'Batman' hits the mean streets of Gotham City!

Holy Cow! Commissioner Gordon is in trouble again! The Bat signal is emblazoned across the skies and the Caped Crusader has to step into the breach once more! Well when we say the 'mean streets of Gotham City' what we actually mean are the relatively quiet byways and highways of Whitstable. And when we say 'Batman' we are of course referring to Harry K, the self appointed saviour of ALL of AA in East Kent. Harry, it would seem, graced the Whitstable Wednesday meeting last week with his presence and gave yet another resounding rendition of that time honoured cult mantra: “We - or in Harry's case – I am always right and you (AA members generally) are always wrong!”. The meeting was treated to yet another by now infamous harangue on Harry's favourite subject - 'de Big Book' - whilst simultaneously affording him every opportunity to show off his rather eccentric choice in street wear together no doubt with his extraordinarily over-bloated ego! Still the show must go on and there is no doubt that Harry is a trooper of the old school – he never misses an opportunity to 'perform' especially in front of a nearly captive audience (although we do hear that a couple of members quite overcome (by nausea) were obliged to leave the venue before the entire performance was finished). Having reduced his listeners to a near comatose state our hero returned triumphantly to the Bat Cave where he doubtless met up with his side-kick Robin (aka Harry A or Harry the Handbag) who rather mysteriously was absent from the main event. We can only assume that Wednesday is Harry's' night for staying in to wash his super hero outfit – or maybe he sorts out his handbag – who can say!. But 'Batman' is very much in demand not only in AA but also CA - so we hear - carrying the sickness (oops sorry!) … carrying the MESSAGE to all and sundry (whether they want it or not). Of course the private life of this bane of those who fail to 'follow the ordained path' is, as you would expect of a super hero, somewhat shrouded in mystery. However we have through our tireless investigations managed to elicit some few titbits which we are only to happy to share with you our indefatigable readers. Apparently – no word of a lie – Harry K used to drink …. SAKI! We're not quite sure if this establishes 'Batman' as an alcoholic of the more discerning type or whether there was simply nothing else available. Either way this surely must demonstrate that he is after all rather 'special and different' and not to be included amongst the rest of us, the mere 'hoi polloi'! Perhaps it was this diet of Japanese rice wine which had an especially deleterious impact subsequently on his powers of discrimination. Unfortunately 'Batman' suffers from occasional lapses which lead to an inability to distinguish between other people's property and his own. Indeed such an oversight led to him being dismissed by an employer for shop lifting not so long ago. Ah well! But perhaps Harry should not be judged like other men. Indeed it may well be the case that he has attained to such a lofty spiritual height he now falls into the antinomian category – those who are not longer bound by mere conventional morality! Ah if only …...! This moral blindness also seemingly extends into other spheres of Harry K's life but we are far too gentleman/womanly to go into those here … or for the time being anyway! 

Cheerio 

The Fellas (Friends of Alcoholics Anonymous …. zap!.... kaboom!!.... wam!!!)