@Arsenal Just saw the Big Match on ITV player, Arsenal 3 Man U 1. 1975.
I was there, age 14 on the south bank with my Dad. Saw Alan Ball score in 15 seconds and Geordie Armstrong score from a corner. Glory day
@chesscom@GothamChess At chess club at school, I was thrown out of the room for inventing a game where we slung pieces at a king on the front desk. I was heaved into the corridor straight into the arms of the principal who happened to be passing. This did not improve matters
@JohnFinnemore Thought you'd like to know, When I phone Santander, I have to say, "At Santander my voice is my password". But this only works if I apply the tones of Douglas Richardson.
@bexhillmuseum hi, this is my annual thanks for your twitter feed, your tweets take me back to my home town, and your retweets remind me twitter can be generous and interesting. Cheers. (Back to the whingefest)
"Rum-Running Rumour.
Boats Off the Pavilion.
The rapid spread of a rumour led to considerable interest on Wednesday...Needless to say, the existence of the contraband liquor was purely imaginary, the occasion actually being that of a party of Sea Scouts..." @BexhillObs 27.6.1936
@RevRichardColes In the 70s, Eastbourne stn was famous for its very rude staff. I saw a bowler hatted man show his ticket, the collector said "How am I supposed to see it when it's bloody upside down?" The man replied, "I suggest you stand on your head, old boy" and left