Todays photo is one of Ches and Al taken in the summer of 2003. We like this one so thought we would share it.We have the latest update from "Blue Skies" in this post. I was talking about old friends and the way that service friends seem to slip out of contact. Well, I received an e-mail from a real "blast from the past" - Leon AKA Mike Russell. He has been to visit Podga and picked up my e-mail address from him. The old Upwood crowd will soon be packing their zimmerframes and getting together if we don't watch ourselves!
Mind you, if their memories have gone the way of mine...........
Some time ago in a previous post I informed all about PTI's and their affinity with mirrors. Leon tells me that Podga's hair has turned black. This is an unusual state of affairs in the human male as the hair usually gets a little lighter as one moves down the passage of time. Now Podga has come up with an excuse. Yeah sure, got me convinced! Read on.
"Phew! Got in at last - don't know how - trial and error. Usual route didn't want to play. Anyway - here now. So, another Suffolk sojourn (No. 10 of 137)and greetings to the Plymouth brethren. Emails have been exchanged and comms remain intact. I am now dark haired and moustachio'd following (successful) attempt to transform into Groucho Marx, with Bil as Harpo for nephew's 21'st bash. We was good. Photo's to follow. Our old 'oppo Leon Russell popped in last w/e and was introduced to this blog. Expect some more useful revelations from Upwood days. He became a sound engineer on exit from the RAF and has many fascinating stories of working with Robert Plant, Hale & Pace, Shirley & Pepsi(?),BBC Etc. His memories of our gigging at Wishbone Ash & Wild Turkey are crystal clear, (including the fisticuffs we had in Cambridge Market Place after 2 bottles of Greek Wine and the separate taxi's back - TARTS!) as are his observations of me taking the twice weekly Wives Keep Fit - 'up - up and down, ....and relax' etc.Blue Skies to you all.PS In haste, prepping speech for my parents joint 80th Birthday Party at Woodstock Town Hall this w/e. No. 1 son lumbered again! "
If any of our other readers wish to comment please feel free. Always glad to see how folks around the world are getting on - even if you happen on this blog by accident.
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Good Moaning........This is Leon aka Mike Russell here......... Very interesting reading from the dark haired moustachioed suffolk one, (it is very dark, the hair that is). Well news of other folk too..... Had a long letter, (e-mail attachment), from Derek Bottomley me ole mucka from TSF days at Upwood. Now married wiv 2 kids and living in Canberra oz. Been working in immigration for donkey's years after finishing his stint in the RAF and by all accounts really loves the lifestyle in oz and will probably remain there. Would love to find out where " Spike " is...... Both Pdga and I did try and make contact once but we were met with a wall of silence and denials........ all very strange !!! Mcquiston and Wilkinson have not shown up either on the friends re-united site yet but maybe one day.
Better sign off now as have to go to work. Hope your all well and will check this blog out as much as poss. TTFN and up up and hold. Cheerio.
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