Things We Had Growing Up

My first bike 1976, a Suzuki A100, I'm wearing a Brutus denim waistcoat, Simon polo shirt and twelve inch wide black corduroy flares with a six button waistband, thought I looked the dogs b%$@#cks............happy days!! Oh! forgot the Feather cut hair.

 

This has been a most interesting read. I collect crap. Only good quality crap, mind you. I love old electronics and have a huge collection of older novelty radios, tape recorders, 8 tracks and portable tv's. My biggest collection though is matchbooks and boxes - about 15,000 so far. Still sticking them to my man cave, I may actually finish before I die, which would be nice. Here's a couple of snippets to show just how bad my illness has become. If anyone has any interest in this nonsense I will post more photos. PS the stack of boxes contain more matchboxes and books, it's a ridiculous state of affairs

 

Is that posh for hobby?

 

Er, no......I believe that is ‘shaking hands with the unemployed’......

 

The Backs of Tennents Lager cans

 

Were Mary and Norma twins then?

 

More to the point was Norma's surname Snockers!

 

Shes 80 now

 

Oh, so they're now tucked in her bloomers then!

 

By a nurse every morning.

 

Ah, memories ... those well thumbed home shopping catalogues.

 

Im telling

 

Spoil sport.

 

Hot Damn, I found my people. I remember and used the majority of that stuff.

 

one more

 

I actually used this slogan to justify a full face helmet back in 1978

 

Not to bring a downer today - but you can't help remember - mum and dad

 

Very true Stolly, lost my Mum last week and she was the first thought I had this morning.

 

It's a terrible thing and so poignant this time of year. All the best mate.

 

ring true