Make The World Go Away

I don't know if you know who wrote the above song or who recorded it (initials E.A. a clue) but it's the way the House of Refreshment goes quietly about its business of taking you into Handsome Steve's world. Not so much less is more, more search and destroy.

You won't find eggs, 'cooked to your liking', skinny lattes, wraps, low fat muffins or light beer. It's S for Salt, F for Fat, S for Sugar, C for Caffeine and A for Alcohol.Now these foundation stones come in different shapes and sizes and may have never met, but they'll make you'll feel a lot happier than having a yo-yo biscuit for a friend.

The authorities like to call it a Licensed Cafe and in a sense they're right. But it's more about leaving your world behind and stepping into Handsome Steve's parallel world. Don't worry I'll get you back. How much time you spend there is up to you but at least you know where the escape hatch is and who's got the key to the medicine cabinet.

So who will be there? William Bendix, Paul Keating, Muhammad Ali, Les Patterson, Peter Cook,The Chiffons, Gary Ablett, Ike Turner, W.L Goggin, Ronnie Spector, Sebastion Salgado, Jackie Mittoo, The Stooges, Shirley and Lee, Wanda Jackson, The Killer, Candi Staton, Dolly, Bob, Martha, Toots, David McComb, Stuart James, Arthur Kane, Don and Phil, Jack Nietzchke, Dr.Who, Graham Lee, Loretta, Michael Caine...
What will we do? Watch TV, maybe Endless Summer is on or The French Connection? We could eat some doughnuts, cold cuts, some pistachios, olives, a Cuban Sandwich. We could drink a Pirlo, some excellent wine, a beer, homemade lemonade. Have a coffee. Talk to your friends, your children, to Handsome Steve. Most of all, treat yourself. Remember, you're not in your world anymore, you're in mine.

Same again then Pet?

Handsome Steve Miller - Jan 25, 2007