BRUCE JUICE

2nd Clarinet · BRUCE JUICE

Who will be the first person on this site to define the phrase.......

'Bruce Juice'

Judith · re bruce juice

have got a staffy called bruce hope it aint his juice

sticky blue

Better ask the Sheila's -

2nd Clarinet

Come on Tommo..................

A fuller explanation is required.

How............

When...........

Why............

2nd Clarinet

Judith..........

Naughty, naughty.

It can't be his if he's dressed like this!

Judith

he hasn't got any manhood my dog

sticky blue

sticky blue

Judith

aww true but he is a loving dog now he has stopped thinking that he is a woodpecker and chewing doors

sticky blue

I've got a dog and a bitch (no not the wife) and I let them do what comes naturaly and 60 odd days later, out pop little ones - very profitable -

bootybandy

Some dogs shouldn't be allowed to interfere with nature Tommo.....

sticky blue

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! not one of mine

Co-admin

Bruce Juice is a new one on me Bob. I hope someone tells son or I'll be awake all night. THe last time this happened was when someone asked "Why is Orange Jam called Marmalade?"

bootybandy

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "marmalade" appeared in English in 1480, borrowed from French marmelade which, in turn, came from the Portuguese marmelada. Originally, according to the root of the word, which is marmelo or quince, a preserve made from quinces was intended. There is no truth whatsoever to the common belief that the word derives from "Marie malade", referring to Mary, Queen of Scots, because she used it as a medicine for upset stomach. Night Night Deli...Sleep Tight....

2nd Clarinet

Hey, Twink! ........A font of knowledge is what you are!

How about......

Square root of minus 1?

Come on you lot, 'Bruce Juice'

greenfairy

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greenfairy

Wrong.......!!!!!

A Level? This is 11 plus school work!

Back to your reference books gf

Try again (you were close)

2nd Clarinet

Apologies to greenfairy

He is right!!!!!!

the answer is i

Well done and sorry for the previous message

MrJpig

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Mr Bass Trombone

Those dogends that did the trip to Tasmania drank an awful lot of Bruce Juice on the Quantas flight from Heathrow, tasted an awful lot like g&t to me, I do recall that Bruce was not very happy at being asked for a Juice Bruce, but as we all know Aussies Boys Make More Noise Becuase they Play With Tonka Toys. can any old Chatham dogend recall where that was scribbed????

2nd Clarinet

I must aplogise to greenfairy and others

I am of the old school D.O.B. 1954

When I was 'in' when there were no females in the Band Service

This will explain why I sometimes refer to people in the vernacular of my time.
e.g Him and He

I know, I know.........not very PC!

Thanks Andy for pointing this out.

I'll march myself into the DOMs office and accept his punishment.

2nd Clarinet

Well Done MH!!!!

You are right.

The term was first applied by Fleet Band travelling to Austrailia in 1977 on the Quantas flight which took errrrrrrr.......a bloody long time. This flight included 4 stop overs in other countries to re-fuel and to let passengers on or off.

Every time this happened, the Quantas 'Boys' and girls of the flight crew would offer everyone Austrailian Orange Juice.
Even if you were asleep, they would nudge you and offer Juice.

After 20 hours of this, the term 'Bruce Juice' came into effect for OJ.

There are lots of Dits for this and the return flight and the stay in Hobart for the Tattoo.

Another time.................

Hornblower

TFFT!

Irony? Maybe...

Sarcasm? Gettin' closer...

FFoglamp

This "bruce juice" is definitely a RAF thing. We had the same thing on the way to Hong Kong (Fleet band of course) 1983 ? (Did I get the year right Mr.Jumpig ?) NON STOP OJ, even when you were asleep. The crab split trolley dollys just poured it in mid snore !!!!

We only had one stopover, and that was Columbo. Smelly humid airport with the Michael Jackson 5000 pressed against the perimeter fence.

Anyway, just to cram a few more reflections/observations/dits into one thread, does anyone remember the Gib trips in a Hercules. We used to get OJ in those frozen pyramid shaped cartons, issued with the ear defenders !!!!!!!! Aarghhh !

sticky blue

bootybandy

lesbryan

I remember jubbly's.In a triangular carton.we used to buy them frozen near where i lived

Mr Bass Trombone

Columbo.

