Real Ale Geek!

Yesterday evening was spent completing another pub crawl with my friend Steve. This is something we do from time to time throughout the year; pick a random place to do a pub crawl - encompassing at least 6 pubs - and then do it. This time we did a route from Southwick to Portslade, which was actually much better than we thought it would be. Being real ale enthusiasts we did much better than we expected and managed to drink some decent beer, as well as ticking off the route. The highlight of the evening was The Stanley Arms in Portslade, which is a regular winner locally of awards for its beer and comes very well recommended. A little chat with the landlord left us with a free pint and, almost selfishly, I started enquiring as to whether they have bands play there very often, and furthermore, if they'd be interested in my band playing there. I'd hatched a plan in my head that I'd start getting us shows at all of the best real ale pubs in the area, and negotiate getting free beer all night as part of the fee. Not sure the others would be that up for that idea. 


Actually felt pretty hammered last night after the onslaught, which rather explains the crap I ended up writing about shoes or something for yesterday's 'Reasons To Be Cheerful', and I've had a hangover most of the day as punishment. 


I kind of feel like I have a massive geeky side to my personality, doing things like these pub crawls - I mean being into real ale is kind of geeky. Or other stuff I do, like doing the south downs way thing, or even writing a blog for that matter. I wonder what other people think of it? I like to think I balance out my geeky side by doing things like music, watching football, playing sport and drinking a lot - but that probably just adds to it in a way. Some of my friends, the ones I don't partake these kinds of hobbies and activities with, give me funny looks when I tell them about this kind of thing. But I do wonder why. I don't really think it matters what you are into, as long as you enjoy doing it. I don't know. Maybe this is just some kind of latent reminder of insecurity from my school days. 


Today I have almost entirely wasted, given the hangover. Just one week until I start working now.........