Recent content by Chunky AC

Saw Manard Ferguson “Ex Stan Kenton band” at the Opposite Lock, I had never heard the trumpet played so well, and never heard it played as good since. wow what a horn player.

I recall visiting the “B I F,” at Castle Bromwich, late 1950’s or early 1960’s on the Cincinnati stand was a model of the building. It was being machined out of a solid block of steel by young men possibly apprentices. Did they ever finish it? What ever happened to it. Mystery. Can anyone throw...

Hello Lyn, I am sorry to say that I did not research grandad Watkins any further. I am grateful for the information re the tree of life inscription. I was told by Grandma Edith that grandad died in the air raids. Possibly near Snow Hill. Alf.C

Jacques Loussier, think of the music to the Hamlet cigar adverts, Jacques Loussier plays Bach,

I recall seeing A very young Helen Shapiro, Adam Faith, and Jacques Loussier, at the Town Hall, fantastic performances in a great venue. AC.

I was also a friend of Alf Kent, during the mid late 1960’s. A brother buffalo and real gentleman, we sadly lost contact when we moved to Brownhills.

Just received a telephone call from 01615452302. Saying he was a senior NHS Care worker, Trying to give me a FREE?? Medical alarm pendant. He knew my name and age as being over 70, before I divulged any further details I asked where they had got my information from. After repeatedly asking...

I have also fond memories of The Barton’s Arms, and a lot to be grateful for. this pub is where my mother and father met.

It would be nice to think that in the future, Birmingham, the old centre for innovation and industry will get its museum of science and industry back. Unless of course the exhibits have not been sold off? AC.

I also have vivid memories of soot black buildings and foggy days. Everyone burnt coal if they could afford it. I also remember walking my bicycle from Six ways Aston to Witton island with a number 5 bus following me. The driver could not see the kerb from his cab. At Witton Island he abandoned...

It is such a shame that messers Picot and Balfro stitched up the Arabs in the first place. Palestine was for the Palestinian’s. The holy land belongs to no one it is a universal state in the same way as the Vatican City. Israel should not be allowed to keep setting in Palestinian areas, or...

Royal Mail would not refer to their location as a “warehouse,” it’s a “sorting office.” Having read so far I would then have deleted the message. AC.

Having been a photographer all my working life, cameras were important to me. I was never without a camera. Holidays were a nightmare, with all of the equipment I took with me. NOW a convert to digital, the only camera I take is my IPhone. The results are stunning. From portrait to landscapes...