There a place not to forget the only Crimbo

spent on distant shores in 25

years of service

Columbo Crimbo 1960, but New Year 60/61 Singapore

MUCH BETTER.

FFoglamp

YEP !!! They were called Jubblys when I was a mere sproglet too. But the RAF nicked the idea, and it seemed to be exclusive to Hercs in the 80's, for some strange reason.

I remember you getting the beer in Columbo airport, Tommo !

By the way, wouldn't want to spend more time than I had to in Columbo. Hard luck Mick.

Michael Thompson

Well done MH I remember the trip well. Brighton Army Camp might bring back some fond memories. No doors on the bogs and RMB's sneeking out at all hours of the night to have one in private and no one watching.

Mick Jones walking on the rehearsal with the phone for Capt. Chris Taylor telling him that there was a call from the UK, but with the cord in his pocket. Many a dead ant that day, unfortunately the Pupa New Guinea Police Band gave us some strange looks while the Aussie Army BAnd fell straight in with proceedings.

Memories also when the Massed Bands closed off the exit to the arena with potted trees and the agony bags were fall all over the place. Even funnier were the bandies running for their change rooms before the Scotts Guards Pipers caught up with them.

Stories of Drummy Dave Dawson and Bugler Major Paddy Weeks in forming the DoM that the pine cones laying around the accommodation camp were very valuable in the UK. Much to the disgust of the Aussie batman who had to find a new hamper for his uniforms as the original was full pine cones.

The various performers also did a local promotional gig and the Dogs Ends and Super Pigs marched around a local hospital where some patients seemed to be strapped to windows to view us marching around the grounds and stopping every now and then to play a few funnies.
we were ably followed by a devoted fan who looked so alike to Fred Scuttle. He even had the Martini Badge on his cap and round gas mask glasses. Dave Dawson was often out of control when this guys kept saluting him, in a Fred Scuttle style of course.

Nothing was so nice as the last morning at Bright Camp when we boarded our bus to the airport. The muso's of the Australian Army Band told the driver that he was NOT start the engine. Half their band led us through the main gate playing in their jarmies and the other half pushed the bus. It was the nicest gesture anyone could receive and proved to me that the bond between the RMB's and defense musicians around the world was the most unique.

i'm sure this might lead to other memories being posted and eagerly await the other stories.

Best Regards to All

Tommo

Errol

Mr Bass Trombone

Can someone tell me why????

We are suddenly talking Marmalarada in the same thread as Bruce Juice, it bears no resemblance

to Orange Juice, I suppose both are made from the same fruit, but surely there the story ends.

MrJpig

Mr Bass Trombone

No you didn't wake me up I still cannot see the comparison between Bruce Juice and Marmalarda, I posted comment on this subject quite early on in the piece, and as Ausie Tommo eventually got on to it on 10 april 2008, I added yet another reply. Perhaps you should ask Tommo if he has been on the said Juice and just woken from slumber on sheep station somewhere in the Antipodedes. Have a nice night. See you in a few months.

RAB

MrJpig

MrJpig

Tommo , have you been on the said Juice and just woken from slumber on sheep station somewhere in the Antipodedes?

Michael Thompson

Not into sheep, it's a delicacy in NZ. albeit I'm led to believe that Kiwi now all where kilts as the sheep understand the noise of the zip.
Still on the Bruce Juice though, at my age one finds it hard to keep the cold bugs away. I understand, also, that crate loads of fermented Aussie Bruce Juice has been turned in to wine and sold exclusively to the UK.

Another dit from the trip was the overwhelming performance by Dave Bromley and co gave the local school kids of "ping-pong-balls".
This of course was widely written about in the homework books, the subject being "What did you learn at the Tattoo rehearsal?"

Can anyone else add to this thread with memories of this gig?

Tommo, wide awake

bootybandy

How about filling the Globe of Dave Dawsons Staff (not mace...Deli) with rotten fish etc. I think this was the Scots Band Drum Major getting one over on DD.

