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MattPorter88
On audition
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
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Location: Deal Kent / Southampton Hampshire
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 Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:08 pm Post subject: Hi all! |
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Just a quick one to say Hi;
I'm Matt Porter, (Richard 'Wolfy' 's son,) and at the moment I'm at the University of Southampton, hopefully joining the Royal Navy as a graduate in a couple of years. (So I expect I'll be posting questions about the AIB in the near future!)
Dad's just convinced me to sign up for the forum and there are a few people I'd like to hear from - We've been wondering if we'll be seeing 'Wiggy' (as he is my Godfather - but not easy to get hold of!) at the Deal beat retreat this July - so if anyone from Pompey could drop me a line that'd be cool.
Cheers, 
Matt |
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:55 am Post subject: |
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Hello Matt and welcome,
I'm not sure if Wiggy is on the Deal gig but I'll ask him next time he is in.
As to the AIB, I can point you to a few places that has stuff on the AIB if you need.
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Errol
Colour Sergeant
Joined: 02 Mar 2007
Posts: 765
Location: Walmer. Kent
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:10 am Post subject: |
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Hi Matt, and welcome. 
Enjoy your visits.
Hope you get all the info you require. |
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lesbryan
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Joined: 10 Dec 2005
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Location: Selby n Yorkshire
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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Hellooo there Matt welcome to the site ||||  
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Hornblower
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Joined: 01 Oct 2005
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Location: Upper Tean - Staffs
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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Hi there Wolfy's not-so-little boy!!
Enjoy your stay and post lots. 
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Gromit
Term 5s Passed
Joined: 10 Jun 2007
Posts: 74
Location: HMS Heron
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Matt and welcome on behalf of all the vollies at HMS Heron (HQ for the Fleet Air Arm if you need a hand with WAFU stuff).  |
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MrJpig
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Joined: 04 Oct 2005
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Location: THE LAND OF JUMPIGS
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Hello young wolf cub. Welcome to the Forum. Post plenty young fellamalad. Has the art of Bert shaping been passed from Father to son me wonders?. If so, spread the word far and wide among the RN...THEY NEED IT!!
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Wolfy
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Location: Deal
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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Ahh, My Leaping Porcine friend.......You may rest assured that the Gospel according to the Nobel Bert Shaping Art is well and truly embedded in the life skills part of my offsprings frontal lobe! (Even if he is a budding Matelot Rupert)!!
We can be certain that knowledge of the the veiled mystery of Bertology will continue though the ages for many generations to come!
My Work here is done.
"Nurse???? I am ready for my bed bath now"!!
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ZedHorn
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Joined: 29 Nov 2005
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Location: Brizol
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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another hello from Heron... once you've joined up, grab yourself a triangle or a kazoo and come join the volly sector! we all love our band officers...
Zed
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RAB
Light Division Bulge Major
Joined: 09 Oct 2005
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Location: Perthshire....Playing in the lifts...
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Hello Wolf Cub...The best piece of advice I can give you is to adopt your old man's sense of humour, and you'll do well...
oh..and don't flick peas at the RMB mini-orchestra during Wardroom Dinners... 
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bootybandy
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Location: A nice wee town on the Solent, just biding my time.
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| RAB wrote: | Hello Wolf Cub...The best piece of advice I can give you is to adopt your old man's sense of humour, and you'll do well...
oh..and don't flick peas at the RMB mini-orchestra during Wardroom Dinners... |
oh, and always send them a case of beer afterwards. They really appreciate that small gesture.... 
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MattPorter88
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Joined: 13 Jun 2007
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Location: Deal Kent / Southampton Hampshire
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Thanks for all your posts,
I see my Dad's reputable?? sense of humour precedes him - It's nice to know I'm not the only one who has had to suffer it! :') lol
Thanks Deli, for replying about Wiggy, and any hints about the AIB from anyone would be fantastic! (Please feel free to e mail me with any tips?)
And yes! As an apprentice bert-shaper I've been instructed in the noble art since before I could talk or walk and I never leave home without mine - I'm gonna dig out some more photos from my CCF days when I get a spare sec (I don't doubt I must have a bert close-up some where - which I will post after vetting by my old man) but first I've got to beg forgiveness for the pongo uniform!
By the way, our drums were cast-offs from Royal when the School of Music left Deal!
I'm in the front rank - left file (right hand side in photo) - the one with the perfectly sculpted bert! |
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Errol
Colour Sergeant
Joined: 02 Mar 2007
Posts: 765
Location: Walmer. Kent
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| Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:32 am Post subject: |
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Refreshing to see a Fifes and drums band Matt.
It must be a well supported CCF unit.
Looks like a smart bunch......for pongoes. |
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RAB
Light Division Bulge Major
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Location: Perthshire....Playing in the lifts...
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| Errol wrote: |
Looks like a smart bunch......for pongoes. |
 ..Is the Drum Major wearing some kind of funny headgear.???
Or is his head on back to front..?????
 (like most DM's I knew)
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Errol
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(like most DM's I knew)[/quote]
Could get a good bite there Rab, if certain members read it.
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