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  1. Beeston,.......lets really ruin the place.
  2. #123 chulla, Tek no notice of 'chulla' blonde,.......it was a dark winter night in a dimly lit room in downtown Bulwell when he met me,and the Beer was flowing,..........i'll buy you a coffee in Wetherspoons Bulwell any time you're there,as long as its between 9 and 10 am,then in the cold light of day you can make you're own mind up.lol.............Mr Mrs catfan might be there as well as independant witness's,..
  3. Alot of folk say that blondie'...........
  4. Got it Steve,..........NO WONDER SHE LEFT ME......
  5. IST wife in the 60s seemed to be ok with the 'Copper','Ponch' and 'Dolly Tub'........think her head was turned by some flash bloke' who offered her a 'Top loader'.......
  6. Def. not Mechano' all them nuts,screws,washers and Spanners I Could'nt be doing with em,..........no my favs were me Lead soldiers and a Golliwog which had a great 'Dicky Bow' and Waistcoat,
  7. Amazing to think a very small area of any part of Nottingham conjers up so many memories,....ie Mansfield rd between Forest rd down to Fulforth st,ate in the 'Elbow' bought two cars and worked in two shops,Farrands and Northern Dairies. I reckon you could take a 200 yard stretch of almost any street/road and the same would apply.
  8. Seem to remember 'elbow cafe' also had an entrance on Huntingdon st as well ?
  9. #186 compo Och aye............the NOO ?
  10. And shoved where the sun don't....SHINE ?
  11. Yes he does me,but hes a Scot int he?....Andrew Neal i mean,
  12. BS open ended box spanners?........can't find mine anywhere .lol..............sorry ayup,tried to fight it.
  13. FLY2 160,.................Think we've mentioned it before but it is now driving me up the wall,that speak inflection or upspeak as i call it,its not just the youngsters now,i heard a politician using it the other day,one of my wifes friends also uses it and shes in her 50s.
  14. What do you expect Ian,ilkeston wrong side of brook and Worksop almost in yorkshire, Only kidding i know some nice people in both places,even in Long Eaton.
  15. #36 mary1947 spent 10 mins with George Best in the players lounge at Peterborough FC in the 70s,what a lovely bloke.
  16. LIKE it Ian,...ive never worked outside in the driving rain and dare not catch a Rat,but the kids say the same about me,.........when i gab to random strangers or wear my new Ties with matching hankys,you have to be brave sometimes don't you,.........takes all sorts to be Bulwell don't it.lol.
  17. Changed a bit since them days 'carnie' ,alot of 'ethnics' moved up there,even Geordies, lol.
  18. Meatloaf,having coffee in Coop house mid 80s,and Wee Willy Harris in Woolworths also having coffee in the 60s,oh yes if this counts,escorted 'Fenella Fielding' to the lift in Coop house 90s.
  19. SEE #83 catfan,i reckon people have looked at the pics, and just won't admit 'Bulwell' is the nicest place in Nottingham.
  20. Any photo's of the Bulwell Calender' possible chaps ?
  21. Must have been same year i saw him in the 'Peach tree' Merthyr, about 64?
  22. Still got it Graham,....lol.