That reminds me...

[bobmac]

Sunday evening, roast dinner and always the same tune on the wireless
I just found it on Youtube and all of a sudden it was 1968 again.
I can still smell the mint sauce

What reminds you?

 

[jim8flog]

The first line is my eternal memory - the day I met my wife.

 

[srixon 1]

Sunday evening, roast dinner and always the same tune on the wireless
I just found it on Youtube and all of a sudden it was 1968 again.
I can still smell the mint sauce

What reminds you?

Used to have to listen to this on a Sunday night in the car on the way back from my parents caravan

 

[SocketRocket]

Sunday evening, roast dinner and always the same tune on the wireless
I just found it on Youtube and all of a sudden it was 1968 again.
I can still smell the mint sauce

What reminds you?

Followed by the Black and White Minstrels on BBC.

 

[Smiffy]

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Jeeeeze I had to turn that off after 25 seconds, explains a lot though Smiffy ???

This is mine

Quality

 

[backwoodsman]

In 1968 wasn't Sing Something Simple the time when you tried to turn the radio off? Unless you are now aged about 90 or more that is ? It came on at 7pm after Pick Of The Pops (ie the top 10) had just finished and was the start of the boring stuff for the 'old people'.

What reminds me? The Navy Lark. It was on at Sunday lunch time and accompanied the roast beef etc. Sadly, it remains as unfunny now (on Radio 4 Extra) as it was then. But it does remind me of the times when, as a 10 year old, I'd be sent across to the pub to fetch back 4 pints of beer in a jug to go with the dinner.

 

[bobmac]

In 1968 wasn't Sing Something Simple the time when you tried to turn the radio off? Unless you are now aged about 90 or more that is ? It came on at 7pm after Pick Of The Pops (ie the top 10) had just finished and was the start of the boring stuff for the 'old people'.

As a 9 year old, I wasn't in charge of the radio, my dad was and he would be 94 now.

 

[clubchamp98]

My mum did her housework to Nat King Cole.
Makes great memories when I hear him.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Jim Reeves = Christmas at my grans in liverpool as a child.

He was the answer to a Popmaster question recently. I shouted out the answer, the others in the room looked at me bemused. "How did you know that?". Still gives me a warm feeling when I hear a record of his.

 

[Swinglowandslow]

Frankie Laine- Mule train and Riders in the sky. Dad singing those in the bathroom .

 

[clubchamp98]

Jeeeeze I had to turn that off after 25 seconds, explains a lot though Smiffy ???

This is mine

Quality

This is my ringtone on my phone.
Get some strange looks of the youngsters
But anyone over 45 knows exactly what it is.
Best kids prog by a country mile imo.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Junior Choice ( ah - Judith Durham ?)

 

[clubchamp98]

Jim Reeves = Christmas at my grans in liverpool as a child.

He was the answer to a Popmaster question recently. I shouted out the answer, the others in the room looked at me bemused. "How did you know that?". Still gives me a warm feeling when I hear a record of his.

Are you originalaly from Liverpool then.
That would explain you being an Everton fan.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Are you originalaly from Liverpool then.
That would explain you being an Everton fan.

My dad's side of the family are all from Liverpool, I'm from Cheshire. My gran and grandad lived in Kirkdale, a short walk from Goodison. A smashing little terrace, cobbled streets. Quite different now I believe, quite run down according to my cousin. Long since dead though. Ironically, they are all reds , I am the only blue. They took that well of course .

 

[Blue in Munich]

Just popped up to the golf club to collect some bits from the caterer and was reminded of my old Uncle Fred as I saw someone driving an Austin Maxi, a car which he had owned.

I had actually forgotten what a slab, ugly piece of they were but one look and it all came flooding back.

 

[Blue in Munich]

1988 Pensa-Suhr Custom

In 1987 Mark met with Rudy Pensa at a small coffee shop called “Prince’s” in New York. The two discussed about a possible project – a guitar which would be a sort of a crossover between a Stratocaster and a Les Paul. They agreed on the details, and drew a first sketch of this guitar on a napkin they found on the table.

The guitar was finished sometime in early 1988, and it was completely built by John Suhr who worked at Pensa music shop at the time. This particular model was supposedly something that John worked out prior to Rudy and Mark ever meeting, and the guitar was only modified to fit Mark’s needs and wishes following the input Rudy took from Mark during the infamous meeting at a coffee shop.
John used mahogany as a basis for the body, one-piece carved maple as a top, and brazilian rosewood as a fretboard material. The guitar was equipped with EMG 81 in the bridge, and EMG SA in the middle and neck position – all mounted from the back. This was all controlled with two knobs – a regular volume knob, and a EMG SPC push/pull knob which added the gain boost. Tuners on it were Sperzels, and a Floyd Rose locking tremolo was installed – although Mark didn’t use it that much.

This guitar is perhaps best known for its appearance on Nelson Mandela 70th birthday concert played in June 1988. Fun trivia about this gig is that Dire Straits were allowed to play under one condition – the band needed to rehearse for the event because they haven’t been on tour for some time and had even disbanded temporarily. So the first time Mark ever picked up this guitar was at the rehearsal event at Hammersmith Odeon on June 8th 1988.

This guitar was one of Mark’s main in the late 80s and early 90s – used extensively during the On Every Street tour. Since then Mark grew accustomed to fatter necks of his Gibson Les Pauls, and eventually stopped using this guitar altogether.

So Mrs BiM & I were at that guitar's stage debut!!

I remember he had to use a stand in on rhythm guitarist that night, who spent the start of the concert facing the amps & fiddling with his gear. And when Eric Clapton turned round I swear it's the biggest cheer I've ever heard in the Hammersmith Odeon.

 

[clubchamp98]

My dad's side of the family are all from Liverpool, I'm from Cheshire. My gran and grandad lived in Kirkdale, a short walk from Goodison. A smashing little terrace, cobbled streets. Quite different now I believe, quite run down according to my cousin. Long since dead though. Ironically, they are all reds , I am the only blue. They took that well of course .

I am polar opposite .
Lived in Elm Bank dad took me every sat Liverpool then Everton alternate weeks (when they played at 3pm.)
Seen all the great Liverpool and Everton teams. Always liked Alan Ball proper little terrier of a player quality though.
Moved to Huyton and chose Liverpool as all my mates were.
Only red in the family ,great choice at the time though.
Even married a Blue.
Happy days they were in the boys pen. Lemonade and crisps outside the pub while dad had a pint!
Imagine that now social services would be knocking on your door.

 

[Smiffy]

Remember sitting down to Sunday dinner, radio going in the kitchen.
"It's the Billy Cotton band show"
Every bloody Sunday
?????

 

[Fade and Die]

Even though Buddy Holly died 7 years before I was born I know every song on this album...it(And other BH records) was the soundtrack to Sunday dinner every week as a boy.