Pattaya Nightlife - Jameson's the Irish Pub, Pattaya, Thailand

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Kim Fletcher's famous weekly pub diaries at Jameson's started with the first publication Wednesday, January 26th, 2005. Each Thursday night, local time, a new diary will be uploaded for your viewing pleasure.

Diary No. 100 Week of 18th December 2006 - 24th December 2006 Updated 28th December 2006

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Happy New Year Everybody. Well it has been our second Christmas at Jameson's, and if possible it was even better than our first one. It is the people that make it a good time so a big Thank you to those of you that have been in over the last week, and those that have been in over the last year.

Christmas weekend started of with Jameson's Jinger Bens Christmas Pairs Golf Scramble organized by Mike Franklin (who did his usual unflappable job) held at Eastern Star Golf Course which by the by was in immaculate condition, and the staff as marvelous as ever. The field was full at one hundred people, and everybody seemed well set for Christmas, amongst those seen bashing a little white ball around lots of green grass and even more water and sand traps were Nora, Sean Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Harry and Saranya Riley, Steve Plant, Peter Marburg, Susanna and Lenart Leschly, Khun Tira (who told The Landlord he was fat! True but cruel), Glen Tyler, Arthur Hancock, Gareth Edwards, (great name) Daryl and Toi Blair, Banjob Franklin, Wanida Reed, Cecil Williams, Mike Corner, Barney Conelly, John McKillop, Joe McArdle, Barry Sullivan, John and Tai Kennedy, Dale and Ann Drader (Thankfully we managed to keep these two out of the bushes), Geoff Bowers, Nigel Irvine, Terry O’Connor, Dave Quick, Mark Bridges, Kym Stutley, Brian Ferrigno, Ron Herbert, Dave Stockman, Mikael Anderson, Magnus Johansson, Petri, David and Joyce Jones, John and Meg Oke, Mark Fisher, Trevor Carter, Terry Schofield and Andy McTighe playing as a team for a change instead of the T and A up, Peter Ring, Pete Henshaw, Maurice Kelly and Tom Horan, Rich Wibrow, and the brilliant red Jason Payne, Mosquito Bill Johnstone (who was organizing a lot on his own), Dave Green, Graham Emmerson, Harold Martin, KJ Miles, John Fawcett, Stefan and Intra Goransson, la and Pong Noren, Kai Ludvigsson, Ulf Berggen, Kenneth Johansson, Jan Svensson, Nils Janssen, Kjell Hagberg, Bo Temnell, Birgritta Luning, The Philbrook clan, Jim Frances, Simon and Debbie, John Hall, Jeremy Watson, Barry Winton, Paul (Bubbles) Davies, Perry McNeeley, Moon Schwelera, Anders Pedersen, Hans Collett, George (one ball) Jackson, Phil Mitchell, Bob Van Mol, John Hartigan, Graham Goodman, Ingo Rauber, Liliane and Urs Wigger Ken and Beth Lill Ray Lepard and Matt Miller. We cannot of course thank our sponsors enough Terry Schofield of North Shore Real Estate and John Fox of Q Cars and naturally Heineken or those of you that want to know who won what. Please look up Mike's webpage on this site.

Simon & Jim Philbrook are presented with the runners up prizes sponsored by Jon Fox of Q Cars at Jameson’s for the Pairs Scramble organized by Mike Franklin and Jameson’s Manageress Moo on Friday 22nd December 2006 for the Jinger Bens Annual Golf Tournament

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Riley winners of Jinger Bens Tournament prizes donated by Terry Schofield of North Shore Real Estate

Oh the dishonour Mosquito Bill Johnstone and David Green are presented with Jinger Bens cocktails for the highest gross score of course these two took it in their stride and ploughed on, with grace & humour

Well after the taste had gone away

Mike on the mike

Of course the pub is only as good as the people in it, the staff has been magnificent this year, never being fazed when surmounted by all sorts of requests. To all the guys I wish them all a wonderful New Year and Thank my Captains, Moo, Wanchai, Bob, Vinai, Tim, and of course Rony and Dang Fineman.

Lady Di (Ian Harrington) and Graham MacDonald have always been around to support the suffering Landlord in his hour of need, Ian Gamble, Sam Peebles, Rich Wibrow, The Paynes all of them Jason Nui, Leo, and mum and dad, Graham (Superman) and Ung Watkins, Eoin and Shelley Quirke, and all the Panthers past and present Jimmy and Jenny Howard, the great Ray Matti and Curly Wurly, Dave Garred, David Doll, The mighty Kevin Fisher G.C. and the lovely Som. Jack and Jin Levy our Motor Racing Driving Iain and Som Corness, Dai and Porn Coe, Mosquito Bill and his side kick Dave Green, Johnny Live may his hairdressing empire boom in 2007. Tira and Ginnie, Andy McTighe and family (Long Live Progressive Rock), Mick and Elly Devonport.

Happy Birthday

Thanking everybody for those Christmas cards especially Tricks and Rosemary and Paul Powis. All the wonderful text messages from all my Australians friends keeping me up to date with the latest cricket scores especially Ian Dickson who is no doubt as you are reading this torturing the Font of All Knowledge at the Boxing Day test. Steve and all those boys who mostly play in blue for not letting us down. The Pattaya Football Club, all the Bryant's Rick, Harpic, Jake, Paige and Abby (not forgetting the Pickled Onions). Malhotra's all, Stuart, Moo, James and Sophie, Graham, Ian and Wee, Joules, Nick, Denis and Lek, Rob and Wit, Malcolm and Christina Bowden, Bob Finch, Woody and all the Jesters, Swedish Patrick, a special award for the most flavour some shooter, Yes even beating the Root of All Evils drinks, Jeff Paladeau, Bob Scar Taylor and family, Kc from Town and Country, Neil and Pen Sandilands (must get colder beer), Big Dave Hoyle of Jools family bar and restaurant Sukumvit Soi 4 in Bangkok, Mike Watkins and the rest of the boys from the valleys. We all sure miss the Rose's and the Baker's. Dave Foden, Lisa Lurve, The Cyclops, and Scud, Andrew Watts, Emma and Zorba.

