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Pattaya by the Landlord Kim Fletcher.
Diary No. 280 Week of 23rd August
2010 - 29th August 2010 Updated 2nd September 2010
With
less than a month to go we are all rushing around making the final
preparations for the Big Day 'The Fair' The Jesters Care4Kids
Charity Drive Fair will be held on Sunday 12th September at 10.00
a.m. As ever being held at the good old Diana Driving Range and
Resort. It really is one of the highlights of the year. There
are masses of shows and stalls for young and old to enjoy, Beer
Tents, Rick and Harpic's Pop's Cool Zone, International and National
Food Stalls, Beer Tents with all be being sold at 50 Baht a can,
and as they have all been donated by generous benefactors you
can drink merrily away knowing that by drinking MORE beer you
are doing more good. There is a wonderful Kids Raffle organized
by the Pattaya Sports Club, Jameson's Book Stall, Beer Tents,
A fantastic Trampoline Display, Live Bands from Kids Marching
Bands to Leo's Blues Factory Rock 'n' Roll, Beer Tents, Four Winds
Special Tent, World of Wines, The British Legion has a tent with
Jameson's run by Bert Of Tropical Bert's with his side kick Derek,
Beer Tents, an appearance from Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Evans, the
site of Judi Macnamara working shoulder to shoulder with Terry
Schofield and Debbie from Nicky's and Deborah from Pattaya Cricket
Club and MBMG with Moo and the Jameson's girls all in their summer
frocks, running the Jameson's Used Book Stall. Now on the subject
of the Book Stall. The Stall is actually called the Jameson's
Used Book Stall so therefore we need your old books to sell on
the stall. Now please everybody it's a wonderful way to make money,
as you give us the books, we sort them out and display them, you
then come along for a beer and a browse with us, buy some books,
and then we give all the money to the Care4Kids Charity Drive.
All profit no cost, but for this to work we need all your books,
so please if you have any spare books please bring them into Jameson's
so we can get them all sorted out. Now did I mention the Beer
Stalls at the Fair, there is of course a stall from one of the
Platinum Sponsors The World of Wine run by none other then Ron
Keeley, so if anybody fancy's a nice glass of wine you know where
to go. Of course there are also Beer Tents. Good Food at Rich
Man Poor Man Tent, Indian Food, all the International Schools
have Game Tents as well for those of you feeling energetic or
of course you can sit with us in the collection of 12 Jameson's
Stalls and drink beer from the Beer Tents. There are also Magicians,
Stilt Walkers, Fashion Shops, Bike Shops, and of course a few
Jesters Beer Tents.
The following week is celebration time with the Jesters Care4Kids
Party Night at Jameson's, with all the good times that go with
that the climax to the Grand Raffle, The Auction Night, which
is always good fun. Plus the opportunity to catch up with old
friends. Plus of course the chance for a few beers.
For more information, please look up the Care4Kids website with
a link at the side of this page or just go direct to www.care4kids.info
or for Woody's weekly updates www.pattayamail.com
Important
notice for all Stall Holders at the Jesters Care4Kids Charity
Drive Fair
at the Diana Driving Range and Resort on Sunday 12th September
2010
Dear
Stallholders,
There will be a stallholders' meeting at Jameson's Pub located
at the Nova Park Hotel on Soi 4 off Pattaya 2nd Road in Central
Pattaya on Monday September 6th at 7 PM. The meeting is to discuss
issues pertaining to the fair, such as your stall location, parking
and other logistic support.
The Jesters Children's
Fair will once again be held at Diana Garden Resort and Driving
Range located in North Pattaya on Sunday September 12th from 10
am to 6 pm.
If you are unable to attend
the stallholders’ meeting, please take a moment and look
at the info sheet I have included below.
If you have any questions
please feel free to contact me by email or at 089-930-3558. Thanks
for your support. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Thank you,
William Freeman
Fair Stall Coordinator
Jesters Care for Kids Charity Drive 2010
JESTERS
CHILDREN’S FAIR STALL INFO SHEET – 2010
1. LOCATION:
Diana Garden Resort and Driving Range in North Pattaya.
