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  1. Thread: In my Life.

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    Yes you are right Pablo, it was the pub almost...

    Yes you are right Pablo, it was the pub almost opposite to the Cavern, the White Star was further down on the same side as the Cavern.
  2. Thread: In my Life.

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    I forgot to mention that I was still going to...

    I forgot to mention that I was still going to school in1957 !! and Ringo was plain old Ritchie Starky. He played with both us and Rory Storm , because there where only a few drummers who had a full...
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    Hello Dazza, yes I know their name , but cant put...

    Hello Dazza, yes I know their name , but cant put a face to it, I do remember the name, their house was two up from the entry, My older brother would have know them , but sadly he died last year.
  4. Thread: In my Life.

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    That photo of the Cavern, brought back memories,...

    That photo of the Cavern, brought back memories, I was in a skiffle group back in the early days 1957-1959. We used to play there when it was just Trad Jazz only, and skiffle groups played when the...
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    Those bins are my earliest memories , of the bin...

    Those bins are my earliest memories , of the bin men down Bickerton Street, although ours was different , as we lived at the very bottom house number 55, and our back door was in Bickerton Street, so...
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    Yes like gynsman, ( he must be as old as me ) I...

    Yes like gynsman, ( he must be as old as me ) I remember it being in Williamsons Square, and also on the corner of St Georges Hall, cant quite remember which was first? We as kids loved seeing it, my...
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    Makes me all the more aprteciate my father in...

    Makes me all the more aprteciate my father in law. WHo volunteered under the age required. He was 16 when he volunteered all those years ago , in the first world war.
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    Sjkem

    I lived in Skem for 7 yrs Elmers Green and was very happy , near to Beacon Park , It depends which part that one lived in
  9. Thread: Ormskirk.

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    I absolutely love visiting Ormskirk every time I...

    I absolutely love visiting Ormskirk every time I am home from Australia, I particularly enjoy market day on a Thursday and a Saturday, and I found out recently that the West Lancs Town crier, Don...
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    Didnt she used to be outside of Central station...

    Didnt she used to be outside of Central station at one time? I seem to recognise her from the late 50s and early 60s
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    That article about the Chinese, is similar to the...

    That article about the Chinese, is similar to the stolen generation here in Aus. The ruling classes in those days were quite mercyless , Im glad the Gurkhas got the respect they deserved. and...
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    St Michaels in the Hamlet, Rose Lane , and...

    St Michaels in the Hamlet, Rose Lane , and Toxteth Technical Institute (13 plus).
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    Yes I too remember the horse and carts, the coal...

    Yes I too remember the horse and carts, the coal man , greengrocery man, the milk man, and even the bin cart, which used to be emptied in the council yard on the corner of Little Parkfield Road,...
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    Buildings

    Yes thats the one Chris, we used to dink in a pub I think was called The Prince Rupert, or was it William ?I forget It was that long ago.
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    Removal of buildings

    I havent been to Everton for 35 yrs, my wife used to live in Eastbourne street, all down now I think, and at the top of their street was the Everton monument. I hope thats still there.
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    wilsons Mill

    Oh I did forget to say if anyone wants to check up on my statements just lookup on google and put in Keith Draper, the Nocturns , or Keith Draper the musical Maggie May, and you will get a lot of...
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    Yates Street.

    The Mill was always there as a child, along side with Joe Hughes Mission, a feture that was always there to me as a child, the Wind mill never had sails , but was the shape of A TRADITIONAL WINDMILL....
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    yate Street

    The mill was the main employer around that area for years . It was called Wilsons Mill, my uncle was one of the head millers there, and all of those houses were at one time owned by the mill. A lot...
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    snow

    I forgot to mention I am sitting here in Melbourne sweating my you know whats off as it is at the moment 40celsius (9-30 PM )and unbearable, I am having a beer at the moment under my air...
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    Chrises Birthday

    A very happy birthday Chris and I know how you feel , as one gets older one doesnt give a toss what people think , I know I dont , I have been there and done that , and I often think when speaking...
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    Corn Street

    Yes my aunty Doris Patterson lived in Corn Street, but has just gone into ill health , and is in a nursing home Princes House, Mersey Parks , Mill Street. your wife may know her. and Corn Street had...
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    Maggie

    Yes I left Liverpool in 1981, because of Maggie, that was the reason I left for Australia. She was destroying the North West . And I was not going to have my kids going through what we had to . We...
  23. Thread: Pyjama Women

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    PJs

    Hey Deb please call me Keith, when answering any of my outlandish comments :unibrow: I would now like to hear peoples comments about the younger generation ( my nieces in particular ) are talking...
  24. Thread: Pyjama Women

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    PJs

    I was a bit over the top Debra re jailing them , these girls obviously dont have any pride in themselves. or realise how they look, must not look at themselves in the mirror.from the front or the back
  25. Thread: Pyjama Women

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    PjS

    I was over last year and was told about these women wearing PjS DURING THE DAY and could not believe what I was seeing!! And they were mainly in Bootle, dont know if that was particular to Bootle ,...
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