Bar & Restaurant, Pattaya, Thailand - Kim Fletcher Landlord Jameson's the Irish Pub


New Diaries are uploaded around midnight on Thursday, local time, here in Pattaya by the Landlord Kim Fletcher.
Diary No. 239 Week of 5th October 2009 - 18th October 2009 Updated 22nd October 2009
Back to Work Well sorry it's been a while folks, but whilst on holiday I spent time with my dear Mum, rather then writing the diary, although we did manage to send you some photos for one of the week's diaries. So a lot has been going on. I got back from England, my Mum, and Mott the Hoople, and after a pretty awful flight back, felt O.K. But two days later the dreaded lurgy got me, and I was on me back for another few days, but the time clock seems to have readjusted pretty much now. Kim arrives at the Travel Lodge in Battersea in his Mott the Dog Shirt made by Mickey The Mott the Hoople reunion gets under way at the Anchor in Battersea with Mick, Linda, Trevor and Mark, who came along on the promise they would see Led Zeppelin (Well Jimmy Page turned up!) Before the Mott the Hoople Gig at the Hammersmith Odeon Excitement at Hammersmith Mottman knows this is Kim's head in the front row. I am glad he knows because Kim's head was all over the place at the time I know they serve Thai Food in London, as you can see it is also VERY cold The holiday was great, but as ever flew past far too quickly. It was great seeing my Mum again after far too many years, she looked remarkably fit, and healthy, she had also lost none of her talent for working in the kitchen and produced enough food to supply an army let alone the Fat Landlord, plenty of Mashed Swede, Roast Parsnips, Proper Baked Potatoes and Home Made Chutney. John my Mother's delightful Rugby/Golf playing Husband was also in terrific form keeping the Landlord in new stories to tell in the pub. If you saw the last Diary there was also the occasion of John's Daughter's birthday party which I was able to crash whilst I was there Sarah, Sarah Wilson to give her full title, now you have to remember, that at this party there were plenty of people I had not seen for twenty five years or more, plus of course many people who I have never met due to them not having been born, when I was there last, but a jolly good party it was. John's two daughters Sarah, and Elizabeth are still as beautiful as when I last saw them all that time ago, quite extraordinary, and putting the Landlord firmly in the shade with his rather haggard appearance. Simon and Jonathan there husband's should consider them selves very lucky, but then both were extremely good blokes so I suppose that makes it all fair, it all got as bit confusing to be honest, but there was also their recently married daughter Hannah who has married a very nice chap called Michael, who I was delighted to talk to about all sorts, the there was the Pretty Kim that was married to Simon, who is in the music business, and I didn't get as much time to talk to as I would of wished, but perhaps next time. I don't blame him either playing with his delightful children was much more fun. Then of course there was the other side of the family. Paul and Rosemary Powis, Rosemary is wonderful except for the fact that she likes plants and things which makes her a bit delightfully potty! And Paul is a diamond how else can he not be married into my family, and loves Cricket and Rugby. It was great seeing these two after such a long time, and I was sad to miss their children who I have not seen since they were children, and of course they are now 'Proper' adults. Paul and Rosemary were fantastic, and brought my Mum up to the Airport at Heathrow to pick me up from the flight, and then were even kinder in a week later taking me back up to the Airport so I could get back. Then of course the backbone to any party is the workers (Slaves, the Downstairs Staff). It was a lovely sight to arrive back at my Mum's house Whitehaven to be greeted by three bowing and courtesing maids, all lined up in a row taking their own time off to welcome back their Master all dressed in their very nice matching Pinny's. Firstly we had the Head Parlour Girl Little Kim, who had been brought down from the Crofts of Scotland and allowed to meet her little brother for a few days. Kim had not changed at all and it was delight to see her again, and kept us all laughing through out the couple of days she was with us, although she really still cannot sit down for more than one minute without getting up to do something or make the Landlord do something he doesn't want to do, like washing up. Great to see you again little Kim, and thanks for coming all the way from Scotland, please send my fondest regards to your husband, because if he had not married you, we might still be stuck with you. The there was Christine Warrington, better known to all as tricks, such a delightful girl who used to be the Manageress of that marvelous Pub the Market House, Christine was a hoot as ever, and had the marvelous idea of bringing with her some Diaries that she had kept from spells that tricks, Sara and I had run the pub when my Mum Edna had taken short holidays when she was Maidstone's leading landlady. Pictures from Led Zeppelin and Hawkwind Fans!