Jeremy Clarke Jeremy Clarke

His first night out in three weeks and Jeremy Clarke failed to pull

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issue 03 August 2013

I haven’t been out for three weeks and I’m up for a big night. To prove it I’m wearing my cowboy shirt with silver buttons and crimson roses embroidered on the shoulders. I ring Trev to check in and say I’m just leaving the house. So that we don’t have to worry about last orders, I tell him, I’ve got two tickets for a reggae disco at a bar with a late licence.

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