The Apple Tree

The last time I was in the Apple Tree was just over thirteen years ago. It's not called The Apple Tree now but The Firefly. Or maybe just Firefly, without the 'the'. It's darker than I remember and less of a rocker's pub, but still very similar. I remember saying to someone back in the 90s that I 'didn't want to become one of the 30-something stoners who drink in the Apple Tree'. Now I'm 40 it seems strange to look back at that quote which has always stayed with me. The Apple Tree would have been a nice pub to drink away my 30s in. This was the pub I had my last drink in in Worcester. It was a night or two before I left Worcester, end of June 1999, and Joe and myself had ended up here. I can't remember why. I can't remember much of that drink either. I think both Joe and myself were in shock that our time at Worcester had come to an end (Joe left a day or two after me).