Accy Characters - Page 8

katex · 21-10-2007, 11:07

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Originally Posted by magaz

I remember the Michael Jackson impersonator

I remember him walking through marks and spencers when I was a kid doing his stuff...

There's a great guy who I always say hello too when I see him, an old fella with white hair. Has/had a dog called max, lives up hodder street way I think, he's often seen around town playing his harmonica, I've got a video of him on my other computer playing his harmonica and pointing his walking stick at my camera

What a guy!

Well, if that's a picture of you on yer profile magaz .. look quite a character yerself .

Westender: Yes, that's where I always saw Reta .. must have been 'her patch'

magaz · 21-10-2007, 11:28

haha yeah thats me

cashman · 10-11-2007, 14:15

RE- Reta, Hope her sons not a member???

West Ender · 15-11-2007, 15:19

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Originally Posted by cashman

RE- Reta, Hope her sons not a member???

He must be in his 70s now. I can't remember his Christian name but I remember seeing him around Ossy in the 50s.

cashman · 15-11-2007, 19:08

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Originally Posted by West Ender

He must be in his 70s now. I can't remember his Christian name but I remember seeing him around Ossy in the 50s.

begins with K

shazfury1 · 22-01-2008, 02:06

Hi, sorry been away for a long time due to ill health in family, good to hear what you all have to say, been catching up on all the chat. Anyone remember Tommy Mckenna used to hang out at Joe Morts in the early 60s?

beechy · 22-01-2008, 05:10

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Originally Posted by shazfury1

Hi, sorry been away for a long time due to ill health in family, good to hear what you all have to say, been catching up on all the chat. Anyone remember Tommy Mckenna used to hang out at Joe Morts in the early 60s?

i remember a colin mckenna orked at the brick yard in the 60s
any relation ?

Alan Gilmartin · 22-01-2008, 06:02

Colin McKenna rings a bell with me, was he a bit of a hard man?. a few of them up the Arcs like that, I used to keep out of there way.

cashman · 22-01-2008, 10:36

knew a Bill McKenna way back, was he a relative?

beechy · 22-01-2008, 19:19

last time i spoke to colin he was in accy rockers

littlepom · 13-03-2008, 09:34

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Originally Posted by cazzer

Uncle Dick, who had a stall at the fornt of Accy market.
Always a huge crowd round his stall.

What about his wife Sadie always a smart lady.
Littlepom

littlepom · 13-03-2008, 09:39

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Originally Posted by janet

Anyone remember Redmans across from the market hall, used to love the smell in there, coffee i think it was.

I remember the lovely smokey bacon smell. We used to buy a little hovis loaf from there on our way back to school after swimming.
Do you remember the swimming baths and the pit at the top.
Littlepom

littlepom · 13-03-2008, 09:50

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Originally Posted by Tybow

Yes, I remember trying to get there before 7pm. You'd get a "stamp" on the back of you're hand, if you wanted to go out again.
If my memory serves me correctly, when I first went there (1959?) there was no men's toilets, they had to go across the road to public ones. I was there the night they announced that Big Bopper etc had died in a plane crash.

Hi I was at Morts from 56 on. My dad used to say stay away. Of course it made me go all the more. The sweat box it was called. The teddy boys with brothel creepers and long jackets. But some great jivers went there.
Have many great memories but I wouldn't share them with my grandchildren I don't think they would believe me anyway.

Littlepom (Australia)

cashman · 13-03-2008, 10:31

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Originally Posted by littlepom

Hi I was at Morts from 56 on. My dad used to say stay away. Of course it made me go all the more. The sweat box it was called. The teddy boys with brothel creepers and long jackets. But some great jivers went there.
Have many great memories but I wouldn't share them with my grandchildren I don't think they would believe me anyway.

Littlepom (Australia)

ya should share em littlepom,great days,great times,was up 6yr after you,n still amazes me to this day- teds used to come from Blackpool,Preston,Manchester,etc, to a dance hall in "Little Accy" dont think thats occured regular at any other time in history? to me one of the things Accy should be proud of.

beechy · 13-03-2008, 11:25

if my memory serves me well cashy
joe morts was recognised as the largest youth club
in the uk ( at the time ) great days
unless someone knows different