A cultural homage to Newcastle Brown Ale. (The bloody stuff never agreed with me!).
Written 40 years ago when I was a student at Durham University.
Well I woke in the morning
With a bit of a start
I thought I’d shit
But it was only a fart
It was the Brown Ale Blues.
Well I lay so smug
In my stinkin’ pit
I farted again
But this was shit
It was the Brown Ale Blues.
I reckon us geordie students were immune or innured to the gastric consequences -- however we did nickname Newcy Broon Ale 'Journey into Space' in honour of the effects of a surfeit of said bevvy on a different bodily function ...
<Deleted User> (10123)
Tue 20th Mar 2012 21:09
JC might benefit from Newcastle Amber Ale, if that's not swearing in a North-east accent! How would I know being a Southerner. Ta much, Nick.
Is this what you get with a university education?
(My own train never pulled into that elevated station!)
I needn't spend my time regretting what I may have missed,
Except for wondering how you play a guitar so it sounds pissed!
(I've got those grammar school blues...yeah)
:-)
Newcastle Brown was very trendy when I was briefly at uni; I think it was partly to do with Lindisfarne being all the rage. I used to drink it religiously, until one day I realised it was far too sweet and I actually didn't like it at all. Can't remember those side-effects, though.
Not progressed too far, though.
Not too long now until second childhood, but this time round it won't be the Newcastle Brown Ale.
And good to see your writing has progressed beyond shit since then.
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Martin Peacock
Fri 23rd Mar 2012 13:37
Cheers for the kindly comments on me mournful meanderings, JC. This is a cheery 'un that takes me back to the days when I could buy a Newky at Bold St. WMC for 22p a pint. Wha' th'...how ferkin' much?!? ["Those were the daze, my friend, I thought they'd never end..."]