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    The cane at school

    Hallo Jean, yes, I got the cane the week before I left senior school, AND it was not my fault, the girl who did the " dirty deed " would not own up and me being mean would not snitch, my I can remember it still now, how my poor hands hurt... not nice.
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    Items that have faded away

    AND Jenson Violet...... Horrible purple stuff for impetigo, ugh awful stuff. Does anyone remember OMO washing powder, someone told me, if it was in the window of a women's house, it meant Old Man's Out !
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    Morning Smugger, I have sent the reply again, Max was the brother I went to school with, sorry to hear he passed away. I,m sixty six, so Maxs was quite young to pass on. My brother Mike would be 75 if was alive, he died when he was 32.... cancer. so sad. I was in Slade swimming team, still have...
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    Smugger, St Thomas Road was the one with the laundrette on the corner, and across the other side was a chemist shop. I remember Jim Sheppard, they lived near us, there was also the Woolaston boys and Johnny Taylor and Morris Carron. How old are you ? you may have known my brother Mike Windsor ...
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    Jennyann, thank you for the lovely photograph and the Birmingham Mail write-up. I have not been back to B,ham for many years, I live in Devon now. I remember Mr Harry well, he was quite protective of his younger staff and stood no nonsense from his customers with regard to us. I remember a...
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    I went to Slade Road School, in 1954 I worked at the Casino in the mid sixties. I lived in St Thomas Road, off Slade Road. what school did you go to ?
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    Did anyone go to The Rainbow Casino ? I worked there for a while, Big Harry, with the Black Rolls Royce owned the place, I went to school, with his son Mac, he preferred to be called David when he finally grew up......
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    Peaky Blinders - A world away from Downton!

    Ended up loving it ..... But nit-picked in the beginning, proper brummie,....... They got this,that,them wrong but like everyone says it's not historically correct but got better with each episode, hurry up series two.
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    I was 17 but looked older, must have been the beehive !!
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    John your just a babby, I'm 3 years older than you but your memories excellent.....I did not know their telephone number, just turned up !!!! Mrs Pryke put her head in the gas oven in her home, someone found her but it was to late, apparently she suffered from depression ? Like I said, lovely...
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    Hi Johnpress, I went to the Moat House a lot of times, had a blue shiny, hipster trouser suit and Mrs Prkye said to me, "we don't normally let girls in, in trousers' but you look so nice, I'm going to let you in " couldn't move my head all night, felt so good.... am I right in remembering that...
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    The Star cinema

    Thanks for that, Phil, I will have a go with the camera, you will see if I,m successful or not !
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    The Star cinema

    Phil can you help ? How do I get my old photos onto my computer, do I have to have a printer that scans to the web ? Advice would be welcome please. Dee
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    The Star cinema

    I should think so, would'nt you, I don,t know, maybe someone else does ?
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    The Star cinema

    you were in the same time as my brother, Mike Windsor.
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    The Star cinema

    Thanks Cookie, said I was getting old and cob webby !!!! as you say, happy days...if only we'd known....
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    The Star cinema

    thanks Phil, no sure I remember the old one, I was born in 1947, maybe the brains cells are fading, thanks for the pics, your all so amazing the way you keep all these lovely pics....
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    The Star cinema

    thanks Phi
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    The Star cinema

    God, I must getting old, I can even remember the trams !!!! thanks for that, your so lucky to have all these lovely photos.... and I CAN see the STAR.....
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    Birmingham Cinemas

    Around everywhere Hun, no blooming respect for our memories !!
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