Hector’s arrival at Paisley with Steve was a display of thorough professionalism! The festival was in its third day, and some of us do not go midweek.
The Bon Accord group were assembled at the main bar and Thornbridge’s Kipling was the recommended starting pint. This was followed quickly by Osset’s Excelsior. The organisers clearly share the opinion of the Bon Accord crowd; the best English biers are mostly from Yorkshire: then there are the Bradford curries...Mr Holden, you are a luck man!
Robin departed very soon, he had been there all day. Howard departed, Scott disappeared. This left Steve, Craig, Yvonne and Hector.
Time for some ‘foreign bier’. Franziskaner, (Verhaeg?) Kriek, and Christoffel Blond were dispatched before the main show began.
The Affligem Blond is one of Hector’s favourites. Some years ago Hector refused to leave the Festival until the last drop had been consumed.
This could not be repeated as Marg was due to arrive to wheech me away…thanks to Andy for lending me his pass so that Marg could be rescued from the queue outside!
Scott reappeared! Steve disappeared. Jonathan was never there.
Photos were taken with Colin who really should be running the Foreign Bar, and some ‘well kent’ faces who prop up this section every year. I find I have a plumber’s business card in my wallet, how did that get there?
Derek, of Kelburn fame, related his saga of getting back from Deutschland last week. He and Margaret decided an extra four days in Bamberg would make up for the loss of their flight from München. He did not get from München to Calais for €74!
Time to go for a curry, The Village is straight along Paisley Rd… it must be a sign…
The Paisley "Ber" Festival? Is that something to do with Rangers fans? ;0)
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