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Winston Churchill in Casablanca, 1943

Posted on July 19, 2025 by odeboyz

“Hopkins meanwhile, had found Churchill in bed washing down his breakfast with a bottle of white wine. Asked what he meant by this. Churchill replied that he had a ‘profound distaste on the one hand for skimmed milk and no … Continue reading →

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Jack Dee on being alcoholic

Posted on March 23, 2024 by odeboyz

“I’ve had my run-ins with booze; it’s well documented. So what I can say from experience is that it takes a lot of guts and perseverance and courage to stop drinking. Which is why I haven’t.”

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Book Review: Paul McGrath~ Back from the brink: The Autobiography (2006)

Posted on August 22, 2017 by odeboyz

Paul McGrath’s autobiography is a must read. It’s honest, brutally honest and oh-my-god honest. McGrath was brought up in a children’s home where discipline was ‘robust’. As a black boy, in racist Catholic Ireland, McGrath suffered tremendously. His natural athleticism … Continue reading →

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Drinking

Posted on January 10, 2017 by odeboyz

“You drink way too much” she said in her special voice. Her voice, for preaching, and sorting me out and Explaining that I’m a half-wit let loose on the world Because of the stupidity of my mother and sisters. I … Continue reading →

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