Accy Characters

[cashman]

Originally Posted by accypete

He was still jumping in front of cars on Blackburn Road nr the Sacred Heart and shooting them with his walking stick in the mid 80's

think he died in the 80s.

[egg&chips]

Also the Disco over the top of Catlows fruit and veg, you got a stamp on the back of your hand there. Also if you hadnt rinced out all the soap out of your tights, it would show up all patchy, and white because of the blue lights they had on there.[/quote]

My sister used to forge the tatoos on people's hands in return for the odd drink.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by egg&chips

Also the Disco over the top of Catlows fruit and veg, you got a stamp on the back of your hand there. Also if you hadnt rinced out all the soap out of your tights, it would show up all patchy, and white because of the blue lights they had on there.

My sister used to forge the tatoos on people's hands in return for the odd drink.[/quote]

Catlow's fruit and veg on the corner of Roegreave Road, that is now Buy-the-House? I can't remember that.

Being older than me () do you remember Gobbinlander's Disco that my Dad used to own/run with Ossy butcher Tony Perkins? It was on the corner block up from the old Co-op, and used to be the old Co-op shoe shop, and was open from 1971-75.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by egg&chips

Also the Disco over the top of Catlows fruit and veg, you got a stamp on the back of your hand there. Also if you hadnt rinced out all the soap out of your tights, it would show up all patchy, and white because of the blue lights they had on there.

Doh, just realised you meant Accy, not Ossy.

Ignore me.

[egg&chips]

Originally Posted by garinda

Doh, just realised you meant Accy, not Ossy.

Ignore me.

How could I do that Rindy? (especially when you are thumping me in GT this month)

I'm getting closer to knowing who you are at least. I knew your Dad's shop, & Clive & Stephen who worked for him part time during the late 70's early 80's.
I remember the Big D disco on harvey street was he connected to that too?

[ossy kid]

Anyone remember Tommy Ent the old tramp in Accy around the late 50s and 60s, also no one mentioned Reta, she lived just down from the Church and Ossy station. She once chased us into the boys lavs at the Tech. Did anybody else get chased off the lodges at the top of Plantation St by the old bloke with a cane? I think his name was Bowker.

[beechy]

i remember being told of reta
she was a lady of the night if i recall correctly

[West Ender]

I used to see Retta Garrity on my way home from school when I was at Paddock House. She always said hello to me, which was embarrassing to say the least, and I daren't ignore her because she had a violent temper if she was crossed, I heard her screaming and swearing at the top of her voice many a time. She was a scary woman.

[katex]

Originally Posted by West Ender

I used to see Retta Garrity on my way home from school when I was at Paddock House. She always said hello to me, which was embarrassing to say the least, and I daren't ignore her because she had a violent temper if she was crossed, I heard her screaming and swearing at the top of her voice many a time. She was a scary woman.

I remember her too West Ender as you describe .. that's all really, sorry, not trolling. The 'talk' was that she was a lady of the night, but only knew the gossip .. gosh, she was 'rough' though.

[Stanleymad]

Originally Posted by GoldenBallz

What about modern day characters. Anyone know mad Pete "The Rockin Reverend" Rapson. He must be in his late fifties but still goes out round town usually wearing a striped suit with trainers and has his own unique progressive dancing style involving alot of side-to-side bouncing around and arm flailing  ???.

he still scares me LOL, he's still about singing elvis & gatecrashing kareokee venues round accy, i used to babysit next door long way before the groovy madness kicked off & bible bashing was the only sermon he preached till his breakdown then all went pin striped & trainers oh & other humerous behaviour, but as in hall of local character fame suppose brought a new lease of life & bop the dance floor & out sing the young uns ..............wonder if he'll go on X factor or Britains got talent soon

[beechy]

peter still sings often heard on sunday
in the imperial gladly he has stopped bringing
his own guitar

[Stanleymad]

LOL beechy dont say the imperial have provided him with one there to use heheehe

[West Ender]

Originally Posted by katex

I remember her too West Ender as you describe .. that's all really, sorry, not trolling. The 'talk' was that she was a lady of the night, but only knew the gossip .. gosh, she was 'rough' though.

The gossip was correct, Kate. I used to see her standing by the roadside under the railway bridge by Church station (she lived opposite). She used to step out in front of lorries and flag them down.

[MargaretR]

My first husband got booked for speeding and had to appear at Church Magistrates Court (just the clock remains there now) She was up in court the same morning for urinating in a public place. The only reason he was speeding through Church was to avoid her, because she had jumped out into the road trying to stop his motorbike on one occasion previously.

[magaz]

I remember the Michael Jackson impersonator I remember him walking through marks and spencers when I was a kid doing his stuff...

There's a great guy who I always say hello too when I see him, an old fella with white hair. Has/had a dog called max, lives up hodder street way I think, he's often seen around town playing his harmonica, I've got a video of him on my other computer playing his harmonica and pointing his walking stick at my camera What a guy!