This one has a narrow audience but came to mind with discussion about a professor around the dinner table.
Who said ” ..someone appears to have icked in the garden” when talking to one of the inhabitants on the doorstep of 1 Eastwood Street?
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Not sure what u mean by narrow audience…..anyway, that would be a Mr Tregear I believe, of fluff on carpet notoriety (carpets were apparently not supposed to have fluff on them)…cant remember the estate agents. Must have been a large seagull methinks….
got me thinking…here are some eastwood st trivia questions. Answer on postcards:1. What and why was the Bessamer Blast Furnace.2. What was illegal fast bowl called.3. What was name of dog that eat Richards leg.4. What was sewed onto corner of TQs pillow.5. What was name of 2 takeaway joints in adjacent shops.6. What implement was used to retrieve Hedgie.7. What exotic food did Hedgie like while living inside.8. What happened during ‘to serve them all my days’9. What band played their first gig there.10. What tournament ended up in a fight, and who was the ineffective referee.By the way, I’m reliably informed that Furzedown is now super cool and trendy….shop with yellow packaging has been replaced by boutiques and smart delis. We must have been there right at the start…
Tregear, yes, good one. I am sure he must be dead by now-sure he had cancer all those years ago.Oh the fluff!Bessamer relates to illness related pyrexia but subjective need to feel warm and hence put central heating on, especailly within the depths of cold winter.Can remember cricket in the garden and the “denis”, as well as Nige’s dull Boycott like batting, as compared to Richard’s “Vivriano” like shots and always having to fetch the ball from the other gardens.Hedgie had a fancy for chinese take aways, espcially the rice. That was when he was not blending in with the detritus of modern living and carpet fluff.Richard and i were only recently discussing the Sunday evening viewing across the gardens after ‘To serve tem all my days”, oh the sad studes trying to find the window with the best view!can’t remember Parick and Rob’s nomme de geure of the time, though do remember the black feel.Subutteo fight-do not remember it, but was it Bridger to blame or are you having a dig at me?I only remember you adding to the Furzedown development bykeeping the turf accountants going and viewing figures up for the “ITV 6 or 7”
Tregear yes that is a good one. For accuracies sake he said ‘who has icked on the WALL’ – can’t you remember the stain on the stair wall?You have answered most of the others and jet lag is not helping me but a few remarks come to mind.I don’t recall the dog’s name but was pleased with the compensation -about £3 which I demanded from the owners.Was it a waste paper basket that we used to remove the Chinese take-away loving Hedgie ?‘To Serve Them All My Days’ still makes me happily nostalgic.Was the band called ‘Kitchens of Distinction’ ?And if there was any fighting then Terry would have been involved.
Even without recent advances in Aricept I suspect Mr Tregear (Hawes & Co?) and TSTAMD will remain firmly entrenched! Incidentally the action always started AFTER the show on a Sunday evening. Takeaways – someone’s Chinese and of course the “Starburger.”Oh what reminiscences:What did RR use to clean the loo in Moyser?Who did we stop leaving the “guinness party” in Moyser with a bottle of Lieb? (Clue – no chance of a career as a barber).Who said “Fuck off – I ain’t old enough to go to school yet?”Who scored the first ever televised 9 dart checkout (seen at Moyser?)What was the first program & advert on Channel 4 (Eastwood). What great TV history we witnessed!)Which garage gave away lovely glass tumblers and why did we have so many?Why was Rat attacked in the Kebeb shop?How did they get you out of the Park Tavern at closing (2 answers -winter and summer. Dog shit not acceptable)Which night bus(awash with chunder) took you home?What was sewn ino TQs pillow anyway. I always thought the dustpan & brush was Hedgie’s preferred means of pickup.This could go on for ever – take care all.Nigel
to fill acouple of blanks….TQ had a T sewn on to the corner of his pillow, presumably in case it got lost. Hedgie was scooped up with dustpan and brush. Park tavern opened its doors to close.But why was Rat attacked in kebab shop ?Wasn’t it Mercer taylor ?
Yes Mercer Taylor. I have just remembered the sewing thing. I was obviously looking to improve my many honed skills.I tnink “Kitchens of Distinction” was Patricks pro group-the one with record deal as heard on Radio 1 Peel show.RR had his toothbrush out, a punishment for leaving us to do all the hard work before he turned up.Presumably “balder” was guilty. That party though was a haze.