Stafford Switchgear Historical Society.

[John Allen]

Dont know why I am up so early today and why I ended up here?? What fantastic memories this thread has brought back. I am sure I will have some photo's of Switchgear days late 70's. Be afraid !!

 

[Gramaisc]

Paul Bakewell , Dave Astle.

Few people were able to rock a boat quite so competently as Paul Bakewell could - I quizzed John Leah about his whereabouts outside Sainsbury's the other day.

I remember Paul needing a signature..

PB, Sign my shotgun certificate, will you?

MD, What? A shotgun certificate? How do I know that you won't go on the rampage?

PB, You don't - but I won't - and if I did, you would be the first to know...

Signed.

At the last Saracen's Head do, Dave Astle turned up completely co-incidentally, just for a meal with his wife - to be confronted by hordes of familiar faces as he came through the door - poor chap was convinced that he'd been set up for some sort of surprise party..

Dont know why I am up so early today and why I ended up here?? What fantastic memories this thread has brought back. I am sure I will have some photo's of Switchgear days late 70's. Be afraid !!

I'm not frightened - unless I have to go and sit in your car to listen to some weird cassette you've made...

 

[Gramaisc]

Billy Hutch's lad was just having his bodily fluids removed at the Rangers...

I wonder if they test his for flux residue?

 

[gilbert grape]

Paul Bakewell is now working at ABB, Stone.

 

[Gramaisc]

Harry Holland had a nice send-off and will, apparently, be going to Shell Island soon, for an eternal holiday.

Hopefully, they won't drive off the causeway this time, like he once did, trying to beat the tide...

 

[Gramaisc]

Saracen's Head - this Friday, 20th - 8pm on - usual suspects.....

 

[stoofer34]

John Allen of James Walker?

 

[Gramaisc]

John Allen of James Walker?

Oh, yes! Still in my phone as 'Copperknob' - and it's no good asking what colour his hair is this week, because he hasn't got any now...

 

[stoofer34]

I might drop in!

Daughter lives round the corner

S

 

[Gramaisc]

Kettle on for about a quarter past eleven...

 

[Gramaisc]

Saracen's Head - this Friday, 20th - 8pm on - usual suspects.....

Just had a Progress Meeting and this is still in the same place on the PERT Chart..

 

[Gramaisc]

Well, nobody was arrested - not a bad result..

 

[gilbert grape]

I may make it along one day...to see if anyone remembers me!!

 

[Gramaisc]

I may make it along one day...to see if anyone remembers me!!

You seem to have got away with it last night, but the old boy was mentioned in despatches - having appeared in the back row of Dickie Newbold's retirement picture*...


*That mght even turn up on here one day.

 

[gilbert grape]

You seem to have got away with it last night, but the old boy was mentioned in despatches - having appeared in the back row of Dickie Newbold's retirement picture*...


*That mght even turn up on here one day.

Oh I'm sure there will be more pictures somewhere....might even be one for my 25th yeear presentation in the not too distant future

 

[Justin Time]

You seem to have got away with it last night, but the old boy was mentioned in despatches - having appeared in the back row of Dickie Newbold's retirement picture*...


*That mght even turn up on here one day.

It would be nice to see some new faces at the Saracens metings

 

[Gramaisc]

Some of them looked just a little bit newer back then..

©1982.

 

[Glam]

Blimey Gramaisc! Spot you straightaway....Haven't changed much have you?

 

[Gramaisc]

Blimey Gramaisc! Spot you straightaway....Haven't changed much have you?

Still a fashion leader.

 

[Glam]

Still a fashion leader.

That's exactly what I were thinking,but couldn't find the right words..........