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mark and Trevor were really good news over the trip to get up to Hammersmith and see the Mighty Mott the Hoople. Turning up every day before Mott the Dog making sure the beer was ready. What a team. Peter Bevis put on a celebrity laden Luncheon at Langans Brassiere, which was the equal to any Blaggers Luncheon, higher praise I cannot give The Holy Grail of Rock ‘n’ Roll a front row ticket for Mott the Hoople at the Hammersmith Odeon. Thanks go out to Tee side Mark White and the great Organizational skills of Mottman. For some great proper shots of Mott the Hoople please click on here for Ross Halfin’s website
The diaries we had great fun with after the party finishing off the wine, and everybody reading out the bits that they had written, it was almost like a Market House Play Reading. Sara Mattinson was the third little maid all in a row, and what a bundle of energy she still is (she also filled me in on all the gossip, 25 years worth of gossip in 25 minutes!) The Day after the party we were up bright and breezy and off to the Pub for Lunch with Marjory Froud and her beautiful daughter Sue, and my Mum's best friends Eve and her daughter Charlie. I think we nearly got chucked out for being to noisy, but anyway a great Lunch, and some wonderful Food and Bitter Ale. It was all rather sad when the party had to break up. But as they say all good things must come to an end. Of course sandwiched in between all this family goings on, the Landlord slipped up to London to go to the Hammersmith Odeon and see Mott The Hoople reform. Three nights of being transported back in time to the glory days of rock music from the late sixties to the early seventies. Now you must remember that Mott the Hoople in their height of fame could only fill the Hammersmith Odeon for one night, now here they were thirty five years later playing five nights, and every night was sold out. What if they had been awful? Of course they weren't with an average age of sixty five they blew the roof off the place, and sent the audience batty. To see some pictures of the concerts please look up the link on this page to see Ross Halfin's wonderful pictures of Mott the Hoople. It really was a great Rock 'n' Roll experience, made really good for me by the kindness and generosity of all, with some notable stars. First and Foremost is Colin (Mottman) Powell who goes straight into Kim Fletcher's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Mottman knew everybody, out drunk everybody, must of introduced me to 1,000 great people, got me home in the end of the night (somehow). Booked the tickets, hotels, buss, excursions, beers, food, (well Dodgy kebabs). Fought off the Hoards of Cruising Gay Gangs, took care of the Landlord when he threw Hissy fits, and was in general the best friend that man could possibly have, including introducing him to several other important people, Sue Mum who took care of all and sundry at the gigs including Brian Abbott's coat each night, Mark White from Teesside University who had the displayed ticket on here that was a Golden Ticket for the front row of the Friday night at the Hammersmith Odeon, the stub of which is displayed here. Well done Mottman you did good, I look forward to getting even with you on your return here in January. Trevor Masters and Mark Winslade, Hawkwind and Led Zeppelin fans respectively, who turned up every afternoon in the pub to jolly everything along, coming to see Mott the Hoople twice, remembering to bring cameras etc. lets hope it's not long before we meet up again. Peter Bevis and his Ex-Manager Offsider arrived in style at the pub before the first gig and really gave the London part of the trip a kick start, great fun down the pub and then off to the concert. Then the next day Peter had invited me to Lunch at Langans Brassiere, my favourite Restaurant in London from when I lived there some thirty years ago. Well I am pleased to tell you that Langans is as good as ever, although I have never done it in such style before, talking about Lunch with the stars. I mentioned that Mottman knew everybody at The Mott he Hoople Gigs, well Peter is certainly very well known at Langans, talking about Lunch with the Stars? I was well impressed, one of the best Lunch's of my lifetime. Friday was a good day, a walk into London passed all the sites, Lunch with the Stars, and then a front row ticket for Mott the Hoople, then down the Pub till the early hours. Thank you to Mott the Hoople, all the Mott the Hoople people, Colin Powell, SueMum, Peter Bevis, Mark White, Trevor and