Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 On 15/06/2023 at 09:45, Futtocks said: James Robertson Justice, born on this day in 1907. If you can find a copy of the biography by James Hogg, he had one hell of a remarkable life. The book's not particularly well written, but the remarkable content carries it. For those who can see JRJ's tall, but somewhat portly, figure in their mind's eye, it may come as a surprise to learn that he was an ice hockey goalkeeper. Forced to give that up due to a skiing injury, he became an ice hockey referee. In an international between England and Austria, at Golders Green ice rink (in 1933 or thereabouts), he dismissed the visitors' goalkeeper from the match; his team-mates promptly skated off in protest. However, the Austrian ambassador was at the game and used his diplomatic skills to persuade his countrymen to resume the match. I learnt this from Phil Drackett's excellent book on British ice hockey, "Flashing Blades", but, unfortunately, he doesn't say what the final score was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 1 minute ago, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said: For those who can see JRJ's tall, but somewhat portly, figure in their mind's eye, it may come as a surprise to learn that he was an ice hockey goalkeeper. Forced to give that up due to a skiing injury, he became an ice hockey referee. In an international between England and Austria, at Golders Green ice rink (in 1933 or thereabouts), he dismissed the visitors' goalkeeper from the match; his team-mates promptly skated off in protest. However, the Austrian ambassador was at the game and used his diplomatic skills to persuade his countrymen to resume the match. I learnt this from Phil Drackett's excellent book on British ice hockey, "Flashing Blades", but, unfortunately, he doesn't say what the final score was. Other occupations included bargee, a Reuters colleague of Ian Fleming, racing driver and lumberjack in Canada. He fought against Franco's fascists in Spain, stood for parliament (Labour) and was a co-founder of the Wildlife Trust. Prince Philip, in the forward to James Hogg's biography of the actor, recalls happy days spearfishing with JRJ. There are also murky rumours about an outstanding murder warrant, dating from his time as a League of Nations policeman in pre-WW2 Germany. 1 Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 1 Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 On 3rd July, 1938, the LNER A4 class pacific no 4468 "Mallard" reached a verified speed of almost 126 mph, which remains the world speed record for a steam railway locomotive. It's hard to see that record ever being broken for obvious reasons. Tomorrow, we mark the 400th anniversary of the death of one of England's greatest composers, William Byrd. I arrived home about an hour ago from a recital given by Salisbury Cathedral choir in my village church. It opened with four anthems by Byrd; they sounded as fresh and beautiful as the day they were written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derwent Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 18 years today since the London Bombings. I’m not prejudiced, I hate everybody equally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Boris Becker won Wimbledon age 17 . I wonder what happened to him ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 The Don done a Bazball and scored 309 in a day , 1930 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted August 2, 2023 Author Share Posted August 2, 2023 On this day in 1798, the Royal Navy under the command of Nelson inflicted a devastating defeat on the French Navy at the Battle of the Nile which completely quashed Napoleon's ambitions in Egypt and North Africa. The most famous moment of the battle was when the French flagship, l'Orient exploded. This is one of the most famous battles in Royal Navy history and arguably just as important as the Battle of Trafalgar and yet the average joe in the street has almost certainly never heard of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 Today, Wilko stores has gone into administration. I drove past their main depot once and it was enormous. Best of hope for the employees. 1 Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Today, the great Billy Boston is 89. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 In WW1 Serbia declares war on Germany and Austria declares war on Russia …and in WW2 Hiroshima is bombed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 John McCarthy released 1991…Iraq occupies Kuwait 1990…Nixon announces resignation 1974…Sharon Tate and four others murdered by Manson family 1969…Great Train Robbery 1963…USSR declares war on Japan 1945…Battle of Amiens begins 1918…Wright brothers first public flight 1908… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidi Fidi Gold Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 1984 Romanian athlete Miricica Puica won gold in the 3000mtr at the LA Olympics, a race which is more famous for the clash between Mary Decker and Zola Bud, which saw Decker being carried off the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Tonks Sidestep Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 A day late but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 102 years ago today, Mr and Mrs Milne gave their son, Christopher Robin, a toy teddy bear for his first birthday. The rest, as they say, is literary history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Untill Christopher became ill. I assume you knew about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 1 hour ago, JohnM said: Untill Christopher became ill. I assume you knew about that? I knew there was some father-son tension at times, but not about any illness. What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 He went down with Alice, which is I assume, some sort of contagious disease. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 1 hour ago, JohnM said: He went down with Alice, which is I assume, some sort of contagious disease. Brilliant - how could I walk into that?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 29th of August - Happy Birthday, Rugby League! 2 Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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