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| Author: | Toad in the Hole [ Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Gerard, the Lamma restaurant owner? |
Watching 'The Noble House' DVD recently (as you do), I realised what a load of old out-dated twaddle it is. But out of nowhere I suddenly wondered whatever happened to that splendidly bad-tempered restaurant owner Gerard from New Zealand/Australia. Although he appeared to be half-Indian as well. Any theories? |
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| Author: | phil [ Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:17 am ] |
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Pissed of back to Oz several years back, (thank god) definitely the new proprieter with his drunken karaoke days is much more fun. |
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| Author: | casanova [ Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gerard, the Lamma restaurant owner? |
Toad in the Hole {L_WROTE}: Watching 'The Noble House' DVD recently (as you do), I realised what a load of old out-dated twaddle it is. But out of nowhere I suddenly wondered whatever happened to that splendidly bad-tempered restaurant owner Gerard from New Zealand/Australia. Although he appeared to be half-Indian as well. Any theories?
Sadly, I have to tell you he died some 6 months or so back. 
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| Author: | Toad in the Hole [ Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Gerard silenced at last, sadly |
Poor Gerard, we shall never hear those exasperated abrasive tones again. I will not forget the sight of him angrily throwing the irritating Ben Jordan around his first restaurant, the Capital, and then bashing him over the head with a soup ladle. No doubt feeling pleased with himself -- he offered the other customers all a free bottle of beer. You don't see that kind of thing in the Bookwork Cafe, for sure. |
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| Author: | casanova [ Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:32 am ] |
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I'll never forget the day Jenks kicked him in the bollocks. 
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| Author: | Toad in the Hole [ Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Gerard the Hockey Man |
 The only mention of Gerard Sharman in Google is that he formed a Hong Kong veterans hockey team in 1981. A native of Perth, Australia, originally. What caused Jenks to kick Gerard in the balls, Casanova. And how did Sharman respond?
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| Author: | samx [ Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:10 am ] |
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| Yes Gerard was a great fan of hockey -- even extending the game to the confines of his bar on occasion. Amiable (?) Capital proprietor 1 - harrassed customer 0
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| Author: | taipengsan [ Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Gerard Sharman |
Gerard Sharman and his wife Jenny of the old Capital Restaurant on Yung Shue Wan Main Street had a thriving business in the '80s. That is, until they began to feel the competition from Fountainhead, Island Bar and Spicy Island. Drop in business led to drop in standards and Gerard's drinking bouts did little for the reputation of the hostelry, not to mention mounting bad debts to suppliers of alcohol and food ingredients. Their decision to do a quiet moonlight flit was thwarted by the bailif who pounced on Jenny's handbag just as the couple were preparing to catch the afternoon ferry to Central. The bag contained the family's meagre cash reserves Jenny had squirrelled away for their journey to and stay in Australia. Friends, who felt sorry for the couple,loaned them some money, never expecting it to be ever returned: the typical expat exit pattern of years gone by. It needn't have been so, but the Sharmans were forever battling to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory! Gerard, who died around six months ago, was an Anglo-Indian from Calcutta and a first-rate hockey star much admired during his playing days in Hong Kong. Jenny was a walking jewellery showcase that explained where all the takings at Capital Restaurant went! If someone can recall more of their exploits, that would make the Sharmans larger-than-life Lamma oldies, a hard act to follow! Taipengshan |
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| Author: | Toad in the Hole [ Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Not a bad bloke |
I always found him generous and funny. But thanks for filling in the gaps. And even in 1984 his wife wore a lot of sparklers. |
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| Author: | Monty [ Mon May 15, 2006 6:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | No hat at all |
I remember he once threw out a friend of mine from the Capital as he was wearing a baseball cap indoors. 
They used to do a great lamb curry I remember....and those wall & ceiling decorations....never did try the chocolate fondue... |
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