportunity to participate within the group to pay my respects to a man who was always such a delight to be around. Baz will be missed.

Big John is here already we just need him to come out of the closet :-) Strider man On the other hand is busy shopping for fashion shorts and other apparel. I do expect him to come over at some point.

Just because Gareth Southgate comes from Watford that doesn't mean he has to copy our defence....

Was a good turn out and Many thanks for the bell ring for the folks in attendance Thumper very kind of you

I was made aware of this some weeks ago but was hoping it would resolve itself.

I have,very sadly,bailed completely You need a tutorial in rat anatomy...I suggest Michael Gove

Thanks to all who came down. There was a great turn out to have a drink and meet his family. A great speech by Frosty as well. I didn’t take any photos but I know that a few BM’s did.

Yes, indeed. It should be the owner who takes the financial risks, not his/her employees (unless, of course, the employees have signed up to that).

It's still hard to believe. Hope it's a great turn out to wish him a fond farewell. RIP my friend.......

I agree with both of you there, all I'll say is I know the reliable source and the BM that posted it, neither of them live in cloud cuckoo land and neither are prone to telling white lies.

Wine Connection, Royal Garden Plaza. This was a bit of a mixed 1 really. Service and presentation excellent, nice touch they serve sugar syrup on the side of the juice to adjust to taste. I had 2 excellent glasses of perfectly chilled New Zealand white wine. The mussels were pretty good, but little mean with sauce and chef had shaken pan to death leaving lots of broken shell. Steak was ok not actually that expensive and it showed as a little tough- not helped by fact I nearly sent it back as was on the medium well side not medium. The wife should of ordered medium rare. Mash was excellent as were fries. Creme brulee was good- and huge, enough for 2 people easily. Also had a coffee- note they add +10% service, but i'd of tipped that as service was good. Total 1700 baht. I'd definitely go back but probably for a glass of wine and 1 of their cold platters.

Thanks to Rich, my designer who did that for free. He worked closely with Baz at Secrets. See you all tonight.

We were spoilt last year,this is more like summer!.

Was monsoon like earlier ... my satellite couldn't get a signal , it's fcuking June 😉 555

OK Groggy curry finished was lovely. So was in Secrets/Scooters no sorry Secrets @Scooters ... (a legendary BM bought up both domain names the Bitch and I laughed so much) .... walked in met George/aka Focus the beautiful lady boy was with my 'friend" (BM Britboy to the board please) we were greeted like celebrities. Even the new manager waved at me as it had been six weeks since my last visit. Looked for my old seat in the Bleachers but a sodding scooter was there. Anyway I speak good Thai soon got the whole story as all the Thais wanted to moan and ask if I had any info so... asked about young J etc and what happened was ......... damn daughter and boyfriend just got back need to heat up late night lasagna ........ I'll be back

I'm sure there is at least one person, but I suspect he is of the view that it's none of our business! 🙂

Big John (Chelsea fan) ......oh boy some BMs will be twitching I mentioned football I know is lurking over here. Top lad ......... Striderman (Newcastle fan) meanwhile told me he cannot get his head round the technology of logging on to a new forum. (BM Painter please help here). Anyway Bitch (Detroit Tigers / Lions / Pistons / Red Wings / Vipers / Meth Heads / Opioid Crack Buddies) OK I made the last two up get out of Shagwell and get them posting ...cos our old friend Secrets is in the word of Che Guevara .......... MUERTE ...FILO DA PUTA.

I had you down as an Andrea Leadsom grab a granny kind of guy Anyway what a load of old bollocks. Following Big John's adventures over on the new crap Secrets / Scooters / Tapatalk / Whistle a Tune / forum (he does get about) .... Clicked like on some minor post young Mr Egg had posted got all this ... Send a Gold award ...send a Diamond award .....send a Lead award OK made that one up .....First One is Free Nampla. Thought right send the Baggie a Gold award click ......... you do not have enough award points for ........... However for $ 5.25 you can buy ........ Come on Big John unveil yourself and post your exploits and walks around BuaKhao etc over here and get that old miserable Geordie Striderman over here as well.

Out for a walk by the river and found a pub had reopened with new people.

Like I said. I just log in and stumble through to the Discussion section. I don't believe I ever clicked anything special. I haven't had any trouble..... well except my dealings with bobbob. Sorry to say I am at fault there.

No Larry, it’s no problem. It was a great gesture. From a great guy.

Shit if I wasn't supposed to mention it then I take it back :-) Sent from my LG-H990 using Tapatalk

19.45 Saturday 8th June will be another thrashing from the mighty Cyprus.

Happy Birthday 🙂 I've misplaced my copy of the Radio Times , any idea what time Scotland are playing ?

great quote

Happy birthday mate,have a blinding day.👍

He's a sound bloke, 100% spot on, known him for years.

I like to relax between courses, nothing worse than being rushed. If you were in a rush you would of told the waiter. I guess there's a bit of a cultural thing at play too- they don't really get concept of starter then main course.

Oh..a Pound.

