Sunday, 31 January 2010

No Beer So Fierce/ In The Belly of The Beer




Some people thought that I spent last summer teaching in Cambridge. However ...

10 comments:

Laurie said...

Should we start calling you Rip Torn?

Lee Hughes said...

It's okay. After a thorough examination of the photograph you can see a young someone entering Paul's cell, apparently it was a gift for him from Big John on 'D' block who has been enjoying Paul's noir writings.

David Barber said...

"Freeeeee, Paul D. Brazillll!" (To the tune of Free Nelson Mandella, obviously.)........I'll get me coat..!

Corey Wilde said...

I just wanna know what you were charged with (besides beer)?

Mike Wilkerson said...

I knew it, I f'in knew it; PB is running his blogging/writing empire from the clink!

Cormac Brown said...

Oi, did they just lock up Stephen Fry???

Paul D. Brazill said...

The shirt I was wearing was very similar to ones worn by recent inmates of Oxford Prison, which is where it was. But I've only spent one night in a police cell and that was 30 years ago!

Naomi Johnson said...

You stick to that story, Paul.

Pamila Payne said...

Ahh! The vintage mugshot sheet! Fantastic!

Paul D. Brazill said...

I'ts true Naomi! A few of my family - including my dad- have spent time at Her Majesty's Pleasure but I spent a night in a cell one new years eve- 1978- because my mate kicked in the windows of an amusement arcade. Really Eddy Bunker stuff that!

TPamila, he mug shots are great, eh? Oxford is a decent city . Think I'm going to Canterbury this year.

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