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Coming in a bit late on early '60s AFS citadel watchkeeping - rememberance hazy coz' i'm old but remember best lunch was up behind the Post Office off ~Traf Sq - at the MARQUIS OF GRANDBY - got a lunch (roast pork salad) there from big RON on the day of WINSTON'S FUNERAL - RON later sold me a lovely 'stereo' music centre because he was vacating the apartment above because his boyfriend had split from him! Also remember the jazz bar Ronnie Scotts at the edge of TRAF Sq just south of the South African Embassy where i was propositioned by Ronald Frazier (the actor) who slided up to me and asked me 'where have you been all my life' the only answer I could find was "well I haven't been born for most of it" 'think he bought me a drink. Ronnie Do 'we' remember the moonlighting of the early '60s ex National Service Met man Chris Holmes at Debenhams (Just below the Post Office Tower off Tottenham Court Road) ! - trades the communicators got us into - Schweppes ... etc -- £2 a day cash doubled our weekly spend !. Am I dreaming all this ???? Maybe, now the FORUM is inactive, and noting our guest book is PUBLIC ! I wonder if our webmaster could devise a 'log-on' guestbook to allow the current banter without exposing telephone details - etc |
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Gill ( secretary ) did you receive my DVD |
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Hi Ray, who,s dat who,s dat saying who is dat. Seriously DAT was my best Man, He is David A Turner. he left the Navy and joined the Police ended up with quite a high rank. When we met he said Hello Hello with slight knee bend. ASWEPS was quite hectic crosswords and the Like. I had a great time on the USS WASP, and a Short time in Boston. |
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Johnny - sorry, the memory's going. Who is DAT? |
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Jonny, I am currently looking at the photo in question, and unless Met Wrens in those days were small black and furry, you are holding a monkey! |
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There is a Picture of you KA and me with 3 wrens at the flora dance you dont mean the one I had my arm around was a monkey, must of been the strong ale brewed at the Anchor. |
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Johnny, the Silver Cross was on the corner of the Strand and Northumberland Avenue, I remember it well and you are right the clientele was almost exclusively "arty farty" but our presence lowered the tone! |
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Sorry Ka few mistakes could only touch type on figures on the TP |
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Hi KA young man of the poiny shoe, Aries the Ram is my sign.I beieve the Silver Cross was the watering hole of the communicators. There was also a plush pub bar downstairs |
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Only takes one lost sheep to join the fold and the memories flood ontothe guestbook. good thing too! |
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