Lisa, one of Shelley's best mates and work colleague of mine for almost twenty five years, was in there with her mate Michelle, someone else that we have both known for many years. We knew there and then that the night wasn't going to be a quiet one and in all honesty that The Green Man was likely to the last of our Harborne pubs which wasn't a bad thing as the pub was good and the girls are great company.
First things first, the beer was excellent, I'm starting to really like Purity UBU so there was no hesitation from me selecting it from the pub's impressive selection of real ales. Unfortunately I have little recollection of what Shelley had (Aspall I think but unsurprisingly that night my memories are somewhat sketchy) but I know for a fact that both Lisa and Michelle were on wife beating Belgium lager Stella Artois, only halves though as they are both classy ladies !!
There was very nearly a knockout start to our trip to The Green Man, I came very close to pushing in front of a bloke at the bar, good job I didn't, the man in question was a professional boxer and was in training for a fight a few days later, he may have fancied using me as a sparring partner !!
The night was made complete with an appearance of our friend Andrea, again someone we have both known for a quarter of a century and who we have shared umpteen drunken nights with. I was certain at that point that I'd have very few further memories of the night that I'd be able to capture in this blog.
I was right, pint after pint of UBU was consumed and, after declining their offer of a trip to Popworld on Broad Street, we said our goodbyes and managed somehow to make it back to our penthouse suite in a cab via the chippie where I shamefully ordered kebab meat and chips. Yes, I know it's bad for me, but it looks and tastes great after a few drinks doesn't it?!!!
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