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Old 16-07-2008, 09:50   #46
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used to get the bus to the Antley, call in fer a pint, up to spring hill fer one, then on to the pickups fer the night, that would be mid- late 60s,when bill n tersesa had pickups. all the bloody lots gone now.
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Old 16-07-2008, 10:25   #47
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used to get the bus to the Antley, call in fer a pint, up to spring hill fer one, then on to the pickups fer the night, that would be mid- late 60s,when bill n tersesa had pickups. all the bloody lots gone now.
Pickups was one of the first pubs I went in cashy, when I was young, that and the Printers, used to go in after rehearsals with St Mary's Amatuers in the sixties, happy days
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Old 16-07-2008, 11:00   #48
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heh, who'd have thought it you too could have been boozing together, I bet there were some right good political in depth discussions back then eh?
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Old 16-07-2008, 11:14   #49
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Gerry/Pacemakers
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Old 16-07-2008, 13:07   #50
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Oh the pickups, had some laughs in there i can tell ya
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Old 16-07-2008, 13:20   #51
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heh, who'd have thought it you too could have been boozing together, I bet there were some right good political in depth discussions back then eh?
hey we boozed together the other month, we never had a political discussion, ya never mix politics n religion whilst in gods house.
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Old 16-07-2008, 17:02   #52
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Well I was just getting into politics then entwisi, but was not that serious then, was more interested in te ale and not getting caught
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Old 16-07-2008, 21:56   #53
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ya should explain that to cyfr mate, he never knows when to lighten up.
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Old 18-07-2008, 13:29   #54
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Oh the pickups, had some laughs in there i can tell ya
Not only may I have gone to school with you, probably had a drink with you too. I use to go in pickups quite a lot when I wasnt working at Spring Hill Club.
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Old 18-07-2008, 17:22   #55
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ya should explain that to cyfr mate, he never knows when to lighten up.
I think thats the difference today cashy, I didn't really take politics seriuosly until my mid 20s, as I've said there was a lot of ale to sup in them days
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I drove past the old club yesterday, I can't belive how much they have demolished already
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