Mr Bass Trombone

I got the blame for the tree,s on the last night. Now would I have instigated something like that

. another story from taz. One night Royal Guard mounted by the the Aussie Army, after Royal not really interesested

walk by(rather have had a G&T

),Royal Guard will turn left, whoops one did turn the wrong way

, A Sgt of the guard after marching the troops off, went up wrong way turned aussie soldier and decked him :

, uttering the imortal words don't you ever do that on a Royal Guard again. WRONG

disiplined there the story ends cos he was never seen again

. Dave Bromley Streaker

followed by Malky Biff Beaver, cricket match RSM

Bowled by a Tomatoe

. I think there are lots of dits from this trip.

RAB

General Melchett

I don't think I picked up the new BATCO settings for today.....

Send in clear over.

Michael Thompson

The Fish Heads:
It wasn't until we arrived back in the UK when one morning on divisions there was this intensive stink, coming from the Drum Major. The Aussie Army guys had filled the top of Dave Dawson's staff with fish heads from the galley at Brighton Camp. Now, whether that was a payback for sending the Aussie Drum Major up to tell Tommo Tomlinson to stop smacking the cymbals each time a rocket firework exploded or not, I'm not too sure. but it does seem highly likely.

Tommo

RAB

Michael Thompson

One other that springs to mind is the dress rehearsal, when the spotlight went onto boots, who was so proudly stood in the dressing room door way. When alas, he tripped over the raised door step and fell "a-over-t" and all you could see was a pith helmet rolling toward the arena, with a sparkle light illuminating each time the ball-top caught the spot light.

Come Guys my memory isn't as good as it was any more. Help fill in some of the other funny spots.

Tommo

Hornblower

Love to help Tommo, but I was one of the 3 or 4 who didn't get to go.

Me and Tim Dickinson swept the bandroom floor for 2 weeks.

Michael Thompson

Tim was able to sweep the floor with his beard if i recall!!!

2nd Clarinet

Dit from trip......

Buglar Dave Bentley.

Caught a fly (bloody big thing, it was) and put a thread either around it or through it.

Used to take it for 'Walkies' around the camp.

Imagine the scene.
Royal Marine holding a piece of cotton and flying along beside him was a big fly.

The look on the faces of the Aussie pongos was one to remember.

Beating the Aussies a Cricket was good too....Lots of beer with kangeroo steaks.

Hornblower

townsergeant

2nd Clarinet

Tim was allergic to getting his hair cut.........

bootybandy

Michael Thompson

That can be confirmed by the cue of lads at the top of the stairs at Dave Bromley's house when we had a Guy Fawkes Pi$$ Up.!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I remember this party well as Dee Lindars set fire to himself and we all drank a toast out of a wellie boot filled with all sorts of booze and bits of bread and raw egg etc. Yuk!!!!!!!!!!!!

bootybandy

I think her name was Julia???? Lovely blonde haired blue eyed beauty. Phwoarrrrrr.

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bootybandy

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Botty

Have sent a PM to you.

bootybandy

You can keep Gordon Brown mate........Conservatives only in the Botty household....

2nd Clarinet

I'm 'True Blue' too.

Bit concerned about our 'Leader' at the moment.

I just can't seem to connect with the man and what he says.

Still, it's the 'Party' I vote for.

Kratos

Oi! you two.....It's RAB's job to hijack threads. He'll be claiming unfair dismisssal and making huge claims against you......pack it in now and get on with the thread.
Before you do BB, tell us more about Julia?

RAB

Kratos

Where have you been RAB.....you are obviously angling for someone to ask?
Have you been somewhere nice or did you stay north of the border?

RAB

bootybandy

Michael Thompson

Interesting how the thread gets changed.
Bruce Juice to putting the kettle on.

Another fireworks story was when the Dog Ends had a party, again at Bromley's house, some shmuck lit the fire too early and we ran out of wood in no time at all.
A reconnaissance party went through the back ally's looking for fuel. A few loose fence palings came in handy along with the odd table or two that were sitting in neighbors back yards. This would have kept us going for quite a while, although on returning to the said house I was agog to see my pussers furniture burning so nice on top of the fire.

Got to love those days.

Tommo

RAB

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Michael Thompson

That fund was for the pi$$ up after I finally left.

Hornblower

I missed ya mucker...

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