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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2007 16:17:17 GMT
You never see kids at the speedway with rosettes with the riders faces in them anymore . I had two when i was a wean - Jim McMillan and Charlie Monk . Always wore my Terry Betts rosette with pride back in the 70's at KL. Also my brother and I had our own perspex boards to hide behind when the copious amounts of shale were thrown over the fence back in the day. Oh how times have changed! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2007 16:36:37 GMT
On the subject of things you don't see any more, gone are the days of the smartly uniformed and heavily drilled Brandon track 'army' marching proudly out to do their bit for King Ochiltree and country. Granted the fourth guy from the back didn't know his arse from his elbow or his right from his left, but they were all prepared to go over the top and do their raking duties. They were artists at work - creating a striped effect likely a freshly cut grass court, with an elaborate flourish at the end of each drag. These days the band music is still the same, but its a sluvenly, grudging amble in ill-fitting dodgily coloured boiler-suits and as for wielding a rake, well, they just stand around now and watch progress in action in the form of the wondrous whirling tractor-hauled wonder-wheel. Is nothing sacred?!! And what happened to the empty fizzy pop bottles that you got 10p back on from the track refreshment booths? Me and my mate used to turn a tidy profit each week, having scavved all over the car park and through the bins.. Is nothing sacred?!! And where is Dave Lanning these days - a commentator to rival the likes of Walker, Motson and Waddell if ever there was one? Is nothing sacred?!! ;D ;D ;D Those drinks came from Nuneaton if i remember correctly. Also how about, " i,ll risk it for a Swiskit", and Amazin Raizin chocolate bars. What was the drink with the White Polar Bear "its frothy man".
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2007 16:40:18 GMT
Cresta! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2007 16:44:08 GMT
What ever happened to Cremola Foam as well . Also wellington boots - not the fancy kind you get now , but the ones you wore to school when you were a wean- the black ones that left two red rings on your legs . And balaclavas - the hairy ones your mum knitted .
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2007 16:48:45 GMT
What ever happened to Cremola Foam as well . Also wellington boots - not the fancy kind you get now , but the ones you wore to school when you were a wean- the black ones that left two red rings on your legs . And balaclavas - the hairy ones your mum knitted . Think the Balaclava is still quite popular in Northern Ireland. ;D
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Post by schumi on Jul 10, 2007 17:01:14 GMT
What ever happened to Cremola Foam as well . Also wellington boots - not the fancy kind you get now , but the ones you wore to school when you were a wean- the black ones that left two red rings on your legs . And balaclavas - the hairy ones your mum knitted . You've just made me have a scary flashback of the time I was given a bright orange pair of earmuffs for Christmas. The worst "fashion" accessories have to be snoods - like a boob tube that goes over your head. Remember those, ladies? Oh, and legwarmers, unless you fancied re-enacting Fame.
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Post by donsking on Jul 10, 2007 17:16:29 GMT
You've just made me have a scary flashback of the time I was given a bright orange pair of earmuffs for Christmas. The worst "fashion" accessories have to be snoods - like a boob tube that goes over your head. Remember those, ladies? Oh, and legwarmers, unless you fancied re-enacting Fame. And not just the ladies either, I seem to remember everyone's favourite writer of bollocks song lyrics, Nik Kershaw, was a major exponant of the snood. Things from my yoof include Jublees (big blocks of fruit flavoured ice in the shape of a tetrahedron), Vidor batteries, Lyons Maid ice creams and Kia-Ora, rectangular plastic containers of something that purported to orange juice, but was in fact radioactive heavy water with more 'E's than a back street drug dealer!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2007 17:22:19 GMT
Oh yes, I remember Button Moon and Thundercats. And also Gummy Bears, Knightmare and Dungeons and Dragons. One I remember but no-one else ever does is T-Shirt - he had an adventure every week and had to find a letter by the end. Probably was a load of rubbish but you know how the mind keeps things great. ;D Oh and Wizbit. Bloody heck gummy bears i too remember them. They were trying to outdo the carebears werent they? But I was a carebear fan! Knightmare was good and a just remember Dungeons&Dragons Your not the only one to remember T-Shirt, didnt he have an evil witch called t-bag? Some more I remember was My Little Pony(i had nearly all of them when I was younger!) Anyone Remember the Wuzzels(again simalar to gummy bears and carebears), jamie and the magic torch, bananaman and good old bagpus!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2007 17:27:18 GMT
What ever happened to Cremola Foam Creamola Foam was a compulsory purchase when we were north of border as kids. Along with soor plooms, cherry lips, floral gums and macaroons. Scotland seemed to have a monopoly in exotic sweets then.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2007 17:27:44 GMT
Lost in Space . I used to run home from school to see that . It was so good . DANGER Will Robinson - ah they dont make programmes like that now .
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2007 17:31:42 GMT
What ever happened to Cremola Foam Creamola Foam was a compulsory purchase when we were north of border as kids. Along with soor plooms, cherry lips, floral gums and macaroons. Scotland seemed to have a monopoly in exotic sweets then. I never knew cremola foam was exclusively Scottish . Macaroon bars were awesome though . You used to get folk coming round and selling them at football matches at Ibrox when i was a wean . And tablet - has there ever been anything with so much sugar in it . Each bar was certain toothache .
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2007 17:38:49 GMT
Oh and Wizbit. jamie and the magic torch, bananaman and good old bagpus! ooh, "funny how you always remember right at the end"........ anyone remember what that one was an advert for and can you finish it? I remember those three though usababe, I loved bagpuss, it was always on early on a sunday morning..........
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Post by schumi on Jul 10, 2007 17:57:38 GMT
Your not the only one to remember T-Shirt, didnt he have an evil witch called t-bag? That's the one. ;D In fact I had a bit of a crush on T-Shirt. Also remember 6 foot Christmas trees being bigger than they are now. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2007 18:39:01 GMT
jamie and the magic torch, bananaman and good old bagpus! ooh, "funny how you always remember right at the end"........ anyone remember what that one was an advert for and can you finish it? I remember those three though usababe, I loved bagpuss, it was always on early on a sunday morning.......... Bagpus, Bagpus ever such a sad puss all coming apart at the seams, but Emily loved him.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2007 12:26:43 GMT
No, not maudlin - just thinking back to things you don't see any more. It's probably a good thing they no longer put prizes in crisp bags because some stupid idiot is bound to swallow one after mistaking it for a crisp. ok, then i miss. 1. light ale's in pubs 2. flock wallpaper in indian restaurants 3. prince of denmark (south norwood) 4. royal archer(new cross) 5. the albany(new cross) 6. the crown and anchor(new cross) 7. bacchus after shave 8. joy division 9. the old den The prince of Denmark, we used to have our cricket club's end of season p*ss up in there. And I was once in the Crown and Anchor before a Millwall Vs Brighton match when a police horse stood at the door way to stop the lions' fans getting out. Pubs I miss... The County Arms Wandsworth the way it used to be (Blood on the ceiling, furniture falling apart, lots of bikers, the gents being outside and prison officers not being allowed in the public bar). The Leather Bottle, Tooting before a home meeting when I was a little lad and playing in the beer garden. The Kings Arms, Mitcham, lots of mates drink there.
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