Saturday, February 11, 2012

I think it's time for you gentlemen to leave.

UK streets are filled with unintentional pop cultural references. What would your thoughts be, for example, if you happened to be a fan of the eighties cheese-glory ride cult movie Road House, and its main character, tai-chi philosopher slash hard-boiled bouncer maestro Dalton, played by the late Patrick Swayze, and you spotted a pub called 'Dalton Arms' one day?


Of course, almost every pub around here is named after some kind of coat of arms, that's a well-known tradition even in Hungary. Nevertheless, I think the owners of DA are failed to recognize the possibilities behind this badass name - the place could be redesigned (maybe under the command of a real bouncer vet) to an '80s action film nostalgia zone, inspired by the Double Deuce itself.

Just think about it: an all-American disco on the road (something like this was actually the movie's Hungarian title), in the middle of Great Manchester. Blasphemy, but some people, including your humble narrator would love it for sure.

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