MAD ALBERT - THE TRUE STORY
His family were of Shape-shifting decent, and had been blessed with a fertile bounty of offspring.
Moving to the Elysian plains of Middlesex, and in particular the hinterland between the villages of Sudbury and Wembley Green in the ancient Manor of Harrow, they soon put down local roots and acclimatised to the rhythm of semi-rural life.
Apart from his relationship with Glockenspiel, he was usually of the sexual orientation that favoured women. His favorite female beau from an early age was a circus gymnast called Gloria, the daughter of a failed marriage between a one armed brush salesman and a burnt out charcoal burner, and a resident of the local hamlet of Preston. She had initially caught his eye whilst both incarcerated at the local jail due to extensive inebriation and in her case, abusive behaviour towards a fallen Jesuit priest.
Both had been imbibing at the Black Horse Inn when the priest entered the premises with the local blacksmith whose forge and smithy was just across the lane.
The forge was located adjacent to a the brewery and had a concealed passageway that connected the adjoining premises. This connection enabled the thirsty workers of the furnace laden smithy to obtain regular libations on the job, in the way of freshly fermented ale and stout at an artificially low cost, due to a subsidy agreed by the brewery owner.
The initial encounter in the Black Horse was due to a heated argument over the premises clock that sat above the main bar. Due to a clever insight by its creator, it worked in a reverse fashion, and often provided a flash-point for heated debate and fisticuffs. There was often a debate over last orders, and things would invariably become violent.
To be continued.......
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