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Re: Drinking Contest (was BB Press)

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Subject: Re: Drinking Contest (was BB Press)
From: John Todd <john.todd@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 20:40:43 +0100
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Alec Gallagher wrote:

> Brass Band World magazine is a bit better, but even it shies away from the
> hard stories people want to read.  The report some time ago on McCann's
> departure from Britannia left me none the wiser on the real reasons behind
> his going.  And as I mentioned in an earlier posting after the European
> Championships, I had to rely on this list to discover what BBW meant when it
> talked coyly of unacceptable behaviour on the part of certain bandsmen.  It
> was, apparently, a drinking contest.  So what?  Why not print it?

BBW should have asked Gordon Simpson to compile a rankings table, based on the
PGA tables. Drinking contests could be ranked depending on the number of beer
bellies at the contest, cross referenced to the number of bars per venue and
price per pint.

Cheers all.

John.

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- Re: Band Press (was Anthony Spurgin) Long!
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