2. DATE: Sunday, 12 September, 10 AM –
6 PM.
3. ENTRANCE: All stallholders must enter at the
entrance of Diana Garden Resort and Driving Range.
4. PARKING: Once you pass through the gate, parking
attendants will direct you to the parking area. IMPORTANT NOTE!!! For safety reasons, no vehicles
will be allowed in the stall area on the day of the event until
after 6 PM. You may off load in the stall area on Saturday, 11
September after 4 PM.
Please help us by following the instructions of Fair Officials
and Diana Security Staff.
5. GATE FEE: 50 Baht donation. Children are free.
6. The fair site will be opened from 6am on the day of the Fair.
Official fair hours are 10am to 6pm.
7. Stalls include approximately one 4X4 meter area (tee box area
stalls are slightly smaller) – one rectangular table, one
round table and two chairs – one electrical outlet (approx.
3 amps).
Please note that the system will NOT run electrical appliances
that draw lots of power.
8. Fire exit lanes for pedestrians are clearly marked at the fair.
Please keep these lanes clear.
9. There is no running water at the stalls or ice.
10. No change will be available at the fair.
11. Please bring trash cans for stall use.
12. Banners should be no larger than .75 X 3.50 meters.
13. Please clear all items from the stall area at end of the event.
14. IMPORTANT NOTE!!! This year, children’s
coupons are LIGHT BLUE in color and are NOT redeemable for cash.
Coupons will only be used internally by school staff for kid’s
games and not for food or any other stall use.
15. Please do NOT take tables and chairs from other stalls.
16. Stall fees are payable to Bill at the fair. Standard stalls:
1500 Baht and Food stalls: 2500 Baht.
17. PLEASE DO NOT SELL BEER AT YOUR STALLS. ( BUT DRINK
LOTS OF IT FROM THE JESTERS BEER TENTS> THE MORE YOU DRINK
THE HAPPIER YOU ARE AND THE MORE MONEY GOES TO CHARITY!)
18. Please pay special attention to hot cooking utensil safety.
19. Please secure valuables at all times. The organizers will
not be responsible for any loss or damage that may occur.
20. If there are any questions please contact Bill 089-930-3558
or Kevin 081-982-8845.
Blaggers becomes Jaggers
The Diary is a place to let people know about
what is happening in Pattaya and particularly about Jameson's
and the Nova Group. Well I have thought hard and long about
what I should tell you about the new Luncheon Club for Gentleman
formed by Simon Philbrook last Sunday. (Voted for and now called
the JAGGERS to say it was a Mighty event). Mark Gorda "Mr.
Jackalope", Head Chef Vinai of Jameson's excelled himself.
I doubt there has ever been a better Typically British Sunday
Luncheon in Thailand (a big and ambitious claim I know, but
I feel justified). The Full Menu is to be found on this diary.
The food was fresh and tasty, but most importantly just kept
on coming. The organization was superb from Captain Confident
Simon Philbrook with a crowd of 24 guests when those guests
included Bjorne of Cafe Kronberg, Flemming the Executive Chef
of the Dusit Thani Dubai, Ray Matti, Captain of the Jameson's
Football Team Brian Abbott, Professor Jerry Stewart, The Man
himself The Root of All Evil Malcolm Clare, Mark Gorda, Captain
Jesters Steve Ponter, Main man Des Halls, The Bouncer Doug the
Dog Man, The man himself Dai Coe Dolly the Star of Cricket fields
and Bollywood, Paul Strachan star of Pattaya Mail T.V, Nick
Freeman, Pattaya Cricket Club's Leg Spinner and Coach Leon,
Terry Schofield, you have quite an audacious Guest List.
The Quiz was a Hoot. Incredibly won by the
Dai Coe Team which included Doug the Dog Man and the Landlord.
Although there were some extraordinary names for the actors
in the Great Escape including Ilyia Kyriakin, Some German, Hudson
the Butler, Charles Bronson, and the other one from the Dirty
Dozen, "The Goalkeeper chap from Rocky" Sylvester
Stallone (wrong film, wrong actor, wrong era, but we managed
to get Simon to give us half a point for spelling his name right).
