SO as I was saying ... Marion Thompson (pictured above) is 'Tallulah Swells', the famous glamourpuss barmaid from the pub I call Hell’s Waiting Room.
And Marion will soon be opening her own bar in the resort - named after her alter ego Tallulah.
Tallulah’s bar is going to be quite an opulent wine bar sort of thingie. Believe me, I've had a sneak preview.
Marion is a superb barmaid with exactly the right sort of personality for that noble profession.
Her smile alone can light up a room and she is most elegant and stylish.
There is considerable excitement and eager anticipation about her new Tallulah's bar, which will be on the junction of Victoria Road and Rowson Street in the heart of New Brighton.
It should be open for business from Sat May 26.
Marion's new bar will be decorated in the style of a “French Moroccan Boudoir”. So exotic is the look Marion she has created there that financial and licensed trade advisors have warned her it won’t work and she’s lose all her money on the venture.
But Marion says she will prove them wrong and "Tallulah’s bar will be a huge success".
She said: “It has been mostly men pouring cold water on my idea, but I must say Danni from the Pink Room designers in Wallasey Village has been brilliant and so has the fabulous soul singer Martin Ruffin, who is going to come and sing at the bar. So thanks to them and the others who have been supportive.”
Marion is a well known barmaid in New Brighton, having served pints in the Perch Rock pub, Grosvenor Road, for the past 16 years.
She is also widely known as Tallulah Swells, of course, as barmaid of fictional pub Hell’s Waiting Room featured in this blog.
It is no secret that Hell's Waiting Room is based on the very real, rather eccentric and popular pub, the Perch Rock, or the "Perch" as it is more commonly referred to.
Marion, who was born and raised in Seacombe and lived for several years in Lybia, said: “I wanted to create a wine bar that is luxurious, romantic and adventurous for New Brighton, because the resort is such a beautiful place, though it has been through very hard times."
“I hope my new bar will restore some of New Brighton’s former glamour and fun. I’ve created a place where women will feel comfortable to come in on their own or with friends.
“Women will want to come here for lunch or in the evenings. I also know that the gentlemen of New Brighton will love the place."
Marion has transformed the interior of the building, which in former years was a bank and, in the recent past, operated as bar called Barclays.
The colour scheme is dramatic black and fuschia. The two saloon rooms are richly draped and decorated in velvet and exotic fabrics. The lighting is by Moroccan lamps. The bar will serve home-cooked English-style food at lunchtime, and Mediterranean food in the evenings.
The larger of the two bar areas has a small stage, because Marion intends to host live entertainment at weekends and the occasional fashion show.
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Lord Vino du Matin wrote...
You weren't Whiffler once, by any chance, were you?
*** STEVE REPLIES Yerrrse, I was once Whiffler, author of a diary page in a certain East Anglian newspaper. I have worked for newspapers all over our country, actually. Not in Liverpool though. Can't even get bloody arrested in Liverpool!
Posted by: Lord Vino du Matin | May 16, 2007 10:52 AM