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Bought my 1st record there Bing Crosby, The Wiffenpoof Song.

Went to the Town Hall often in the late 1950's to see greats of Jazz etc Stan Kenton , Dutch Swing College.

Was looking through this site recalling memories of pies though the wall and the English countryside I left when coming to Australia in 1961. Two things suprisedly Cheers jumped out me;- The owners of the pub were Nick and Emma, same na mes as our grandson and his partner. A fellow member lives...

Well said !

That's where I remember them around 1950 when I was kitted out when I join our troop at St Agatha's church Sparkbrook.

Never met those then. What would we have done without the Yanks in reality, plus of course our other Allies. Cheers

Think these are what I remember as Vienese Sausages which I thought were over flavoured and didn't like. I was only a very young child so am suprised that I have a taste memory. Cheers

If they were real Pork sausages ! Not like the rubbish they sell these days ! Keep saying it's my taste buds failing but ....

During the War I was a young child and Mom used to sometimes take me with her to her work running the canteen at a factory making shell cases. One day we were walking past Marsh & Baxters and joined the queue for 2lb of Pork sausages. By the time we made it into the shop it was called out that...

When I worked at Guest Keen and Nettlefolds, Heath St H/O in the 50's our office furniture was made by Frederick Restall & Co. It had all the cubby holes for every thing at hand and were made with oak and as solid as a brick dunny ( as we say in Aust.). There were two pull out extension shelves...

When I worked at Elvins 1954/5 as office boy and skivvy there were Mr Tom, Mr John, Mr George and Mr Frank each with their own Departments and specialties. Mr John had a tape to tape recorder installed in the boot of his car so he could dictate notes whilst travelling an thus save time. My desk...

Well that's a suprise! The Cherubs was my idea. We were trying to come up with something for a banner to put on the scooters to advertise our presence at rallies etc. I suggested Cherubs as a sort of pun on us being a small version of Hells Angels ! Another member was into something in...

Stay safe ! Not many of our vintage around!

Dont think I ever went to see a film there but a few of us from The Birmingham Scooter Club used their coffee bar, situated under the balcony. We had been evicted from The Midland Red Depot, Digbeth who explained they weren't going to keep their cafeteria open after 11pm to serve 7 coffees.

We had a Morrison shelter in our living/ dining room in Sparkbrook which at the most would have been 12ft x12ft. It was used as our dining table and sported a buieze (?) cover and then a tablecloth. When a mine wiped out a big part of Highgate Rd our house was badly damaged and the shelter...

Gobsmacked comes to mind ! Hope all went well! Cheers

Well Happy Birthday o k

Sorry cant help as lost any contact when Dad and Mom came to join us here in Oz. Last I heard it sounded that it was going down hill but that must have been 20-30 years ago.

We now live in rural Victoria ,Australia and our fire protection is in the hands of the Country Fire Authority. When they are called out the siren is sounded in conjunction with fire person's pager ( male and females). The mournful sound can be heard over a large area and the wife and I both...

Sorry to hear Astonian is no longer with us ( don't get on here as much as I used to !). Feeling that I've lost a very distant friend. Welcome aboard S Shepherd.