It’s November. It’s after the US elections. It’s a Monday night. ‘Donleavy’s’ crowd is very light. Actually, crowd would be a very inappropriate word. It’s a minuscule gathering. November is that month where people save up their money and their time so that they can do the complete dog on it during December. It’s likeContinue reading “ALL THE WORLD’S A CIRCUS”
Author Archives: Mike Napier
NOSTALGIA AIN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE.
The three lads – JP, Mono and Rasher – were well into their second pint. In fact, it would very soon reach that critical re-order point. There is an imaginary line on the pint glass at about the 25% fill level where once the contents went below – this triggered a finger in the airContinue reading “NOSTALGIA AIN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE.”
9/11 and Soccer Hooligans
The background information should read that the sun would be shining and that the protagonists were dressed in shorts and t-shirts and had taken refuge in a bar from the intense heat and were taking a drink while wiping films of sweat from their forehead and eyebrows. But the ‘summer weather’ was not playing toContinue reading “9/11 and Soccer Hooligans”
DONLEAVY CALLS IT OUT
JP was nicely settled it, flanked by his trusted compatriots Rasher and Mono. He had a settled pint in front of him, he had done the buttock equilibrating moves on the barstool and he had found a comfortable resting place for his elbows. He was eyeing the pint with a sense of great expectation. HeContinue reading “DONLEAVY CALLS IT OUT”
ON THE SPECTRUM
It was another cold night outside the door of Donleavy’s pub. The three lads were very happy they were inside. The air inside Donleavy’s was warm and cosy. The pints were cold. You’d imagine the whole mixture shouldn’t work. But it did. Worked very well. Outside, winter was doings it’s able best to move intoContinue reading “ON THE SPECTRUM”
CHANGE OF THE GUARD AT DONLEAVYS.
The three lads were well installed on their regular barstools at Donleavy’s. ‘Regular’ might be one description but it does no justice to their sense of ownership. In reality, and for the purposes of health and safety, these barstools really should have the three amigo’s names fully inscribed somewhere to warn others. JP in theContinue reading “CHANGE OF THE GUARD AT DONLEAVYS.”
COVERING IT UP
The three lads – JP, Mono and Rasher – were seated at the bar counter and awaiting the first delivery of the night. Donleavy was finishing off the pints with all the attention, skill, and care of a master craftsman. Each of our three amigos had their heads angled in his direction following every delicateContinue reading “COVERING IT UP”
ADVANCED SOCIETY.
There was no need to pull the curtains in Donleavy’s Pub. The evenings had drawn in on themselves and the darkness had wrapped around another layer so much earlier than before. It seemed incredible how it had been bright up to 10:30pm only a few short weeks ago and now it was pitch black atContinue reading “ADVANCED SOCIETY.”
ITS NOT THAT HARD. REALLY.
It was one of those very unlike summer evenings where the rain was belting off the windows in Donleavy’s pub. The clientele was quite relaxed on their barstools and in their chairs. There was something about being in a pub when the weather was inclement. Perhaps it tended towards a less guilty mind. I meanContinue reading “ITS NOT THAT HARD. REALLY.”
POPULAR TODAY
It was a Thursday night in Donleavy’s in the middle of a relatively hot spell of weather. The bar takings would be down. Everyone was off at the beach or the lake or the BBQ in the back garden. Only the faithful were still ‘practising’ at the bar counter. Numbered among those faithful were JP,Continue reading “POPULAR TODAY”
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