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Try walking through Birmingham NOW, in a uniform. Eddie

In spite of post war austerity, there were lots of opportunities for young people in those days. During the last period of my schooling, we would visit factories and business'. There was plenty of work, and visits meant that the factory management, were hoping that we would start our employment...

Golden Hillock Road School, Sparkbrook, Birmingham. This photograph was taken thirty years ago, during one of my visits to the City. I left the school in 1948, to start a working life. In spite of a couple of cane thrashings, for misbehaviour, I enjoyed the school. My friend, John Clayton (now...

Thanks Maurice, on the news today. As you rightly say, he was the last surviving member of the original cast. Interestingly, Wendy Richard, who was also famous for her role in East Enders, and in many other roles over the years, should also have appeared in The Beatles film HELP, but it was...

In November 1940, my mother, sister and I spent a night, underneath the stairs at the house of our aunt, mothers sister. As we listened to the bombs whistling down, we spent the whole night 'corking'. We left for our home the following morning, arriving to discover that Herr Hitler had...

Now in my 83rd year, there are two numbers that are ingrained into my brain. My army number, and my mothers Co-Op number....14716. In a recent visit to our local Co-Op, the young man at the checkout asked me if I had a Co-op number (which I do not), and I said "Yes, 14716, it belongs to Mrs...

Totally agree, Smudger. Everything being bought up by oil rich Sheiks, Russian obligarchs, and now the wealthy Indians and Chinese are getting in on the act. Is that the correct spelling for obligarch? Not in the dictionary!! Would you believe it! Just seen a Christmas ad for incontinent...

Thanks Maurice. I have already posted the story of how Ringo obtained the Ludwig drum kit. What I did not post was that the logo on the front of the bass drum i.e. "THE BEATLES", was written/painted onto the bass drum head, by a guy named Eddie Stokes, in London. In fact I believe that Ringo...

Many of those old pennies, indeed many other coins, were minted in Birmingham, for instance Kings Norton would be KN, and the letters would appear alongside the date. I collected pennies, and halfpennies, for many years, and still have a wonderful collection of both, from pre Victorian times...

I hope that Villa did better in 1903/04, because a friend has just informed me that his mate has more points on his driving licence than the current Villa team have in the Premier League!! Eddie

Fully agree, Maurice. I have Windows 8, and like yourself, they keep asking me to go to Windows 10. Truth is, I do not need it. Everything I need, for my very limited knowledge, and websites, I have on Windows 8. Additionally, Windows 8 has thousands of more facilities than I will ever need...

Following details taken from a bi-monthly magazine called JAZZ MUSIC, and dated 1959. Title: SOME JAZZ CLUBS OUTSIDE LONDON BIRMINGHAM Sidestream Jazz Club: Golden Cross, Aston Cross...... Resident band: Murray Smith and His Jazzmen, and the Murray Smith Quartet...

Some great songs in there, Dave. I was always a great Al Jolson fan, after I saw The Jolson Story, and the Theme from the Third Man (Anton Karas playing the zither), will always remain a very haunting piece of music. Also nice to see you have included a Hymn Thanks for your contribution. Eddie

cookie273uk. Great singer: Mr. Rhythm was recorded in 1952. Book price today, in good condition, is £20, but money cannot replace memories. I saw Frankie Laine at the Birmingham Hippodrome around 1954. Eddie

After so many years of collecting records, and CD's, from the 1930's to the present day, I seem to have quite a collection. As I now deal in rare records, I am aware that some of them fall into that group, so now I am trying to sort them all out. Obviously I have many songs, records by...

Many thanks guilbert53. Yes, I was very much aware of Andy's passing. He was someone that was a friend for many years, and until he emigrated to the U.S.A. he was a regular visitor to my home. Not just a fine, and very much in demand drummer, on the London music, Andy was also a very fine pipe...

Quite right Maurice. Lionel Hampton did appear in Birmingham between October - November 1956, although I do not have the exact dates. The programme front cover of the tour, and a couple of the programme inserts. Pictured with our own Eric Delaney.

Birmingham Just found some old jazz programmes in the loft: Stan Kenton Orchestra, Birmingham Town Hall, Saturday, April 7th, 1956 Count Basie Orchestra, Birmingham Town Hall, Saturday, April 20th, 1957 Dave Brubeck Quartet, Birmingham Town Hal, Saturday, February 15th, 1958 Duke Ellington...

Beautifully put, Mike

The steam locomotive pictured......73031...built December 1953, and scrapped December 1965, also nearly 50 years ago. Never a London, Midland, Scottish Railway locomotive, when New Street Station, became LMS, and a part of the 'big four' amalgamation. Could they not find an appropriate LMS...