I `ad that `istorian and academic, Deff Goel in my cab the other day. `e was just going up the printers to view the first edition of `is book about Kent pubs.
`e said, "Morning Jim. `ere, you and your band. `ave you ever played in "The Restoration" in Sevenoaks?"
I said, "No, and we aint going to either, even if they did do music, which they don`t"
`e said, "Why?"
I said, "Well Deff, it`s like this, We`re all for the trad and what it stands for. "The Black Boy" pub `ad successfully plied it`s trade in Sevenoaks since 1616, we are told. There are at least five theories as to `ow it became named from a story of a black person working in the kitchen, chimney sweep, blacksmithying, Charles 11 who was known as the Black Boy due to `is dark colouring: `oo knows? Anyway, in all these years, there is no recorded instance of anyone being offended by its presence yet Shepperd and Neame, the owner/brewers `ave taken it upon themselves to change it`s name to "The Restoration" after Charles 11`s decree. (Republicans are now offended). Not three quarters of a mile away is "The White `art", soon to be renamed I expect, "The Fair Coloured Animal with `orns". There is a word to describe all this cobblers and its got two "ells" in it!!"


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