Friday, June 01, 2007
Farncombe, Easter Sunday
Went down to Farncombe on Sunday, to see Jackie Lynton at the Three Lions. Took advantage of the extra day off work (to lie in) to do a bit of a crawl. The first pub was the White Hart. A large estate pub, this had several people with kids as well as a few twenty somethings dotted about. It also had a huge dog which must have been three or four foot tall whilst standing up on all fours.
The Cricketers was next. The entrance was like walking into someone’s house after walking through their front garden. This was quiet and did have three attractive girls in here, one of which was wearing the most ridiculous high heels on her boots I’ve seen for a while.
The third pub and last before going down to the venue was the Freeholders. This had a very slim, but massively endowed barmaid serving. Her low cut top obviously didn’t help matters but she did remind me of the old kerrang cartoon, Pandora Peroxide, so disproportional she was, although I don’t think she was a rock chick (nor blonde for that matter, though I seem to remember Pandora going through a goth phase). The clientele in here were mainly manuel working young men, your typical Chelsea fans of you like, although there was a quiz machine and pool table.
The last venue was The Three Lions or Scratchers as it’s sometimes known. They’ve built up a reputation for good free live music and Sunday is their blues night. The pub on its own is quite nice, with the added bonus of Oranjeboom on draught. There was also a very hot looking barmaid here too with a more sensible figure.
As to Mr Lynton, he was as you’d expect. Bluesy rocknroll with him telling a few jokes between songs. There were a few medleys of rocknroll covers, such as I Hear You Knocking going into Let’s Work Together. He also did some of his own bluesy stuff such as RocknRoll Whiskey Blues, All My Life and What Am I Living For. With no break in the middle he ended with five covers, Unchain My Heart, Matchbox going into Blue Suede Shoes, Hi Heel Sneakers, Let It Rock and the ballad, Help Me Make It Through The Night. All in all a good show for no admittance charge.
The Cricketers was next. The entrance was like walking into someone’s house after walking through their front garden. This was quiet and did have three attractive girls in here, one of which was wearing the most ridiculous high heels on her boots I’ve seen for a while.
The third pub and last before going down to the venue was the Freeholders. This had a very slim, but massively endowed barmaid serving. Her low cut top obviously didn’t help matters but she did remind me of the old kerrang cartoon, Pandora Peroxide, so disproportional she was, although I don’t think she was a rock chick (nor blonde for that matter, though I seem to remember Pandora going through a goth phase). The clientele in here were mainly manuel working young men, your typical Chelsea fans of you like, although there was a quiz machine and pool table.
The last venue was The Three Lions or Scratchers as it’s sometimes known. They’ve built up a reputation for good free live music and Sunday is their blues night. The pub on its own is quite nice, with the added bonus of Oranjeboom on draught. There was also a very hot looking barmaid here too with a more sensible figure.
As to Mr Lynton, he was as you’d expect. Bluesy rocknroll with him telling a few jokes between songs. There were a few medleys of rocknroll covers, such as I Hear You Knocking going into Let’s Work Together. He also did some of his own bluesy stuff such as RocknRoll Whiskey Blues, All My Life and What Am I Living For. With no break in the middle he ended with five covers, Unchain My Heart, Matchbox going into Blue Suede Shoes, Hi Heel Sneakers, Let It Rock and the ballad, Help Me Make It Through The Night. All in all a good show for no admittance charge.
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