Feel free to add your own categories, start a separate thread for QPR/football/sport in general though: Football best games - QPR 2 Wigan 1 Play off semi final; Brazil 1 Germany 7; Hertha Berlin 0 Hannover 2 (for personal reasons) Books - fiction Perfidia by James Ellroy - violence, corruption and downright perversion in LA 1941; non fiction Sapiens by Yuval Harari - a brief history of us and why agriculture ****ed everything up. Film - Grand Budapest Hotel Beer - Berliner Kindl Weiss Bier Band - no NEW bands caught my ear in 2014, which is sad. Grateful for any suggestions Kitchen gadget - Sage Barista Coffee Maker Household gadget - Sonos wireless speakers Shoes (about time we revived the shoe thread DT) Dr Martens Conrad chelsea boots Cheese (come on Wubba) Yfenni mustard and ale hard cheese Realistic Car to own if you are not Iwasanother or Wubba - VW Polo GT with DSG box. First time I have wanted to drive the wife's motor more than mine Pub - The Woodland Tavern, Leamington/ The Union Brew Co, Indianapolis Not606 poster - TWGWTDT (lifetime award)
Thank you very much sir and happy new year to you Band then … War on Drugs look set to become big Shoes: I only wear Clarks Wallabees … currently on offer at Debenhams £56 Household gadget: same as last year Apple TV Beer/Drink: Rose from Cessenon Languedoc Film/TV: Fargo TV series Books: Blood Knots by Luke Jennings and Put me back on my bike: In search of Tom Simpson Realistic Car: Another Renault Grand Espace 3.5 V6 I want two: one here and one in France … It's my lounge on wheels now Best game: QPR v Hull we lost but I believed we were going to play QPR football again Not606 poster: 1st Flyer he saw a lot of things before most of us. 2nd everyone else
OK I'll bite.... Best Bubbles of the year award goes to the QPR hooped limited edition of this Chandon.. Best football Game..after traveling 12000 kms, do i need to answer that ? Book red this year- Janet and John Book 7 Film - Elysium Beer - 50 lashes pale Band - Hilltop hoods (new to me) Kitchen Gadget - 4 space egg poacher. Lost mine many years back and taken years to replace Household Gadget - Kids after school nanny (in so many ways !!) Shoes - Adidas RUN DMC'S - CLASSIC Cheese - Triple Brie...Is this really a thing or a gimmick? Realistic Car to own - Lexus 350 fs. Pub - Kirra Beach Hotel.; Kirra QLD- Lovely little pub looking out on miles of deserted beach. Poster - tight one between the ever presents Nines, DT, Matt and grif..Decision goes to Kiwi - purely because of the alternatives Also Best Christmas present given - Electronic drum set to my 8 year old best received - That would be censored Best Wine - Taylors (Claire Valley) 40th year ann limited ed. black box Cab Sav.
Football best game - Play off final Books - The Unknown Soldier by Gerald Seymour (thanks Oslo for recommending the author) Film - Starred Up Beer - Carlsberg (there was a nice weiss beer but I can't remember the name) Band - The Temples Kitchen gadget - A timer. Household gadget - n/a. Shoes - some walking shoes on sale in Mountain Warehouse. Cheese - only had Cheddar and Aldi cream cheese all year. The former wins it. Realistic Car to own if you are not Iwasanother or Wubba - don't drive. Pub - The Old Times in Ipswich is about best. A reasonable boozer after an enforced change of local. Not606 poster - I can honestly say I like everyone on here with a great mix of passion, intellect and humour. Cop out I know.
