Recent content by jmadone

How much trade will they take from "the Bottle and Glass" I wonder. Last time I visited I had a superb pint of Banks bitter and a delicious cheese and onion cob.

I had a second job working for a private hire firm in Knowle in the late 70s and I can remember several times collecting a nun from the Poor Clares and driving her to Solihull railway station.

Can't recall this group but any group with a saxophonist or any brass blower would have created a great live sound in those days. Were they a Birmingham group?

Glad you said "at the rear entrance to Rackhams" and not "the back of Rackhams" which had an entirely different meaning :laughing: :laughing:

Strangely enough it wasn't. This happened one afternoon coming home from school in the sweet shop on Vicarage Rd., Kings Heath. Can't remember it's name now but was in the row of shops just down from Cartland Rd and was opposite the Sunshine Cafe where they sold massive slabs of bread pudding...

There was also a similar one called Calypso. The lettering on the packaging was quite florid and when we first saw it we had no idea what the name of the drink was. One of our number decided to buy one and went into the shop and asked for a "Gallypig" which as 12 yr old schoolboys we had decided...

Having looked again is it one of those green control/junction (?) boxes that the GPO had on various street corners. I agree that the two guys are fly sticking posters to it.

You may very well be right, unfortunately my eyes aren't good enough to see the newspaper that the guy on the right is holding. (I feel a trip to specsavers may be on the cards :mad: )

What are the two guys outside the bank up to? What does the cabinet standing there hold ? Is it an early coffee machine?

Me too

Re the Magnetic football game took me ages to realise you could tip your opponents players over by using your magnet on them (Opposites attract and Like repels). My younger brother couldn't understand why his players were always falling over!!!!

For a very funny account of life as an air traffic controller in this control room listen to this on you tube. Sorry the link isn't working but search for David Gunson, what goes up might come down.

What fantastic news. I wish the developers all success in their endeavour. Just read this post from Mikejee Post #18 on Curzon Street Hotel thread. Hope this is not the case here.

I'm sure I've seen one of those before. It was in a film called Day of the Triffids :eek: :eek: :eek:

Fished the Mease at Harlaston and Netherseal in the 60s with my dad several times. Always good chub catches. Happy memories.