The wine went down by the Bucket load, and the intermiadory
course of an Orange Sorbet with a straight shot of Grand Marnier
was a stroke of sheer genius. Roger, Ae and Wanchai led the
staff with speed and efficiency.
Things got very exciting afterwards when Dr. Iain arrived for
the Formula One Grand Prix from Belgium as poor Iain had to
talk us through almost every bend, to be honest the later Football
was all a bit of a Blur.
A wonderful Luncheon one which I hope will become a regular
three Monthly Event on Sunday's at Jameson's.
The books have now started to come in for our Jameson's Bookstall
at the Fair on Sunday 12th September at the Diana Driving Range
and Resort, but we still need more Ian Harrington came in with
a pile of books, and their have been a lot of Anonymous donations
for which we are truly grateful, but a huge donation of books
and good stuff came in from Simon Quigley (the band's harmonica
player) last Saturday. This has become a regular event for which
we are truly grateful but extra special mention must go to Joe
Worthington for extreme generosity, and the Mighty John Moffat
and all at the extraordinarily named C'ANT-S' Group. (Something
to do with accounts I'm assured). More books please we are still
in desperate striates this year. It would seem that people read
less. I must confess to the crime myself as I spend so much
time on the Internet (Well Mafia Wars actually).
Looking forward to my old Mucker and Mott the Hoople mate Colin
Powell arriving with his friends, Sean Houghton will also be
strolling through the doors soon. The Root of All Evil Malcolm
has slipped back to Kenya, Paul Dobbs is expected back in soon
once he has come back over Everest.
I personally fear for my favorite sport Cricket, how will it
recover? I seriously do not believe the all the Culprits come
from Asia, just how widespread can this whole episode be????
What does one do with all the records for the past few decades,
who can believe what? Sad days indeed.
These
are the Sporting Questions from last week's JAGGERS Luncheon set
by
Chairman Simon Philbrook. Answers Next Week.
Blaggers Lunch
– 29th August 2010
1. Who holds the record
as being Britain's youngest ever Formula 1 Driver?
2. Who is the last English
born manager to coach an FA Cup winning side?
3. In July 2003 Mark Rowe
was disqualified at the open, who was his playing partner who
was also disqualified?
4. How many players are
there in an Australian Rules football team?
5. At which ski resort would
you see the Cresta Run?
6. Which team was Liverpool
playing in the 1985 European Cup Final when the Heysel stadium
disaster happened, banning all English clubs from European Football
for 6 years?
7. Which F1 Team made their
Debut in Australia on March 3rd 2002?
8. Who defeated Oliver McCall
in 1995 to become WBC Heavyweight champion?
9. The first Test match
was played at Melbourne in March 1877 between England and Australia.
The first Test in England was against Australia in September
1880 at the Oval. Which was the next country to play test cricket?
10. In Bingo, which number
is known as The Brighton Line?
11. Poland's Stella Walsh
(Stanislawa Walasiewicz) won the women's 100-meter race at the
1932 Olympics, becoming the first woman to break the 12-second
barrier. When she was killed 48 years later in 1980, what happened?
12. Which England Cricketer
was killed in a Car crash in 2002?
13. Bring on the clown was
a book about which footballer (goalkeeper)?
14. Who won the 2001 British
Open Golf Championship?
15. Who is the only footballer
to have played for Manchester United, Manchester, City, Liverpool
and Everton?
Q. Name the movie, the director
the actors below:
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Capt. Hilts "The Cooler
King" ……………………………………………………………
Flight Lt. Hendley "The Scrounger" …………………………………………………………..
Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett "Big X" ………………………………………………………….
Group Capt. Ramsey "The
SBO" ………………………………………………………….
Flight Lt. Danny Velinski "The Tunnel King" ………………………………………………………….
Flight Lt. Colin Blythe
"The Forger" ………………………………………………………….
Flying Officer Louis Sedgwick "The Manufacturer" ………………………………………………..
Kommandant von Luger ………………………………………………………….
Lt. Cmdr. Eric Ashley-Pitt "Dispersal" ………………………………………………………….
Flight Lt. Sandy MacDonald "Intelligence" ………………………………………………………….
