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June 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 165 Out Back of the Bodge – Part Two

Once Mo took over the bar he really did try to improve conditions out in our smoking area. He put a roof over part of it with scaffolding and a couple of wall heaters. So the group of regulars grew if anything – for a few years anyway. Oranjeboom was the beer of choice, a […]
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March 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 102 The New Bodge

…So we piped the horseshoe bar down to Ghuznee Street and then Fraser put a big shout on at the old Malthouse and we had wonderful night  – met Sally the new bar manager. The next day I helped him and big Al in the demolition of what had been a large Chinese restaurant – […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art, Bodega, Buzzcocks, Fraser, Gigs, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Jon Mcleary, Kent, Locals, Mo, Music, Pub, Regulars, Spines, Sva, The Fall, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 102 The New Bodge, The New Bodge, The Old Bodge, The Spines, War Stories, War Stories # 102, Wellington, Writing ·

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March 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 101 The Old Bodge

It wasn’t huge but it had a lot of soul and some great bands played there – the original Bar Bodega on Willis Street. Fraser created a monster in 1991 and I was lucky enough to become a small part of it. The larger pub venues of the 80s like the Terminus or Cricketers were […]
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