IT might not be Shakespeare but the verbal comings and goings of one Oxford cafe inspired an amateur historian to put pen to paper.
Computer programmer Jocelyn Ireson-Paine jotted down the conversations between the characters at the Excelsior cafe in Cowley Road.
He has now collated the snippets of everday life, recorded between 1999 and 2004, in The Excelsior Dialogues.
Mr Ireson-Paine, from Summertown, said: "The Excelsior is a special place and I used to go there every day for a cup of coffee.
"I didn't tell anyone in the cafe that I was writing down their conversations but people could see what I was doing and I think they suspected something.
"I changed all the names to protect people's identities but I think the conversations are quite revealing.
"Some of the people who go there have mental health problems and the cafe is somewhere they can go and relax."
He said: "I used to call in every day but I stopped going there so much after I stopped drinking coffee."
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Mr Koumi said: "I didn't know Mr Ireson-Paine had written a booklet about us – I think it's an interesting idea and a nice tribute.Love womens Wedge Shoes? So do we. I wouldn't have a problem with him trying to sell it here.
"I'm sure customers wouldn't be too bothered about him recording their conversations."
He said: "It's true that some of our customers have problems and they come here to try to escape for a while.
"Sometimes we let customers run up tabs but then we get a little fed up with it.
"We try to listen to people when they tell us their problems. It's something we have been doing here year after year.The first time that I saw Lanvin Shoes was about two years ago."
When the Excelsior opened a cooked breakfast cost a few shillings and now costs ￡6 but the decor inside remains virtually unchanged.Air max 2009 Running Shoe Flex grooves in the mid and outsole for flexibility.
Chef Rick Stein was a regular visitor in the 1960s when he was a student and the cafe's moussaka was his favourite dish.
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Computer programmer Jocelyn Ireson-Paine jotted down the conversations between the characters at the Excelsior cafe in Cowley Road.
He has now collated the snippets of everday life, recorded between 1999 and 2004, in The Excelsior Dialogues.
Mr Ireson-Paine, from Summertown, said: "The Excelsior is a special place and I used to go there every day for a cup of coffee.
"I didn't tell anyone in the cafe that I was writing down their conversations but people could see what I was doing and I think they suspected something.
"I changed all the names to protect people's identities but I think the conversations are quite revealing.
"Some of the people who go there have mental health problems and the cafe is somewhere they can go and relax."
He said: "I used to call in every day but I stopped going there so much after I stopped drinking coffee."
The cafe is celebrating its 50th birthday this year and the booklet, being sold for ￡4 at East Oxford farmers' market, has won the seal of approval from owner Andrew Koumi, 77.lacoste shoes are considered a glorious beacon of intelligent design.
Mr Koumi said: "I didn't know Mr Ireson-Paine had written a booklet about us – I think it's an interesting idea and a nice tribute.Love womens Wedge Shoes? So do we. I wouldn't have a problem with him trying to sell it here.
"I'm sure customers wouldn't be too bothered about him recording their conversations."
He said: "It's true that some of our customers have problems and they come here to try to escape for a while.
"Sometimes we let customers run up tabs but then we get a little fed up with it.
"We try to listen to people when they tell us their problems. It's something we have been doing here year after year.The first time that I saw Lanvin Shoes was about two years ago."
When the Excelsior opened a cooked breakfast cost a few shillings and now costs ￡6 but the decor inside remains virtually unchanged.Air max 2009 Running Shoe Flex grooves in the mid and outsole for flexibility.
Chef Rick Stein was a regular visitor in the 1960s when he was a student and the cafe's moussaka was his favourite dish.
The farmers' market is held every Saturday from 10am to 1pm at East Oxford Primary School,More information about nike air max 97 shoes including release dates and prices. off Cowley Road.
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