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kielerwoche · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:51 am Post subject:

Yes Rab, what was the name of that big barman/maid with the bad or glass eye that organized all that? (Viv????)

2nd Clarinet · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:46 am Post subject:

2nd Clarinet · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:49 am Post subject:

Mr Bass Trombone · Corporal Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Posts: 409 Location: Spain

I thought was you Stan, after your famous night out in Kiel, when you spent the night with a rabbit that dragged you down a hole, Bob Gill believed you anyway, we just laughed. As for the real headliner was the old dogend that spent many a night on a bench or elsewhere in the Ghuznie Fort, if you know what I mean.
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kielerwoche · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:24 am Post subject:

"Yes Rab, what was the name of that big barman/maid with the bad or glass eye that organized all that? (Viv????)"

Rab, remembered the name of barman-maid.

JIV ( Giovanni)

RAB · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 5:35 pm Post subject:

joe90 · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:30 pm Post subject:

kielerwoche · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:11 am Post subject:

The rabbit was killed by a steaming bat at 30 paces. We ( Stu was there ) could not understand why it had not run away, till we got up to to it and found that it was trapped in a snare. So I broke the geneva convention and executed a german prisoner rabbit whilst under my charge. But it sure tasted nice in the coffee boat urn with carrots and spuds, and was a welcome change from boiled eggs and black tea out of a carton they served us at scran, and Schnapps, bratwurst mit pom fritte for supper. It even beat the corn flakes with schnapps instead of milk we had at breakfast. Not nearly as tasty as the goldfish, guppy and terrapin chowder though. I will always remember with kindness Bob Gill for that day ( and many others) he could have locked me up and thrown the key away, but he just smiled, shrugged his shoulders and got on with rehearsals.

Rab, re "I'm sure I heard you call him sweetheart a few times Dave/Stan." I do remember I told him his eyes were like stars, they came out at night, and got a thick ear for my trouble.

Joe90 re "have you still got the boat rod you borrowed off me in 1970 something?" I can only assume this refers to Massowa, Ethiopia for the Emperor Highly Hilarious visit. If so, I remember putting a load of those maggots we transported all the way from UK on the end of the hook, and your rod was last seen heading out to the Red Sea under the shark net, which much to our surprise only went down about 6 feet leaving a huge gap under it. ( We only finding this out after we had been swimming there for a week)

If you are who I think you are, do you remember that night there in Masowa where we called out the shore patrol to give us a lift back to ship because of the guys with the guns that were after us because I took a gun off a hooker and smacked her one for pointing it at me. I expected a bollocking in the morning, but Pete Summner gave me a recommend for not taking any chances.

God bless his soul.

And also, ( if you are who I think your are ) do you remember getting me marched up to the flight deck of the RAF flight, to have my ear bent by the skipper because you persuaded us ( against my better and more sober and responsible judgment of course) to lace our coca cola with cheap Cypriot brandy and smuggle it on-board the Hercules, following our layover in Cyprus.

And, are you not one of the main reasons, that following one of our Kiel trips when we had to stay over in hamburg because of flight delays and stayed in that posh hotel, you encouraged us more innocent members of the band to go around all the rooms and drink all of the mini bars dry, so that a week after we arrived back in UK the MOD was on the phone to the DOM demanding recompense for a room service bill which matched the German second world war reparation debt.

kielerwoche · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:58 am Post subject:

Re 'If you are who I think you are"

I now realise, you are not who I thought you were. Indeed, you are probably not even who you thought you were. You must be some other "Smart ****"

May your arms stretch till you can finally handle the full expanse of your bone, and may your eyesight improve with age like vintage vino.

I absolve you of all my previously cast aspersions against your good character. Nice to know that you are still alive and able to write at your advanced age, there is obviously still hope for all of us. I had thought you went down with your ship whilst clinging for dear life to a Caledonian volly dolly.

2nd Clarinet · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:27 am Post subject:

I remember staying at the German Hotel after our RAF Flght back home developed a problem on the ground (a good place for that to happen, I believe). What a great night that was with a disco and bar on the top floor, although typical MOD, we were only allowed certain foods at dinner (in case we spent too much!!!!!).

Who was the famous person in the Hotel at the same time?

Can anyone remember who it was.......?

Was it Phil Collins?
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joe90 · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:30 am Post subject:

Hornblower · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:52 am Post subject:

2nd Clarinet · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:02 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the confirmation of this story Mr HB.

Didn't you also swing your thing on the dance floor along with myself and Geoff Truss before emptying your mini bar?

I can now say I met Phil Collins before he became 'Hirsute'

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Hornblower · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:04 pm Post subject:

I've never 'swung my thung' Bob.

As soon as I started to throw my emaciated body (well, it was then!) around, the beer would slop everywhere

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I made that classic mistake last night that all guys make. I got really drunk, and I ended up having sex with my best friend.

Now, I can't even bring myself to talk to him.

To be honest, I don't even want to play fetch with him

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