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Trojan

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  1. yes those on the road up to the station are really impressive
  2. Betty Wright 10th May.. Only seen her obit in today's Grauniad. Clean Up Woman is one of my all time faves.
  3. I've only just discovered he' died. I'm not much of a soccer fan, but always look for Leeds's result. This goal epitomised Cherry's never say die attitude.
  4. 85 Jerry Lee! Greatest white rocker of the lot. His version of What'd I Say is better than the Ray Charles original IMO.
  5. One of my rock heroes. There's probably only Jerry Lee left. Last time I saw him on TV he didn't look so spry either. Jerry Lee, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Elvis, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly were the true Kings of Rock and Roll. Without them there'd have been no Stones or Beatles.
  6. busy watching a robin, rival male blackbirds, chaffinches, bluetits, and wood pigeons from my window.
  7. A hard man, but then every side had its hard man. Hunter wasn't unique. He was part of Revie's Leeds family , which is shrinking. John Giles in his autobiography says the only people he really feels comfortable with (aside from family) are his former Leeds team mates. Well there's one less today.
  8. He was a really funny man, and not that hard to understand. But he like Frank Randle was adjudged by those running the theatres to be unsuitable for anyone south of Nottingham.
  9. I notice Betty Williams of the Northern Ireland Women's Peace Movement, died on St Patricks Day. A Nobel Prize Winner.
  10. As a card player his line from The Gambler "you never count your money while you're sitting at the table, there'll be time enough for counting when the last deal is done" has always been my maxim. Well Kenny the last deal is done lad.
  11. Extremely knowledgeable about British music hall comedy. Not just the nationally famous but regionally famous acts like Frank Randle, and Bobby (The Little Waster) Thompson. Two men I find funny even today. A sad loss. I wonder if Archie Shuttleworth (his part in Corrie) is doing the funeral.
  12. Things Can Only Get Worse - John O'Farrell Whatever your politics, worth a read. HIs description of Theresa May as "someone who rose without trace" is not only funny, but exactly the nail on the head. His description of his adventures when standing for Labour at Maidenhead in the 2001 General Election is really funny. Driving along the main street of Maidenhead in a rusty old Sierra with a tannoy on the roof with his parents. His father put the microphone to his ear and said "hello" his mother then said "no darling it's not a telephone, you speak into it - tell them to vote for John" which provoked "Don't fooking tell me what to do!" As he sardonically says, it's hard to see why he lost.
  13. Classic in the Life of Brian, impersonating a female, pretending to be a man. Only Python could think of that! Very sad
  14. A very sad day. Another of my cricketing heroes gone. They don't make 'em like Bob any more.
  15. He wrote the lyrics to this https://www.clivejames.com/the-master-of-the-revels.html
  16. No there's quite a lot of text, including match reports from local papers. Only one mention of FEV though, Featherston RUFC too.
  17. The Northern Rugby Football Union The Birth of Rugby League 1895 to 1922. By Les Hoole I had this bought for my birthday. I've just finished it. It covers the period of the Northern Union, from its birth in 1895 to its name change to Rugby League in 1922. Teams, tours, RL Challenge Cups, personalities. I found if fascinating. I'd recommend it to anyone who's interested in the history of our sport. I'd certainly recommend it to anyone from Huddersfield. Perhaps seeing how dominant they were in this period will awaken a new enthusiasm for the sport. There are a few errors that a railway pedant like me would pick up on - like the LNER sending 5 special trains from Hull to a CC Final at Huddersfield, when the LNER didn't exist until 1922. But that aside | really enjoyed it.
  18. Betting the House, about the background to the 2017 General Election. Tim Ross & Tom McTague
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