Friday Night.
Aug 20th 2011, 8:04 am
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Re: Friday Night.
Did you know that Ann Robinson used to be a reporter for the North London Press? You're not her, are you?
Aug 20th 2011, 8:07 am
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Aug 20th 2011, 9:37 am
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Re: Friday Night.
It's Friday night and I'm stuck indoors, in the heat, looking after two demanding dogs and a slightly less demanding wife. It wasn't always like that.
When I was much younger, Friday was pay day, get changed as quickly as possible and off to the pub to meet your mates, and go hunting for crumpet once the blood was roused.
In later years, it was still boys night out after a hard week's work, sometimes forgetting about family responsibility for a few happy hours.
And now? I can hear Eastenders starting next door, the dogs are getting impatient for me to play with them, and only a few glasses of wine on the hot terrace beckon.
If I had the bottle, I would put on my best gear, shorts and a vest, and wander around some local pubs to try and relive the Friday nights of the past.
Am I man or mouse? Well, I like cheese.
When I was much younger, Friday was pay day, get changed as quickly as possible and off to the pub to meet your mates, and go hunting for crumpet once the blood was roused.
In later years, it was still boys night out after a hard week's work, sometimes forgetting about family responsibility for a few happy hours.
And now? I can hear Eastenders starting next door, the dogs are getting impatient for me to play with them, and only a few glasses of wine on the hot terrace beckon.
If I had the bottle, I would put on my best gear, shorts and a vest, and wander around some local pubs to try and relive the Friday nights of the past.
Am I man or mouse? Well, I like cheese.
then on to the chippy
look how its all changed
Aug 20th 2011, 9:45 am
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Aug 20th 2011, 10:21 am
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Re: Friday Night.
We used to drive across from Leyton to Hackney as the pubs there didn't close until 11pm ( they opened 1/2 hr later). Much better pubs and more choice.
Plenty of live music pubs as well. Suited and booted in your tonic mohair suit on Saturdays.
Plenty of live music pubs as well. Suited and booted in your tonic mohair suit on Saturdays.
Aug 20th 2011, 10:36 am
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Wasn't it 12 ounce mohair? Everybody had those suits, including the Twins. The Farleigh Arms in Amherst Road was the place to see them, or their club on the other side. We had a good-looking boy in our group and Ronnie used to follow him into the toilet and bung him a tenner.
Aug 20th 2011, 6:37 pm
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Aug 20th 2011, 6:47 pm
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We used to buy him a gin and tonic and being cruel people would move it along the bar just out of reach. He never missed and could get quite rude.
Aug 20th 2011, 6:54 pm
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Lennie Peters used to perform at the Prince of Wales on Kingsland Road. I think I also saw him at a pub, the Unicorn? but I am not too sure.
He was quite a good turn.
The Old Blue Last in Great Eastern Street was another good venue for music.
He was quite a good turn.
The Old Blue Last in Great Eastern Street was another good venue for music.
Aug 20th 2011, 7:17 pm
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A few years later I walked down Hoxton Street to try and find an old pal. He had sold his council flat and bought a mansion at Clacton. That's where the old boys have all gone to, the Essex coast. They've all got photographs of Margaret Thatcher on the walls of their detached bungalows.
Aug 20th 2011, 7:34 pm
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Aug 20th 2011, 7:42 pm
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Someone mentioned the program Eastenders & I belive that Facet (sic) square off Graham Road was used as the template for it.
Going back to Ridley Road market I can remember us all running along the roofs of the market lockups watching the Mosely riots in progress & I think (?) that Londons first wimpy outlet was in Kingsland High St.
Going back to Ridley Road market I can remember us all running along the roofs of the market lockups watching the Mosely riots in progress & I think (?) that Londons first wimpy outlet was in Kingsland High St.
Aug 20th 2011, 8:18 pm
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Someone mentioned the program Eastenders & I belive that Facet (sic) square off Graham Road was used as the template for it.
Going back to Ridley Road market I can remember us all running along the roofs of the market lockups watching the Mosely riots in progress & I think (?) that Londons first wimpy outlet was in Kingsland High St.
Going back to Ridley Road market I can remember us all running along the roofs of the market lockups watching the Mosely riots in progress & I think (?) that Londons first wimpy outlet was in Kingsland High St.
Aug 20th 2011, 8:34 pm
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Can you remember that name of that club in Kingsland High St opposite the pictures ?
If you were coming up Balls Pond & turned right at Dalston Junction it was down on the left above the shops, used to be a Mods hangout & the rockers used to use the hagerstone ?
Aug 20th 2011, 9:19 pm
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But you could well be going back before my time. I got there long after Mosely. 30 years later, in fact.