Memory Lane

foxinsox

Memory Lane - a mouldy old lane where things that we all once loved live.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H3ws0Yvw0c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VORolcd3UmU

foxinsox

Cicero

MT USA was on from 2-5pm on Sundays if memory serves....probably one of the best programmes RTE ever produced...ever.....there was nothing like it on UK TV at the time- specially not for so long- 3 hours of music entertainment....unheard of....

foxinsox

Cicero wrote: »

MT USA was on from 2-5pm on Sundays if memory serves....probably one of the best programmes RTE ever produced...ever.....there was nothing like it on UK TV at the time- specially not for so long- 3 hours of music entertainment....unheard of....

Yeah think that was the time.. It is mad to think that it was that show and the radio that kept us in touch/up to date with music..

No internet or youtube then :rolleyes:

Cicero

Summer of 1985/1986 (can't remember which)...2FM did a series of gigs called "Lark in the Park"...did one on Stephens Green...remember Gerry Ryan on stage getting the crowd going and playing the Fine Young Cannibals...

cml387

Since I gave up (but think about them every day) here's a smoking ad from the sixties.

Note the "Thenk yew"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIv392X90tM

foxinsox

Any of you remember Sally O'Brien and the way she might look at ya?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4hmFPBf-C8

humberklog

I always thought that I'd end my days drinking Fursenburg and driving one of these...




But alas...Furstenburg was (rightly) ended and (unfortunately) the Beach Buggy went outta fashion.

Abi

Cicero wrote: »

Summer of 1985/1986 (can't remember which)...2FM did a series of gigs called "Lark in the Park"...did one on Stephens Green...remember Gerry Ryan on stage getting the crowd going and playing the Fine Young Cannibals...

I was at that

1966

Remember we had just gotten UK TV at home and we couldnt wait each Sunday for the BBC's Clothes Show with Jeff Banks & Co.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/clothesshow/

No1J

foxinsox wrote: »

Memory Lane - a mouldy old lane where things that we all once loved live.

{SNIPed videos, no real need to repost them. OldGoat}

Looks so stupid these days, but he was a very nice guy died a few years a go well before his time.

No1J

humberklog wrote: »

I always thought that I'd end my days drinking Fursenburg and driving one of these...




But alas...Furstenburg was (rightly) ended and (unfortunately) the Beach Buggy went outta fashion.

Fustenburg was my favorite beer in the 80's, when launched had an extra kick but reduced shortly later, should have bought shares in The Hole in the Wall those days. Why was it rightly ended?

Cicero

Abi wrote: »

I was at that

Watched it on TV....wasn't able to go that day....some good bands on...not a bad effort at all looking back...:)

Latchy

Cicero wrote: »

Summer of 1985/1986 (can't remember which)...2FM did a series of gigs called "Lark in the Park"...did one on Stephens Green...remember Gerry Ryan on stage getting the crowd going and playing the Fine Young Cannibals...

Abi wrote: »

I was at that

I was at the Lark in the Park out in Blackrock park around same time and remember seeing some bands playing on the day like Un Tua Nua ,The Lookalikes and Hothouse Flowers

Cicero wrote: »

MT USA was on from 2-5pm on Sundays if memory serves....probably one of the best programmes RTE ever produced...ever.....there was nothing like it on UK TV at the time- specially not for so long- 3 hours of music entertainment....unheard of....

Remember they also they got the highest viewing figures at the time after showing the full length edition of Michael Jacksons ' Thriller ' video

cml387

Latchy wrote: »

I was at the Lark in the Park out in Blackrock park around same time and remember seeing some bands playing on the day like Un Tua Nua ,The Lookalikes and Hothouse Flowers

Remember they also they got the highest viewing figures at the time after showing the full length edition of Michael Jacksons ' Thriller ' video

They wouldn't show "Girls on film" by Duran Duran though.

Mind you nobody else would either.

Latchy

cml387 wrote: »

They wouldn't show "Girls on film" by Duran Duran though.

Mind you nobody else would either.

Remember the issue over Frankie goes to Hollywoods 'Relax' song ...so 1980's

foxinsox

Latchy wrote: »

I was at the Lark in the Park out in Blackrock park around same time and remember seeing some bands playing on the day like Un Tua Nua ,The Lookalikes and Hothouse Flowers

^ I was there too... we so defnitely must have met in a past life


on topic... remember these?

Latchy

foxinsox wrote: »

^ I was there too... we so defnitely must have met in a past life

we must have being bumping shoulders to the music

on topic... remember these?