Flight Lt. William Dickes "The Tunneler" ………………………………………………………….
Flying Officer Archibald
Ives "The Mole" ………………………………………………………….
Flight Lt. Denys Cavendish "The Surveyor” ………………………………………………………….
Werner 'The Ferret' ………………………………………………………….
Haynes ('Diversions') ………………………………………………………….
Dai Nimmo ('Diversions') ………………………………………………………….
Let Jaggers Commence
Jaggers
at Jameson's
Tired but happy morning shift
Well somebody had to sort the bill out
Simon Philbrook, President of the newly formed Jaggers
gets presiding underway
Paul Strachan arrives
The Quiz which was won by the team of Jaggers led by
Dai Coe with Doug (Dogman) and the Landlord
Our
Leggy and Cricket Coach Leon
Ray
A wonderful photo of the action on Sunday Night Dai,
Kim, Des and Leon
Paul with his hands full
The
Formula One with Dr. Iain
On a personnel note here is a great
picture of my English Family. From left to right as you look
at it are Rock 'n' Roll Aunt Rosemary (she is a Vampire - No
Reflection!) a Nun, John Harrisson (still impatiently waiting
to be called into the England Rugby Team in the second row),
Jo (Thankfully the one who got the Brains, all of them) and
Paul Powis who is still sure he should either be playing in
the Ryder Cup or opening the Batting for England. The man taking
the photo that you can see reflecting in everybody's eyes is
Julian Powis who is banished from Jameson's due to being a better
Chef than the Landlord. You can see with these genes why the
Landlord can be a bit strange at times.
Jameson’s
Set Menu (30 August - 05 September 2010)
From midday to midnight 3 courses
255 Baht / 2 courses 240 Baht / 1 course 225 Baht
STARTER Homemade
Pea and Ham Soup with Bread Rolls
Or
Australian Avocado and Tomato Salad with Marie Rose Mayonnaise
Or
Scallops in a Mushroom and White Wine Sauce, gratinated
with Cheese
MAIN
COURSE
Jameson's Irish Stew
Lean chunks of New Zealand Lamb cooked with Potatoes,
Carrots, Barley and Green Peas
Or
Asia/West Rib Eye Steak
A 250 gram Rib Eye Steak served with Chips and a Mixed
Salad
Or
John Dory Fish Fillet sautéed in a light Curry
Sauce served with White Rice and Garden Peas
DESSERT Apple
Pie with Custard
Or
Selection of Fresh Thai Fruit
Or
Chocolate Nut Sundae Ice Cream
Friday Night with Root, Des, the Beer Monster, and the
Landlord
Bill my Foreign Secretary with some very pretty girls,
and Stuart
Amelia takes over the Big Chair
The Gang, Graham, Tony, Nick, and Peter
Jameson's
in Full Cry
Friday Night with the B.C.C.T Graham and Greg. Actually
we just talked about Rock 'n' Roll (if Greenslade is Rock
'n' Roll?)
Brian with the Professor
My old Mucker Dave
Simon Quigley does not like having his photo taken. You
can see why? But he did bring us a nice collection of
books for the Jesters Care4Kids Book Stall. As did our
good friend Ian (Lady Di) Harrington
Gorda of Jackalope fame
The lovely Lek with that Husband of hers. My mate Buster.
Very keen to be in the Thoroughbreds Cricket team is our
Buster
The lovely Mrs. Nick
The Bar
A 50 year old Chef with Ae
Football Folk Captain of Jameson's Football Team and Our
Frank. The Jameson's Football team was led by Brian Abbott
up to the England vs. Scotland Football game in Bangkok
this weekend in memory of Alex Forbes. They kept up their
100% record
Two Chefs Adrian and Flemming
Mark Gorda presents some wonderful Auction items. Please
check out the Care4Kids Auction site from more details
Saturday
Night gets underway
Sunday
at Jameson's
At last the new recordings from the Landlord’s
favorite band has arrived.
Kim is off head boning in the corner, but will give a full review
by Mott the Dog next week
Cheers, see you at
the Bar Kim
landlord@jamesons-pattaya.com
Please contact
Mr. Kim or Reception at Nova Park ........