benjamin1945
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Are there any others Jill?........Paid £30 for em some 20 years since...from a Charity Shop up Mapperley top...
The rest of my Attire'' was....
Slim fit light blue Jeans £20 from Matalan...
Pale Blue shirt from 'Outlet' on A38...£45
Black Necker-chief''.with matching 'Top Pocket Hanky'
.present from Wife from store in the West-end..on her last visit.......Posh ya know''..lol
Black suit Jacket...from 'Slaters' in Nottingham...
Not forgetting a pair of 'Cuff-Links'' that were my Dads..along with his 'Silver Arm-Bands''......
Good job i was only going to Bulwell in-it.......
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Sorry.....tried to enlarge picture...obviously failed........CLIFF....!!!! LOL
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Saw someone i thought was you but wasn't sure.....and thought if it was you...you would have known me........if any of that makes any sense....next time mate.....
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Blimey...Trogg ....you joking?.......thats me about 10.45.......enjoying 'Scambled Egg on Toast'' with a nice Espresso.......the lady is with her Dog there most mornings...we always 'Chat' but never Dance....seriously Trogg did you know it was me ?
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You beat me to it OZ...................Bit special wern't it...............such memories.....
''Oh Mon Amour''
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All this talk of 'Headlice'' causes a memory or two of a girl who sat next to me at school......she came back from seeing the Nurse with her hair wet thru and told she had to sit at the back of the class by herself .....i felt really sorry for her and told the teacher she should still sit next to me......the Teacher asked me if i wanted ''NITS'' AS WELL?.........Told her i didnt mind it won't Kill me will it''..........my request was Granted........
A few years later i bumped her down the Palais and she recalled that day and thanked me.........i was very touched....then she turned me down for a Dance......
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So many memories of ST Albans road playing field from school boy days in the 50s........
Football redfearn cup cup final....kicked off by 3 Forest players Bob Mckinlay...Jack Burkitt and i think Jim Barratt...
The Pitch rose up down the left wing(still does) and always recall our Football Teacher teacher Mr Barnes calling it the Nob ....as in ''Hit it hard up the 'Nob'''
Also the only time my mother came to watch me play....it was against Highbury school 1956...she was there with my brother in his pram.......i got kicked in the ''Goolies'' and she ran on the pitch pushing the Pram...to see if i was ok......took some living down did that...lol..
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No Jill........never went in......my Park Tavern was the one on Southwark street/ Arnold road Old Basford.......not been in for many years now....
Got lots of History there.......
Dad born next door 1923...
Family gathering place for a sing song in the basket room...50s and 60s...
Played football for them in the 60s and 70s...
My local until i left for Peterborough in 75.....returned early 80s became my local again.....met up again with all my old Pals........now mostly departed...hence makes me sad...so don't visit any more....
All the girlfriends (including mine) of old friends used to Dance in the Bar sunday nights with the older Teddy boys........great times....my favourite Pub ever.....some folk thought it was rough..but i can honestly say in all my years in there..never saw any trouble...
Sorry for 'Waxing on'' could tell many stories about the place ..mostly very funny.......
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TELL ME ABOUT IT ..........Arnold..........lol
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Bulwell for a change this morning.....nice 'Breakfast' in Jeromes'' then bumped into a chap (lad) i was at school with some 60 odd years ago...
He was also a Laryngectomee ....difference was he couldn't speak...so had reason to count my blessings....mind you he had found a way of expressing himself with sign language...but most importantly he didnt stop smiling and silently laughing...God bless you Roger....
Finished off a lovely morning having a Dance with the Lady who runs one of the charity shops...
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Can't fathom out some parking methods ...when its Card only...or pay by phone....and whats a smart phone? or even an App.......i use my card in some shops or Cafe's......but just don't feel right........cashless society? please NO.........Always carry cash...like the feel of ''Holding the folding''...and having a bit of Banter when slowly getting the Coins out me 'Purse' lol.......how about you?
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2 hours ago, LizzieM said:
but at least he got the gates open and I don’t feel like I’m in prison.
Saw you climbing over em Lizzie......
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Was blessed with a new Granddaughter last week down in Rutland........she's only my 3rd GD.........I say 'ONLY' because i have very many Grandson's.......
Love the name she has been given ''Charlie Rose''...
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Only this one Kev...which i found very appealing..
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Although ive lost alot of interest in todays Cricket mainly due to the 'White Ball Games'' which to me are just a slogging game..........Test Cricket will always fascinate me............to anyone who doesn't understand the longer game or Cricket in general its very difficult to explain it....especially some of the terms used.........
