Thorley Thumb Mithtake?

Mooching through the latest edition of the Morning Advertiser (Officially The Pub Trade's Favourite), I came across a lengthy profile of Phil Thorley, our Frank's No 1 son.

The article ranges from Phil's views on Ramsgate ('You're going to think you're in Monaco', another line nabbed from yours truly!) to his views on Our Gordon Master ('The government is pathetic. It’s like the Licensing Act. They didn’t consult us about that. They just told us what they were going to do.')

Then there's this gem on customers: 'The good, the bad and the ugly - they’re the people you’ve got to know.' Hmm. Well I know what you mean Phil. There are certainly one or two Thorley Taverns round here where I just can't seem to get the music from the Star Wars bar out of my head whenever I walk in!

Click here to read full profile in the Morning Advertiser

Thorley Point

According to my counterstaterisometer, somebody from Rupert Murdoch's News International organisation (Times Supplements department to be precise) has been taking a sticky beak at this blog, having landed here by means of entering the search terms 'Frank Thorley Crime' into Google.

They must be researching another of those glowing testimonials to our local pub and grub millionaire's splendid work on various crime-busting committees. I suspect curiosity will get the better of me and I might end up breaking the habit of a lifetime by buying a copy of the Sunday Times this weekend!

Royal Choke

Just back from one of our local Thorley Taverns after a night with some of my millionaire chums, and I must say the atmosphere was pretty rancid. One fat fellow at the end of the bar appeared to have a problem with his bowels, and was guffing like an elephant most of the night, much to the amusement of his boneheaded chums.

Call me old fashioned, but I for one found the waft of tobacco smoke before the ban infinitely preferable to the malodorous concoction of lavatory smells, BO and unwashed nether regions that we have to put up with these days. And now that our Frank, who was moaning in the Gazunder this week about a current downturn in trade, is saving money by turning off his air conditioning, I'll be certain to take the precaution of donning an NBC suit before entering one of his establishments again!

Must-have gear for a visit to your local Thorley Tavern