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Kondini
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Posted: Apr 19, 2012 10:20am
The facebook Fairground appreciation group set up by Alan Ford has really been a hit. The pics which have been posted truly show the UK Fairground spirit and bring back oh so many memories to me both sad and happy !!!
The latest one shows a showline complete with Wall of Death, Snake Girl Show and me on the end,,,all shouting shows which were in competition with each other but also fed off of each other. I believe Dr Death with his Chamber of Horrors was also in the line up but not in this pic.
A little bit of Fairground History saved for prosperity,,,keep up the good works.
Ken.
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jay kirwan
Regular user
Ireland
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Posted: Apr 19, 2012 6:32pm
Absolutely Ken, I agree. While it is great to see photos of
how it used to be, it is a sad thought that those days are gone.
Having said that, pages such as the Fairground Appreciation page
assure me that I am not alone!
Was that Tommy Messhams wall in that photo? I worked next to his
show in Funderland back in the mid 70's.
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Kondini
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Posted: Apr 20, 2012 3:26am
It was Allen Fords WOD he who has started the appreciation group. Worked for many seasons with them, Betty Allen, Dr Death, The U go 2 Rocket and so many more now vanished from memory.
Wish I had had the insight to record those days in film and text but back then it was just a job and a way to survive.
Now look at us,,,Allen lives on a canal boat, Dr Death deals in rubbish (Reckons he makes more from this than his show did !!!) I have just opened a Magic and Joke Shop,,,,who knows what the future holds for any of us.
Thinking back, would I have gone the same route again !!! Yep,,,I think it would have been a toss up of three vocations,,,The Showlife, Selling drugs to kids or becoming a prostitute.
Ken.
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thegreatnippulini
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Posted: Apr 20, 2012 9:53am
A link would be nice..... there seems to be a missing one.
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
http://www.greatnippulini.com
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Lurchenstien
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Isle Of Wight, UK.
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Posted: Apr 20, 2012 10:17am
Linkage: http://www.facebook.com/groups/344200235609756/
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thegreatnippulini
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Posted: Apr 21, 2012 10:39pm
Well, thank you. Now what is a "Face-book"?
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
http://www.greatnippulini.com
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Lurchenstien
New user
Isle Of Wight, UK.
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Posted: Apr 22, 2012 6:29am
Imagine something as !@#$%y as this place, only more useless and mundane things posted and with more pictures, and you're part way there.
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thegreatnippulini
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Posted: Apr 23, 2012 8:15am
Oh, like MySpace! My space is in my basement. George Lucas made space in a basement too.
The Great Nippulini: body piercer, Guinness World Record holder, blacksmith and man with The World's Strongest Nipples! Does the WORLD care? We shall see...
http://www.greatnippulini.com
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