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GeoffComber · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:43 pm Post subject:

er , its Oscar on the kit , dunno what an FF is.....sorry !

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General Melchett · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:52 pm Post subject:

Geoff,
Pete Stockdale taught me to play the Trumpet prior to joining up ( My old man was ex RAF)
Jamie Deighton was an old school mucker of mine, and now leader of the Squadronaires.

Jos
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GeoffComber · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:03 pm Post subject:

Ha ! Small world and no mistake.
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eastney hooker · 3rd Clarinet Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 43 Location: Fife

Hi geoff, the one in the pic, from aus 81, with CJ,Dave Lambert, Stumpy Davis,Shiner etc, is Martin Orbidans who was piano and cornet. And I hope he is playing his piano????
The chap with the HOOKER is Allan Sessions. I,m surprised you don't know the one with the blue tie. I was invited to your wedding. I can also recall you crashing your new bike on your way to put it in storage prior to the Aus 81 trip. What did you collect, 2 fractured ribs and a bruise on your bald bit where the glass from the lamp post fell on it.
Cheers.
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Dan A · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 12:01 am Post subject:

Geoff ... the guy in the dance band gig on the yacht in 1981 is Martin Orbidans... adult entry... great pianist ... but bonkers....!!!! Bass player on the Italy trip was Alan Ham I think...... two jokers in the bar Tom Scade now ambulance tech in Fife.... and Alan Sessions..... Bugler....... also MIA somewhere
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Geoff... brilliant! Superb pictures.
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GeoffComber · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 10:45 am Post subject:

Jock , I did know who you two scallywags were......I saw Al Sessions last about 12 years ago on a Lord Mayor's Show , I think but where the hell did you get to ? I think the last time I saw you was when I left Eastney to go outside. I caught up with quite a few of the guys over the years at various massed bands and such. It will come as no suprise to you to learn that I STILL have a motorcycle and the ribs have healed nicely. As for the bald patch , I really and genuinely did not know I had one until I saw the wedding pictures and there it was......a gorilla's bum , Damm!
Anyway , nice to hear from you again , I hadn't forgotten you ,or Al !
Dan..........Martin Orbidans , how could I forget a name like that. I've got loads of photos from that trip. I seem to remember that every time I got a delivery of them I had to promptly send off for dozens of reprints 'cos they were so popular. It was Hammy on bass of course.
Its actually nice to know that nobody gets forgotten , don't you think ?
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RAB · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 11:15 am Post subject:

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FFoglamp · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 6:46 pm Post subject:

Yes, hear hear etc.... the sequel n all that.

Geoff, I'm the FF, and yes its OSHKA on drums in black and white world. I was still at FOSNI at that time, but Oscar was my mentor (thats where I get it from).

Coincidentally, whilst at FOSNI during 1980, I used to live in the stix near Oakley, and we used to trade with E.Hookers folks, we needed the coal !!!!
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General Melchett · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:37 pm Post subject:

Was that not a bit risky Ffoggy?

It's wild west country round there, even Easntey Hooker doesn't visit...

Was that the much talked about Inzievar (spolling) House?
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bootybandy · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:41 pm Post subject:

Jos, Ask Mark what his Dad said about the Inzievar Outliers Accommodation.!!!
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RAB · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:00 pm Post subject:

General Melchett · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:07 pm Post subject:

Rab, 12 years in Fife has taught me a thing or two.....

Inzievar House is still a place of mythology though!
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bootybandy · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:11 pm Post subject:

I could dish the dirt on the parties and the goings on at Inzievar House,as well as the personnel, but as you have asked Mark, I will let him tell you.
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