Recent content by David Quick

In the mid sixties, of course, The Carlton was very much a Mod hangout. Best we got then was The Spencer Davis Group. Stevie Winwood, a brilliant musician even at 16, was adored by mods. I think there was a pub called the Navigation somewhere in Erdington where mods used to get pissed before...

I finally got round to reading earlier pages on the BGTS thread. It's interesting to read varying opinions on the, shall we call it, 'robust' behaviour of the teaching staff, (we used to call them masters in those days). Some contributors to the thread make reference to bullying behaviour...

What an amazing concentration of talent that was. I love that ad that says Mississippi Fred MacDowell was not coming but you got Sabbath and Groundhogs instead. How bad was that! If that wasn't to your liking, don't worry, Humble Pie and Pink Floyd next weekend! Come on! Another one I picked up...

Anybody remember the small pink exam papers we used to get form UoL? These are from 1963.

I worked with Ernie, great character. No pics unfortunately, only memories. It was after all late '60s! A few photos have been uncovered on this thread, but we weren't obsessed with taking snapshots then and of course we didn't have cell phone technology. I hope this unearths some more, I would...

OK Bob, apologies, my mistake. You mentioned a Dave Clarke in an earlier post. There was a Dave Clarke from the H&S met lab who went to Ionic Plating in Smethwick, c1967. That's where I got to know him & we became mates. Lost touch long ago. All the best. DQ

Re that photograph, I might be mistaken but is that Dave Clarke in the centre of the picture (black sweater)?

Re that photograph, I might be mistaken but is that Dave Clarke in the centre of the picture (black sweater)?

This is my mother-in-law's canteen of cutlery (God rest her soul). Purchased in 1986 for £150, it was never used, afraid of scratching the lovely polished finish. It really is great quality. Not quite sure what the point was in buying it, but a generation ago they did that sort of thing. I...

I worked there for a short time c1968. What a dump, like walking back in time. I think the company was thrown into a charitable trust over an disagreement in the Tubbs family many moons ago. The trust held the purse strings from then on. I am really not too informed about this and it would be...

My first job was at Arthur Price in Vauxhall Street as Metal Finishing Apprentice in 1963/1964. The place was like a workhouse scene from a Dickens novel. You had to queue up for your pay packet every Friday night. A lot of the building was of wooden structure, some workshops were outside, and...

Re the 1960s, I suppose you could say, 'if you remember them you're lucky to be still here' or 'if you're still here you're lucky to remember them'. Great posts everybody, got to be so much more locked away in our memories. Now, where did I put that damned Melody Maker?..........

Welcome to the thread Palmjit. Amazing how many pics have turned up over the last year or so. Lou Jones instantly recognisable. I wonder how many more pics still lurking in our cupboards. DQ

Hi Number 6, welcome to the thread, Another great picture from the Ionic vault, not sure what you're doing with that flame though! I think the company in Manchester was called Hilton & Tuck but I never knew much about them, Dave Q

Hi Michelle, sorry to hear the passing of Ernie Cale (and indeed your Dad in '84). I used to work with Ernie on the vat section in a chemist/ foreman relationship way back in late '60s. I remember him well, he was quite a character and so much a part of what typified Ionic. Do you have any old...