At the Village Doctors....

I'll make no secret of the inspiration behind my #fridayflash this week, for it is Captain Flashheart. You can read "At The Village Doctors...." by clicking here

Can you believe that it has been twenty years since there was a series of Blackadder?

Up Norf for this helping of Gentlemen's Spice

Up north (well technically south for myself) for this helping of Gentlemen's Spice, which you can read .... here

 You may also be interested to know, that Rotherham United FC holds the record for the highest pie consumption.  With a rate that is 40% above the football league average.

Wisdom From The Chorus Line

... and this is why I was looking for pictures of Chorus Girls .  My #fridayflash this week is another helping of Gentlemen's Spice; set in the 1920's and the glamour of the Music hall.  Click here to read "Wisdom From The Chorus Line"


Out of interest, the picture on the left is done by Henry Gerbault (in french), who I would say is one of my favourite Belle Époque artists.

Britsh Pathe

I was looking for some pictures of chorus girls to link to my upcoming #fridayflash (honest!) and I came across this real treasure trove which is the British Pathe  website.

I've been playing through quite a few of the videos, but had to link to this one from 1958 about the seedier side to London's Soho. Click the below to play.

CLUBS GALORE!

I dare thee not to laugh at one point during it. I especially like the oscar winning delivery from the barmen reminding us, the viewer about the licensing laws. Oh and then there is  the central heating comment....

And whilst I didn't find a picture of any chorus girls, I certainly did find plenty of videos with plenty of racey shots. Gentlemen, you may wish to loosen your collars a bit as I present to you, Miss Reita Mugent

(INDIAN RUBBER MUSCLES 1928)

And you may need to get your man to run you a cold bath after watching the following

(DANCE FACTORY 1928)

Now, back to finding a picture of Chorus girls - preferably ones with frilly knickers and a feather.

A Cocktale ...

My #fridayflash entitled "A Cocktale" is now up on the Dead Adventurers Site and you can read it by clicking on this hyperlink

Gentlemens Spice

Just finished the draft for this weeks #fridayflash which is going to be another helping of Gentlemen's Spice on my  Dead Adventurers Club Site. The Gentlemen's spice section is my salute to Ronnie Barker who did a series of books in the late seventies and early eighties with titles such as Gentlemen's Relish and,  as pictured Sauce.

The Books are a collection of old saucy postcards, early erotic photographs and other paraphernalia packed full of vintage innuendoss and on top of that, a narration by Barker himself.  I think I own all the books; in probably the wrong order

Sauce
Gentlemen's Relish
Books of Boudoir Beauties
Oh La La - The Ladies of Paris
Sugar and Spice

All the Characters in the Dead Adventurers Club exist in the same universe no matter what heading the stories are under. A More subtle nod to Barker, is the Duchess Bloemfontein who has a name check in Tiberius'd Dabble with The Occult and will also appear in this weeks Gentlemen Spice and no doubt future stories.

The Duchess Bloemfontein In Ronnie Barkers own words;"... served in Paris during the first world war and now serves in my local."