A BM on PA posted a number of DS bars that have closed. Sad to see so many of the bars on the DS closing and the quality of what's left having gone downhill. Map now updated with the latest info. Icons for closed bars marked with a red icon. List of Darkside bars currently included on the above map. There is also a separate tab that has a history of the updates to the map.

I've known a few girls who did it bad on the Ice in Thailand. Two I knew most, one went one way, one the other. First was a hot gogo girl bitd and got well sponsored by a guy who gave her a condo, good amount to live on etc for her to quit the industry which she did. The two problems with this were that her sponsor didn't live in Thailand full time and she got bored/missed the fun life and so on. She wasn't using at this point but he caught her cheating and ended the relationship with her, kicked her out of the condo etc. She went back to the bar work but had put on a few KG and that's when she started using to help lose weight. I met her a few months after this point but didn't find out about her using until a while later. I stopped seeing her when she delayed a meeting one day with me for hours, turned up obviously having been well on it for god know how many days/nights and was a mess, that's when the full extent of her issues became clear. She lost the cheap room she had been renting, lost her job, wasn't internet savvy so couldn't FL using CL or TF etc like other girls do. I think she was basically living on the street or near to it when I saw her next randomly one morning. I bought her coffee, food, paid for two weeks rent on the by-the-night cheap room she was staying in when she had money. After this I didn't see or hear from her for a good while and when I asked other girls and Mama's etc if she was still around a year or so later none of them knew where she was. She popped up in the Middle-East, I guess she got trafficked out there but had managed to work off her debt and was doing well for herself, totally off the gear, which I guess is near impossible to get where she was living. AFAIK she is still doing OK. Second was a v attractive girl who worked around all the types of job in the industry over a good few years. She was using for many years which I didn't know about but kept it under control well until a couple of years ago when she went off the rails for unknown reasons and descended into a bad state which is when her habit became clear to see. Don't know what happened to her, she went off the grid.

Stones should never be near a PL team never mind a national one.

Wish me luck

Fish an chips bloody lovely and chip chop curry sauce and a can of Dandy to wash them down Only half a portion of fish an chips..

I only wish i could attend, i never knew Baz personally but had many reasons to like the guy from his posting RIP.

9.15 pm here in Sweden. Just had a very nice green curry and a full tub of Ben and Jerry's chocolate fudge brownie ice cream. No room for beer yet! Sat on the balcony enjoying what's left of a beautiful day. 28 degrees earlier.

When I received by W.A. the special of the day from my little French cantine, I couldn't resist.... No proper meal starts without a Pastis, so .... And a second one with the starter. Rillettes de canard The duck leg was a bit dry, but nevertheless melted in the mouth. 2 Pastis, 2 glasses of Red, starter and main, all in 299.000 IDR - 660 Thb

Same here , on Sky Arts they have landscape and portrait artist of the year , find them both addictive viewing

Love watching the painting video's,some seriously talented artists on Youtube. I can't draw or paint for shit,would love to be able to though.

Late breakfast today of 3 fried eggs,2 toast,small tin of beans and a couple of slices for dipping. Cost about £1 for ingredients.

Today's wok dish, a big favourite of mine, squid Krapow

His name is Anthony, a very experienced Bar Manager and as Larry mentions the son of one of the principal owners of Scooters. A very sociable guy and doing a good job.

I bet it's not.

I am a drug addict, and will always be a drug addict, albeit one that hasn't used drugs coming on 20 years. It's very, very hard when emotions are involved as said. But you really have to be cruel to be kind, you can't make it easy for them to keep doing what they are doing, too comfortable, or there is little motivation to change, and they will most likely continue with all the destructive behaviours, both to them and everyone else they come into contact with. I've had these conversations with family members many times, trying to get them to understand they are not helping the person or the situation. But it's so hard for say a mother to hear her daughter say give me the money or i'm going to go prostitute myself to whomever to get it, especially if they don't have an understanding of addiction, why, what's going on etc. I understand that. Without knowing the full story, I'd be saying an ultimatum needs to made to your niece, go get help or you're on your own, find somewhere else to live, means to get care of yourself. It needs brought to a head. That said, unless the person is ready and wants to change, it won't work. Addiction touches so many lives, not just the addict/alcoholic.

I totally understand .... I grew up around addicts .. maybe that is why I have never become one ... the fucking damage they can cause .... all over a needle in the arm ... or a couple tokes off of a pipe ... Brooklyn was destroyed ( the same with Queens, Manhattatan, the Bronx ) with heroin when I was growing up .. totally destroyed .. f**k me .. dead people with a needle still stuck in their arm lying in the streets dead .. 100% true But sometimes ... you can never give up on a person .. even through all of the chaos or damage ... sucks big time ... that they cannot ever recognize the love you have or are offering

Map now updated with the latest info. Icons for closed bars now marked with a red icon. List of Darkside bars currently included on the above map. There is also a separate tab that has a history of the updates to the map. If you know of new/renamed or closed bars, let me know so I can update the maps. If you can provide the GPS location and a pic, even better. Note: On an infrequent basis I will update the Google Maps and Sheets which in turn automatically displays the updated map and sheet in this post and all other posts where the map and sheet are embedded.