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Hornblower · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:01 pm Post subject:

Hey! Here's a good question for all you bulgers...

Who's the Drum Major? Come on, concentrate - you might even get it right!!!

(That's not a clue BTW)

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admin · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 5:04 pm Post subject:

Ye gads... WAY before my time! Doens't look like a bulger though!
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riknoc310 · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 6:00 pm Post subject:

Is the ship a GMD (guilded missile destroyer) a guess at the D/M Paddy Weeks
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Hornblower · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 8:12 pm Post subject:

Well done!!!

It is a GMD - lovely ships them, stacks of room. Although Me, Dave Bromley and Andy Cunningham had to share a 3 stack bunk in a corridor (Oh OK Les, gangway!) Not so happy days...

And yes, it is Paddy Weeks who was actually a Bulge Major!

Sooooo, what other names can you come up with dear readers? There are at least 2 other forumers in the piccies - so we should end up with a fair few names. Come on Ivor and 2rd Clarinet, where are you?
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RAB · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:40 pm Post subject:

..Eyesight and memory failing HB...

Is that Andy Cunningham and James M.B. on top two liquorice sticks.??
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Hornblower · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:21 pm Post subject:

Andy Cunningham - yes. (Skin & essence as ever!)

James M.B? Nope - Bob Gill. (Famous for the immortal poem,

Whether the weather is wet
Or whether the weather is dry
Whenever you wear a raincoat
You must always wear a tie.

Nice bloke, didn't even know why all of us were laughing.)
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ivorsouth · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:36 pm Post subject:

OK HB. Here goes. Geoff Gooderham, your good self, my even better self, Andy Cunningham, Bob Gill, George Fenlon, Jack Frost, Gaz Davies, George Bingham, Bob Richardson, Taff Kinsey, Geoff Truss, Dave Le Sueur, Andy Mytum, Tad Marriott, Alan West, Toby Philpott, Keith Bowering, John Adamson, Jock Appleby. The name of the other sax player escapes me but if my memory serves me correct wasn't Andy henderson on that trip? Keep the pics coming Stu. My album is "catching up" after all these years. Look forward to seeing you sometime "at the bar". All the best, Ivor.

Hornblower · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:45 pm Post subject:

Now that's what I call a round of applause....

It would have been even bigger if you'd got the name 'Murray'

Well done Ivor!
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bootybandy · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:42 pm Post subject:

That would be Mick the Barber.
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Hornblower · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:49 pm Post subject:

And that'd be right Botty!

Bet you're upset you didn't get in there first with the list of names, eh?

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bootybandy · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject:

I would have got there earlier but have been sailing all weekend.... harumph...
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RAB · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:25 pm Post subject:

bootybandy · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:45 pm Post subject:

Dinghy?? Dinghy???? I have now got a fleet of the little beggars.... Rear Commodore Bootybandy...Lol.
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2nd Clarinet · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:58 am Post subject:

Stu, I salute you on your pics.

God, they bring back memories....

Don't I look skin!

The ship is .................D18.

Well done Ivor, (you sad b*@%#$d) for naming them all, well nearly, Ron Mackay on cornet?
Who is the little baton waver? Bandmaster Williams in the pic where we are seated and Ron waving the baton in the standing one....?

Is the trip to Istanbul, we seem to have Valletta Habour in the background of one picture.

Once again Stu, well done and keep them coming.

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Hornblower · Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:27 am Post subject:

Yes Bob you're right on both counts - Istanbul to Valetta harbour. (Or vice versa).

You're also correct on the two bandies' names.

I was in touch via e mail with Ron Mackay shortly before he passed away. He enjoyed those times too. It was a good band with an awful lot of characters. (Or was it a lot of awful characters? Sometimes, but boy we sure knew how to enjoy our free time!!!)

Ivor, Andy wasn't on that trip. In fact, I'm not sure that he'd been rated by then.

Stuey
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