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| yakety-daughter wrote: | | 2nd Clarinet wrote: | Hey Botty.
Was that the Ford Capri - Ghia era?
Did we used to go to 'The Little Gem' Pub, in Aylesford in those days or was it a later period? |
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Have you been drinking Pussers?? 
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 10:14 am Post subject: |
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| MrJpig wrote: | AHHHHH The Little Gem....cracked me head on that door frame a few times. Brill Pub. My first experience of Theakstons OP  |
Andy,
Was that going in sober or coming out lissed when you hit the beam?
Mind you, it was a low door and yes, I too cracked mine a few times.
Building dates bact to 12th Century
A good pint was 'Old Peculiar'
A message inscribed on the wall of the Gents went thus.....
I thought the bottom was falling out of my world,
Then I drank Theakstons Old Peculiar.
Now the world falls out of my bottom.
Can't remeber the specific gravity.
I do remember a group of us (Mr MBT included) collecting all the spill trays from ALL the Real Ales into two large jugs and empying them.............And then driving back to Chatham.
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yakety-daughter
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 10:48 am Post subject: |
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| MrJpig wrote: | | yakety-daughter wrote: | | 2nd Clarinet wrote: | Hey Botty.
Was that the Ford Capri - Ghia era?
Did we used to go to 'The Little Gem' Pub, in Aylesford in those days or was it a later period? |
Now Ford Cparis are going back somehwhat |
Have you been drinking Pussers?? |
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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| bootybandy wrote: | | Hornblower wrote: | Welcome to the forum Yakety!
I too served with your Dad at Chatham, along with 2nd Clarinet.
I have a couple of memories of him, but because I was a bit of a rebel and he was already a corporal, we didn't exactly 'hit it off'!!
However, I think I'm going to surprise you (and maybe a few others) when I tell you this little dit, which is true 'cos I saw it...
We were in Gib sometime in the '70's and one of our motley crew, who shall remain nameless unless others (or himself) wish to divulge, was mercilessly winding your Dad up.
He took it for a very long time, it went on over at least 2 days, then, in the NAAFI - he cracked.
He picked up the Bad Boys' egg banjo and thrust it full in the face of the miscreant 
None of us could believe our eyes, not least the hapless recipient  there was snotty yellow egg running down his face - but the best was yet to come.
The Bad Boy ran his tongue around his lips, pondered for a second, looked your Dad straight in the eye and said these priceless words...
"Not enough salt for me."
The place just erupted in bellows of laughter, because we thought it was all bound to end in tears. Well, it did actually! Tears of laughter.
Did you think your Dad was capable of such a thing? He was sorely tested and all of us there agreed that the Bad Boy got his just reward. However the real winners were those who saw the whole thing. Cracking!!!!
Just to clear up one thing, I wasn't the Bad Boy, I was too busy winding up Cpl Pete Rutterford at the time as I remember.
So, who was it? Anyone?
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Has to be Lindars ??????????
Just to say I was also with your Dad in Chatham. The same room with 2nd Clarinet and a very good friend of mine, Brian "Goldy" Goldsmith (RIP). Looking at the dates that you have mentioned I was also in Scotland with him. A good man who was a very loud Viola player. |
Botty - I'm always gobsmacked by your memory
You are indeed correct, it was Dee Lindars who took the full force of the egg banjo full in the face. Were you there? I'm pretty certain, even with my fading memorial skills, that I haven't dressed the dit up.
Here's a bonus question (to which I know the answer) whereabouts in Gib were we billeted? I'll be even morely impressed if you get this one correct...
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| Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know where you were billeted...  but I remember dad saying that the band played in some caves? Was the Gib?
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Yes, we played in St Micheal's Cave.
Botty.
Was it Europa Barracks?
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How long did the Chatham band stay in Gib, or would it have been a one off?
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| 2nd Clarinet wrote: | Yes, we played in St Micheal's Cave.
Botty.
Was it Europa Barracks? |
Would that be St Michaels cave.
Lathbury Barracks at Europa Point Bob? 
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Ha ha Botty - you were beaten to it!
Yes - Lathbury barracks it was.
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| yakety-daughter wrote: | | How long did the Chatham band stay in Gib, or would it have been a one off? |
It was a lot of one-offs actually YD.
I personally visited there so many times that I lost count. I think it was a modest 7 times, could have been more though.
We were never there for longer than about 10 days - as long as Crab Air could get you off the Rock!
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| Nick B wrote: | | 2nd Clarinet wrote: | Yes, we played in St Micheal's Cave.
Botty.
Was it Europa Barracks? |
Would that be St Michaels cave.
Lathbury Barracks at Europa Point Bob? |
No Nick,
It is...........St Michael ' s Cave
(my spelling may have been out, but at least I included the apostrophe! 
And Yes, Lathbury Barracks it was........ 
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Right question of the day.....
I don't know which year, but I suspect it was in the early 70's, but there was a man... either onboard a ship... or at a barracks that used to make stuffed toys, would anyone know who this would be? I know it's a long shot, but I wanted to ask anyhow
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Geppetto......?
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Good try....
My gut feeling was dad brought them back after a long time away so it might have even been the yaght
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| yakety-daughter wrote: | | :yaght |
Do you eat YAGHT in the morning poured over some fresh fruit?
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