“It’s not as good as what it was before it got as good as what it is.”
Ken Haddy (1952-2013) – much missed wit and raconteur at The Scruffy.
Archives for March 2016
Northern Culture House.
“It has been a long road. From a mountain coolie, a bearer of loads, to a wearer of a coat with rows of medals who is carried about in planes and worries about income tax.” Sherpa Tenzing.
They Think It’s All Over…
“You get one chance in life fellas. You can either take advantage of it or you can piss it away. You do that latter and you’re gonna regret it the rest of your lives.” Coach Taylor, Friday Night Lights.
It seems like only yesterday that two cheeky and grinning 12 year-olds walked through the gates of the cricket club dragging flashy wheeled bags crammed full of new gear, representing a bold and perhaps hopeful investment by two sets of parents?
Or perhaps they were just glad to offload these two on us for a night?
Bend Over I’ll Be Gentle!
“I come from a culture where the pub is the centre of the community. The pub is the Internet. It’s where information is gathered, collated and addressed.”
Rhys Ifans
Whether it was the fact that I had spent a winter largely hibernating in The Scruffy as part of my off season “conditioning” or simply the passage of time, I decided it was time for my own personal health MOT again, just in case the NHS finally foes tits up.
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