My retirement dream

[milanbenes]

click on 'never going to retire' , you windbag

look Dad,

it depends what you mean by retirement dunnit

running a pub ain't retirement

anywayz, try it and let us know like

Milan.

[EternalOptimist]

look Dad,

it depends what you mean by retirement dunnit

running a pub ain't retirement

anywayz, try it and let us know like

Milan.

lol. sorry son.

I have heard it said, 'when I retire I will run a pub'
also
'I will run a guest house'


takes all sorts

[BlasterBates]

You missed out playing Duane Eddie guitar instrumentals or Jazz on a luxury cruise ship.

I'm doing Rockabilly now in smokey pubs, so it's Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent, Stray Cats stuff, see how it goes, but playing guitar instrumentals, with one of those big beautiful ornamental old fashioned "Grandad" Jazz guitars, will be how I will be spending my retirement. Playing for the, retired rich famous and beautiful people, in the appropriate luxurious surroundings, cruising round the Bahamas and wearing a white Tuxedo and bow tie in the evening, surrounded by a double bass, and a grand piano, or saxophone. I think one of my guitars on the ship will also be white, possibly a Gretsch white falcon, and just ocasionally where everyone is in a "dance mood" get out and do "Rock around the Clock".

Having played until the early hours of the evening without having to transport a sound system to the pub, I could then have a few Martinis, shaken not stirred, (naturally having played the James Bond theme earlier in the evening) and get up about mid day swim up and down the pool , and sit in a deck chair, with a glass of champagne.

Still I have to work on my reputation, leaning every chord and every scale under the sun at break neck speed...if I want to get on that cruise liner.

[Cliphead]

You missed out playing Duane Eddie guitar instrumentals on a luxury cruise ship, or maybe Jazz.

I'm doing Rockabilly now in smokey pubs, so it's Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent, Stray Cats stuff, see how it goes, but playing guitar instrumentals, with one of those big beautiful ornamental old fashioned "Grandad" Jazz guitars, will be how I will be spending my retirement. Playing for the, retired rich famous and beautiful people, in the appropriate luxurious surroundings, cruising round the Bahamas and wearing a white Tuxedo and bow tie in the evening, surrounded by a double bass, and a grand piano, and even maybe a big band. I think one of my guitars on the ship will also be white, possibly a Gretsch white falcon.

Having played until the early hours of the evening without having to transport a sound system to the pub, I could then have a few Martinis, shaken not stirred, (naturally having played the James Bond theme earlier in the evening) and get up about mid day swim up and down the pool , and sit in a deck chair, with a glass of champagne.

You should be doing that now not in retirement

[OwlHoot]

If I won the Lottery, I'd buy my local favourite pub, and hire managers to run the place

I'd buy a yatch, as long as one doesn't have to row it everywhere.

Not exactly sure what it is, mind

[norrahe]

I'd buy a yatch, as long as one doesn't have to row it everywhere.

Surely one can hire staff to man one's Yatch

[Mich the Tester]

Surely one can hire staff to man one's Yatch

I don't wear a yatch, but I think if I did I could cope with winding it myself. I don't like those digital yatches; very tacky indeed.

[milanbenes]

ok, getting to the point, my retirement dream would be.....

owzat Dad ?

Milan.

[Pondlife]

Having played until the early hours of the evening without having to transport a sound system to the pub, I could then have a few Martinis, shaken not stirred, (naturally having played the James Bond theme earlier in the evening) and get up about mid day swim up and down the pool , and sit in a deck chair, with a glass of champagne.

When you're playing on my boat you'll have a break when I say you can. And get that bow tie straightened sharpish.

[d000hg]

As said, pubs are hard work unless you hire a full-time manager and just take the role of owner, i.e. drinking for free all day.

A small family-run B&B might be closer to the idea EO was floating, perhaps. Somewhere fairly remote so your guests are actually welcome visitors between periods of solitude.