Indeed ....I somehow always managed to spill mine everywere ,like a scene out of Al Pacinos 'Scarface ':D

BBDBB

admit it

if ya saw one of these right now............youd have a bounce

ahh ya would

Mint Sauce

foxinsox wrote: »

I had one of these

foxinsox wrote: »

on topic... remember these?

and remember these, surely this does not make me old?

:eek:

I'm starting to think my little cousin might be right about me.

slavetothegrind

hey bbdbb i got mt friends two kids these last christmass!
twas in a yesteryear type shop in the kildare outlet centre for all ye looking for cool ( inexpensive) presents!

sherbet dips...MMMMMMMM

gob stoppers.

gollibars

snorkel jackets

harringtons

must learn how to post pictures, if any one has a link...

BBDBB

if you want to post a picture

open a second tab/page and find the picture you want

copy the url at the top of that page (ie the unique address on the web of that page)

when you then click to reply, use the normal post reply box not the quick one

if you look above that box you'll see a whole load of icons that do things to your text

click on the one like a postcard of some mountains and the sun, (8th from the right)

and now copy the url address into the box that pops up, make sure you delete the letters etc already in that box before you paste it)


then submit your post as normal

slavetothegrind

you are a gentleperson bbdbb, theres a drink in the bar for ya!

Latchy

Harrington jackets like the one yer man's wearing above were the Dogs Ballax back then and they never really went out of fashion did they ?

BBDBB

nicely glossed over the ambiguity of gender issue there slave

but I thought the hairy chest and the deep voice gave it away

Zaph

humberklog wrote: »

I always thought that I'd end my days drinking Fursenburg and driving one of these...

But alas...Furstenburg was (rightly) ended and (unfortunately) the Beach Buggy went outta fashion.

No1J wrote: »

Fustenburg was my favorite beer in the 80's, when launched had an extra kick but reduced shortly later, should have bought shares in The Hole in the Wall those days. Why was it rightly ended?

Furstenburg hasn't gone away. I couldn't believe my eyes when saw it in Superquinn in Ashtown a couple of weeks ago. Now you can re-live your youth!

Zaph

foxinsox wrote: »

There was also the junior version without the gearstick, the Chipper.

slavetothegrind

BBDBB wrote: »

nicely glossed over the ambiguity of gender issue there slave

but I thought the hairy chest and the deep voice gave it away

one cannot be too careful under the watchful eye of she who must be undone obeyed!;)

slavetothegrind

Zaph wrote: »

Furstenburg hasn't gone away. I couldn't believe my eyes when saw it in Superquinn in Ashtown a couple of weeks ago. Now you can re-live your youth!

firstinbed we used to call it as it was so potent! woeful hangovers off the stuff!

Zaph

slavetothegrind wrote: »

firstinbed we used to call it as it was so potent! woeful hangovers off the stuff!

Yeah, I can still remember what was probably the worst hangover I ever had after drinking it for the night. Never touched it again after that.

cucbuc

Cicero wrote: »

MT USA was on from 2-5pm on Sundays if memory serves....probably one of the best programmes RTE ever produced...ever.....there was nothing like it on UK TV at the time- specially not for so long- 3 hours of music entertainment....unheard of....

I remember my father giving out like mad every Sunday afternoon when this was on and we couldn't watch it in peace till he went for his post-pub snooze. I loved the show, but then Nina (Nena?) and her "neunty neun red balloons " used to drive me mad because they played it every week and after 100 views I grew to hate it.

I also fondly remember from this era: army shirts which were unisex, desert boots, yassir arafat scarves,patchouli oil and duffle coats of brown or blue. I had a brown duffle coat that got mixed up with someone elses one night in the cloakroom of a disco (ah yes) and I was left with a larger size, which I wore for a year or more after, as I was stuck with it. The sleeve smelled vaguely of vomit, which I drenched with patchouli oil to smother the smell.

Cheap Thrills!

We used to call those yassir arafat scarves 'PLO' scarves !!

Do you remember Donkey jackets as well from around the same time ?!

OldGoat

Cheap Thrills! wrote: »

Do you remember Donkey jackets as well from around the same time ?!

If anyone has a source for these please PM me. :cool:

Beruthiel

Any of these tickle your fancy Mr. Goat?

MoodeRator

foxinsox wrote: »

^ I was there too... we so defnitely must have met in a past life


on topic... remember these?

Forgot all about these until I sptted them in a shop in Galway last week.
I had a little laugh to myself as I recalled always trying to eat it all in one go. (didnt like the liquorice)

cucbuc

Cheap Thrills! wrote: »

We used to call those yassir arafat scarves 'PLO' scarves !!

Do you remember Donkey jackets as well from around the same time ?!

