O/T - Empty that loft !

[Nakor]

Empty that loft - a cry I heard for some months from Mother.
I have been living away from home for about 10 years, but have used her ample storage space on many occassions when I move from place to place.

So early doors yesterday, squashed in between two poker tourney's I was in the neighbourhood and did the decent thing.

What memories I have found.

Every school book aged 4 - 11.

Every merit/reward/certificate I ever recieved inc uni sport and academic.

Programme from my first gig. (End of the road tour 1984 - NEC - Was supposed to be Status Quo's last ever gig I was 9 and influenced by Dad)

Thousands of little lead fantasy/space creatures - some amazingly hand painted by me.

A Tennis racket - thats funny.

My first football match programme - Arsenal vs Norwich  9th dec 1978 I was 3, he believed in blooding me early it appears.

Wembly final programmes 78/79/80 - littlewoods cup vs Luton

About 150 fishing/golf books.

Score cards from St Andrews, Gleneagles, Sandwich, Panina and loads more.

A sighned Status Quo photo circa 1983ish

Signed Paul Okenfold posters Ibiza 99/00

Glastonbury photo's from about last 15 years.

Subbutteo - loads of the stuff - Some teams hand painted, all named.

Woman in Black programme - Fortune theatre

A completed 1988 football sticker album.

How to play poker and win - A channel 4 book.

The list goes on and on - it doesn't really poker obviously ruined my life.

So during the dank cold days of winter - when life seems dull and it all just gets you down
Empty your Mums loft you never know what you will find.

Now to ebay.  Well I haven't got anywhere to keep it all.

[madasahatstand]

nakor

id like to see your glastonbury photos. you got a scanner?
i must amnit, im a hoarder and could never sell my personal things in ebay. couldnt you find somewhere to keep it and get it out in another 15 years?

bring on the glasto photos

mad

[Nakor]

Mad,

We are talking alot of photo's however I like the excuse to get some on the PC.

Will sort through some of the better ones and get some scanned at work this week and Pm you at weeks end.

Interested in an particular year?  Should be something for each since 90ish.

[madasahatstand]

sounds great. a little montage of your life. id like to see both the good and the bad ones.....more telling than the hand picked good ones and anyway im sure they will all be good.
i went to work in glasto one year in the medical tent. im a psychiatric nurse and had to look after all the paranoid people whos mental health problem had been as a result of their drug use, lack of sleep or both. i cant say how much i enjoyed it although caring for 10 paranoid people at the one time is a challenge when they are all winding each other up and most of the staff are so stoned you end up looking after them as well. asuming that is, that they turned up for their shift at all. on the bright side though, i got to take a pal and live in the 'luxury' camp site with real toilets and showers.. it was a great 5 days

mad

[Nakor]

I will try and keep the censor rate low, and cut just the blurred/black one's that result from all festival camera's.

Hats off to you on your choice of profession and those that choose to give their time at glasto deserve a pat on the back - helps keep the whole thing going.

I'm not sure trying the latest CBT tehniques at Glasto would be my idea of fun, but I have sheltered in the farmhouse a time or two.

[RED-DOG]

Funny, I've just realised that I have never had a loft, or even an upstairs

[Jim-D]

Funny, I've just realised that I have never had a loft, or even an upstairs

Where do you live Tom?

[b4matt]

NEWS FLASH-

RED DOGS GOT NOTHING UPSTAIRS!   

[booder]

 

you walked into that one tom


(cue retort along the lines of............its all downstairs...i could fill a pram)

[M3boy]

Oh how I wish I could get into my loft

Its at my dads house, and we havent spoken for about 5 years.

I know that there are the WHOLE SET of ORIGIONAL big tonka toys - you know the sturdy metal ones.

Also, a table top soccer game, with the men made of lead.

Also, a working (with steam and everything) steam engine - runs on parafin.

Now I would hate to know exactly what those are worth, but I would guess it runs into the £1000's

  Oh how I wish I didnt fall out with him.

[madasahatstand]

m3boy

cant you make it up with him? maybe you could use the toys to bring you both together?? if not, you could always try to get the toys anyway.

good luck in the tonka quest

mad

[charmaine]

When we were younger Mum and Dad sold there caravan to people from Wales , under the bunks were all photos and everything else of sentimental value  , i asked Dad when  one day while we were talking about it why didnt he get them back and he said " i wasnt going to Wales just for that !!! " ... typical bloody Dad  so glad his mellowed with the years lol

[RED-DOG]

I used to hate looking for something "Under the bunks" especially if the woodrus was made