Fuddland

I went for a few drinks yesterday with an old friend that I’ve not seen for ten years, choosing to sit in a rather unglamorous old pub in Islington — imagine a nice trendy bar, all crisp and clean and filled with poseurs and models, then think of the exact opposite of that, and you’ll get the idea. It was smokey and a bit dingy and, I was told, the taps in the ladies’ loo were in danger of falling off the wall; the ones in the gents’ were securely fitted, but you did have to turn them all the way, until they’d not turn any more, to get any water out. A nice place to sit and drink and chat, but not exactly the latest hot night spot in town.

Which is why it was rather sweet, I thought, to see four previous Big Brother contestants, including a series winner, sitting at a table and having a good natter. They weren’t seeking any attention by going to the latest movie premier or London’s top club, just sharing a bottle of wine and, it appeared, enjoying each other’s company. No one else in the pub seemed to care who they were enough to go and bother them for a photo — there was a brief wave of whispering and pointing that you could see sweep over the pub as people realised who was there — which might be why they chose to go there, until one of them started being chatted up by a rather-worse-for-wear bloke, pretty soon after which they left [sans drunk bloke, I should add].

And I thought I saw my old maths teacher in there too, but it turned out it wasn’t him after all.

#1

Brown | 2005 / 09 / 07 – 10:15

(in Portuguese accent) oh my god!

#2

Kav | 2005 / 09 / 07 – 10:24

So what you are saying is that you were sat in a normal pub and there were 4 other normal (and I use the word advisedly here) people sat in there as well?
;-)

#3

David | 2005 / 09 / 07 – 10:32

Re #2: Essentially, yes. Pretty standard weblog material, isn’t it? ;)

#4

clair | 2005 / 09 / 07 – 11:18

It disturbs me beyond words that you even recognised them.

#5

Jann | 2005 / 09 / 07 – 14:38

I like the bit about the maths teacher.

#6

David | 2005 / 09 / 07 – 17:19

Re #5: Thanks, I’ve got loads of those stories too. For example, I once didn’t see Keith Chegwin.

#7

clair | 2005 / 09 / 07 – 18:32

I actually did see Keith Chegwin once…more worryingly he saw me. As did everyone else at that union event. I shudder at the memory.

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