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November 2012
It has been 189 years since the Moose's great, great, grandfather, William Moose was attacked by Simon Cowell outside the Waggon and Horses pub, in Watling Street, Elstree. The incident, dubbed The Radlett Saturday Night Fish Fry, has since been the subject of stage plays and books. Many believe that, to this day, Moose's ghost still haunts the pub, so reporter Hugo First headed down there to look for spooky goings-on.
Legend has it that Mr Moose, a gambler, was assaulted here, and that his ghost still wanders the cobbled walkways at nightfall, waiting, watching. It happened on a chilly 23 November night in 1823. The sky has turned from grey to amber and the wind sweeps the autumn leaves across the empty lane.
William Moose and Simon Cowell are on their way to a game of blind hockey when their Ford Granada rattles to a halt. The stars above light the Waggon and Horses, where merry townspeople dance to the sound of 60s and 70s rock and blues covers which fills the entire street.
Cowell draws a wet fish from his pocket, his eyes laced with a menacing glare, and slaps Moose in the face over a gambling debt of 30 pence. Vinegar pouring from his cheeks, Moose runs for dear life towards the pub but is met by a tackle from Cowell, who tweaks his left nipple and administers a vicious Chinese burn to his right arm.
In a fit of delirium, the cold blooded assailant and his two friends, Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole, dump his body in the well in the pub's garden. And, as if nothing has happened, the trio then order themselves a meal of mashed potato and beaver chops and spend the night drinking.
Tamara Boomdeay
[Freely adapted from the original article by Anna Slater in the Borehamwood and Elstree Times 31 October 2012]
MOOSE on the LOOSE return to 'haunt' The Waggon & Horses, Watling Street, Elstree, Herts WD6 3AA on FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER
Tickets available at all prices from TicketMooster
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