MacMan
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Kiaora from MacManMade it to the Forum at last. Hi to all who remember me (or want to) from 1970 to 1995 when I left. With my background I should have got here earlier (percussion {not terribly brilliantly}, photography, music library, BBMag & computers). Nice to see so many names I remember and recollections of times past, both good and bad. Now living in Whangarei, New Zealand and running my own Internet Service Provider business, having spent 5 years running a rural Post Office in Appledore, North Devon. Great to hear from anyone who remembers me & wants to get in touch. I'll keep watching the forum. Take care everyone.
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2nd Clarinet
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Welcome to the Forum MacMan
Lots of people on here, you just hae to work out who is who......!
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sticky blue
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Hi Ya MacMan welcome 
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Errol
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Enjoy your visits MacMan always a laugh with pusser's banter. 
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Kratos
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Welcome Macman, haven't quite worked put who you are yet......but have some idea! enjoy your time on the Forum and givee us some tales.
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admin
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I have a very good idea... check your PMs MacMan 
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RAB
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| admin wrote: | | I have a very good idea... check your PMs MacMan |
That sure is a very good idea Admin...
Welcome Macman.. This must put you in the 'just missed me in the wing, but caught Botty, TS and Hormblower' category???
Great to se your posts....
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joe90
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You moved from Bracknell then!
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lesbryan
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Hi there macman welcome !!!
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bootybandy
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Lo MacMan....... I remember playing with you often. Oo err missus. Playing Dominos in the back of Phil Hughes' van to and from gigs with Mick, Steve me and thee........ Oh happy days...
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MacMan
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You got me right as well Twink - miss those days in the back of Phil's van. And Phil eating a curry & rice or kebab while driving. Don't play very much now but still have a kit and few other perc instruments to keep my hand in.
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Nick B
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Welcome MacMan..............Hmmm served the same dates but not quite sure??!! 
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bootybandy
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I forgot to mention, it was you that also got me onto Macs in the first place. Since I left in 1995 I bought a Mac and have done so ever since. Now the proud owner of an Intel G5 iMac. Drooooools. Cheers once again MacMan. from MacFan.
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townsergeant
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Welcome MacMan!
Happy days!! (Belfast....no Drumsticks!) 
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MacMan
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I've still got a few Mac s dotted about the house, including a couple of original Macs from about 1984/5, as well as more up-to-date models, including the latest MacBook Pro laptop which I'm using at the moment. Unfortunately, most of my work involves Windoze and Linux/Unix but Im still trying to convert the unwashed!
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MacMan
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Hiya Billy, didn't make it much better when I did have drumsticks, did it?
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townsergeant
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Hi Trev...how long have you been in the Orange Squash business? 
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MacMan
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Kia ora is the Maori greeting, just in case you weren't pulling my plonker! I've only been out here in NZ for a year but should really have come here years ago - it's absolutely brilliant here.
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Nick B
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Got you now have sent you a PM
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Hornblower
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Hi TR. (Got you from post 1)
ST here.
Good to see you're making good.
I actually don't remember ever seeing you hitting anything - except in the wing.
Keep coming back.
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2nd Clarinet
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Welcome to the site, Trev 
What made you go to NZ?
BR
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MacMan
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| Hornblower wrote: | Hi TR. (Got you from post 1)
ST here.
Good to see you're making good.
I actually don't remember ever seeing you hitting anything - except in the wing.
Keep coming back. |
Hi Stu, Glad to see you're as "sharp" as usual! My hitting things didn't last overly long after leaving the wing - I think my bosses cultivated my other skills to keep me off the stage! That's why they were DOMs & I wasn't! Still I did manage to shoot myself in the eye with a starting pistol before succumbing to admin work.
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townsergeant
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| MacMan wrote: | | I think my bosses cultivated my other skills to keep me off the stage! That's why they were DOMs & I wasn't! Still I did manage to shoot myself in the eye with a starting pistol before succumbing to admin work. |
Duel for Drummers!...Plymouth Guildhall!....can't remember the year? 
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MacMan
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| 2nd Clarinet wrote: | Welcome to the site, Trev
What made you go to NZ?
BR |
Hi Bob, Not sure this site is big enough, or the right vehicle for me to rant on about the woe's of "good old blighty". Basically, couldn't stand the PC cr@p and sell-out of UK history any longer adn wanted somewhere better to raise my children. Anyway, it was the best decision of my life as this country is awesome. The children's school is right on the beach and they go scuba diving and swimming with dolphins and have lessons on the beach. Politicians don't appear to be any different (all unfulfilled promises) but the average Kiwi speaks his mind and doesn't give XXXX who hears him. Great!
What are you up to these days?
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MacMan
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| townsergeant wrote: | | MacMan wrote: | | I think my bosses cultivated my other skills to keep me off the stage! That's why they were DOMs & I wasn't! Still I did manage to shoot myself in the eye with a starting pistol before succumbing to admin work. |
Duel for Drummers!...Plymouth Guildhall!....can't remember the year? |
That's right, townsergeant, Dave White & me with a patch over my right eye - very melodramatic. Wasn't even my fault. Someone(?) filled the wrong end of the slide holding the pistol shots! Alright , I admit I shouldn't have looked down the barrel as I fired a shot!
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2nd Clarinet
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Trev,
Have sent you a PM.
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jackbarker
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Hi MacMan hows it going. Still have the piccie you took of me during mil training somewhere near Folkestone. You firing a camera and me firing a bloody SLR with a big yellow thing on the end. Happy days.
Stay Away from the mud
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guitarandy
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back from no.9'shi all ! where is jack spratt ?
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Errol
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| jackbarker wrote: | Hi MacMan hows it going. Still have the piccie you took of me during mil training somewhere near Folkestone. You firing a camera and me firing a bloody SLR with a big yellow thing on the end. Happy days.
Stay Away from the mud |
Not the 7.62 banana launcher Jack.
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townsergeant
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Re: back from no.9's | guitarandy wrote: | | hi all ! where is jack spratt ? |
Jack lives round the corner from me (It keeps the rates down!)
PM me your details and I'll get him to contact you, if you want?
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dustydrums
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Hi macman. good to hear you are well. My little bro is in Wellington, also on computers. As for me I'm still banging away, but now only on drums. could be popping down next year if your still around.
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