This might just be my favourite place in the world. Barcelona, Venice, New York - all wonderful places but "home is where the heart is" and a large part of mine is here (and has been for 25 years).
The ghosts of some of my best friends haunt this place : sometimes I can feel their presence.
I feel comfortable here and I belong here. It's old (about 120 years) , it's seedy (you wouldn't believe how some of the people who play here make a living!) and it's almost exclusively members and men only need apply.
It's where you can find me at 1:00 in the morning most Saturday nights talking utter bullshit and loving every minute of it.
And it's one of the last remaining parts of "real" Cardiff.
Finally a few of the guys I play ball with. If you think they're all older than me you're right (thank heavens). I always was the "enfant terrible" !
Another year passes ; I don't like the 21st century at all.
8 comments:
Happy Birthday you youngun! I left you a chocolate taste at the cage.
Is that snooker? I noticed the balls don't have stripes like in our pool tables.....I play a mean strip pool.....
Hey Congrats Merlin! Hope you had a wonderful day spending it with the lads!
Hugz!
Steamy,
Yep - that's a full size snooker table. 15 reds and 6 colours. It makes pool look simple.
Ruby,
Thank-you. They're hardly "lads". Two of them are grandfathers : one of them is the most dangerous man I've ever met! (He'd say the same thing about me).
M.
I envy you! Yet, what's with the boys only BS? I could totally hang there!
Seriously, it's nice to have a place where everyone knows your name and are glad you came.
Tate,
You'd be welcome I'm sure. Most women take one look and go away - but yeah...you'd fit in ok !
It's not quite "Cheers" though ; it's better than that.
M.
Then I could be the "infant terrible".
Tate,
You wouldn't have to be that "terrible".
They're all lovely guys really ( except when they're in prison).
M.
LOL, Merlin, I would still be the enfant, eh?
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