Robin on his Rocket

 

To his parents, it was a Raleigh Flipper Junior (with optional stabilizer wheels).

To Robin, is was a Rocket, zooming around the deepest extent of the known back garden, in the constellation of 84 Waterloo Crescent, Hove.

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A Grand Day Out

 

From their clothing, these seem to be some experienced wanderers showing some Learners the ropes.

Today's lesson is at Potters Bar Train Station. Possibly mid-seventies.

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Summer with The Fuscias

 

Another blisteringly hot day, here in Slide Central.

Still, it's not as hot as in 1963, when these two lads were forced into wearing a woolly cardigan and a woolly pullover, to try and insulate themselves from the heat.

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Science?

The Guys, Just Hanging Out Together

 

Nicholas and Andrew, just goofing around on an Autumn Evening.

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Keep At Arms' Length

 It's just a fact of life.  Some babies are just stinky.

Such was the diagnosis for Archibald "Stinky" McGee, which explains the tent in the background.  Who would wish to risk their house with the cabbagey-skunky-ashtray odours of Stinky.  Thankfully, he grew out of the affliction at age 15.

Bonus -  RIP Maggie Smith.  

A Young Norbert Colon

 

Tho' he would later find fame as a character in the scientific journal "Viz", Norbert first found fame as BBC Radio Bracknell's "The Prepubescent Plant Botanist".

That changed after the infamous "Noodle Incident."

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Behind the scenes of "The Stirling Seven"

 

Few people remember the children's book series "The Stirling Seven", and even fewer will recall the BBC TV series of the same name. The novels were written by Ewan McTeagle, as a rival to the successful Enid Blyton serieses, and as an attempt to dispel the stench of failure associated with his Poetry for Money output.  Strangely, the "Stirling" part of the name was never explained, and the series was set in Cambuskenneth.

Here, we have a backstage snap, featuring (from the left) Maggie, Kevin, Holly. Wilbur, S*mbo the Dog, Freddy and Mr Fordyce the Cat.  Yes, they were different times, and pet-names were, umm, odd.

Bonus - Speaking of cats. George The Cat and the US Navy. 

Ed Sheeran enjoying the sunshine

 

Note. This isn't Ed Sheeran.

Actually, this probably isn't Ed Sheeran. It's from 1982, nine years before Ed was born.

OK. Perhaps Ed has mastered time travel, but that toddler ... my understanding of time-travel logic is that it implied Ed was time travelling at the age of 2 years (his time-line.)

Complicated stuff, this Time Travel lark.

Bonus - What could go wrong? Leaving a loaded clothesline on wheels inside an automated garage

Tedious Architecture

 

I did make some efforts to establish where this truly mediocre building is / was, but I soon drifted off into a slumber. The original slide was massively under-exposed, so just be grateful I extracted any info for it.

I did briefly think that this was the gatehouse for HM Prison Ford, but it isn't. 

Bonus - Headline of the day... Derbyshire boy, 9, wins at international 'seagull screeching' contest

Christmas Decorations are Up

 

No, not mine.  I'm not in the mood.

I was referring to these ... things .... from 1974.

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If you want to get ahead...

 

...get a hat.

Straw hats are de rigeur for the event. In this case the event is "1978 Nov Dartmouth Cancer Care Fete".  In this case, I suspect this is the American Dartmouth, rather than the English one.

Bonus - The Japanese cigarette brand that was weaponised against Chinese smokers in wartime

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Normal Service Has Been Resumed

 

And here's a picture of a Funny Looking Kid to celebrate.

Thank You Virgin Media for eventually solving their problem. It's a pity that outages happen, and it's a pity that I have to spend cold hard cash to cope with such extended periods, but at least the issue was sorted within 36 hours.

Bonus - R.I.P. Sean Lock.

The Welcome Committee

 

Anyone new who moves into Namibia Crescent, Fylde is almost guaranteed to be visited by The Welcome Committee within 24 hours arrival.

They'll greet you with a stale malt loaf, and useful information on Bin day, where you can park, the start of whelking season, what colour of curtains are permitted, and why you should avoid Number 78 during September.

The committee are Doris Danning (left) and Edna Mengele (middle, and no relation), and on the right is a poltergeist. 

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