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Hi Sal / Jim

Nice to see you too.
I havent head of him before.
Can anyone tell me who sang The Anniversay Waltz, cos my daf use to have that on one of the spools.
We use to get coal when i was a wee nipper, you hardly see it anymore now.
xx*NATS*xx

hi nats

if i remeber well wasnt that
(jerry dorsey)who for some unknown reason,changed his name to,englbert umperdinck.

he,s still belting them out today on the clubs i think,

what happened to the two record wonders like twinkle(who sang terry,and come on over to my house)

i saw marrian faithful on the preformance channel,she was cronic,i had to move channels,
and ertha kit,man have some of the ones we watch and listened to
gone down hill,you,d think they would call it a day on topjim

Hi Jim

Englebert Humperdink, now he did have a strong voice.
Is he still alive by any chance?
I remember saying Humperstink, cos i couldn't say Humperdink lol
My dad use to have a couple of his records, aswell as other artists.
I just can't seem to recall anymore at the mo, but if i do i will let you know.
I have heard of Eartha Kitt, but i can't recall any of the songs.
xx*NATS*xx

hi there nats,jim,.i remember those things jim,and cant think of what they were called just now,my minds a blank(nowt fresh there eh!!!!).when me and billy got married we didnt have a bathroom,we had an outside loo,and we had a coal fire,..and a coal hole,in the passage.we lived in a side scullery,and paid £350 for it!!!!!we moved ut of there,and bought this house...sold ur first one for £300 cos we needed a quick sale,and paid £2,500 for the one were in now!!!!!!all ur furniture when we married(1967)cost us about £100...all brand new.that was for a threepiece suite,a dinig room suite,and a carpet,....not fitted of course...just a big square,.nats..i think probably your dad ws into the same sort of music as we were...the everley brothers,gerry and the pacemakers..the animals....oh!!!and helen shapiro.(walking back o hapines)..she was a schoolgirl singer!!!!....dave clarke five....not forgetting the beatles!!!!

hi hats
ertha kit was,cat woman in the early batman,s(her most famous song was)old fashioned millianere

this is to everyone
you have all watch at least one episode of dads army,but how many
took notice that bud flannigan
sang the tittle song,

and was at one time part of flannigan and allan,there most famous song(underneath the arches,as been copied by a few comediions down the years.
and the funny walk that john cleese does,is a bad copy of the max wall one.jim

I remember how that starts aswell Sal.
Here's the first few lines i remember.
Funny how it's true, what loneliness can do.
Since iv'e been away, i have loved you more each day.
I remember it more if i listened to it lol
I have never known who sang that, but i do now lol

thats right nats!!!!!just going out and remembered the name of the clothes thingy jim,,it was a creel!!!!salxxx

Hi Sal i remember my dad was always playing it.
What is a creel if you don't mind me asking?

hi again

does anyone remember the round glass things,you put under each corner of sideboards,dressers and anything heavy,

at the time carpets where to dear so you made do with lino,but as most furniture was heavy,these stopped the weight from making
holes and scuff marks on the floor,anyone know what they where called
what about you saljim

Hi Everyone, I dont want to break this thread but there is something Im just dying to share Today I got a phone call from my old Navy mate who I thought was dead! His name was on the casuality list from the Falklands war?? Yet! he saw my post on that Ex service I told you all about, amy way, he called me today, and we had a long chat, as you can imagine
Its been 32 years since I last saw or heard from him
Smudger. ps. Another reunion in the offing!!!

hey smudger.....you arent spoiling he thread..thats what its about!!!memory lane.....you'll have loads of memories to relate to each other..i hope you'll share some of them ith us.is definitely the order of the day!!!i a happy for you,and for your friend as well.i bet he's glad tht you oly thought he was gone!!!!!salxxx

hi jim,i cant remember what they were called,....and i have them under my furniture now so it doesnt spoil the carpets.mine are plastic though,not glass!!!
the anniversary waltz wasnt humperdink jim,that was the last waltz.i dont know who originally recorded the one nats is talking about,but i know that anita harris did it in 1967.
it starts
tell me i will always dance ,the anniversary waltz with you.
i bet someone out there does know though?????

Hi Sal

That's the one i was going on about, but i can't remember who sang it.
I remember my dad's beta max video recorder, and on one of them was Anita's Back Yard.
I use to sit there and watch iy for hours
Anyway i am going for now, and i might be back later.
But if not i will catch you later
Take care cos i care.
Lot's of love going your way.
xx*NATS*xx

C/ya later Jim

xxxxx

hi everyone.
sorry for not being around these past few days, but real life has this habit of taking over
ive been going over the threads and i want to add my two penny woth.


englebert humperdinck is still alive and kicking. somewhere in america.

a creel is the basket that fishermen use to carry all of their fishing tackle.

a charabanc(spelt right) is ..... a long vehicle with rows of seats looking forward. according to my dictionary. they used to have one at the local bus garage where my partner used to work, they bought it out on bank holidays, but it got too expensive to keep it running.

a portmanteau(spelt right) is ..... an oblong case for carrying clothes, opening like a book with hinges at the back. well thats what the dictionary says. i suppose its one of these big travelling cases that you see the film stars take on cruises in the old films..

a coal house..... we had one on the side of our house when i was a child. my dad blocked up the outside doorway and opened it up in the kitchen to make a pantry. it was the space that was under the stairs.

jim... i still have all of my 45's, lp's, cassettes and now cd's. from about 1959 to the present day. i used to have the old type record player that held up to 8 singles at any one time. but i progreesed to one of these new fangled things that doesnt have all of the wires showing. they made a big fuss in the ads when they invented the record/cassette player/radio. so that there werent all of the wires left lying about.

i think ive caught up..


be back soon..h

Ah! Smurfles, Yep! I reckon there could be a story to write once we have met up After all we have 32 years to catch up on

Its hard to believe that its been so long what happened to all those years??scarey when you think about it Eh!
Smudger.

hello smudger. nice to meet you.

its true what you say. what has happened to all of those years?

i often think back to things in my past and think it was only a few years ago, till i start to work it out and realise thats its much more than you care to admit to.
its not very nice when the numbers get bigger and bigger

h

hi everyone
can anyone remember the toy
it had two strings,and a wood or plastic ball on each end,and you
shook them up and down as fast a you could,
i had bruises on my hands at the back for weeks,but can,t remeber what they where called,

smudger
great news about your mate,
im thinking of trying to see if i can find my cousin,billy.
nearly all my relations are gone now,just a niece,and my brothers
brood and there families ive never seen,but i havent the faintest how to start searching for himjim

Hi "H", thats a nice short nickname any way its nice to meet you as well. I know what you mean about the years slipping by, its scarey I hope you stay with us in this group, as its alaways nice to meet new people

HI Jim, If your cousin Billy was in the Forces, and has registered his details with any of the Ex service sites, you should find him without any bother. If you want I could send the addresses of the two main Ex service sites
Smudger.

hi smudger im not on internet
im a poor digibox user.

mind you with all my links,im never short of something to do.
sorry i digress.

if the firewall drops again,i can
check out the things i need,but when is up to tw,jim

hello all,i dont mind the years slipping by,although they seem to go too quickly,but i wish i could still do the things i used to.i always loved dancing..and used to dance with the girls,but i cant with the grandchildren,,and i miss it.i dont put music on very often,cos it sets my feet tapping,thats when i realise my limitations.
jim,do you have billys last address????if you have e-mail it to me,and i'll see what i can do about finding him for you.i' know someone who is great using the pc.and helped me to find someone not too long ago.i wonder where he is now????bet he hasnt still got his curls though!!!!