Nostalgia

"Got any broken Cornets Mister?"

Does anyone remember making French Arrows from canes and playing cards?....... the string was a vital component for the throwing!..........

Does anyone remember making French Arrows from canes and playing cards?....... the string was a vital component for the throwing!..........

Yes I do, another vital component was a couple of small nuts (metal) on the first few inches for both weight and distance.

How about "The Gat" Air Pistol?

Yes I do, another vital component was a couple of small nuts (metal) on the first few inches for both weight and distance.

How about "The Gat" Air Pistol?

Remember it mate used to have one, but i always wanted an air rifle, the one's that you broke the barrel to put the lead shot in.I used to go to the fairs to ride the Walzer(that's where all the girls were),"the louder you scream the faster we go", and to have a go on the shooting range.Going to the Fair gave you the opportunity to have a smoke,drink and pull somehting if you wanted.Plus something to eat of course,in them days cholesterol hadn't been invented.You only had salad at Christmas evening and Easter.Bacon was streaky because it was cheaper,Fat on meat was a bonus,and full fat butter was a necessary inclusion in every meal.I had the privelage of being brought up in a household of Irish Navvies,so breakfast was bacon,eggs and toast smiothered in butter.The practice was to dunk your'e butterd toast in your'e tea before eating,f*cking marvellous.Sometimes we had Ham instead of bacon.Each day the Navvies would go to work with a lunch bag of bread,1/4lb tea and 1lb bacon, which they would cook up and eat in one go,the rest of the time they would be working.These guys built the M6 motorway.

How about "The Gat" Air Pistol?

They were sh*te were'nt they?........... Spud Guns were better, because when you shot your mate you could actually hit him!!!! 

Farley's Rusks when they were so sweet and yummy.

Going the Ice Cream Man with a bowl your mum had given you, for half a crown of ice cream.........it must have been Sunday?

Magic Mushrooms

The good old clubs and pubs in town,still talk about them with lads now.

The good old clubs and pubs in town,still talk about them with lads now.

The Beachcomber............. happy memories there, but the best of all was the Grafton!

Chauffer's & Pickwicks

The Pez,Babalou,The Temple,Sign of the Dove,The Other Place,just a few.

The She........... Wookey and Barney Rubbles........Cokey.... ..........

F*ck me the Grafton,I let my mother dress me for my first visit in the late 60's,it was a condition of being allowed to go.My mother,a staunch Catholic, basically dressed me like Bing Crosby.Embarrasing as all me mates who were older than me looked like Beatles.Needless to say,I didn't pull.I learned a valuable lesson.tell your Mam f*ck all when going out,grow your'e hair and shop for your clothes on your'e own.Never looked back since.

Bought my lad some micro scalextric for christmas, forgot how much fun this was..........im getting on ebay for some spare track, cool, will probably run the track from his bedroom to mine and he can serve me bacon on toast on new years day via Ferrari.

oh also i remember the days before health and safety we used to jump between garages, and throw as much aspetos as we could on the bommy as it exploded like a hand grenade.