1988-1989 Rothberg Yearbook

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BASP 25 Years On
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The decaying beer-stained w a lls of the Cavern Pub rem em bered a tim e, long ago, w hen m erry
laughter, yards of ale and rugby songs bellow ed a sym phony to the sounds of "M a d D og"Ted Cooper.
But, BASP '8 9 had long since departed, scattered around the w o rld to rebuild th e ir lives after 6
m onths of sex, drugs, and rock and roll (for those lucky enough to get it). The Cavern w as left empty.
U ntil tonight.
Sporting a rather obese beer-belly, in came Daniel "I like my b e er" Kingsley hotly pursued by Justin
Donn, w ho had been devoting the past 25 years to rem oving the scars from his face and transferring
them to th a t of his fo rm e r room m ate.
M rs. M iriam Berg arrived alone, apologising fo r Raffi's absence, due to him having been jailed for
m assacring 5 children. Peter had been sent to jo in him fo r bigamy. As the party got underw ay, Simon
reflected on the Camels he used to smoke, but n ow rides, and on the lovely tim es w ith Princess Lisa.
W h ilst Oppy w as still trying to dow n a pint in one, in burst old EC-Tel, rem em bering his days as a
com m ander in the IDF and the rivalry that there used to be betw een him and Jonny "I love A rsenal”
Abram s. Rabbi Cantor could be seen quietly praying in the corner, apparently still m uttering chants of
W ales under his breath. M aking a late entry, in strolled Big Ben, w ho can now no longer Dong on the
hour every hour.
Huddled quie tly in the corner; Emma, Eddie, Sally, and Jo w ere catching up on every bit of gossip
missed over the past 25 years, oblivious to th e fact th a t Adina was s till m issing — or had she sim ply
gone to her sister? Tara took the opportunity to announce th a t she had ju s t divorced her seventh
husband, w h ils t M andy announced that she had to leave — her m other w as having yet another baby.
Jon had fin a lly m arried O livia — or w as it Alison? We never could quite rem em ber w h ich one w as
w h ich! G rynny had ju st been moved from the A ussie Bar for w earing his country's flag instead of a
gow n.
A nd so w e leave BASP of '89. The Cavern Pub w ill certainly never be the same again.
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M arc Isaacs and Daniel B arnett