The “Keith Moon Look-a-Like” Christmas party always spawned several shoulder injuries, and this year was no different.
Fifteen had started, twelve remained. As the drummers tapped out a gentle, wire-brushed, yuletide beat, a mother and pram-pushed infant came in to speak with Joe, the bar manager, about the lack of facilities for baby-changing.
Meanwhile, at a table in the corner, the three triumphal quiz champions, shared out the last of the super-kings cigarettes, lit from a single flame in the darkness.
At the bar, a geezer tried to gather together his failing herd, anxious for one more round of shots before the shutters came down.
The infant cried, all looked on, as the bingo machine was unplugged.
A Merry Christmas to one and all!
Simon Gary is the author of the novels “Gone to the Dogs” and “Thyrke: The Man That Nobody Knew.”
The first is about a fictional 1970s sit-com, told through a series of interviews with the cast and writers. The second is about Cornelius Thryke, one of the stars of “Gone to the Dogs,” and concerns his wondrous early life and escapades.
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