DEMISE OF FLAGSTAFF- THE BOYS OWN CLUB

This in from SPAZ

Today sees the demise of a Wellington institution, the Flagstaff Club. The club was formed as the Capital’s monthly lunch venue and put up the closed sign today after thirty years of serious eating and drinking.

The club was born at the St George Hotel, gaining its name from the Flagstaff hill on which the hotel stands. The luncheons originally offered a general speaking forum, but as members’ preferences were focused on sporting personalities, the focus moved there.

Speakers included: Colin Meads, Buck Shelford, Graham Lowe, Dick Taylor and club members Keith Quinn and Earl Kirton.

Special guest today is the original St George proprietor, Jack Cooper, who has made the trip from the Cook Islands where he is best known as Trader Jack.

It was also the only club that managed to keep the faith. It never ever allowed women members. We thought that was bloody cool. Trader Jack will be a great speaker - we had lunch with him yesterday - He's a good bastard and he has some amazing stories to tell for a boy who came from Island Bay.
But from time to time in that wonderful tax haven he calls home he does keep some interesting company. BB

PETERS FACES MUTINOUS CREW

Winnies done for - his sycophants have decided enough is enough. The Herald on Sunday is expected to roll out a story this morning on calamity inside NZ First in the wake of the revelations by the Dom Post's Phil Kitchin

TIMING IS EVERYTHING

Whale oil and Kiwiblog have been cooking up this billboard for a while. It went up in Tauranga today - and with Winston back in the headlines for being a lying corrupt creep - the timing could not have been better.

Go you good things!

WINSTON AND THE COOKS

A few people have asked Roarprawn who Trader Jack is - here he is and here is his place

Winston goes there a lot to rest and stuff.

Jack is a good bloke - shame about the other bastard with him.

This election is all about Trusts .. thanks Whaleoil

Winston far away from the busted blondes at the boxing

Boxing on as ever in the face of adversity - Winston Peters .... Wheres johnny??????