Mark. Brilliant. With no time to recover we went straight through into Saturday, where sadly and rather foolishly Lunch was side stepped , and more Beer consumed and the day was boosted up by the arrival of Linus (Stu Mitchell) the boy from the Valleys who kept us all in good spirits through the night. The Hammersmith Odeon Bar that night was enliven by the arrival of Peter Makowski, who whilst taking a break from his backstage duties, (Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck won't move without Makowski). Who dragged out Ross Halfin and Slave, in Makowski's own words Halfin delightfully lived down to his reputation, and once he had checked that we really were all Perverts he retired off to go and take photo's off proper celebrities with his slave in tow. It was some sort of wonder that I made Sarah's Party on Sunday. Geoffrey Fletcher in his Mott the Hoople shirt Rosemary Fletcher is able to eat again now that Daddy Kim is back I told you that Brian Abbott was half and half Nova Table on Saturday night with the lovely Porn Coe & other people Alan arrives back Chris at his Karate lessons Rock 'n' Roll Ashley with barman Bob Big John, RayC, and David	Dai Coe in charge of the bar with Little David Dobbs, Dez, & the role model Ian of Harrington (Lady Di) Graham Macdonald (The Font of All Knowledge) leads a very long haired Landlord back into the charge Everybodies hero Brian Abbott with Big Dave Johnstone trying to stay out of the way, which is unusual for him The Bodyguard Big Dez takes care of Nova Table Mr. Ian Harrington esq. Simon Quigley manages to squeeze behind a Heineken bottle Saturday night is Rugby night at Jameson’s with Captain of the Pattaya Panthers Eoin Quirke with his lovely wife Shelley leading the way Pattaya Jameson’s Football Team Dai & Porn Coe Porn Coe Clock in, and then don't forget to clock out
Although I had a wonderful time in England and all my friends old and new treated me so well, it was nice to get back to Thailand and Jameson's. The pub had been well looked after particularly on Friday night when The Mighty Sam Peebles had been Captain on deck followed by The Junior Deputy, Assistant, Manager the man himself Lady Di Ian of Harrington on the Saturday. Well done lads you did good, of course during this these two had the full backing of my Management Duo of Moo and Wanchai who made sure the good ship Jameson's kept on the straight and narrow. Many good people have been through attempting to arrest the Landlord from the downward spiral of Jetlag. The Landlord himself was devastated to find out that the expected arrival of The Root of All Evil Mr. Malcolm Clare had been unrepentantly (well to the Landlord at least) cut to a mere two days, when he was immediately recalled to work, this has two huge disadvantages firstly, The Root is not here now, and secondly when they do let him loose again, hopefully in early November he will be awfully thirsty. I brought some Stilton Cheese with me from England at least some of this will be preserved for The Root's arrival. Geoff Evans has also been in town and sadly hoofed it back to work before the Landlord could give him the necessary treatment to Thank him for his friendship, and help with the Jesters Charity Drive Fair which he so willingly gave, and makes such a big difference to our efforts. For all the latest news from woody about the Jesters Care4Kids Charity Drive 2009 please look up our website at www.care4kids.info where the full amazing story of last year is now on display. It was great to get my feet back under Nova Table again, and hear all about what had been going on since I left. Thanks go out to Sid Silk for the wonderful Fredrick Forsythia book he lent me for the flight, great to see Mike Axford, and his three Wives! Billy Page is with us, and a delight he is too whilst Young Steve Page has followed the Landlord's example and flown home to go and see his Mum. Dai and Porn Coe have also gone racing off to the Welsh Valleys and I suspect other parts of the U.K there will be a warm welcome for them when they return. Steve leaving to go back to the U.K leaves RayC without his usual touring partner, but he seems to be coping very well, whilst Young (Nobody) Frank is like a fish out of water without just Frank to knock around with. Saturday night was a wonderful Jameson's night with the Pattaya Panthers arriving in force under the instructions of Captain Eoin Quirke and his good Lady Wife Shelley to watch the Rugby which Eoin thought was scheduled for 7 o'clock, whereas in actual fact it was scheduled for 7 o'clock but Seven South Africa time, who are five hours behind us, so therefore the Rugby would not be broadcast until one in the morning Thai time, fortunately Eoin had a perfect back up Plan B, instead of watching Rugby "Lets all get drunk!" this was then taken up in unison as only a Rugby team can do with Jimmy Howard at the center of the