Strange day, yesterday. I received a phone call in the morning to let me know that the Botanics Hotel has finally closed. It's been on the cards for a few months, and over the last couple of weeks the Bar's only been open from Wednesday - Saturday evenings. It's a shame - not only because my weekly quiz is no more, but the Botanics - or The Marina, as it was much better known - was a very popular hotel. I have fond memories of the old place when it was the post-match venue when I played football at Inverleith Park in the old Maybury League, thousands of years ago - in the days when pubs didn't open on Sundays and you could only drink in hotels and social clubs. Ah, the golden days ...
Anyway I still think it's a crying shame that a perfectly good hotel, with a nice bar and a beergarden attached, is to be converted into yet more flats. And what am I going to do with all those quizzes I've compiled?
On a brighter note, though, I read on the Chicago Film Festival's website that 'Stuck' has won a Silver Hugo (whatever a 'Hugo' might be?). According to the pre-publicity 160 movies from 44 different countries were screened during the event so the Award is no small achievement. It's great news for Graham, and us bit-part players will bask in the reflected glory!
Not much glory in Georgia last night, where Scotland almost predictably fell to the ocassion - we never do well when we're expected to, we're not good favourites. So it's all down to the Hampden showdown with Italy next month - winner takes all. I'd hate to predict the outcome, but one way or another it'll all end in tears ...
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