mick2me 3,033 Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Remember that term? I'm looking out of the window this morning to a very misty view. Just like the old Goose Fair Weather? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bip 88 Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 So am I just up the road from you. and befor anyone say's it I couldn't sleep. Bip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Haven't seen the sun in these parts for ages (It's that long ago I've forgotten what it looks like) It's just over cast and drizzly all the time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 I quite enjoy the old 'Goose Fair Weather' with it's fresh nip in the air. There's something about the natural autumnal scents in the air that's quite appealing. The only sad part is that it heralds the approaching winter and darker days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 13 Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Haven't seen the sun in these parts for ages Looking forward to my loooong weekend in Spain very shortly. No shortage of sun there!! Got to take some tools though as the brother's A/C is playing up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 This years new ride @ goose fair AtmosFear This should get the mushy peas moving? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gibbo 04 188 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Bleady 'ell, not for me, me owd mucker! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Used to love goose fair as a kid, but i haven't been since about the age of 14 when i went with some friends and one got mugged and hit by a adult man! Heard so many stories of similar things happening to people... its a shame that some people have to ruin it for others, Although i am looking forward to going in the daytime with my daughter and some friends, wont be going on any rides but i think my 1 year old will enjoy the lights etc and a few goes on hook a duck and other games (with the help of her mummy) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 The 'Atmos Fear' (What a great name) looks awesome and I think it'll be a big attraction. As a kid I'd go to Goose Fair with my family and Dad would give us a pound in shillings. We could spend it how we wanted but once it had gone we didn't get anymore. My Mum and Dad would buy us hot dogs, toffee apples, drinks and stuff but the pound was for the stalls and rides etc. I can also remember having my name and address fastened to my coat in case I got lost. We never did get lost because we'd always be on our best behaviour, we knew what we'd get when we got home if we weren't. The crowds and the noise from the generators would be deafening but you soon got used to it. As we walked round the fair the flashing coloured lights were everywhere and all the latest music was blasting out and the whole scene would fill you with so much excitement and emotions. One thing that was a tradition with us was the mushy peas as we were about to leave Goose Fair. Once we were stood there by the mushy pea stall we knew that it was all over for another year. It was the only time in the year that we'd see anything like that so it was always special. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 All the fun of the fair! Last time I went to the fair was some twenty odd years ago with my lad at eleven in the morning on a Saturday.Spent a happy two hours in Radford nick under arrest for a dodgy tax disc.The jollity of the fair doesn't quite seem the same when your lad is in the next room holding a balloon and wearing a coppers helmet. I bought the car a couple of days before off a little Asian git up forest fields.The cops didn't believe I knew nothing about it being forged.Luckily I got them to ring the Post and one of the Saturday staff was able to dig out the ad and read it to the cop over the phone....'Avenger for sale,six months MOT and THREE MONTHS TAX'...then they believed me and paid the little rat a visit. My lad still had the balloon...but they wouldn't let him keep the helmet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,869 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 I might go down this year to see if i can win a mirror with a picture of Elvis on it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 I would love to know how much (if any ) the council make out of this & who pays for extra policing ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gibbo 04 188 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Hope to get down on Saturday evening to take some photos.....weather permitting! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Jack 3 Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Remembering the rides from the early 60s, My favorite- the ROTA, that was the one where you stood agains't the wall and it started to spin, as the floor moved up, until centrifugal force pinned you to the wall then the floor was lowered and you were stuck to the wall for what seemed like ages, then as it slowed you slid down the wall until you touched the ground then tried to get to the centrepole. The METEORITE, Again standing up agains't the cage, the CATERPILLAR, taking a girl on the ride and waiting for the cover to come over so you were in semi darkness,putting your arm around her then kissing, then as you looked up everyone else had started snogging, Innocent Days !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 What about the 2 huge swinging baskets, still recall the 'whoosh' as they swept up & down, also the Cakewalk...........................with the man shouting 'keep movin'!! Flea circus amazed me...................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Jack 3 Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Yeh Paulus, On the swinging baskets, going right to the end, and holding on to those rope webbing and letting your feet dangle toward the other end, can you imagine that now !! Boxing booth's as well, there seemed to be a guy from Bilborough somewhere they called him "Boxer Bill" he was always taking on the guys from the booth, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 'Goose Fair Weather' yesterday was BEAUTIFUL! I spent a lovely afternoon yesterday with my granddaughter at Goose Fair. What a wonderful sight the Fair: such a Vast Spectacle created of all the modern rides and bungee jumping all crammed together. Awesome was the word to describe it. PS: A few days previous, I'd been speaking to a couple my age about how "the fair is not like it used to be." Well, I eat my words, Nottingham's Goose Fair has well and truly successfully moved into the 21st Century. As a Nottingham resident, I was truly happy and proud of the Splendid Show that Nottingham has created for both residents and visitors. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 I dont agree....its NOT as it was.....long gone are all the sideshows that used to be all around the edges.....just a take yer money for a ride fair now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Kids rides @ £3.50 a go so i hear. Rip Off !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 £3.50 for children's rides? No way Catfan. £1.50 all rides - and they were extra long ones! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 anyone remember the man that sold the amazing mexican jumping beans (inch long capsules with lead weights in reality) ? sold them from a board carried round his neck, like cinema ice cream seller, the beans would tumble up & down the board..................... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Jack 3 Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 I can Paulus, I used to take them home and use some of my Hornby Double O track, slightly inclined, to rave them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Jack 3 Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Sorry that should say race! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 I understood the term 'rave' anyway......................................I'm allus gerrin' me worms mixed up....................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 Got soaked last night! Ey Up Me Duck! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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