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lesbryan · Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2005 8:41 pm Post subject: hello

Hi my name is les..i am ex RN.i have always been a follower of the bands have most of your music on cd and go to concerts whenever i can .My next one is the festival of music at the albert hall.I wish you all the best for the season and success in the future

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Welcome Les...
Glad that you are such a fan!

Hope to see you at the Albert Hall, until then, enjoy the music!
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lesbryan · Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 12:30 am Post subject: hello

Aaron Aardvark · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:46 am Post subject:

Hello Big LesBryan

I used to follow the band once. I had to, to stop them doing a Lincoln Split. If I had been following them in Lincoln then the split wouldn't have happened. Bandies always have a problem with dressing. They need to be followed and herded in the right direction. (especially buglers) That is why every band has an aardvark.

Aaron

lesbryan · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:

Aaron Aardvark · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:36 pm Post subject:

Ah sorry Les for being a tad vague. I will now endeavour to explain what a Lincoln Split is (or was).
The band were marching in a straight formation up a slightly mangled arena at Lincoln Show one fine day. That day, just for a change, someone who is nameless, decided to outdo a pongo band and try some nifty marching choreography. The band SHOULD have marched half way up the field and then half the band should have careered off to the right and half to the left. On the counter-march however half the band forgot and happily went off with the other half. About four bandies remembered the routine and did as they should . As they got to the end of the arena however they counter-marched and realised the rest of the band had buggered off in a snotty mess up the other end. Instead of behaving in a dignified manner and trying to look as if it wasn't a mistake, they just legged it up the field in a panic and by this time their places in the band had vanished in the confusion. Laugh.... i nearly s**t. So there you are. The Lincoln Split.

lesbryan · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:13 pm Post subject:

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Whale Island... still there and the parade ground is just as trecherous!
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lesbryan · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:47 pm Post subject:

RAB · Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 12:01 am Post subject:

Hello Les.
Welcome to an old matelot. I met a couple of Big LesBryans when I was in the Mob. Were you ever stationed at Cochrane?

lesbryan · Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 12:24 am Post subject:

Aaron Aardvark · Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 10:26 am Post subject:

Aaron Aardvark · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 4:05 pm Post subject:

Les

what ships have you been on? And when? You must have come across the rowdy rebel bandies whilst on board?

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lesbryan · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 8:59 pm Post subject:

No big ships.boy seaman Ganges HMS CARYSFORT WHALE ISLAND HMS TORQUAY HMS FOREST MOOR twice drake pompey barracks terror HMS BERRYHEAD HMS CHARYBDIS. A few places for short spells osprey faslane thats just about it.

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Aaron Aardvark · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:11 pm Post subject:

blimey........changing ribbons on yer hat must have been a pain. I found a box of pussers stuff under the stairs and I came across a naval hat ribbon that said 'ABSCHNITTSKOMMANDO OSTEE'
Anyone any clues as to why I may have one of these. ??? It may have been a good gig as in the fact I dont remember it... or coming into posession of some foreign matelots hat ribbon. A bit worrying actually.
Answers on a postcard please