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Archive for December, 2008

Favourite Watering Hole

Monday, December 8th, 2008

The NSC lounge bar has long been one of your Captain’s favorite watering holes. The service is excellent, the price is right and the fine ales, after a grueling match on court, slip down with remarkable ease. Back in the days of monthly bar tabs, Captain Backhand was a regular “high achiever” and his commitment to the bar’s success has, over the years, been unwavering. The infamous “Thursday Night Sessions” are forever etched into the lore of the club and, for that matter, the livers of the assembled members. Happy times indeed and confirmation of the Captain’s view that there is no finer company than a gathering of slightly inebriated squash players. (more…)

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The Captain’s Big Secret

Monday, December 8th, 2008

A question. What is the connection between the remarkable consistency of your Captain’s year round squash performance and the “peely wally’ all white complexion of his skin? “What the hell is he on about now?” I hear you mutter as your finger twitches over the click button…but wait…read on…for all will shortly be revealed… (more…)

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