Something to make you wonder where time has gone

steeljack · 07-01-2008, 06:40

a snippet from my local Sunday paper ........will have more than one or two Accy web users wondering where the bloody hell has time gone.
Feb.3 , 1958, this year is the 50 year anniversary of the release of Great Balls of Fire ,
Mar. 24, 1958, yep , 50 years since Elvis was inducted into the army (wonder if Mez and MargaretR still have their poodle skirts and bobby socks ? )

For Wynonie and Cashy, Its also 40 years March 16, 1968 since Otis released "(sittin on) the dock of the Bay "

During my annual phone call over Christmas to an ex Ossy lad pal of mine who now lives in Australia he reminded me it is 40 years since we saw Pink Floyd play at a dance hall in the Isle of Man during wakes week .

better shut up now starting to sound like my Grandad

WillowTheWhisp · 07-01-2008, 10:17

Crikey! Where did all the time go???

grannyclaret · 07-01-2008, 12:19

Ooh thanks for that,,,,my foot is now deeper in the grave....

than i thought

shillelagh · 07-01-2008, 15:35

Sittin' on the dock of the bay is just as good a record now than what it was 40 years ago

cashman · 07-01-2008, 15:37

know what ya mean steeljack. reminds me of a song i aint heard for about 40 yrs, Who Knows Where The Time Goes- Tim Hart n Maddy Prior.

cashman · 07-01-2008, 16:10

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

Sittin' on the dock of the bay is just as good a record now than what it was 40 years ago

agree n that was one of his worst IMHO, just proves what a "GREAT" Otis was.

WillowTheWhisp · 07-01-2008, 16:15

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Originally Posted by cashman

know what ya mean steeljack. reminds me of a song i aint heard for about 40 yrs, Who Knows Where The Time Goes- Tim Hart n Maddy Prior.

I remember Lonnie Donegan singing that at the end of a show he used to do on TV on Saturdays. I can't remember the name of the show though.

pipinfort · 07-01-2008, 16:19

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

I remember Lonnie Donegan singing that at the end of a show he used to do on TV on Saturdays. I can't remember the name of the show though.

who`s Lonnie Donegan?

WillowTheWhisp · 07-01-2008, 16:34

Aaaaaargh! That's when I know I'm old!

MargaretR · 07-01-2008, 16:35

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Originally Posted by pipinfort

who`s Lonnie Donegan?

BBC - Cult - I Love Lonnie Donegan

WillowTheWhisp · 07-01-2008, 17:06

It's a shame that people remember him most for the daft songs like 'My Old Man's a Dustman' and 'Does your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour?' because he did some really great ballads and some fantastic skiffle.

He had such energy and insanity at times too. And boy could he sing FAST! Anybody remember 'Rock Island Line'?

beechy · 07-01-2008, 17:38

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Originally Posted by pipinfort

who`s Lonnie Donegan?

no lonnie donegan...
no rock and roll IMHO

WillowTheWhisp · 07-01-2008, 18:07

Absolutely Beechy

panther · 07-01-2008, 18:59

does anyone remember this..........Coal miners walked out at midnight in their first national strike for almost 50 years. They are looking for an increase of up to £9 a week - on an average take home wage of £25.

remember it....i dont, i wasnt even born

it was nearly 36 years ago...9th january 1972

MargaretR · 07-01-2008, 19:11

When I started work in 1958(50yrs ago) my first wage was £2-18s-6d with 20d tax deducted on alternate weeks. £25 a week was VERY good money - but with a job like that they earned every penny