tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post5945834979406152463..comments2024-03-15T16:47:37.882+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: A Hero Of Old, Sat Astride A Brown HorseAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-79937799561816970052010-08-07T18:05:19.485+01:002010-08-07T18:05:19.485+01:00Volie : Far as I was able to discover it has now c...Volie : Far as I was able to discover it has now closed down. It was certainly for sale and I think it has gone but perhaps I will take another trip up there just to double check.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-57641767214039254972010-08-07T17:34:44.609+01:002010-08-07T17:34:44.609+01:00Isn't there still a 'Brown Cow' pub at...Isn't there still a 'Brown Cow' pub at Scammonden? Not been out that way for years, so it may have gone.Volie2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10995681254999945571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-84518566688746535022010-08-06T09:04:12.208+01:002010-08-06T09:04:12.208+01:00Wonderful read, and great journey you took us on t...Wonderful read, and great journey you took us on the New Castle sounds enjoyable right now. We have nice brew pubs here but not like that.<br />Nice TT<br /><br />Joanny<br /><br />http://thedowsersdaughter.blogspot.com/2010/08/early-to-rise.htmljoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338150531816845279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-79978313680604005092010-08-06T01:19:41.419+01:002010-08-06T01:19:41.419+01:00That tt was pure AB! -JThat tt was pure AB! -JHarnett-Hargrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486168670308150669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-12268831948225414402010-08-05T20:30:28.534+01:002010-08-05T20:30:28.534+01:00Way to take one for the team! Great TT! :)
-CWay to take one for the team! Great TT! :)<br />-CMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11352940156473227821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-44804788611799158862010-08-05T19:53:42.534+01:002010-08-05T19:53:42.534+01:00Alan : But then I would have had no excuse for vis...Alan : But then I would have had no excuse for visiting the place.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-18641286121054567642010-08-05T18:30:08.237+01:002010-08-05T18:30:08.237+01:00You could have grabbed it off the Internet and no ...You could have grabbed it off the Internet and no one would have been the wiser:<br /><br />http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/494692Alan Smitheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16981712057926139102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-47148403527589995982010-08-05T18:22:26.127+01:002010-08-05T18:22:26.127+01:00i'll have a rich brown ale or black brown stou...i'll have a rich brown ale or black brown stout with you.California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-58804790528065401602010-08-05T17:50:20.086+01:002010-08-05T17:50:20.086+01:00Must be a rarity - I've seen plenty of Black/W...Must be a rarity - I've seen plenty of Black/White Horses but never a brown one. There is one Brown Cow in Bingley that has so far escaped the cull. It has Tim Taylor's too.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-15166302424706123102010-08-05T17:15:04.991+01:002010-08-05T17:15:04.991+01:00Betsy / Mouse : There is a pub called the Ferret a...Betsy / Mouse : There is a pub called the Ferret and Trouserleg in London. And a Dorset brewer has a beer called Fursty Ferret.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-80909806863067557172010-08-05T17:12:38.702+01:002010-08-05T17:12:38.702+01:00Tony : Don't know, it sounds a bit suspicious ...Tony : Don't know, it sounds a bit suspicious to me. Souvenir hunters?Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-88695249694298505362010-08-05T17:11:44.380+01:002010-08-05T17:11:44.380+01:00Bob Mac : Don't be ridiculous Bob. I once knew...Bob Mac : Don't be ridiculous Bob. I once knew someone who lived in Todmorden, does that count?Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-30225522845581330372010-08-05T17:09:15.020+01:002010-08-05T17:09:15.020+01:00Alan as always a great short story. You are defini...Alan as always a great short story. You are definitely a wordsmith, are you absolutely sure you have no Lancastrian roots.Bob Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974623334794020703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-51726901633938057412010-08-05T15:59:27.346+01:002010-08-05T15:59:27.346+01:00Alan! Your posts never fail to fascinate!Alan! Your posts never fail to fascinate!RLM Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218851852114927602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-45172088952576645652010-08-05T15:06:23.400+01:002010-08-05T15:06:23.400+01:00Another Pub I Dont Know! {Off-Topic, but where hav...Another Pub I Dont Know! {Off-Topic, but where have all the pubs in Keighley with Tim Taylor signs gone?} Happy T.T. Alan!tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-61109489319284152612010-08-05T13:50:55.588+01:002010-08-05T13:50:55.588+01:00terrific! glad that tt can inspire such a satisfyi...terrific! glad that tt can inspire such a satisfying quest!<br /><br />i'm with betsy - ha ha to the 'brown ferret'<br /><br />and yummy newcastle brown ale - no debating the color!!mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-46670602319440701702010-08-05T13:47:48.923+01:002010-08-05T13:47:48.923+01:00Brown Ferret? haha...Brown Ferret? haha...Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-46209612311552074252010-08-05T13:46:27.752+01:002010-08-05T13:46:27.752+01:00Not only did you find a brown pub, but once inside...Not only did you find a brown pub, but once inside you had Newcastle Brown Ale (my own personal favorite as well). Would that all our lives could be spent on such heroic expeditions!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-54518540167776138852010-08-05T12:32:27.812+01:002010-08-05T12:32:27.812+01:00I love that the Brown Horse was a sign of salvatio...I love that the Brown Horse was a sign of salvation for you, Alan. It looks like the lovely quintessential English pub. Long may they reign.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-17951342535119187162010-08-05T11:34:26.553+01:002010-08-05T11:34:26.553+01:00"Try telling a dying man who falls upon a des..."Try telling a dying man who falls upon a desert oasis that it is no big deal"<br /><br />Great line, and great adventure for a TT!Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08540618779777750705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-54742764172306084382010-08-05T11:00:07.331+01:002010-08-05T11:00:07.331+01:00oy, i wish i was as daring as you AB....ha. newcas...oy, i wish i was as daring as you AB....ha. newcastles not bad as well...fun verse to end as well. have a great tt!Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com