tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post8268131297641244640..comments2023-08-02T10:45:41.531+01:00Comments on In the footsteps of the Fool: just another angel in the crowdDave Leekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-80517079173034590452013-06-03T18:09:14.359+01:002013-06-03T18:09:14.359+01:00Yeah, cheers, Terry. I used to see a lot of Richar...Yeah, cheers, Terry. I used to see a lot of Richard when Rob was still about, but lost contact after the latter went to France and I disappeared into the night for a few years. I tried to look him up at the Chelsea Wharf studio the firm used to inhabit when I was down that way last year, but was told they hadn't been there for a few years (it was in 80s when they did Across the Border) and there was no forwarding address. So now I know. Guess he must have made his money and moved to where it'd last longer. Or summink.<br /><br />Last time I saw Doug must have been about the same time and he was living near the river in Hammersmith and was working, I think, as some sort of consultant and not enjoying it much, as I recall.Zouk Delorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983226210415857258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-21923345333337820462013-06-02T20:19:09.179+01:002013-06-02T20:19:09.179+01:00Well, thanks for that Martyn. You wait for a comme...Well, thanks for that Martyn. You wait for a comment from your favourite beer blogger then two come along at the same time. . . or is that buses? It's interesting that the repeat one had a typo in it.<br /><br />I'll write to Richard just for a laugh.<br /><br />At the Dominion Theatre we saw a wonderful gig with Richard Thompson, David Lindley, Rory Gallagher and Paco Pena (careful with that spelling). Also a gig where RT supported The Pogues . . .and the Albion Band in 1978 where Linda T sang but hadn't got permission from RT or their Mullah . . . it goes on . . . it's hell inside my head with all this useless info.<br />Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-54134662412411365162013-06-02T20:03:45.650+01:002013-06-02T20:03:45.650+01:00Fugging Blogger, telling me there's an error a...Fugging Blogger, telling me there's an error and conning me into posting (almost) the same message twice ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-241339447617901452013-06-02T20:02:34.266+01:002013-06-02T20:02:34.266+01:00According to LinkedIn, the Facebook fopr creepy co...According to LinkedIn, the Facebook fopr creepy corporate types trying to make as many business contacts as possible, Richard Goddard is still in Greece.<br /><br />And one of HIS LinkedIn contacts is Doug Whitehead, formerly of Alleynes and now Senior Teaching Fellow at Bond University in Australia. <br /><br />They get around, those Alleynians ...<br /><br />Martyn CornellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-85076333879387914032013-06-02T20:00:21.830+01:002013-06-02T20:00:21.830+01:00According to LinkedIn (the Facebook for creepy peo...According to LinkedIn (the Facebook for creepy people anxious to make as many professional contacts as possible) Richard Goddard is still in Greece and his email address is goddard@otenet.gr <br /><br />And one of HIS LinkedIn contacts is Doug Whitehead, Senior Teaching Fellow at Bond University in Australia, formerly of Alleynes ... <br /><br />To me the Dominion Theatre will always be (a) the place I saw Van Morrison live, but more importantly (b) the site of Meux;s brewery, where the great London beer flood happened 199 years ago this October.<br /><br />Martyn CornellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-15913874903357149202013-06-02T16:14:35.133+01:002013-06-02T16:14:35.133+01:00Zouk,
I only deleted it because it doubled up the...Zouk,<br /><br />I only deleted it because it doubled up the comment. Nothing personal.<br /><br />I didn't realise that Richard had done that. I believe he sold up and moved to Greece many years ago. Still, given their economy he may have been back for a while now!<br /><br />It was Richard who put the pre-Ziggy David Bowie gig on at Alleynes. The one I was too young to go to. That still rankles. I notice Trevor Bolder has gone over the rainbow to meet the Starman this week. Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-20866448857951354082013-06-02T15:42:59.219+01:002013-06-02T15:42:59.219+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Zouk Delorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983226210415857258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-70363309068424442162013-06-02T15:42:20.708+01:002013-06-02T15:42:20.708+01:00And speaking of Borderlands, mention also The Bord...And speaking of Borderlands, mention also The Borderline, close to Soho's eastern border in that little cul-de-sac next to Foyle's (before it moved) with the archway leading to Greek Street...<br /><br />...beneath which, with access from the next street up, is (or was) Across the Border, a restaurant whose interior was designed and realised by Littman-Goddard. If the latter partner's name seems to ring a bell, that's because you went to school with him (Richard).Zouk Delorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983226210415857258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-87777729761170525092013-06-01T09:32:41.525+01:002013-06-01T09:32:41.525+01:00Thank you, Brendan.
