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Containing a strange mix, this time I talk about my take on an article in the latest National Geographic about addiction, the Russian Revolution, gangs of mid-50's drinkers, and much more. I also give you the date to get a free copy of my e-book comedy memoirs 'The 7.52 to London Bridge' and 'The naughtiest boy in school' on amazon. Don't miss it. subscribe on www.idontdrink.net 

You can catch me on the Danny Pike show on BBC radio Sussex tomorrow just after 9.00. Danny will be talking to me about quitting alcohol after fifty years of age and the issues we face in doing that at that age. Do let me know if there is anything you want me to mention specifically.

I think most people would recognise this picture of the bar at the Moulin Rouge in Paris, and I have always liked it having been to that exciting and famously risqué establishment a couple of times, many years ago.
Seeing the picture for real this week, I stared into the barmaid's eyes and wondered why in the middle of such background commotion and hullabaloo she had been painted with such a despairing expression.
It is of course supposed to be her reflection in the rear of the picture and she is serving the gentleman with the top hat and moustache who looks to be a bit furtive and unsure of himself. Perhaps he is asking for something non-alcoholic, itself a risqué venture at such a place and at such a time!