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Trumans was this not a Pub which had one of the longest bars, Was it not in Nottingham centre??

We used to visit my mother in law and she still had Black n White TV we did ask how she knew which the colours balls were she just said well I can tell which they are.

Sorry Mrs B its an age thing what I was trying to say was that Sister Jordan was confused with the Nottingham dialect. . mary1947 xx

If ever you come back to the UK or we ever get to OZ I will challenge you to a game of Snooker and Billiards . but for now we will have to take a rain-check.

When we lived in South Africa 70s a friend of mine told me to get my son into the convent school, as at the time there was an apartheid the other choice was what was called an African's medium school, but every morning the students would have to stand up and salute the SA flag. Now the convent was just like a British private school, so we applied and with my friends references he attended the Convent. One morning Sister Jordan ask me to come inside her office so she could ask me something. Can you please tell me said sister Jordan what do these words mean that you son his saying, well

Hi Brew are we not talking of the good hold USA say know more. ps while on holiday many years ago , we were top of a castle and looking down on to the oranges groves. There was quite a lot of them, then a voice from behind said !!! quote You call them orange groves, they are not a bit like an orange grove ? Where I lived i have billions of them, guess were this chap came from yes he was fro USA Having said that would you have brought your 13 year old child a real gun for a Christmas Pressie.

Tell me doe's the Hair stylist / Barber charge for what he takes off or what he leaves on ?? Pricing a salon visit is a very sore point in my books. There is such a lot to learn about styling and cutting, You dare not give just anyone scissors and say just " "cut that mans Hair" it has took us years to get out trade recognized as a trade, we were always paid peanuts and yet the knowledge we had after finishing out apprenticeship was just the same as an electrician-plumber ect. Yet still, people think its an easy job WHY!!! just a few things we have to know Cutting shape of neckl

WELL what a day !!! Sunday Jumped out of my bed in my normal way, then into shower now having Parkinson's mobilty not as good as it used to be. We brought a bed from JL ages ago and it had a beautiful wood frame, BUT the legs were in a J shape. Many many times master and have caught out little piggies on these legs. After given them a rub and cursed the bed legs, its been ok. TILL SUNDAY WHEN MY PIGGIE CAUGHT THE LEG and it decided to teach me a lesson? Don't walk around in bare feet. Well the pain was excruciating I could not stand or walk on my foot and the other foot had come out in sym

cheers big ears u must send me a silly sheet of how to get these great ladies on our site noddy xxxxxxxxxxx

Thanks B for telling me about the accompanied group. I thought it was just Celtic Women, Never have got the hang of posting music on out site, I will leave it as a test for you.

If you like something different then take a look at U-TUBE its by Celtic Women A Tribute to Broadway! but have the words shown on screen it's just Beautiful. If you do watch then if you like it/hate it lets have some feedback please.

RIP many memories Nottingham ""PALAIS de DANCE""

My mum and dad met at the Palais mum was 28 when she married and my dad was 26. They married in 1935 and in 1995 it as there Golden Wedding. I liked the Big Bands sound then along the boy groups, my friend Wendy and myself gave our ourselves permission to have a Friday lunch/afternoon off school, What for? to go to the Palais lunch time Why? well the new boy group had just started up, just a minute maybe some members have heard of them? Their names were George, Paul, John and Ringo, the name of the group was the Beatles. If you went dancing in the week it was around 2/- at weekends the p

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There must be some one out there who would like to be a Goal keeper for our Red Men or come back Shilton / Chris Woods any one who can save goals

NOW going up the years "Billy Bunter" / Dr Who, / Sunday the stories and books of Charles Dickens/ Magpie / Blue Peter/ Think of a number/ can you name more ?

HI Mess You will get a telling off by the children it was not just a Spotty dog? It was the biggest Spotty dog that you ever did see/

Morning MESS thanks for your reply your right about E Ward 10 I was also in love with the young doctor (not Jill) pictures on my wall Elvis / Fabian/ kookie sunset strip / and too many to mention. Clifton you stay not sure about Bill n Ben ? have you ever thought though what Andy Pandy / Teddy / Lubby Loo/ did get up to in the basket when it was closed? What was not on !!!! when coming home from school and putting Telly on children's programs taken off for Wimbledon

Has any one (old tv programs) mentioned Muffin the mule / Stooty and sweep. Emergency Ward 10 radio Sat Uncle Mac and there's more Watch this space.

Brew just read your post it's funny out some people don't like jeans? When green bowling in summers gone by if ever you went into a Nott's comp you had to wear all white, well at the time i could not get to the bowls shop to buy any ladies white trousers having a pair of white jeans i put these on, Fine? till I was playing on the green, then one of the ladies from the team complained. That was it I was Banned off the green. Why don't people live and let live any one would have thought I was playing for the world. not Nottinghamshire.

Back to post_______ Hot Chestnut Man Johnny Morris Shirley Abbeycare (not sure of spelling) did she sing 3 little fishers? 3 little fishers who swam and swam to the end of the dam? Well I went back to my childhood days watching Dr Who !!!at Christmas I am yet hooked again on this program Problem!!!! I can remember seeing the first Dr Who William Hartnell co'or don't it make you feel old having said that I am looking forward to watching the new Dr,

Wish you and brother good wishers Brew Look after your selves.

Up-date well sorry to Jehovah Witness people but I have not been converted. Service all about the person who has passed away, you kept been told that you are asleep on the trip and Jehovah will always be there to help you, and look after you, Then you pray. It seemed a long, heavy service, to those who were not witnesses. It just seemed to go on and on.

Sunday afternoon, summer, trip down to the Embankment,. warm sunny day, out comes the trannie "Alan Freeman" Hi Pop Pickers, here's the top 20 WHAT A LIFE? eyes closed, sun smiling on your face, then later, see if there are any nice boys around. Why did I grow up??

The Fox and Grapes is very well know to me as my father in law would quite often go in for a pint. Mellissa First it was called The Fox and Grapes then changed to "PEGGERS" then went back to The Fox and Grapes. People would say it was called "Pretty Windows" because of the leaded windows. My father in law as I said used to have a pint in there, and the reason it was called "Pretty Windows" each morning when the men had been out poaching they would hang the Pheasants, hares, rabbits, grouse, ect on