tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post1570493641039268425..comments2024-01-27T20:32:17.610-05:00Comments on Pinchgut: We never missed a single pubBadgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283813317560446754noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-8764542392912594872010-03-04T06:36:25.315-05:002010-03-04T06:36:25.315-05:00Annie - I apologise for the noise I used to make w...Annie - I apologise for the noise I used to make when the pub closed. I was young and silly - and always hammered. And I do remember the Dudley - just.Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283813317560446754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-51254753933492535952010-03-04T02:24:05.327-05:002010-03-04T02:24:05.327-05:00Ah Lenny - I knew you were a chip off the old bloc...Ah Lenny - I knew you were a chip off the old block. To complete this voyage you need to get drunk and fall down the stairs to the Marble Bar in the Hilton.Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283813317560446754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-3287509172965928872010-03-04T01:48:02.423-05:002010-03-04T01:48:02.423-05:00In the early 80s I lived in Sutherland Street, Pad...In the early 80s I lived in Sutherland Street, Paddington - diagonally opposite and four doors down from the Four in Hand. As a regular, my beer was always on the counter as soon as I was sighted at the door and on more than one occasion the publican offered to jump the bar to thump some bloke who was pestering me - that's if my usual drinking mates didn't do it first!<br /><br />Sometimes I'd venture up to the Lord Dudley and otherwise the London Tavern - in every case it was downhill coming home!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806660109196835114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-15511611487431245432010-03-03T18:43:25.416-05:002010-03-03T18:43:25.416-05:00We used to hang out at Jackson's on George. N...We used to hang out at Jackson's on George. Not sure how long its been around. Not really my kind of place but I was just along for the ride...<br /><br />You shaved your fur.Wanderlusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099758957492165428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-42423330168983118492010-03-03T18:07:14.631-05:002010-03-03T18:07:14.631-05:00Yes I visited the Marble Bar a few times after it ...Yes I visited the Marble Bar a few times after it was installed in the Hilton and it brought back many fond memories. I think it was the bar they used in 'They're a Weird Mob'? <br /><br />I am a natural chick magnet so expect lots of offers now that I have a photo up there.Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283813317560446754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-44703700144854859202010-03-03T17:59:30.976-05:002010-03-03T17:59:30.976-05:00Wow, Phillip, what a splendid coming-out avatar ph...Wow, Phillip, what a splendid coming-out avatar photo! I'm sure that even Lady Gaga would be turned on.William Skyvingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052367756561555096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-68485629949199484862010-03-03T17:55:00.611-05:002010-03-03T17:55:00.611-05:00The magnificent Adams Marble Bar has been reinstal...The magnificent Adams Marble Bar has been reinstalled inside the Hilton, and it looks exactly like it was when I used to get sloshed there with my uncles of a Saturday morning.William Skyvingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052367756561555096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-56611187215180735962010-03-03T16:40:06.625-05:002010-03-03T16:40:06.625-05:00it seems that i have followed my father's foot...it seems that i have followed my father's footsteps around many of these sydney watering holes. however i think the newcastle is long gone, the slip is now more for the bourgeois than the avant-garde and the adams hotel got knocked over to build the hilton. However the four in hand still remains and most of the original facade and interior has been kept. quite a good restaurant too...lennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07801905002292572279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-53088377491827837572010-03-03T16:28:40.574-05:002010-03-03T16:28:40.574-05:00Well spotted Maalie. I have some bird pics for you...Well spotted Maalie. I have some bird pics for you too. <br /><br />Always up for a coffee Merisi. Might have to be a bit closer than the Slip Inn.Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283813317560446754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-62723819420359172312010-03-03T16:09:55.382-05:002010-03-03T16:09:55.382-05:00Coffee? Coffee at the Slip Inn?Coffee? Coffee at the Slip Inn?Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-72541431168475281082010-03-03T14:19:46.928-05:002010-03-03T14:19:46.928-05:00Crikey!Crikey!Kaye Wallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491607694389685973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-40987322766852799762010-03-03T13:52:01.362-05:002010-03-03T13:52:01.362-05:00That picture is Nyhavn! I've drunk there too ;...That picture is Nyhavn! I've drunk there too ;-)Maaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444125754967223180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-91953577264887276782010-03-03T11:57:55.627-05:002010-03-03T11:57:55.627-05:00Thanks William - I shall certainly try the Krusche...Thanks William - I shall certainly try the Kruschen Salts. I tried to change a light bulb while standing on a swivel chair once and am lucky to be here to tell the tale. And thanks for reminding me about those great Jazz musicians. They just don't make them like that anymore. <br /><br />Steph - with that sort of pedigree you are eligible to be an honorary Australian. I shall write to Mary for your Koala Pin.Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283813317560446754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-40921338172831649162010-03-03T05:58:51.785-05:002010-03-03T05:58:51.785-05:00When I was about 8 years old I met the current Que...When I was about 8 years old I met the current Queen of Denmark. She was a young princess at the time, about 21 I think. I grew up in a Danish settlement in California and she came there to meet and talk to some of the old people who'd migrated to the USA and were in a Denmark-funded nursing home.<br /><br />It was too crowded in the hall where she was being photographed and interviewed (I'd followed along behind the entourage like the pest I was), so I went outside and sat on a planter. Next thing I knew, she sat down beside me and started talking to me about how much her feet hurt. She talked to me for a few minutes, until her people found her and took her back inside.<br /><br />Nice lady.Kaye Wallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491607694389685973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-18419793366003635192010-03-03T04:53:37.604-05:002010-03-03T04:53:37.604-05:00Badger: I now have a clearer picture of your arthr...<b>Badger</b>: I now have a clearer picture of your arthritis problem and the steps you're taking to combat it. You'll be pleased to hear that I'm in a position to recommend exactly the product you need... of a pure mineral non-homeopathic nature, of course. It's called <i><b>Kruschen Salts</b></i>. My paternal grandfather took this product regularly during his entire adult life, which ended when the athletic 93-year-old gentleman fell off a swivel chair while changing a light bulb in his Gold Coast apartment. The product is marketed today by the century-old New Zealand firm called <i><b>Healtheries</b></i>. Click <a href="http://www.healtheries.co.nz/page.php?id=25&prod=1184" rel="nofollow"><b>here</b></a> to visit their website.<br /><br />Concerning Copenhagen, I've never set foot there, but the virtual city has been constantly present in my mind, in a most positive fashion (like St-Petersburg), during my writing of the Rilke movie script.<br /><br />Apparently you and I used to hang out at the same places in Sydney. Other famous drinkers at <i><b>The Royal George</b></i> were the philosopher John Anderson and the cartoonist Robert Hughes (now at Time).<br /><br />As for jazz, I remember well the following performers:<br /><br />— <b>Ray Price</b> (banjo and guitar) and his <i>Port Jackson Band</i>, later the <i>Ray Price Quartet</i><br /><br />— <b>Graeme Bell</b> (piano) and his <i>Original Jazz Band</i><br /><br />— <b>Don Burrows</b> (clarinet, saxophone and flute) and the <i>Don Burrows Quartet</i><br /><br />Incidentally, to close the circle, I notice that Burrows has suffered from arthritis since the age of 38. In a 2008 interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Andrew Ford, celebrating his 80th birthday, he said: <i>"Arthritis is not the greatest for playing a musical instrument. But playing a musical instrument is very, very good for arthritis."</i> So, between daily doses of Kruschen Salts, a move from Vienna to Copenhagen, and clarinet lessons, I think you'll be fixed up, mate.William Skyvingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052367756561555096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-35023837868209814872010-03-03T04:15:28.464-05:002010-03-03T04:15:28.464-05:00I regret to say that I was entirely too familiar w...I regret to say that I was entirely too familiar with each and every one of those fine establishments - and spent many a long night at the Four-in-Hand. My favourite was probably the Newcastle - which was always known as 'Jim Buckley's Newcastle.' This was close to the Quay and so not far of a lurch to get the last ferry home.Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283813317560446754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804114935312811175.post-73785004064356785972010-03-03T03:54:54.447-05:002010-03-03T03:54:54.447-05:00I had never heard of the Sydney Push so looked it ...I had never heard of the Sydney Push so looked it up on Wikipedia (my source of all knowledge, as it also seems to be yours) and found this excellent and detailed article including a picture of the Slip Inn itself:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Push<br /><br />I particularly liked this paragraph and wonder if you frequented any of the places it mentions:<br /><br />"The year 1964 saw the gradual demise of the Royal George Hotel as the prime focal venue of the Sydney Push which dispersed its bustling social life to other traditional venues like the Newcastle, Orient and Port Jackson hotels in The Rocks near Circular Quay and the Rose, Crown and Thistle at Paddington, but also to alternative central-city pubs including the United States and Edinburgh Castle. By the early 1970s, the Criterion Hotel on the corner of Liverpool and Sussex Streets had become the watering hole of the last of the Push diehards. Meanwhile, Push hangers-on and 'tourists', now numbering hundreds, patronised pubs like the Four-in-Hand (Paddington) and the Forth and Clyde at Balmain, but these were venues of social entertainment, lacking the intellectual cameraderie, the informal folksong and the bohemian flavour of the 'George'."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com