Short leg...long Leg...or even square leg.......
Silly Point...cover point...
A slash outside the 'Off-stump''...
Leg break...Beamer...declare before lunch...
Stroke thru the covers''
Back foot shot'' Forward defence''
And so many more.......just off now to 'Bowl a Maiden over''
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This 'Ashes' series is certainly causing much interest......in a way only Cricket can do...........
The Aussies play to win......and why not?
The next 3 Tests will be interesting to say the least.....
Just watched the incident and Bairstow can only blame himself....
Also reckon the MCC members in the 'Long room' were out of order.....
Remember its just a game ...or is it?.........even the Prime Minister stuck his 'Oar' in...................
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NOT FORGETTING...TOUGH Guy Brian Close
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3 hours ago, Oztalgian said:
England seem intent on committing batting suicide by citing "bazzball" for continuing to throw the bat at almost anything.
I can't see them getting within coo-ee of Australia by playing this stupid type of cricket in a test match.
We Need Trevor Bailey.and..Geoff Boycott....oh yes and me......
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Its much easier to commit Adultery if your'e Married''''
Yes...a big favourite of mine......'''RUMPOLE IS BACK''
Love the series...watched it last night....
'''Is that you Rumpole ?
'' No..its the local 'Blacksmith...come to read your Gas Metre''
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Thanks CT...........just enjoyed 'Public Eye'......one id not seen before from 1969......Frank didnt put the Kettle on......but it did go into detail of him preparing for a wet shave''..........filmed in Brighton one of my favourite places...spent some time there a few years ago...brought back some 'Magic Memories''..........
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Good first test.....almost re-kindled my love of the game........i know i'm in the minority but i grew up thinking to bat-out the last day of a test and save the match was terrific..........
Going in to bat knowing you had no hope of a win....meant bat the day out with a good defence......and so draw the game........from school days up to nearly 50 my best batting achievement was 59 not out batted all afternoon and made a draw out of what seemed a lost cause.....felt even better than a win...lol...........The match was played at highfields and i was playing for ABGibsons Peterborough v. ABGibsons Nottingham..........Most of the players wanted the game over and done with.. and go for a Pint or back to Peterborough including the EX wife...
...she didnt go to another game of Cricket with me..........it even got a mention at our 'Divorce''
My problem was i grew up being a great Fan of 'Trevor Bailey'''....you older Cricket fans will know what i mean......
PS.........I was never popular with my team mates in Peterborough ..so much so when we played mid-week 20 over games i was always number eleven when it came to the batting line-up.......
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Andover road 'Beer Off' yes Col.........remember it well....they used to serve me with Beer in Grandma's jug......when i was only about 8.............had my first taste of Beer from Grandma's Jug ..walking up Hove road.....A middle aged couple ran it in the 50s...his name was Archie Gallamore........who i later worked with at Marsden's..........The shop is still there...the last one to be trading....premises still standing of what was Marlow's fruit and Veg and Marsden's......
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Bulwell just gets better........had Breakfast at ''Jerome's'..........sat outside people watching and all human life was there...people of all colours and languages...but all mixing well with smiling faces..........the place was very busy bathed in Sunshine and some 20 or so flea market stalls selling all sorts of Bric-a-bat.........to say nothing of a chap singing 70s Reggae'' (sp) who was excellent.....made you feel like Dancing.......served in 'Jerome's' by my fav waitress 'Chelsea'''.....obviously i call her 'Arsenal'........
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11 hours ago, LizzieM said:
Yes @MargieHthose people may well be the nicest people imaginable but that doesn’t mean we need to see them dressed inappropriately to their body size/shape. I like to see men in shorts (in warm weather) so long as they have good legs, I’m a ‘leg’ person. I think too many females leave the house without looking in the mirror, bare flabby mid-riffs, big bottoms, short skirts with awful fat legs. Myself, I am happy to wear shorts because my legs are still good, but the shorts are just above the knee, not up the crotch. But I’ve got scraggy arms and won’t leave the house in sleeveless gear. It’s all about pride in your appearance isn’t it?
Agree entirely Lizzie........despite what i say about men in shorts......if they are clean and have good legs good luck to em......its the scruffy generally older men who i can't be doing with...especially if showing 'Ugly feet''........i believe in looking smart...makes me feel good anyway....and my ''Bobby Moore's'' still look good.......
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