jock
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fof3, does any one admit to being there?
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Bob74
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FOF3Hi Jock
yes I was in FOF3 band as the B/M when that band was first formed at Deal. We flew out to Gib to join Hermes in early January 1978. Lokking at your photo I wonder whether I can see a solo cornet player named Jenkins in the background. He was with me in that band but I left to return to Deal before most of the rest of the band. Who was your B/M?
A number of EX FOF3 have often suggested trying to get a small reunion going.It sounds a good idea but it won't be easy to put together.
Any thaughts?
Bob Baker
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jock
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fof3its a photo from the last fof3 band. yip that is taff jenkins, ben robinson was our band master, as for a fof3 reunion, im sure there are enough ex members on line who could spread the word.
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Paul Foley
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I was in the band but was sent back to Dartmouth just before the last trip to the Med....wot a bummer!!
There were two Jenkins (both pictured below) in the Band for the last year of FOF III, both cornet players...Roy (Taff) Jenkins (on the right) who you mentioned, ....but the solo cornet was Gordon (Grod) Jenkins (left). He missed a gig in Sydney and was awarded a weeks stoppage of leave....That's what I call a real bummer!!!!
Paul
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jock
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the two jenkins,grod on the left and taff on the right,
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Co-admin
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Normski,
something is ary with the photos mate!
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Aaron Aardvark
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Jock old chap......
do Taff and Grod realise they are being likened to two Krapp toilet rolls?? 
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jock
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taff and grodwell, it might explain a lot of things!!!!!!!! 
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Paul Foley
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Board gameThat game (above) was 'Rat Race', we played it every day for two months
Bored Bored Bored
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chalkyc
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Rat Race..I remember that game well. Rat Faced would of been a better title !!
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chalkyc
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Pic of FOF3 Sydney 1986
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jock
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nearly right chalky, it was naples87 
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chalkyc
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At least your awake...wrong pic..
That was some trip round Aus !!
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jock
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yip iv still got the video of us trying to play royal salute 
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jock
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fof3 simply the best?
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Aaron Aardvark
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OOOOH I JUST HAD A FUNNY FLASH-BACK
oops sorry caps-lock......Does anyone remember the FOF3 Boogie???
The one where you had to dance at half the tempo of the music.
I know Chalky did a mean boogie in his dungarees and I personally witnessed Ffoggy doing one once........Wymer tried but fell over. Andy Hill was a perfectissimo at it and I of course taught them all how to do it in the first place.  We even ....no i wont go there.
The FOF3 Boogie was revived and perfected at Northolt.
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FFoglamp
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We, (that is the whole of FOF3 band), did the FOF 3 boogie at our Xmas bash at the Home Club - Dec 1985. We would always request it, insist on it, get it played and dance to........... STINGRAY !!!!
This involves a sort of twist, but arms and legs have to be totally un-synchronised and move at vastly different rates to the rhythm, e.g very very unfeasibly fast punchy arm movements one minute, followed by sloooooooow moooooooooootion action replay next, (but without the action). Andy Hill was rather good at it. Most were average, and Keith Pacy struggled a bit.
 Stingraaaaaay, Stingray, da da da da, da da (repeat)
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MrJpig
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Re: fof3 simply the best?[/quote]
Was it a special requirement to play your hooter the wrong way round in this band ???? 
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MrJpig
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| Aaron Aardvark wrote: | | ....Wymer tried but fell over. |
No I didn't....that was probably me just trying to get back to the bar or toilet!!  
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bootybandy
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This lot were not quite so colourful, but at least they knew which way to hold their hooters.....
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Aaron Aardvark
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Bill Walton looks like Jaws from Bond 
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bootybandy
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About to take lump out of Gerry's neck 
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RAB
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| bootybandy wrote: | | About to take lump out of Gerry's neck |
Would that be Gerry Long standing in front of the Hank Marvin look-alike ??
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bootybandy
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It would be Rab. Can you identify any more. Trumpet player looks familiar!!! (Well he would do if he was holding the thing) Front row third from right... 
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MrJpig
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Johnny Payne looking like he has been AARDVARSED
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RAB
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| andy wymer wrote: | | Johnny Payne looking like he has been AARDVARSED |
I knew a few "Pains" but not many played trumpet...
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chalkyc
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The bar..This was the bar on RFA Fort Grange. When we joined the ship our duties were to run the bar. Bandies and bars!!
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chalkyc
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On BoardA pic of the dixie band on board the Illustrious in the middle of some ocean entertaining the Troops.
Left to right: Chalky, Looney, Burger, Grod and Tony B.
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Hornblower
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| Aaron Aardvark wrote: | | Bill Walton looks like Jaws from Bond |
:smt046
Thanks for the best laugh of the day so far....
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