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Laurence Rivers

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Bingo, Football & Fascists

  • April 14, 2015
  • by Laurence Rivers
Drunken antics, bingo, Nazi grass and fascist salutes await Laurence as he takes a trip to a Real Betis football away match.
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Running of the Bulls

  • March 2, 2015
  • by Laurence Rivers
Trouser-less and here in rural Spain. This is how the “Carnaval” finished for me.
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Commuter Hell

  • February 9, 2015
  • by Laurence Rivers
Commuter hell. They were supposed to be on strike. I have sunk the best part of a bottle of whiskey in anticipation for travel chaos leading to a day in bed eating toast.
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I’m sooo tired

  • February 1, 2015
  • by Laurence Rivers
I look beside me at the 24 foot table replete with 350 identically polished glasses arranged in neat diamond-like rows. Boring? This is events catering.
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Anonymous Hotel Work

  • January 3, 2015
  • by Laurence Rivers
Today I am at a famous London hotel. All complete bollocks as I stare into the abyss of the staff changing room, with the smell of BO and shoe polish all too prevalent.
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Drunk: Faecal Adventures on Public Transport

  • December 20, 2014
  • by Laurence Rivers
Laurence’s drunk adventures on London public transport turns messy as he and his underpants are left in a compromising predicament.
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