action aided and abetted by all including the wonderful spark J.K with his lovely Wife and Daughter Tai and Ice, The Font of All Knowledge Graham MacDonald, Superman Graham Watkins, Simon Quigley, our wonderful Football Captain Brian Abbott, Judi McNamara, and all so by the time the Rugby was supposed to be on we really didn't care anymore. For this week's sporting schedule please look up the Jameson's Sports site on the side of this page. Jameson's drinking team with a Football problem Happy Birthday to Lola A wonderful Sunday night Saturday was enliven by the cancellation of the latest Pattaya Football Teams game so they all retired to Jameson's to mull over what a great victory it would of been had the game not been some what disturbed by a drop or two of rain. One of the nicest events of my week in England was a visit to a very dear friend of my mothers on the Thursday morning before I got the train up to London where I met the charming young lady who leaves near to my Mum where we had tea and cakes, and had to go round to give our Thanks for the most wonderful Brussels Sprouts we had eaten on the previous evening. This delightful lady will always be known as Brussels Sprout Pat in my mind. The big news in the Soi is of course the almost immanent Opening of the Nova Gold Hotel right next door to Jameson's, and what a lovely hotel it is going to be let me tell you. This one 'The Gold One' is Rony's own personnel baby, so nothing is being spared (Least of all The Rod). Sascha is going to be the main man in charge and has already been for many meetings etc with the Landlord and his team as we at Jameson's will be supplying them with all the necessary to keep you all alive like food and water (Burgers and Beers). Soi Sukrudee is now coming all into its own, and let me tell you Nova Gold is going to be at the centre of right all along with Jameson's. Martin is going hammer and tongs at Minus 5 now with party after party, soon there will be no need to leave Soi Sukrudee at all. I will keep you bang up to date with all the latest developments right here on these pages. Have a good week, Kim. These photos were sent by Cees to Wanchai after his Party. I can't think why Wanchai would want these? I thought I would publish them to keep Mottman quiet
Derek and Steve tuck into the Jameson's grub. We are at the moment putting together a completely new menu for Jameson's, suggestions from friends and relatives very welcome Brian Abbott with RayC Kim and Martin of Minus 5 Alan, Lola, Paul, and Cricket Geoff Alan gets in the picture The Strachans come in for dinner. I think I saw Paul on telly last week! J.K sparks another Saturday night intro action, but first you must eat doing the necessary to the Jameson's Carvery here are J.K, Graham, and Rich Brian Abbott at Nova Table with a entourage of Panthers Tracy Fletcher in her Mott the Hoople shirt A Landlord's view Bob serves up The Pork Chops to Peter, The Pork Chops at Jameson's are too big to put on a plate so we serve them as required on a big chopping board Up close with Brian Abbott Now this is a real Tetley drinker Johny Live in the middle People can barely contain their excitement in the big build up to the Wolves game Sunday night front row, David Dobbs, Kim and Simon Caulson looking for guests for his House Party The wife’s of Mike Axford Mike with wife number one Mike with wife number two Mike with wife number three Mike’s wife hide away	A pleasant way to pass the evening a nice game of pool Young Peter Dave rules the Football team on Saturday Rich and Blowfly relax in the library Tracy with the lovely Gap Dez gets ready for Saturday night A little bit of Canada will always be in Jameson's. Muffy and Blowfly Wayne Muffy suddenly realizes he is having is picture taken Jimmy Howard Spencer with his Dad So happy to be at Jameson's Rich prepares to take of superman style Fajitas The return of Neil Percival Sheal’s children The Bookies friend Derek watching Blackberry Rich, Paula & Pucky Dinner before the Formula One with Dr. Iain Corness & Peter Keep the Jesters Flag flying
Little John shows off his London T-Shirt that he got from his Grandpa Fun at Jameson’s The Rainy season is upon us selected views from Jameson’s towers And Yes more rain at Castle Jameson's Hotel in the building, Nova Gold will open in November I shall keep you up to date week by week in the diary. Rony and Kim over at the new Nova Gold Hotel. Sasha is in position as General Manager, and the wonderfully gregarious Martin has taken over at Minus Five. Martin has almost ostentatiously turned Minus Five into party town. Drop by and see Martin in his new abode, Martin tells the best stories in Pattaya

	Cheers, see you at the Bar *Kim* landlord@jamesons-pattaya.com
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New Diaries are uploaded around midnight on Thursday, local time, here in Pattaya by the Landlord Kim Fletcher.