God yeah...everyone looked like they worked for the local council cos they had them too.:D Ah its all coming back to me now. The PLO scarves were great to wrap around up to your ears. I was shy so I felt nicely :)hidden in it.:o (Probably helped cover my nose too to keep out the vomity smell from aforementioned duffle coat)

cml387

For those of us who have given up on fooball in these overpaid,over-hyped,Sky Sport days.

Here's football when it was fun.

Poor Uncle Tom

Coke bottle circa 1980

anybody else remember it in those bottles?

slavetothegrind

Beruthiel wrote: »

Any of these tickle your fancy Mr. Goat?

over 300 dollars:eek:

if i had known i would have looked after mine better!

...anyone for a distressed vintage look donkey jacket? 200 euro:D

OldGoat

slavetothegrind wrote: »

...anyone for a distressed vintage look donkey jacket? 200 euro:D

^^^ now you know why I'm looking for a source of them. I remember selling these by the hundreds to the various Councils for £5 each and ones with real leather shoulder patches for £10.00.
I really wish I'd had the storage space to hold back a few of boxes of them.

Rubecula

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=71065113

I am unable to post the video for some reason but this is a reminder of long ago days with my then fovourite tv program. Anyone else remember Torchy The Battery Boy?

If not you are in for a treat. (It will be a treat when you switch it off LOL)

Oh and here we can all sing along to the theme tune..... Gawd I actually remembered it word for word

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=torchy+the+battery+boy&docid=417512556015&mid=48739C187B740FDCAD3B48739C187B740FDCAD3B&FORM=LKVR3#

Mint Sauce

So I might be a young'un compared to some of ye's, but this brings back memories



The Atari 2600

OldGoat

My first 'puta.

I melted this to death one night trying to run a set of stage lights off it.

slavetothegrind

oh now you are going back, remember my friend getting his spectrum 48k the one with the rubber keys!

Wasn't that the time of the ghostbusters game?

his cousin had a commodore 64 and revenge of the mutant camels was the height of gaming for him then.

jet set willy anyone?

BBDBB

commodore 64????


you were lucky

try the commodore vic 20

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_VIC-20

cml387

Rubecula wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=71065113

I am unable to post the video for some reason but this is a reminder of long ago days with my then fovourite tv program. Anyone else remember Torchy The Battery Boy?

If not you are in for a treat. (It will be a treat when you switch it off LOL)

Oh and here we can all sing along to the theme tune..... Gawd I actually remembered it word for word

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=torchy+the+battery+boy&docid=417512556015&mid=48739C187B740FDCAD3B48739C187B740FDCAD3B&FORM=LKVR3#

Torchy the Battery boy begat...

Supercar,which begat...

Fireball XL 5,which begat....

Stingray,which begat..

THUNDERBIRDS

OldGoat

cml387 wrote: »

Torchy the Battery boy begat...

Supercar,which begat...

Fireball XL 5,which begat....

Stingray,which begat..

THUNDERBIRDS

THUNDERBIRDS which begat...
Space 1999 :cool:

And on a serious note Yay for Destiny,Harmony,Melody,Rhapsody and Symphony along with that Captain Scarlet bloke who used to assist them occasionally.

foxinsox

I used to think Lady Penelope was so sofisticated with her fag holder..:o
You'd never see smoking like that now on TV!

mudokon

irish-stew wrote: »

So I might be a young'un compared to some of ye's, but this brings back memories

The Atari 2600

They used to have one of those in the waiting room of the dentists I used to go to as a kid. They only had the one game, a space invaders rip off where you had to protect teeth from food.

OldGoat wrote: »

My first 'puta.

I melted this to death one night trying to run a set of stage lights off it.

It was my first computer too. :cool: We had these at school though.

OldGoat

I was looking at a few of the old coding magazines you used to get.
20 pages of BASIC coding to get a block of 9 pixels to move across the screen, jumping occasionally to make your screen look like an ECG trace.
And we'd stay up for 48 hours straight coding and debugging it, overdosed on caffine and sugar.

Rubecula

Anyone remember a short running tv series called "Secret Service" Had a secret agent shrunk down to doll size and he travelled around in a suitcase carried by Professor Stanley Unwin?

And the big rival to Fireball XL5 was Space Patrol, there was always a robot prancing past the doors keeping an eye on the crew while they slept in suspended animation?

Supercar? Piloted by Mike Mercury with Jimmy and Mitch the Monkey. The big enemy was Master Spy. LOL

I can still remember the theme tunes to them too. Maybe I should change my nickname to SadOldFart????

ps I loved the Woodentops and Rag, Tag and Bobtail.