Boris and arsenal - a secret tryst?

[poshglasgow]

Ronnie liked Drag Queens you say - I never heard that one before - need to research.

I always understood he like them young and a bit rough round the edges

I am of the same opinion as SG. Ronnie's young men were exactly that: young men - not drag queens (unless he was 'dragging' them home from Esmeralda's Barn). Am I right in thinking that I have read somewhere and have heard it said that Reggie, reputedly the straight twin, was not averse to "crossing the floor"? I'm not convinced.

One of the few guys to criticise Ronnie's penchant for the love that dare not speak its name (thank you Oscar) was George Cornell, who paid the ultimate price, allegedly, for his gross impertinence (calling Ronnie a 'fat poof') in March 1966 in the Blind Beggar pub. Apparently, a stray bullet from an 'unknown source' entered the pub and embedded itself in Mr. Cornell's forehead (bloody inconvenient), while the juke box - rather ironically- pumped out "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine" by the Walker Brothers. No one moved. No one saw a thing.
"Right, keep your bleedin' 'eads downs and don't take your eyes off your dominoes. The Old BIll's on their way!"

"Evenin', officer. Shootin'? what shootin'? You say a bloke came in 'ere with a gun, walked up to Mister Cornell and finished 'im off? Nah, mate, you're 'avin a laugh, must 'ave the wrong pub. Anyway, we get a load of stray bullets around 'ere at this time of year.
What's that, Guv? The Barmaid's blouse is covered in blood, you say? Nah, that ain't blood, mate, that's nail polish, that is. I mean what do you expect when a bird's trying to paint her nails while pullin' bleedin' pints at the same time? Anyway, Guv, you goin' to stand there all night asking all them bleedin' silly questions, or are you goin' to 'ave a pint?
Eh? On duty? What's that all about? You should be 'duty free', mate, a subject about which a few of us in 'ere 'ave a certain expertise, If you get my drift."