Dick Hatts

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  1. I believe it was 1985. Just before I moved there.
  2. Bit late replying sorry, but yes, Dawn's brother.
  3. I've got a black and gold parlophone Temperance 7 album, does that count! :-)
  4. My 150+ Beatles and related 7"s might be classed as modest, but I hear you've been tempted into the world of collecting all the apple stuff. Far from modest if you've got all that stuff too! We're you tempted to put in a bid for that King of Fuh single that turned up on ebay recently?
  5. Hang on a min, I've just looked at your profile. Your DOB is closer to Tony's. And you're a Beatles fan, could you be Chris? he of the huge Beatles collection?
  6. Hmmm, I'll take a guess at Stuart Nock? Am I right? Enlighten me!
  7. Thanks Ian. Having pondered upon your Costello comparison I can only think of "The other side of summer" which has a similar call and response style ;-)
  8. Full marks for railway AND rickenbacker knowledge! Although it's actually a 330/12 Truth be told, although the rickie is my usual guitar of choice, the guitar you hear on this track is a Gibson Les Paul. Glad you like the tune thanks, and you Mick ;-)
  9. Inspired by some of the railway chats I've had in here I've used an old notts picture for the sleeve of my bands new album and as the backdrop in the video for the single. Se if any of you clever dicks recognise the landmarks.
  10. Some you tube footage of The Fab 4 who opened the 60's flavoured day. ;-)
  11. Also played on more hits that The Stones/Beatles etc combined: The Wrecking Crew: The LA studio musicians , core members included Hal Blaine, Jim Gordon - Drums, Ray Pohlman, Carol Kaye, Lyle Ritz - Bass, Don Randi, Larry Knetchel (just died) keys, Al Kasey, Barney Kessel, Glen Campbell - Guitars many more. Hits they played on: You've lost that loving feeling, unchained melody California girls, help me rhonda, good vibrations etc Bang Bang, I got You babe... Something Stupid, Strangers In the Night.. Mr Tambourine Man California Dreamin, Monday Monday Witchita Lineman Be My Bab
  12. It's no different. I think a lot of the GCR structure in Nottm should have been saved too. e.g. The bridge over midland station, bridge over trent at wilford. Both would have been of great value to the new tram system. Also The Bulwell viaduct. Mainly because I thought it was beautiful! :-)
  13. It goes from nowhere to nowhere because of the Leicester council. It was part of the GCR bike and foot path that allowed people to com into the centre from the south without going near a road. But the path was diverted in the over 10 years ago because of another redevelopment.
  14. I heard online that GCR would be up for taking the some bits of the bridge if they could rais the money to shift it.
  15. A bit off topic. I know we're a Notts forum, but I figured I'd post this here as I know lots are GCR fans. Seems that the Leicester council are 90% through the preliminary stages of planning to bulldoze the GCR bridge on Braunstone Gate Here's a vid about it Might be good to join the facebook group to show your support ;-) Rich
  16. Yay! that's the very picture they had in the pub. No need for me to go in for a pint and smuggle it out now :-)
  17. A bit sad that. True, a great landmark. Having said that I remember looking up at them in the 80's when going to the market at the brickyard and thinking , these look like they could topple at any moment!
  18. Hello Mick, they might do, but it's not my local or anything. I did a gig in there a few years ago and noticed the picture on the wall. I should have snapped it with my mobile phone.
  19. If you go in the Lord Nelson pub at Bull bridge ( which is very close to the site of that aquaduct) they have some great pics of the area on the wall. One of which i recall shows an over head shot of the area so you can see the canal running over the road.
  20. My Mum and Dad had their wedding reception in the cocked hat (nice!) in 1966 Apparantly my grandfather was a regular in there 1955-1963. Used to sell flowers in there apparantly. Charles (Charlie) Hattersley anyone? never met him myself, died in 63 thanks to his fondness for Cocked hat booze :-)
  21. Great picture that. The wall supporting that bridge is still there isn't it? Or it was when I went up there last.
  22. Re- Smiley Sal Sorry I offered to post pics and then never checked back. Well I took some video too so I ended up sticking them all togetther along with some old pics and some pics taken by a brave person who went right inside. on you tube here:
  23. Smashing map, thanks for posting. Wish I could have seen the area when it was like that. There's even a cattle dock from the market for the anmals to get on the MR. BTW has anyone got any pics of the L&NWR in sneinton? Drive past the retaining wall for the cattle dock there a lot but I've never seen pictures of it in the day. Thinking of the goods shed and the bridge across the hermitage.