Cowboy hat banned in the saloon; POLICY BLOW FOR COUNTRY MUSIC FAN TOLD HE LOOKS LIKE CLINT EASTWOOD.COUNTRY and Western fan Alistair Ross was left high and dry when a pub refused to serve him - because he was wearing a 10-gallon hat. Fireman Alistair, of Saunton Road, Rugby, stopped for a drink at the Town Crier CRIER. An inferior officer of a court, whose duty it is to open and adjourn the court, when ordered by the judges; to make proclamations and obey the directions of the court in anything which concerns the administration of justice. pub in Corporation Street, Coventry, before a folk concert at the nearby Belgrade Theatre The Belgrade Theatre is a live performance venue seating 866 and situated in Coventry, England. It was the first civic theatre to be built after the second world war in Britain and as such was more than a place of entertainment. last Tuesday. The barman took one look at his stetson and said he was breaking the pub's "no hats" policy and couldn't serve him unless he took it off. Alistair who was with his wife Linda, decided to take his hat - and his custom - elsewhere. "We went to another pub and I asked the barman if he'd serve me wearing my hat," he said. "Well he looked at me as if I was a bit soft and said 'of course we will!'" Alistair, aged 50, said he was disappointed the pub had taken exception to his favourite cowboy hat, which is the pride of his 20- hat collection. He said: "I wouldn't have minded if I was scruffy scruff·y adj. scruff·i·er, scruff·i·est 1. Shabby; untidy. 2. Chiefly British Scaly; scabby. [From obsolete scruff, scurf, variant of but I was dressed for a night out and had some pretty expensive clothes on," he said. "I love hats and I'm really proud of my cowboy hat - someone even said I looked like Clint Eastwood the other day and my wife loves me in it. "It's not as if it's a cheap Kiss Me Quick piece of rubbish - it cost pounds 88 and is a quality piece of headgear headgear, n the apparatus encircling the head or neck and providing attachment for an intraoral appliance in use of extraoral anchorage. headgear, radiologic, n a device that is used to protect the head from injury by radiation. ." The long-serving firefighter, is a keen country and folk music folk music: see folk song. folk music Music held to be typical of a nation or ethnic group, known to all segments of its society, and preserved usually by oral tradition. Knowledge of the history and development of folk music is largely conjectural. fan. "We were on our way to see John Williamson John Williamson can refer to different persons:
A spokesman for the Town crier pub said today the pub had a "no hats" policy which was on a sign next to the door. Alistair, whose nickname is 'Titch' has been a fireman at Rugby for 24 years and 11 months. He and will celebrate his 25 years' service next month. |
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