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Post by zeppelin on Apr 5, 2016 14:44:18 GMT
Golly, it's years since I last had anything to say, but in a moment of madness I thought I'd just pop up and say "Hello" to any of the old users that may remember me. I'm coming up to my 70th birthday in June, but still modding it up. I'm off up to Ayr next week, for my brother Gary's (Tinman) wedding which has a Jockanese/Northern Soul theme, and off to The Cavern in June to see The Small Fakers (again). Spence is back in Australia after a short spell in Qatar. Keep the faith, Zeppelin.
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Post by zeppelin on Jan 27, 2014 16:10:36 GMT
Hi Lu,
Are Cloud 9 having a Valentine's Bash at The Wirral Hundred again this year?
Zepp.
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Post by zeppelin on Apr 24, 2013 13:14:52 GMT
I was at the Christmas Market in York and came across a stall selling all manner of things made from old beercans. Amongst the Harley Davidsons, vintage cars, hot air ballons, baseball caps etc was a Lambretta. I told the stall holder that I would have a Vespa if he had had one. He reached under the counter and pulled out a Vespa made from Carlsberg cans. I said I would have had it if it was made from Tiger cans (being a Singapore veteran). He reached under the counter again and pulled out two different sized Vespas made from Tiger cans. I treated myself to the smaller version for Christmas. These models are really cool, and not too expensive. They seems to crop up a market stalls all over the country. Keep an eye for them if you are looking for a novel pressie.
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Post by zeppelin on Apr 10, 2013 14:11:01 GMT
Hi there souljam, Zeppelin here. I've just moved back to the UK from Germany, working in York Monday to Friday, back on The Wirral for the weekends. Can you give me more details - dates etc - please?
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Post by zeppelin on Jan 28, 2013 16:16:02 GMT
See you there.
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Post by zeppelin on Jan 23, 2013 10:39:41 GMT
Hi Lu, Pam and I are renting a house in Prenton about 100 yards from the Wirral Hundred, so I'll be at the bash on the 9th - will you? Zepp.
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Post by zeppelin on Jan 10, 2013 14:52:04 GMT
Small world eh? I used to live in Furse Hill Road, and drank in the Tidworth Legion regularly. I've just moved to about 100 yards from the Wirral Hundred, so I suppose I'll have to go to Cloud 9's Valentines do on 9th Feb. I'll be getting the wife to sew my Vespa.org patch on to my parka especially for the occasion.
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Post by zeppelin on Dec 10, 2012 16:20:24 GMT
I'm in Fulford, but I don't get out much and I'm only there Monday to Thursday.
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Post by zeppelin on Nov 28, 2012 9:37:45 GMT
Mornin' folks, Thanks for your kind welcomes. I gaze from my office window at a strange, bright, yellow object in the sky which reminds of times when it wasn't raining, but I suppose I'm being lulled into a false sense of security. The River Ouse is over its banks and Oskar, my dog, was totally baffled as to why his favourite tree was under water. I went past York Racecourse yesterday. You should see the size of the water jump. It's huuuge! Oh well, back to the grindstone.
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Post by zeppelin on Nov 21, 2012 16:46:25 GMT
Hi there folks, This isn't really anything to do with 'This is England' as we know it, but to say that after nearly nine years in Germany I have moved to a new job in York. So 'This Is England' is it?
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Post by zeppelin on Aug 21, 2012 10:28:05 GMT
At last!! Vicki McClure gets a proper acting job in the hard-hitting cop series 'Line of Duty'. She was brilliant! Stephen Graham was great playing yet another nutter in 'Accused' last week, and is shortly to been seen in what appears to be a complete break from type casting in a period drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch to be seen shortly, Can't wait!
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Post by zeppelin on Aug 21, 2012 10:17:57 GMT
Hi! Welcome aboard! Hi Luce, I'm not really a new member, I've been missing for a while , but the site's new look is great. I'll try and get back more frequently, but there's a lot going on with us, including a move back to the UK. Watch this space!
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Post by zeppelin on Jan 23, 2012 15:01:51 GMT
Continuing the re-appearance of "This Is England" cast members in other things......... Did anyone else see Thomas Turgoose as a 'Tommy' in the trenches in the WW1 drama "Birdsong" last night?
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Post by zeppelin on Jan 10, 2012 15:46:07 GMT
What's not scooter music? Jazz, that's what!
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Post by zeppelin on Jan 3, 2012 14:34:20 GMT
'That's Entertainment' by The Jam was on the Queen Vic juke box over Christmas. (I've been poorly, so I didn't get out much!)
