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  1. Patty

    Womens in town

    I dont think we had credit cards then did we Alf??? in the 60's, if you had one you must have been very posh
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    Womens in town

    What about the 21 shop belonged to marshall and snelgrove, the entrance was on the side opposite richards. I got most of my mod clothes from there.
  3. Patty

    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    that's right I forgot about the lazer show it was great
  4. Patty

    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    Next door or a couple of shops up Alberta
  5. Patty

    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    Bob it was on a corner wasn't it? one way round was The general hospital and the other was up to the law courts, you could see the fire station from the window
  6. Patty

    Favorite film ever

    YouTube- Omar Sharif & Catherine Deneuve in Mayerling This is mine and I still cry buckets
  7. Patty

    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    Yes it was Hawkins drapers originally, my mom and her friends in holte rd used to have what they called a diddle-um, there were 20 in it and they all payed £1 a week for 20 weeks, they put 1 to 20 on scraps of paper and each picked out one. The one that had no 1 had the £20 first week and 2 had...
  8. Patty

    Kynoch's I M I 1950s Onwards

    Jean I think the 2nd pic has gor Carols sister Pat on
  9. Patty

    In The Kitchen Today

    Jean that wouldn't be your recipe it ould be their ingrediants
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    In The Kitchen Today

    Morning Bernie, I didn't look at it like that he he. Actually I was betting most of Jeans recipes are her moms as she was a brilliant cook and it was her job also at I C I
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    In The Kitchen Today

    Jean I think you should write a recipe book for us all, all your dishes sound good old mom's cooking. go on write a few down and post them on here, start a thread Jeans favorite recipes, I'm sure lots would like them.
  12. Patty

    Me Mother...Bless..

    There was also a Berringtons opposite Mavis's hairdressers on the litchfield rd, I used to do mrs beringtons hair
  13. Patty

    Young cultures: Mod or Rocker

    Jean it was one of the lads from the large family in the street M A ring any bells? who was pussy???
  14. Patty

    Young cultures: Mod or Rocker

    I remember them well Jean (the fights) and we all now who started them dont we
  15. Patty

    In The Kitchen Today

    Jean i made oxtail stew a few weeks ago and it was too rich for a few people how do you do yours and is that home made puff pastry? if so I'm impressed. Answered a question of yours on the sausage thread.
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    Sausages just ain't what they used to be.

    Just picked this thread up and Jean, answer to your question the pork butchers on the witton was called Browns and they made lovely little round steak and kidney pies. My mom told me once that the red colouring in food in her day was cochineal, her aunt who had a cafe used to put it in the pink...
  17. Patty

    banner across top

    sorry Graham hadn't seen it, Its not a problem to me just wondered if it was just my laptop that was at fault
  18. Patty

    banner across top

    It's only the banner the main part is fine, the banner looks a bit blurred in comparision with the rest??????
  19. Patty

    banner across top

    just a trivial thing really but the Birmingham banner at the top of my page is too long for my screen I think I just get about the edge of the shield on. I have my setting on 100 if I go to 75 it is to small to read but I get all the banner any suggestions
  20. Patty

    What was the best Generation

    The Arcadian Kicks We've locked ourselves away with Mike Chapman in a country mansion to record our first album.We've recorded 12 basic tracks and now as I type Becky is recording lead vocals for 'Black and White'. Last night we whipped out the hammond and filled the studio with the Leslie...
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