Bishop and Astronaut

[note: I'm actually posting this on 7 September but have edited the date so it appears in the correct sequence with the other readings from the first meeting]



What: Bishop (facing right and looking to the heavens)
Beer: Some kind of local ale, exact name forgotten
Receptacle: Pint glass with straight sides
When: 4 August 2008
Situation: First official Beer Reading Meeting, Live and Let Live pub, Cambridge.

I'd seen, but not pictured, a bishop in Vienna so it was no surprise to see the familiar mitre emerging once again during the first official beer reading meeting - I think in the second pint, after the first pint produced no clear results. What could be the significance of the repeated appearances of this cleric? Was it a sign that the Almighty disapproves of attempting to divine the majesty of His creation through the medium of beer? Godless heathen that I am, I chose to ignore this and carry on with the reading. I think it's probably suggesting I play chess.


What: Astronaut's helmet

On the next beer, however, there emerged the unmistakeable shape of an astronaut's helmet. This is one of the best possible results of a beer reading. The astronaut's helmet is a reference to the fulfillment of a long-held ambition, dream or desire that one had stopped believing was actually possible - such as the common childhood dream of becoming an astronaut. Well, I still haven't managed to go into outer space, but I did meet V the following weekend dancing to Girl from Mars. I'd actually forgotten about seeing the Astronaut's helmet until Lizzy reminded me at the second meeting.