A wonderful way to lose a fe...Thank you, Brendan. <br /><br />A wonderful way to lose a few hours. A great shop. There's a great Sci Fi bookshop/comic shop in Cork in the little square now renamed as Rory Gallagher Place (formerly St. Paul's Square, I think). The one in London near Fopp Records is crap.Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-82497269620936683082013-05-31T20:42:55.237+01:002013-05-31T20:42:55.237+01:00Dark They Were And Golden Eyed was defineately St ...Dark They Were And Golden Eyed was defineately St Anne's CourtBrendinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442556958669427968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-2583391714848991722013-05-31T12:36:36.797+01:002013-05-31T12:36:36.797+01:00Hi eeyorn and welcome back to you, too.
I must ad...Hi eeyorn and welcome back to you, too.<br /><br />I must admit that I tend to find Hobgoblin ales a little on the heavy side. However, a few years back I did spend a pleasant evening in "The Hobgoblin" at 21 Balcombe Street near Regent's Park. At the time they served Thai food and plenty of Wychwood ales which actually seems to be a bit of a bizarre mixture. Fancyapint.com don't have anything about it so I'm not sure it's still there.<br /><br />The Cousins remains an important place of almost mythical status. I never went there but it's mentioned in the biographies of so many rising stars of the late 60s/early 70s - John Martyn, Sandy Denny & of course dear old Bert.<br /><br />Evidently it wasn't that nice a place. <br /><br />I guess we all carry our own version of London around with us for all sorts of reasons. And to pick up on a point made by Zouk, mine certainly has (very) flexible boundaries. Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-22937875069790302322013-05-31T12:21:06.212+01:002013-05-31T12:21:06.212+01:00Welcome back Dave. Knowing little of the area, I c...Welcome back Dave. Knowing little of the area, I can only add a gentle reminder for 'Les Cousins', allegedly the place that gave a few people their early start including Roy Harper and Cat Stevens.<br /><br />Hobgoblin is also highly recommended. I pretty much like all their ales :)eeyornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933757489269873196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-36694719163664841112013-05-31T10:04:08.286+01:002013-05-31T10:04:08.286+01:00Yes, you're quite right, Zouk. I'll take t...Yes, you're quite right, Zouk. I'll take that criticism sitting down. This just proves that we should always check our sources. In my case, I took it from the book I started reading the day after writing the post, "The Search For The Perfect Pub". More of which at a later date.<br /><br />So, a quick check by bothering Google came up with this in case you're ever in the area: http://bit.ly/12lockW<br /><br />I know a few of them.<br /><br />As for your first comment, they'll be plenty of nits to pick off of things I write!Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-59235790022194447172013-05-30T16:55:01.212+01:002013-05-30T16:55:01.212+01:00To the best of my knowledge, and without bothering...To the best of my knowledge, and without bothering Google, Fitzrovia is the bit north of Oxford St from Soho (including Rathbone Pl, directly north of Soho Square), which itself has been so named since at least when it was Henry VIII's hunting ground (SO-O-H-O-O!).Zouk Delorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983226210415857258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-31358286979758329002013-05-29T16:07:46.623+01:002013-05-29T16:07:46.623+01:00As for Twitterland, it appears to be a news servic...As for Twitterland, it appears to be a news service and time wasting self-congratulatory "me-fest".Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-17127904627062512792013-05-29T16:06:42.262+01:002013-05-29T16:06:42.262+01:00Hi Zouk - I never went away, just got lazy and ove...Hi Zouk - I never went away, just got lazy and overworked.<br /><br />Technically these places are outside of 'Fitzrovia' as Soho was known to Orwell (more of later) but we're talking Borderlands here - part of my psychogeography. You're right, of course, but it was always a great catch-all name for the general area.<br /><br />My good friend and I once went to Hobgoblins sometime last century but we had to go to Croydon. So, I'm surprised to hear that there's one there - I guess I never looked! I will be searching for it the next time I'm there. I'm still after an Appalachian Dulcimer.Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339839143636242387.post-64499418084717172642013-05-29T12:55:42.296+01:002013-05-29T12:55:42.296+01:00Good to have you back, Dave (thought you must have...Good to have you back, Dave (thought you must have disappeared forever into Twitterland). Now I've got someone to pick nits off again!<br /><br />So (as they say on R4) I've always thought of Soho as being bounded by Oxford St, Charing X Rd, Shaftsbury Ave and Regent St, which puts quite of few of those places (Denmark St, Goodge St to name but two) strictly outside Soho.<br /><br />It would have been nice to have the taverns and cafes pinpointed but I guess we'll just have to wander round and find those we're not already familiar with.<br /><br />Given the flexible boundaries of your piece, I was also surprised not to hear mention of the rather wonderful Hobgoblins (purveyors of musical instruments) in Rathbone Place.Zouk Delorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983226210415857258noreply@blogger.com