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I just know you thought of this first, but she did have some beautiful udders.

I never saw Randolph Scott in any television series but he did a fair number of Westerns. I thought he was a good actor. Always had the same style Stetson, with the brims curled in, making him seem as if he was riding flat out. In a lot of his films too, he used to wear the same jacket, looked like a real greasy suede job.

Was the area known as the sandfields?

Probably the 'Coli' was the first picture house I ever went to. And that was back in the 30's. I can't remember the film though, I think I was about three years old. I wasn't much older when I was taken to the 'Sunbeam', still sitting on the tipped up seat and the film was in early color. I remember clearly the film was a kind of historic romance, all the actors wearing wigs and dressed in old fashioned clothes. In one scene there was this guy playing a violin and in an early attempt at special affects, multiple images of the violin player were on the screen, the main one in the centre and about six more going round and around the outside. At three years old, that was too much for me, I freaked out and they had to carry me out kicking and screaming. My Uncle, took me to the pictures every week. The next early film I saw was 'The Big Broadcast', again at the 'Sunbeam' starring Bing Crosby. That was the earliest I can remember. It was made in 1932 and I saw it in 1936/7.

I don't know about 'mock the afflicted', I rather think it would be a case of health and safety. He couldn't have hit a barn door from a yard away.

Grinder mentioned 'Quatermass and the Pit' movie on television but does anyone remember 'The Quatermass Experiment?. I think it was in the 50's. A space ship returns from a mission, one survivor on board. Everything seems OK but the survivor has got some kind of alien virus which mutates into anything the carrier comes into physical contact with. Wouldn't you know it, but the first thing he touches is a cactus in the hospital. Then later he comes into contact with a zoo animal and other living stuff. By this time he's in a real mess and murderous with it. Great film, I've still got memory's of the thing oozing along some scaffolding.

Only one reply to that, Ouch!

I'm amazed that no one has remembered 'Have Gun will Travel' with Richard Boone in the part of Paladin, the shooter.

Some of these posts reminded me of a trip to London back in the 50's. There were three of us and we all went down to a club, the Florida, featuring jazz, in Leicester Square . We'd all got the suits on, from Kearney's. I've got to say it, we put the locals into the well known 'shade.' But what made me smile was somebody came up to one of the mates and said ' Did you used to knock about with Albert Dimes.' A D was a bit of a gangster. Only thing was I think he had been dead for a few years then. My mate asked me 'Who's Albert Dimes, wasn't he that trumpet player with Edmundo Ross?

Ian Ogilvy is correct. Do you know what it was called in the U.S.? 'The Conquering Worm'. Where did they get that from I wonder?

Regarding the 'Dead of Night' story of the guy in hospital. There he is recuperating, then one night, when all is dark and quiet, he hears the sound of horse's hoofs outside. He goes to the window and there, in the street, is a old fashioned hearse. The driver looks up and says, indicating with his thumb to the coffin in the hearse,' Room for one inside'. Later, when released from hospital, the guy walks outside intending to catch a bus. A bus pulls up and the conductor leans out and says 'Room for one inside'. The guy is horrified, it's the driver of the hearse. He lets the bus go and watches it drive off, but then sees it swerve and drive off an embankment just down the road. No survivors. Anybody remember 'Witchfinder General' starring Vincent Price? One of his best I think. The dismembering scene at the end was good.

'Dead of Night', that was good . The ventriloquist story is the one most remembered but do you remember the story of the guy in hospital and the hearse. 'Room for one inside sir'. I've never forgot that one.

For it's time 'Psycho'. The shower scene coupled with the soundtrack, genius.

Oddly enough, bread and jam. A favourite saying of my mom's was 'If we had some bread we could have some bread and jam, if we had some jam.'

Hey Gwenda, Have a look on the 'Any Jazz Fans left in Sheffield' thread. Lots of posts regarding Pete Jackson, Barry etc.

Nice one, Tup

There's many a mention of Mick especially on the 'Big Hitters' thread. Everybody who knew him have their memories of him, and they are usually good. I know mine are. He was, at the time, knocking around with a girl I fancied and she introduced us. We got talking about the boxing business and stuff, but it was only for a few minutes. I remember him saying he'd had a go at playing trombone when he was in the Army. I don't know how much of the latter is true but we had the rap anyhow. Later on I'd see him in a pub somewhere and we'd acknowledge each other. Then one day, out of the blue, he did me a big favour, for which I was grateful, and really I hardly knew the guy. It doesn't seem much now but then it was massive. Then I left Sheffield and after a few years I read in 'Boxing News' how well he was doing, relatively, in the heavyweight division. And then I heard he was dead. But what I would like to know is how he died. He could shove the booze away, but who didn't back then. He was fit, he wasn't without intelligence, he knew how to look after himself. So what went wrong?

I think the full name for those Russian fags was 'Balkan Sobranie'.

I remember that joke. First time I heard it was when I had a cold sore on my lip. Man, it was painful.

I may be wrong about this but regarding the side entrance for 'The Gods' in Union St, Elmambo mentions having to buy a ticket at the front entrance and then walking around to Union St for access. I seem to remember a little box office to the left of the door in Union St, as you entered, you bought your ticket there. And also the price of admission was 2/6, late 40's early 50's.

Did you mean suspended? I'll bet you did.

I remember having one of those helmet liners used in the old bucket type U.S Army steel helmets. Can't remember where I got it, but I remember I never put it on in public.

Yeah, I remember seeing that show, we were up in the 'Gods' though, didn't pay no 7/6.

The really choice bit of clothing of WW2 vintage was the U.S Army combat jacket. Later into the end of the 50's you could buy a sort of replica but they weren't really as good as the real thing, different material, lining, not quite the business.

So, you've walked the length of Nursery St, the Don on your right, approaching the end, no more river in sight, some businesses still on the right, the clog shop was right at the end. An opening was next, round the corner, then you were almost on Lady's Bridge. Blonk St was opposite. Anybody remember Union shirts? Thick flannel things with stripes and sometimes no collar. All the steelworkers had 'em. Bloody awful.