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    Then & Now - Roy Wood

    Ozzy was on TV here yesterday talking about his Parkinson's diagnosis then of course I read Terry Jones of Python Fame left us Tuesday the naked piano player.
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    Then & Now - Roy Wood

    Thanks Maurice Just had a little stroll down memory lane, had not thought about some of those songs forever. I would see all those guys at times when they went to Rick Prices mom's house in a limo a rare sight back then But thinking about it now it may have just been a port of call for the guys...
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    They Were Caught In Our Old Street Pics...

    I think the headlight to grill dimension is wrong also installed hight The headlight diameter appears small for Lucas P 100,s Then the cross bar between the headlights is not typical for a Rolls Royce most times a badge bar would be mounted on the front valance between the overriders. Then I...
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    Double Zero Club

    Back in the 70,s a guy I knew had a 250 Japanese bike that he sold and bought a monkey bike and rode it every where for a year Then one day turned up on a Z1 Kawasaki 900 when they first came out.
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    sayings

    So when I was told I was going to get a WALLOPING for being naughty my folks were going to give me a beer ? How about a WALLOP brush a large paint brush used for wallpaper paste and for painting white wash on the inside of the out house.
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    Motorcycle Shops

    I used something like it for my trails bike a Montessa Cota also this green stuff in the tyres to seal punctures.
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    Motorcycle Shops

    Yes I do there is a picture here on BHF of the Plastic Pig I stole the idea in Long Island New York for a Ferrari dealer with a Ferrari 333 race car on the wall in the showroom.
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    sayings

    I've never heard of so much " cods wallop "
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    Eagle And Tun Pub

    Shocking news we will have wait I suppose for the rest of the story. Less than a week ago we were enjoying Ell's pictures
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    What do you watch on tv nowadays ?

    P.S l like Vera also
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    What do you watch on tv nowadays ?

    How are you guys doing ? I see you are now getting carrots dropped from the sky
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    Lewis's Department Store

    Lovely story please post more, your folks have a wealth of history that would be welcomed here on BHF May sound strange for some today that your dad had people come by to see if it was true a person of colour worked in Lewis,s. Welcome and thanks for sharing a little of your family history.
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    Lewis's Department Store

    Is it me or ? Was Lewis's most everyone's favorite department store
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    Oisin (Paul Holmes)

    Sad sad news. RIP Paul you will be missed but not forgotten, today we shed a tear and mourn. In the future you will bring a smile to us as we think of you
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    Memories : Tribute to old Birmingham

    I would not change a thing and yes l would do it all again Well maybe get a forwarding address or two or a Email address and a cell number . Make Facebook list girls maiden names. Get my mom's bread pudding recipe O and buy stock in Microsoft .
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    Memories : Tribute to old Birmingham

    Going to town as a kid ride the bus with Mom and my sister walk round the Bull Ring go in all those big department stores the excitement, Lewis"s all those floors and furniture displays, I remember a cabinet that had four TV's 1 large one one above 3 small ones in a line underneath Did not see...
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    Humorous And Interesting Newspaper Stories about Birmingham

    Yes iron skeleton with a curtain exterior wall. Now read about people that have jumped off and survived
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    Films From The 50s And 60s?

    Saturday night 6 30 back in 67 I was watching it eating my tea and the police knocked our front door
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    What do you watch on tv nowadays ?

    Well now you can get me on a 50 TV I will need to have a avatar.
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    High Speed Train 2

    I may seem I'm going of topic but believe me it relates to Birmingham's and England's future travel and technology Back in 75 a engineer from Jaguar told me in the future they would find it easier to train electrical engineers to repair Jaguars than guys like me. He said we would open the...
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