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General Melchett · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:11 am Post subject:

Good to see you mate, hope all is well. FOSNI Band changed completely these days, probably only 3 left from your time.

Regards,

Jos
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Gaz · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:14 am Post subject:

Cheers mate.

Only found this form last night while trawling the Net (only private time I have away from the riggors of family and work life!), so I am sure many more thoughts will come to the surface to share.

Hope all is well with life

With regards

RAB · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:41 pm Post subject:

General Melchett · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:56 pm Post subject:

All shut now Rab! So the Amantolla is no more as is the Leaping Leprechaun pub.... Sad news indeed, especially to Eastney Hooker!
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RAB · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:08 pm Post subject:

eastney hooker · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:45 am Post subject: AMANTOLA

The Amantola closed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is there no curry god??? I am going to dig out my black tie and medals and go into a period of mourning. Why does life deliver such cruel blows? As you rightly recall General, we had some lovely meals in that fine establishment. They also had a great red wine, that i can't remember the name of, which was very lighly spiced and a bottle went down extremely well with a 3 courser.

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chalkyc · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:00 am Post subject: Back to Rich Dits...THE PARCEL

When the infamous Baribald landed in Scotland rumours were already flowing . Nobody really believed all this could be done by one small man !! Well, 198*
a parcel arrived at HMS Cochrane. We were on high alert anyway. A keen and alert matlot heard ticking emitting from the parcel and a blue liquid seeping from the sides. The parcel was placed in the middle of the parade square and evacuations took place from nearby offices. The aforementioned matlot had read part of the name/address. Cpl Dave Babinou (percussion) RM Band Fosni was marched from his mess and interviewed about the possible contents of his parcel. After much panic and bosses doing double flips the package was again checked. Rich Baribald. A present from his dear mother. An alarm clock with battery on and tooth paste. Welcome to the band Rich !!

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Bronco · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject: Richie B ....AGAIN ( Bless him )

Picture the scene..... FOSNI band on the ranges at Arbroath (in those days you had the little brown rubber defenders that fit right inside the ear) with the first detail about to go on the firing point. A rather large hairy P.W with a booming voice standing in front having spent a good few minutes explaining the range safety brief finishes by saying "HAVE YOU ALL GOT YOUR EAR DEFENDERS." P.W observes Richie looking a bit vacant. P.W states to Richie "Is that a yes you have your ear defenders, or no you havn't got your ear defenders". Richie casually removes his ear defenders from his ears and states " SORRY CORPORAL, I CAN'T HEAR YOU, I HAD MY EAR DEFENDERS IN MY EARS". ( BLESS HIM )

Sharpy · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:50 pm Post subject:

This is as up to date as you can get on the old Bebop front!!

Scotland Band have just been in Norway for a Cold Weather Survival Course, but the Bariball provided many a moment of light relief!!

First one of his infamous jokes,

Do you think Pirates did Cold Weather Training?

Shiver me timbers!! (Not really a punchline but there you go!!)

And a classic Richie B moment,

We put on our ski boots to try our snow shoes out and Rich complained his were a bit tight. One of the girls duly checked his boots and he'd put them on the wrong feet!! 39 years old and he still cant get it right!! Bless 'im!!
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Richie B · Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:13 pm Post subject: JUSTICE

Whilst I consider it good for morale that so many people are having a laugh at my expense, to quote someone who once said to me "never let the truth get in the way of a good dit", there is however one exaggeration I would like rectify.

In reference to the story where I'm said to have ridden a bike in Miami whilst carrying a keyboard...I have never done the two things at once (that would just be silly) and I have an off duty Irish taxi driver as my witness (EVEN I couldn't make that up), which means I had nothing but the concrete to break my fall...OUCH!

RICHIE B

admin · Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:25 pm Post subject:

Richie... you are the stuff of legend and nobody is laughing at you at all matey. You are a gem of joviality in a sea of misery at times. The sucking chest wound was a brilliant one! Not as good as me setting my head on fire though

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Richie B · Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 2:49 pm Post subject: Jokes told to PDM

During the last Tattoo I went up to PDM and asked him

Q. What's the PDM's favourite cough sweet?
A. "TUNES"

Q. What's the PDM's favourite quick snack?
A. "QUAVERS!"

His immediate response?
"Go away Barriball"!

General Melchett · Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:48 pm Post subject:

Welcome Richy!!

Hope all is well with you, it must have been odd to see that you have already made your presence felt! Nice to see you are adding your own dits too. No one is taking the mick, just saying that life would be immeasurably duller without you old man!
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RAB · Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:52 pm Post subject:

Hi Rich,
Welcome aboard matey...We've never met, but I seem to "know" you already...Keep them coming my man.. superb...

Aaron Aardvark · Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:25 pm Post subject:

Hello Rich

Do you ever remember a time when you couldn't find your ball top??