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Forum: The Pig & Whistle 10th August 2018, 22:59
Replies: 500
Views: 230,685
Posted By tony allen
she sure was john .sadly we did did not share a...

she sure was john .sadly we did did not share a dressing room !!1.but. she did complimentary my wife on her stage costume that she made herself while the road. between shows she made three each had...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 10th August 2018, 17:15
Replies: 500
Views: 230,685
Posted By tony allen
ok just to wind you all up .after leaving the...

ok just to wind you all up .after leaving the merchant became a pro singer at the very start of merseybeat won awards with my country band played the cavern often and with the Beatles then a double...
Forum: Nostalgia - Days Gone Bye 1st August 2018, 07:48
Replies: 17
Views: 12,127
Posted By tony allen
morning John keeping well ? birds in the loft...

morning John keeping well ? birds in the loft out back ,the rest in the house.hahah mind you a small 2 bedroom house .but he was a gambler and did not take long to flog em all the the pawn shops...
Forum: Nostalgia - Days Gone Bye 31st July 2018, 23:41
Replies: 17
Views: 12,127
Posted By tony allen
my ex brother in law and his dad kept racing...

my ex brother in law and his dad kept racing pidgeons in easington lane durham and some years back won every cup and medal in durham racing club If I rememeber it was late 70s/early 80s his front...
Forum: P & O 15th July 2017, 22:54
Replies: 27
Views: 13,832
Posted By tony allen
if you thought that was good can you imagine...

if you thought that was good can you imagine 1955/1960 .a dream world for a young lad.. all my hong kong gear was left with my twin when I sailed again for the next trip.I also got lots of clothes...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 5th July 2017, 15:37
Replies: 75
Views: 26,548
Posted By tony allen
blocking

yep much more and I'm out .we were all seamen for godsake .goto a flipping travel agent for cruise news .don't care if they built a new noah's ark.now if it were a bluey a bank star BI ect ect the...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 30th June 2017, 14:52
Replies: 75
Views: 26,548
Posted By tony allen
blocking forums

I feel the same way .I have no interest whatsoever in cruise news ,why cannot it be on just on thread .or is this a way for free advertising because NO ONE replies to any of it
Forum: Places, People & Events of Maritime Interest 29th June 2017, 18:08
Replies: 12
Views: 18,559
Posted By tony allen
pessermistic

absolute rubbish want do they want the city to do .stay like it was 25 years ago or 100 years ago when the pier head was built ..they are living in the past .there is no fleets of ships using the...
Forum: Places, People & Events of Maritime Interest 29th June 2017, 17:55
Replies: 12
Views: 18,559
Posted By tony allen
liverpool

if you did come back you would not be able to find you way around .its now like the birth of a new city altogether some places are still iconic ,the rest would open your eyes.almost all the old pubs...
Forum: Blue Funnel Line 22nd May 2017, 00:54
Replies: 74
Views: 56,555
Posted By tony allen
thanks pat my education was on that ship .what a...

thanks pat my education was on that ship .what a crew from top to bottom I was able to take pride in myself .as a skinny kid .my mum and dad said that I grew up while on her,shared books with the...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 21st May 2017, 21:56
Replies: 13
Views: 6,645
Posted By tony allen
thanks KEV still have to go thru the playoff...

thanks KEV still have to go thru the playoff first .and fell of the wagon again ..soon as it was over and I stopped shouting my son brought me a jack daniels and said have that one now we can all...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 21st May 2017, 14:10
Replies: 13
Views: 6,645
Posted By tony allen
kev when you have your first grandchild and they...

kev when you have your first grandchild and they start to grow you start to say to yourself why did I not have them first.hahha cos you have more time for them .now.. you where so busy working when...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 20th May 2017, 18:09
Replies: 13
Views: 6,645
Posted By tony allen
kev .we never learn .I can have the odd beer now...

kev .we never learn .I can have the odd beer now and then .but last week chatting to my son whilst in my bed ,had a jack daniels with him and then a couple more ...big mistake but I did not refuse...
Forum: The Bridge 18th May 2017, 19:56
Replies: 31
Views: 21,870
Posted By tony allen
Pat cannot remember his name now but the peggy...

Pat cannot remember his name now but the peggy and I were very close in our jobs as young boys and alway went ashore together .in yokohama just up the road from the berth was an american diner for...
Forum: Union Castle - Safmarine 18th May 2017, 19:41
Replies: 4
Views: 7,920
Posted By tony allen
and by the time they got here they were ready to...

and by the time they got here they were ready to eat right of the boat as they use to say no cold storage .the ones we have now are underripe washed in a jell for a longer shelf life but tasteles.I...
Forum: Blue Funnel Line 15th May 2017, 22:07
Replies: 74
Views: 56,555
Posted By tony allen
Pat cannot remember the bosuns name on a P boat...

Pat cannot remember the bosuns name on a P boat phyrus or pealus.?? but he made me a canvas guitar cover for my big acustic round top on the way home hand stitched with palm and needle all for a few...
Forum: Mess Deck 14th May 2017, 21:06
Replies: 8,971
Views: 1,654,148
Posted By tony allen
Riddle me this. heard someone say today on a...

Riddle me this. heard someone say today on a discusion the you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.but can some of you old hands confirm the in the lifeboat lockers there are old tins of...
Forum: Mess Deck 14th May 2017, 01:21
Replies: 8,971
Views: 1,654,148
Posted By tony allen
I study the wind before I get out of me pit If...

I study the wind before I get out of
me pit If it rumbles .get up sharpish if its gentle then I let go mostly aft
Forum: Mess Deck 13th May 2017, 15:59
Replies: 8,971
Views: 1,654,148
Posted By tony allen
all this is too much to take on my first day...

all this is too much to take on my first day aboard 'think i will go to the bar for a very large jack daniels with ice just for cooling me down don'tcha know
Forum: Blue Funnel Line 13th May 2017, 10:48
Replies: 74
Views: 56,555
Posted By tony allen
after my first trip on an ore carrier then...

after my first trip on an ore carrier then beening sent to odyssey to be part of the catering shore gang in1955.there were 4 in the dock ,they looked so clean and then I saw the accommodation I...
Forum: Mess Deck 13th May 2017, 10:33
Replies: 8,971
Views: 1,654,148
Posted By tony allen
I just thought that would bring you out of your...

I just thought that would bring you out of your shell.and say now I have the job .I think I have cracked it .
Forum: Mess Deck 12th May 2017, 20:05
Replies: 8,971
Views: 1,654,148
Posted By tony allen
maybe humpty dumpty is the captain of the golden...

maybe humpty dumpty is the captain of the golden dreamer
Forum: Say Hello 10th May 2017, 16:35
Replies: 6
Views: 2,853
Posted By tony allen
go on the blue funnel forum .just starting to...

go on the blue funnel forum .just starting to build up again
Forum: Say Hello 9th May 2017, 00:21
Replies: 14
Views: 4,565
Posted By tony allen
kev newkies make a lot of friends in the north...

kev newkies make a lot of friends in the north west and midland not so much darn souf
they just don't get it to have fun win or lose .hope yer man has sense to keep rafa ...
Forum: The Galley 8th May 2017, 19:29
Replies: 27
Views: 22,433
Posted By tony allen
we'll on the bluies we would put a large tray in...

we'll on the bluies we would put a large tray in the oven layed out with bacon ..when nice and crisp remove and add little more dripping crack 3 dos eggs and put back in the oven.. if you where...
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