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Re: What did you do at the weekend?
by Renegadenemo » Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:25 am
a fiver says some arty-farty display designer and a committee managed to turn a no-brainer into a complete abortion. trust me, I've watched them try before.
I'm only a plumber from Cannock...
This is not put on as a public entertainment... it's put on to reach a certain goal.
This is not put on as a public entertainment... it's put on to reach a certain goal.
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Re: What did you do at the weekend?
by StewDurham » Wed Jul 11, 2012 12:52 pm
Oh just your normal weekend.. 
Saw Roxette..
Visited Brum..
Visited one of my favourite motors in Coventry.
Showed Sue another of my favourite motors in Coventry.
Asked Sue to marry me in one our favourite places to shelter from Derbyshire rain.
Celebrated the fact that she was mad enough to say yes with a Snake Pass Inn Platter on the way home.
Saw Roxette..
Visited Brum..
Visited one of my favourite motors in Coventry.
Showed Sue another of my favourite motors in Coventry.
Asked Sue to marry me in one our favourite places to shelter from Derbyshire rain.
Celebrated the fact that she was mad enough to say yes with a Snake Pass Inn Platter on the way home.
Good luck to the BBP team, makes me proud to be British (and a North-easterner to boot!). Damn fine work, chaps!
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What did you do at the weekend?
by Jordangbr » Wed Jul 11, 2012 3:30 pm
Congratulations Stu.
Bangers!
You must have known I was coming!
You must have known I was coming!
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Re: What did you do at the weekend?
by Mike Bull » Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:01 am
Yes, congratulations Stu. Really must get around to making an honest woman out of Jockladeshi one day...
Anyway, while we're all sharing our jollies, here's a brief run through of the rest of our Liverpool trip-
Statue of John Lennon on one corner of the Hard Day's Night Hotel- (The other three are up there too)
Another statue of John, this time in Mathew Street, looking over at The Cavern Club-
Down in the Cavern itself-
The old White Star Line offices-
Taking a ferry 'cross the Mersey to the U Boat place-
The wonderful Albert Dock, where we stayed-
Titanic engineer's memorial-
The Liver building-
A night time stroll...
The next day, we started with The Beatles Story-
This was weird- hadn't we just been in here yesterday?! ('Twist & Shout' was booming out- it was great!)
Jockladeshi had joked that she wanted to see a Yellow Submarine on this trip...and there was one!
You'll know who these belonged to...
The 'Imagine' room right at the end- the song was playing on a loop and it was all strangely effective actually- very moving.
On to the Merseyside Maritime Museum and the original builder's model of the Titanic-
A genuine lifebelt and lifeboat name plaque from the ship-
...and finally it was back to the Cavern, where Jockladeshi saw her first ever live music!
We saw a set by Tony Coburn, who's been performing at the Cavern for about ten years now. Here's a clip- keep watching- he was joined for a couple of songs by his brother Jimmy, but I've no idea who he was meant to be!
Anyway, while we're all sharing our jollies, here's a brief run through of the rest of our Liverpool trip-
Statue of John Lennon on one corner of the Hard Day's Night Hotel- (The other three are up there too)
Another statue of John, this time in Mathew Street, looking over at The Cavern Club-
Down in the Cavern itself-
The old White Star Line offices-
Taking a ferry 'cross the Mersey to the U Boat place-
The wonderful Albert Dock, where we stayed-
Titanic engineer's memorial-
The Liver building-
A night time stroll...
The next day, we started with The Beatles Story-
This was weird- hadn't we just been in here yesterday?! ('Twist & Shout' was booming out- it was great!)
Jockladeshi had joked that she wanted to see a Yellow Submarine on this trip...and there was one!
You'll know who these belonged to...
The 'Imagine' room right at the end- the song was playing on a loop and it was all strangely effective actually- very moving.
On to the Merseyside Maritime Museum and the original builder's model of the Titanic-
A genuine lifebelt and lifeboat name plaque from the ship-
...and finally it was back to the Cavern, where Jockladeshi saw her first ever live music!
We saw a set by Tony Coburn, who's been performing at the Cavern for about ten years now. Here's a clip- keep watching- he was joined for a couple of songs by his brother Jimmy, but I've no idea who he was meant to be!
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Re: What did you do at the weekend?
by Richie » Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:24 am
is it just me, or does the first statue of John look more like Jim Morrison ?
loving that yacht mind, anyone able to identify who its designed by ? Beneteau ? ....Mr Aspin your thoughts.
did you guys see any perm's and shelly's whilst you were there ?
loving that yacht mind, anyone able to identify who its designed by ? Beneteau ? ....Mr Aspin your thoughts.
did you guys see any perm's and shelly's whilst you were there ?
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Re: What did you do at the weekend?
by Mike Bull » Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:27 am
Not a single one actually!
I don't know about Jim Morrison, but they got George during his Billy Connolly period...
I don't know about Jim Morrison, but they got George during his Billy Connolly period...
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What did you do at the weekend?
by Jordangbr » Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:42 am
I had a squint on my 'little screen' Richie, hard to tell. Just another WAFI boat some may say
Bangers!
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Re: What did you do at the weekend?
by Richie » Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:53 pm
Jordangbr wrote:I had a squint on my 'little screen' Richie, hard to tell. Just another WAFI boat some may say
self furling Jib.....lazy....just plain lazy
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Re: What did you do at the weekend?
by Mike Bull » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:54 pm
Going back to U-534 attraction for a minute, I've finally gotten around to watching the five quid souvenir DVD that I brought home from there. I'd not been expecting a lot from it but it turned out to be pretty good- largely comprising the documentary that was on the TV at the time of the raising. There was some great footage of the sub underwater and being raised, and then in dock being searched through once it was recovered. It was hard to connect the whole craft in the DVD to the chopped up, sanitised attraction you see today- at least the fascinating interiors remain largely untouched looking.
I keep calling it an 'attraction' as I think that's the nub of the matter- it's not owned by 'U-Boat Preservation Museums Ltd', it's owned by Mersey Travel as part of the whole 'ferry 'cross the Mersey thing.
I keep calling it an 'attraction' as I think that's the nub of the matter- it's not owned by 'U-Boat Preservation Museums Ltd', it's owned by Mersey Travel as part of the whole 'ferry 'cross the Mersey thing.
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Re: What did you do at the weekend?
by captain sparkle » Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:41 am
Not quite at the weekend, but in the land that time forgot, strange things happen.
A bunch of chaps(and chappesses, on occasion) have been gathering in the first week of July for around 55 years now.
They start on the Castletown 'bypass', then race round a vaguely square circuit of some 4 1/2 miles of narrow public road (closed to traffic, of course!).
It's the Southern 100!
can you spot the photographer?!!
Of course, the public transport still runs -
A bunch of chaps(and chappesses, on occasion) have been gathering in the first week of July for around 55 years now.
They start on the Castletown 'bypass', then race round a vaguely square circuit of some 4 1/2 miles of narrow public road (closed to traffic, of course!).
It's the Southern 100!
can you spot the photographer?!!
Of course, the public transport still runs -
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