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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Thirty-Six – Otis Redding

18th March 2022 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

If get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from the tellybox or a film, the sound quality may not be [more…]

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What did you do in the war grandad?

17th March 2022 Going Postal 0

This is the brief story of my grandad and his part in the war. Here is a picture of George with who we think is his grandmother in the early 1900s. George Gilfoyle was born [more…]

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Postcard From Carlisle

14th March 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

When in the vicinity one feels obliged. After all, I am a Carlisle lad. During my previous life more interesting I found myself nearby and could adjust my schedule. If I was shot by an [more…]

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Nostalgia Album, Part Six

12th March 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

Last time, we discovered my father’s cousin John Jr gave his life for his country at Bone in Algeria in 1943. In the First War his father, John Sr, died of sickness after being discharged [more…]

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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Thirty-Five – Creedence Clearwater Revival

11th March 2022 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

If get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from the tellybox or a film, the sound quality may not be [more…]

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The Unsinkable Stoker

9th March 2022 Going Postal 0

For many sailing and in particular cruising are enjoyable pastimes, leisurely time spent in remote places, the nature, tranquility, new things to see and do almost every day. For others it’s a different story. and [more…]

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Nostalgia Album, Part Five

5th March 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

Within weeks of the start of the Second World War, a residence survey was taken across the country with the information it provided used to issue identity cards and distribute ration books. On it, we [more…]

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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Thirty-Four – Manfred Mann

4th March 2022 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

If get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from the tellybox or a film, the sound quality may not be [more…]

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Postcard from Cyprus, 1996

2nd March 2022 Going Postal 0

By the early 1990s, computing in the Ministry of Defence was moving from huge, multi-million pound machines housed in air-conditioned rooms out into the offices on  minicomputers and personal computers running Windows. It’s hard to [more…]

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