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Love the pic of you and Captain Sensible...didn't know there was a connection Bill. I'm a big Damned fan and so I'm now curious about this picture and what that connection is (I've obviously missed something). I had a drink with the Captain (Ray Burns) and Kirk Brandon (of Spear of Destiny fame), a little while ago in Derby, and they are both thoroughly nice gents. Captain Sensible is really quite reserved , a down to earth 'normal' bloke, very easy to get along with..really pleasant, and very funny..top guy! What's the story with that photograph Bill? (looks backstage).

A couple of fan photographs of an early Be Bop Deluxe flyer/brochure for the first line-up of the band. The descriptive 'blurb' inside was written by myself...

Fond memories of November 5th in the 1950s. We always had a small bonfire in the back garden of 28, Conistone Crescent on Eastmoor Estate. Dad would bring home a box of 'Standard' fireworks, (a Yorkshire company based in Huddersfield,) and Mum would make treacle toffee and Parkin. Our neighbours, (the Jacksons,) from the flat above ours would join us and bring more fireworks. Bronwyne Jackson, who was a year or two older than me, and myself would be allowed to hold lit sparklers in our hands whilst Dad and Mr Jackson would set off the fireworks. The finale being to launch three or four rockets into the night sky where they would explode in a shower of silver sparks and coloured stars. Catherine Wheels would be nailed to the outhouse door and set spinning. When all the fireworks were done, jacket potatoes were roasted in the embers of the bonfire, to be consumed after splitting them open and placing a huge dollop of butter inside. The treacle toffee and Parkin was served as a desert. The next morning, Bronwyne and I would search the back garden for the remains of the fireworks, their burned out cases being collected as souvenirs. These were happy, simpler times when life was full of innocence and joy...

In an earlier post in this thread, I've mentioned the first holiday I can remember having with my parents. It was at Chapel St Leonards and I was around two years old. Chapel St Leonards is on the edge of the seaside town of Skegness and here's an old British Railways poster for it...

Now, as some of you may know, I'm not really the 'sporty' type, particularly when it comes to Rugby football. (Not really 'football', or soccer, at all, more like American football, but without the shoulder pads and protective armour!) My father always said Rugby was a game of 'brute force and ignorance,' but then he was an ex-soccer player and somewhat biased! Anyway, in 1962, Wakefield's own Rugby team, Wakefield Trinity, won the cup at Wembley Stadium in London. It was a huge triumph for the team and the town. When the team returned to Wakefield after winning the match, the entire town turned out to greet the returning heroes. Despite my aversion to Rugby, I went with a couple of friends to see the homecoming. As the parade made its way up Wakefield's Wood Street to the Town Hall where they were greeted by the Mayor and held the cup aloft, I was in the cheering throng, feeling somewhat intimidated by the number of people around me. It felt very claustrophobic. Here's a picture taken at that time and I'm somewhere in the crowd to the left of the photograph. It's a sort of 'Where's William' moment...😉 58 years ago? .

It’s a wonderful photo’. Didn’t know until now that it was traditional Pentecostal that Shirley had been affiliated with. I had it in my head that it was more of a hippie cult 'based on' Pentecostal Christianity. Have also thought before that the song ‘Love’s A Way’ might’ve been written somewhat within the context of the religious faith that Shirley and you were affiliated with.

re the Peter Blake photo , is that Jarvis Cocker behind you ??

Wonder if J.LO's in there?..........😉

This image has long given me a BN vibe. I can't think of what to replace the gun with, though, ukulele?

Paul McCartney & Wings ~ JetPaul McCartney & Wings- Jet ...ahhhh, perfection One of my top 20 albums of all-time

Mick Karn - Dreams Of Reason Mick Karn Dreams Of Reason

Thanks for the comments and likes Alec, appreciated ...it gets a bit lonely down here..😮😉 I do hope wadcorp hasn't deserted this particular neck of the woods.

I was always non-plussed as to why the cassette version of the album wasn't used for the CD version. By this I mean that the cassette version must have had a decent master tape to be replicated from. The running order of the tracks is fantastic (and perhaps "as the Artist intended"?) and it is this version of the album that contains the longer version of "Because of You." The 2CD set is fabulous but there's always that nagging thought in my mind - was the master tape for the cassette version returned to Bill or do Sony/Portrait still have it in their archives?

I think the walrus was Jackie

Was this photograph taken at Haddlesey?