Joel clobbers his drums as Scotty tears off his dripping T-shirt and snaps it at one of the garbage throwers, hitting him right in the face with a twangy crack snrack like my brothers snapping bath towels, but sharper.

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Regulars here include The Derailers, an upbeat country band guaranteed to crack a grin on the dourest face, and Don Walser, an icon of country yodelling (yes, yodelling).

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He appeared before St Helens Magistrates' Court on Saturday to face charges of possession with intent to supply cocaine, possession with intent to supply crack cocaine, and being concerned in the production of crack cocaine.

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