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Roger Jacobson, PiH Editor I was born in 1953 in West Ham but spent my formative years and beyond in Romford, living in the metaphoric shadow of Ind Coope brewery. An alumnus of the Royal Liberty Grammar School in Gidea Park where I failed to achieve any academic or sporting distinction whatsoever. Unmarried, I spent what passes for a career in the Civil Service, (MAFF and Defra) before they paid me to go away and not come back in November 2007. My drinking career was given a boost by chance encounters with Adnams and Brakspears and I joined CAMRA in 1975. Two years later I joined SPBW Special Branch as a result of regular drinking in the Rose & Crown, Blackfriars, the branch's meeting place. Not long after I joined Wantz, my local branch. I guess I may be unique in having chaired three SPBW branches, not only Special and Wantz (where I'm still in the chair), but also Campden Hill, of which I was a member for a few years following a brief sojourn in Pimlico. In summer 1981 I kindly offered to put together an issue or to of the old SPBW Branch Newsletter as no one else seemed to be bothering. This transmuted into a quarterly newsletter for all members, originally called Pints of View, and I sometimes wake up in the morning in a cold sweat, realising I'm still editing it.
Away from SPBW I obviously enjoy good beer in good pubs, sometimes even in good company! Favourites are the Royal Oak, Southwark, and the Wenlock Arms, Hoxton. I have a great interest in the inland waterways, having enjoyed many weeks afloat in various parts of England and Wales. I'm also a keen follower of Test cricket and football (former long-suffering season ticket holder at West Ham United). I read a lot, enjoy walking, and spend plenty of time listening to a wide variety of music from around the globe. I'm also a member of a moderately unsuccessful quiz team, Accies (don't ask!) who perform in the Quiz League of London. And, for what it's worth, I'm an atheist, pacifist, don't smoke, don't have a television. So there.
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