benjamin1945

worked there Den in the 60s,..........would'nt say the natives were unfriendly........but they did have a room called the 'Blood room'.............where after taking a good beating from one of them on the little field opposite (corner of Piccadilly) you were cleaned up,.......Quaint little tradition....lol.

Yes there was a Mary and John,also Little Fred,little Doris,Carol,Robert,Jean,.............and thats just the ones i remember

Yes you were posh Lizzie,...........but seriously its what ever you were happy with,...........when she was small my Daughter called me 'DA' Which i found lovely and now when she's happy she refers to me as Daddy,.............my Grandson refers to Donna as 'Bim' which is really nice,don't know where he got it from,

Yes quite right TBI,.............Bunch of 'Mummys boys............lol.'

Eileen,........if i 'd said Homogenisation to ME MAM,.........I 'd have got a bat round me Tab.........she was so working class.....thank the Lord.......lol. Let alone what 'Pater' would have made of it.

MAM,..........Good old Nottingham word............

Christmas and birthday cards with MAM on.

Can't remember the number Terence,...........they were my Uncle Fred and Aunt Doris who was my Mams sister.,

Banjo49 and Terence,did you know the 'Booths' who lived on Frinton in the 50s and 60s,they were a large family my 'cousins' ?

Cos he was Peruvian,............all them i know are..........

Duke of St Albans........Bestwood Lodge..........Nel Gwyn..........and all that............ we used to call the land between Bestwood estate and what is now Rise Park 'TIT HILL'

Old bestwood estate was always, Bulwell Nottingham. at least when i was growing up in the 50s.

I KNEW Paul Sheehan thru one of my sons,back in the Radford boys days,don't know him well,.......ive not had much to do with the Ametuer scene since the Smiths and Robin Hood at Mansfield finished,..........we used to sponsor Robin Hood by providing Security,.....some great blokes gave the Ametuers real time,but towards the end of my involvement,alot of football type so called supporters spoilt some of the nights,......shame really,

///? Lost me Ian

just heard on the news Tyson came 4th..................good lad,after all the negatives about him.

Without being too specific...........you could say 'ive slipped back into some old roles'.......... .......lol.

No Loppy aint been on much lately,......been busy with a couple of things...........and thanks for asking mate,......you too have a good xmas.

Gillie gillie hots n pepper cats n alanbogen by the sea.............................its only on me arm........don't panic caarnie..........LOL.

Just for Girls wer'nt it Ann,?............me Dad caught me playing once,and said he'd take me Dolls off me if he caught me again..............

Only if i can show you mine carnie !!!

Heard of em,......bit too brutal for my liking...........had an Uncle who earned a few groats there,back in the day,

Yes it was,....and talking of 'backgrounds'.......Billy Joe, like Fury) has more than 'a touch' of Traveller in him.

You mean Andy Lee ?..........yes lost to a really good Boxer 'Billy Joe Saunders'.............he must be good he stopped my lad in Manchester.....

Thanks Katy,great bit of film,loved the time switch scenes............used to love working in London such a buzz everyday,almost as good as Bulwell,

He did'nt win BBC Sports personality of the year..........i'm gutted lol..............Andy Murray won it.........great Tennis player.............but Personality ?