Philbrook corner. Debbie, Simon, Frances & Jim

Ken Lill oversees the feast

Nice to see Declan and Marade again, this Christmas. Andy Francis and Paul Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Monkey the fantastic David and Sylvia who organized our amazing Fashion Shows in November. Aussie Mick, all the good folk of Canuck Ville. Barry Winton and his bottom, Big Ken who stormed the battlements over Christmas with the lovely Chris. Bjorn now sadly back in Norway but we all hope to see him again this year. Steve and Bill Ponter, Buster and Lek Williamson, Simon Edmonds, Rodney Bain who now has more Jameson's glasses in his house than we have in the bar! Coombes's and Crouch's, Patrick (the flying frog) and all of the Hash House Harriers, (next on-in for the runners is on Monday 15th January), of course Malcolm Clare the Root of All Evil who has made many a memorable night disappear. My mate Geoff Evans, John Hagan for giving this website a ranking system and keeping us on our toes, no more pictures diaries these days. Ron, Weaw and James Keeley, Kimo and Nid Price, Jeremy Quinn, Nial, John Kennedy won a Mike Axford Golf Calendar in this years Jinger Bens tournament Thanks Mike. Matt the Wig and Big Sean, Joe, Bea, James and Vicki Grunwell. As we all wish Superstardom on James in the upcoming Racing Season. Kenneth Sly, Craig Bertram, Sadistic Robert, Richard and Maggie Waller for helping us out with the Vino, Mark Bolam for the Jazz, Trevor of Hawkwind fame and Mark of Led Zeppelin fame. Stephen Leather for not killing Kim Fletcher off this year although he was himself fictional killed off by our own Pattaya Mail reviewer Lang Reed, Nova Lodge Big David who came to visit for Christmas, Ian and Pat Dickson who we all miss very much. Gin and tonic Peter Woolston who will be back with us shortly probably with new toys! Peter Mewes. It was great to see Phill Dunn last month although as usual the Landlord's memories of Phill are coloured by alcohol. Pop and The Pattaya All Star band especially for the great Acoustic Sunday afternoon’s. Uriah Heep for the concert of the year, although Mick Devonport with the Pattaya all Stars was pretty amazing too. Roger Parry, our resident Boxing expert Sid Silk, and the lovely Sue. Sid still has an unblemished boxing record of 29 fights 29 ko's. Stuart Daly and the little chocolate soldiers mum and dad Jed and Linda, Alex and Nit Wood supporting the England rugby team through thick and thin and this year it has been really really thin.

Christmas Eve saw good drinks with Stuart Daly Straff, and Dave Jason and Ron, Johnnie Live, the return of Jason (sadly for all of us Jenny will not arrive until January, Quigley's all Simon, Nin, and Anne, Shelley led the Carol singing with some distinguished piano playing, whilst a lot of us found out we could not sing. The Fineman's turned up in all their glory with Clayton and Ronnie, Motorbike Shaun turned up to sink a few with Peter and his mum, checking out the Christmas Buffet. Stuart, Moo, and Sophie and James all add to the fun with of course Dennis, and Lek, Rob.
What remains of the Reading Football Club, sang a brief song to inspire the team against the mighty Chelsea. We could not thing of a song to inspire the England cricket team.
The New Year's Eve party preparations are well under way, there will be a full Carvery to bring us into the New Year, a good old rave up at midnight with the 'Okey kokey' Aul Ang Scign' etc poppers and string, free Champagne at midnight, and you can sit outside and watch the fireworks display if you wish. But it is a quieter way to bring in the New Year than being downtown. Last Year we had a similar theme and we had a wonderful time, as anyone that was there will tell you. The Root of All Evil's family The Clare's were all there, and they will tell you!
Great to see Champagne Peter walk through the door for a Christmas drink
Happy Christmas to Chef Flemming, and New Year best wishes to all from Richard and Gam Holt.

Sam Peebles again ruled the sports room area over Christmas Day, giving out happy vibes all around the bar. Motorbike Shaun was in his element as he always is with a great big smile on his face Graham Emmerson's table were a hoot all day long with the Greens entire family and Mosquito Bill squeezed in the middle Roger Mart's table made good use of the Christmas Carvery, as did Nigel Morgan's Leanne agreed with the Landlord on one table for the kids and one for the bigger kids Mike Woodward and family had a good time as did the Henderson's, Bowlings, and Knaggs great to see Colin again and Thanks for the hat. Santa certainly did a good job, amazing how many places he can be at the same time Denis, Hilary, Cyril and May had a marvelous time sitting next to their country's Rugby Union Captain Tim Jones, Nigel Burt, the wonderful Ken and Jacqueline. Jack and Mike. Plus an early visit from Neil Sandilands, and a late one from Ian (Lady Di) Harrington, Bill, Matt, Negel, Kev, Jimmy and a special Happy New Year to Pattaya's well respected Peter Malhotra. Enough from me. Happy New Year everybody. Kim, Rony, and Moo.