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Post by zeppelin on Jan 3, 2012 14:30:40 GMT
Rico Rodriguez was on Jools Holland's Hootenanny on New Year's Eve.
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Post by zeppelin on Jan 3, 2012 14:28:41 GMT
Happy New Year from the Zepp too!
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Post by zeppelin on Dec 15, 2011 9:51:24 GMT
I missed the first episode, and watched the second instead of 'Boardwalk Empire', which also features Steven Graham. Bad choice! I won't be watching the third and final episode tonight. Vicki McLure is holding the whole thing together. The rest of the cast, including Joe Gilgun, are out of their depth with the peculiar storyline. When is someone going to offer Vicki McLure a real part? Her scene in which she visits Combo in jail was the high spot of the whole thing. I guess Steven Graham just took a break from Boardwalk Empire to get some decent British ale..........
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Post by zeppelin on Dec 13, 2011 10:29:59 GMT
Talk of the devil.........watch out for the start of a three episode "This is England '88" which starts at 10.00 pm tonight on Channel 4, and gets a good write-up in the Daily Telegraph TV section. Ironically, I'll be at my work Christmas 'do' and will miss it unless I can drag the wife away and get home before the hour difference in time here in Germany kicks in.
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Post by zeppelin on Dec 8, 2011 14:25:48 GMT
Apart from Vicki McLure, the high spot of the TV series for me was the punch up between our gang and the 'bikers' led by the shell-suited nutter. I never laughed so much for ages. ;D
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Post by zeppelin on Dec 8, 2011 14:20:40 GMT
Hmmm, very interesting. Perhaps that's why good bands like 'The Universal' and 'The Targets' seem to be struggling to make the big time. Promoters don't seem to live up to their title any more. Gone are the days when they would actually 'promote' bands. They just seem to play safe with tribute bands.
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Post by zeppelin on Nov 30, 2011 15:27:54 GMT
Welcome to the site. I think you should get yourself a classic jukebox and load it with cool moddy/scootist sounds.
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Post by zeppelin on Nov 30, 2011 15:19:14 GMT
Now, I can't remember the name of the girl who played 'Smell', Shaun's tall girl friend, but after appearing in a quite sinister role in 'Shameless', she is now doing something else completely different in 'Life's Too Short'. She's not as good as Vicky McClure yet, but she's obviously multi-talented.
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Post by zeppelin on Nov 30, 2011 15:09:29 GMT
Pam and I went to see Chris Farlowe, backed by The Norman Beaker Band, again last week at the station. I had a brief chat with Chris after the gig, and he told me he has been to see The Small Fakers "many, many times".
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Post by zeppelin on Nov 30, 2011 15:06:08 GMT
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Post by zeppelin on Sept 28, 2011 14:09:44 GMT
What's all this? I haven't been on for a few days, and suddenly there's a burst of activity. I haven't got anything specific to add to this particular thread, but I thought I'd just say 'Hi' to me old mates Robjack and Devo. Are we due another competition, Spence??
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Post by zeppelin on Aug 28, 2011 9:32:47 GMT
I was watching Match of The Day this morning and just before kick-off at Stamford Bridge they were playing 'Liquidator' by The Harry J Allstars.
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Post by zeppelin on Jun 24, 2011 13:16:05 GMT
Watch this space for news of Beryl Marsden! Spence, Has Beryl been in touch? If not, I'll give you the email address of her record company. Went to visit my brother last week and he's got a picture taken last year of him and Beryl on his conservatory wall! I want that one!
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Post by zeppelin on Jun 24, 2011 13:09:24 GMT
I've just discovered Steve Aldo as well. Not literally; I didn't find him hiding in my garden or anything, I got a compilation CD for Christmas with one of his songs on it. Incredible voice, but he only released two singles in 65/66 when he was just 18, Can I Get A Witness/Baby What You Want Me To Do, and Everybody Has To Cry. Came from Liverpool, I wonder what happened to him. I recently got a copy of a history of all the old Liverpool bands by German DJ Manfred Kuhlmann. Steve Aldo's name crops up in a few bands, but he disappeared from the scene a few years ago. It's also sad to see how many of the old Mersey musicians never made it to old age.
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Post by zeppelin on May 24, 2011 12:17:38 GMT
Congratulations to the sexy and talented Vicki McLure (Lol) on winning the Best Actress award at the BAFTAs the other night for her performance in This Is England 2!
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