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  • Norwich Bar Billiards League – Serengeti

    Norwich Bar Billiards League – Serengeti

    I actually forgot to take any photos to record the bar billiards last night, but this is the nearest that I got and since there’s chalk on the table it’ll just have to do. Further to my last post on this matter, I’ve switched teams to now be part of the Serengeti which is also at the White Lion. This whole concept of beer and sport is rather an agreeable one, it’s definitely less damaging than the five a side football team thing I’ve set up and which played for the first time on Monday, but more about that in another riveting post……

    Fortunately I managed to play sufficiently well last night not to be removed from the team, so that’s positive, and I’ve discovered some exciting rules that I didn’t know existed as part of the learning curve. Slightly nervous of the whole arrangement as I’m entirely uncompetitive (as I usually lose) it transpired to be even more exciting than I had hoped for during the sort of training session we had. I was aided with the support from the cheap seats (as opposed to the higher seats which have a premium view of the table) in the pub of Julian, which gave us the chance to debate our pubs excursion to North Walsham later today. Anyway, my first match next week against the International Brigade at the King’s Head. I’m looking forwards to the food and I’ve got an aim to score at least 800 in every match as a target, as well as a set of things that I need to practice, so that’s several games this weekend needed….

    Oh and the Liberator Beer, orange blossom version, from Tindall at the White Lion was very agreeable.

  • Norwich Bar Billiards League – White Lion Manes

    Norwich Bar Billiards League – White Lion Manes

    Here’s a photo of me from last year (NB, that isn’t a fashion item around my wrist, it was my face covering which I wasn’t sure where to put, although perhaps over my face would have been sensible) when I put myself in charge of refereeing a Legstretchers bar billiards tournament, although I probably remembered half the rules incorrectly. Anyway, I’ve joined a team this year, the White Lion Manes, although I’m more engaged with the food than the bar billiards bit. The league, slightly oddly referring to us as the White Lions Manes which poses me some grammatical issues, is at https://www.norwichbarbilliards.co.uk/League and I might get away with gossiping our team until someone happens to read up about what I’ve been writing and I’ll have to calm myself.

    Anyway, our captain, who I shall refer to as Keir, is pretending that it isn’t something that should be taken seriously, although it’s clear to me that it is absolutely in his mind something that is more important than the essence of life itself. I will update this riveting blog on how many games I lose and when Keir orders me out of his team, but until that happens I shall merrily post even more photos of food which is why I’m doing this.

    My home pub will be the White Lion, which is moderately annoying as it’s half way across the city from where I live, but I suppose I could pop into the King’s Head for a rest on the way there and back. I also don’t have a cue and I don’t want one, I’m not traipsing that around the city and it won’t make any difference to me anyway. I’m not sure that I know the rules either, which will cause a scene when Keir realises and mutters and moans that my fancy shot is actually in fact illegal. I understand that I have to referee some matches, which I shall be doing as infrequently as I can get away with as I’ll get muddled up and I don’t like adding up (Keir got an A at GCSE Maths so he’s alright).

    Anyway, there’s food and beer involved, so hopefully the bar billiards bit won’t ruin those two key elements.