Allan’s Fangler

A fish-eating bird – that eats fish….? The more astute among you will have noticed that Fishpool failed to round-up September’s tales of watery whim. Unfortunately, there are one or two skeletons in Fishpool’s closet (both cartilaginous and non-cartilaginous) and somebody seems to have left the door ajar. Suffice to say those Russian connections have …

Friday’s Allan’s Fangler (FAF): October, the Cold War, and the art of the acronym Read More »

From Russia With Love? Fishpool received a slap in the face a few weeks ago. Having enjoyed watching my mate Feds win Wimbledon for an eighth time (from the comfort of the Royal Box in fact – I was just behind Wills and Kate), my agent called to say the BBC had given the Doctor …

Friday’s Allan’s Fangler (FAF): July, so, so late, because I couldn’t find my tuxedo. Never say never again… Read More »

The feeding of the 250,000 Fishpool is properly pooped. To be honest, I wasn’t going to bother with Glastonbury this year, the line-up was alright but the atmosphere hasn’t been the same since the early 80’s. It was real back then, with proper musicians whose heads weren’t up their own backsides. My mate Lord Buckethead …

Friday Allan’s Fangler (FAF) – June 2017: the feeding of the 250,000 (and more)… Read More »

Bag it up Fishpool spends most of his life dressed as nature intended. Unshackled from the suffocation of clothing and freed from the demands of modern society. This love of naturism was probably borne in the years that followed my modelling career. A decade spent strutting and pouting and being told exactly what to wear …

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No Surprises After a year of sometimes eye-opening decisions, The British Record Fish Committee (BRFC) delivered a dose of common sense at the beginning of the month by rejecting the latest carp claim. The fish, known as ‘Big-Rig’, had already created more friction in the carp world than a Supreme Court Judge at a UKIP …

Allan’s Fangler December 2016 Read More »