· Football best games – Play-off semi and final for obvious reasons, but few QPR games (Barnsley and Forest at home honourable exceptions) were enjoyable in pure footballing terms. · Books – haven’t read enough recently, but heard James Ellroy interviewed on radio recently and was impressed by his sixtiesness. I resolve to read Perfidia. Film – More haven’t yet, but intend to, sadly – Interstellar (love Christopher Nolan) and The Imitation Game Beer – London Pride Band – Not that new, but Of Monsters And Men are good. Kitchen gadget - Corkscrew Household gadget – See above Shoes – Clarks Wayfinders Cheese – Tesco Cheddar with Scotch Bonnet Chillies Realistic Car to own if you are not Iwasanother or Wubba – Don’t drive, but find the recent Mini Cooper series attractive. Pub - The King’s Head Marylebone Not606 poster – SB73 (shape up Uber)
Best of 2014 Football Match :- Play-off Final Book :- Alan Stoob Nazi Hunter - Saul Wordsworth .. A work of a comedy genius. Film :-Inside Llewyn Davis TV Show :- Banshee Band :- Keaton Henson Kitchen Gadget :- Bosch MCM4100GB food processor Household Gadget :- Google Chromecast Shoes :- Kickers Hi Dark Red Cheese :- Stilton Realistic Car :- Mercedes G Class Pub :- The Durrell Arms, Fulham Not606er :- KooPeeArr ( Matt ) Most Punchable Person:- Boris Johnson or any of the Bullingdon Club
Football match - Wembley May 24th - perhaps the most emotional moment I've ever experienced at a football match when a dream and goal that appeared to be eluding us was delivered in the last minute. I don't mind admitting tears were shed... I'll leave it at that...
Best tv series - The Bridge (swedish/danish version) Best Day Out - May 24th not just the game but the whole day and spending it with great people. ...
Most punchable person - where to start? No, honestly, where to start? OK the bloke standing blocking the entrance to the supermarket with his kid in a trolley, wearing some kind of fishermans smock, staring into the middle distance on 23rd December, as my daughter and I went to do the pre Christmas shop. When I said 'excuse me' with a sigh he sneered 'sorry for ruining your Christmas' with extra greasy sarcasm and sloped off. To my slight shame (and my daughter's delight) I followed him a few paces and said 'I accept your apology, now shut the **** up'. I'm a big bloke but out of condition (10 points for the film reference) and he had at least 15 years on me, but the look of terror in his eyes was very gratifying. I have also had run ins with a kebab shop owner and our local pub landlord (its a good pub, 50 yards from my house, but he's taken to leaving his giant waste bins on the footpath) recently. Who says age brings serenity and perpsective? TV programme - just realised I hardly ever watch TV except for news, football and Family Guy with my final espresso of the day. Loved House of Cards on Netflix though. Right time for Wilko and prosecco. happy New Year.
Tricky this Stan Football Match - Gotta be OBZ Day Book -'The Plot Against America' by Philip Roth. Published a while back but I only got around to reading it Film - 'Journey to Le Mans' Beer - Kwaremont. Drank a lot of this watching the Tour of Flanders Band - The Crystal Fighters Kitchen Gadget - My mini shwarma maker Household Gadget - Does valet parking at my apartment count? Never have to negotiate the basement car park again Shoes - A new pair of dealer boots Cheese - A big year for middle eastern cheeses for me but the clear winner was the Labneh with mint. A revelation Car - When you live somewhere where petrol costs 20p a litre then a 6.2 litre car makes sense. Clearly my Ford F150 Raptor is ideal and even has a suitably macho name to bring the 17 year old out in me Pub - Yalhalla Bar at the Doha Hilton. Terribly dated, noisy and the food is awful but it seems to have an endless happy hour and shows non stop football & rugby. Special mention for the complimentary wasabi nuts Not606 Poster - All of us and a big thanks to all of you I met on OBZ Day
Great thread Stan.. Most punchable person...prob the arrogant cnut i punched 2 nights ago for being rude to the girls with us....I hate that ! Manners cost nothing
Tv series - True Detective Album - Futurology - Manic Street Preachers (and) Present Tense - Wild Beasts Movie - The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty Book - Hero, The Life And Legend Of Laurance Of Arabia by Micheal Korda
Fans of the year: QPR (for their patience) Hertha Berlin Ostkurve - I'm convinced these blokes can't actually see the game from where they stand, yet 7,000 of them sing, chant and clap in unison before, during and after the game. Constantly. And their team is pretty poor. Beskitas Carsi - support the Carsi 35!
