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Michael Thompson · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:46 pm Post subject:

One other that springs to mind is the dress rehearsal, when the spotlight went onto boots, who was so proudly stood in the dressing room door way. When alas, he tripped over the raised door step and fell "a-over-t" and all you could see was a pith helmet rolling toward the arena, with a sparkle light illuminating each time the ball-top caught the spot light.

Come Guys my memory isn't as good as it was any more. Help fill in some of the other funny spots.

Tommo
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Hornblower · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:40 pm Post subject:

Love to help Tommo, but I was one of the 3 or 4 who didn't get to go.

Me and Tim Dickinson swept the bandroom floor for 2 weeks.

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Michael Thompson · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:48 pm Post subject:

Tim was able to sweep the floor with his beard if i recall!!!
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2nd Clarinet · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:08 am Post subject:

Dit from trip......

Buglar Dave Bentley.

Caught a fly (bloody big thing, it was) and put a thread either around it or through it.

Used to take it for 'Walkies' around the camp.

Imagine the scene.
Royal Marine holding a piece of cotton and flying along beside him was a big fly.

The look on the faces of the Aussie pongos was one to remember.

Beating the Aussies a Cricket was good too....Lots of beer with kangeroo steaks.
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Hornblower · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject:

townsergeant · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:42 pm Post subject:

2nd Clarinet · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:30 am Post subject:

Tim was allergic to getting his hair cut.........

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bootybandy · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:59 pm Post subject:

Michael Thompson · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:20 pm Post subject:

That can be confirmed by the cue of lads at the top of the stairs at Dave Bromley's house when we had a Guy Fawkes Pi$$ Up.!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I remember this party well as Dee Lindars set fire to himself and we all drank a toast out of a wellie boot filled with all sorts of booze and bits of bread and raw egg etc. Yuk!!!!!!!!!!!!
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bootybandy · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:24 pm Post subject:

I think her name was Julia???? Lovely blonde haired blue eyed beauty. Phwoarrrrrr.
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2nd Clarinet · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:17 am Post subject:

bootybandy · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:46 am Post subject:

2nd Clarinet · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:51 am Post subject:

Botty

Have sent a PM to you.
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bootybandy · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:57 am Post subject:

You can keep Gordon Brown mate........Conservatives only in the Botty household....
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2nd Clarinet · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:07 am Post subject:

I'm 'True Blue' too.

Bit concerned about our 'Leader' at the moment.

I just can't seem to connect with the man and what he says.

Still, it's the 'Party' I vote for.
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