The Rathbone Appreciation Thread

[rathbone]

[Epykat]

[ecm]

[Puerto bella]

[Bob Jefferson]

From the Helensburgh and Gareloch Times, 20 July 1910:

[Skeely]

I'm enjoying the turn the Marine Gardens thread is taking (not being a great footie fan). I've been inspired to Google...

Here's Drew McQueen (from )



And KidCurtis (from )



And here are .

Keep up the good work Rathbone

[rathbone]

Thanks Skeely....... great pictures.

I was getting a bit bored with the football as well ..... but you can't change history (or so they say )

[wangi]

[cocoa]

Hi, I really look forward to the weekly poem. Some I've loved, non I've loathed,I've been moved, I've laughed and I've even gasped with shock (WFA GAES BY NICHT GAES YIL HIS DAITH Robert Garioch) I have often wanted to comment but don't want to spoil the flow from one poem to the next (for me it's the same with your ramblin's,if I posted there I would feel like I was interrupting). I used to like poetry, but had somehow forgoten and got out of the habit of reading any, so thanks for rekindling the spark.

[Franck]

Yup, Rathbone makes this forum worth a daily stop.I've tried to link those flickr accounts for Portobello Harbour with no joy, can anyone provide a source please?I'm intrigued.

[magbagpuss]

Day has not started til I've had my Rathbone fix.

[cocoa]

Beautiful, moving poem today. thanks.

[Porty]

Top stuff from Rathbone it always is .

[Epykat]

The post about the talc made me feel a bit sick - too much info about what's going on in your trousers bro.....

[rathbone]

Enough of your nonsense - get back to the Play Pen!

[cocoa]

I also had the pleasure of working with lol on a number of occasions when he came to play in my club. The sound tec had a theory that the more "out" and difficult the music, the nicer the musician, because they got all of their "badness" out in the music. Lol was one of the nicest, and most layed back people I ever met.

[cocoa]

Whilst understanding why,I am sorry to hear about your decision to remove the “poem of the week” thread. It has given me great pleasure and re-kindled a dormant interest. I hope your “ramblin” isn’t going to be adversely affected!

[cocoa]

Wellcome back,I was begining to worry about the size of your hangover after the 'BIMBO' meeting.

[SoupDragon]

Thanks for the info on Flintoff fight.
I'd heard it as he was going head to head with Richard Dawkins.


Not that I'd think that The Greatest Show on Earth

[SoupDragon]

Well I never knew about the Clarkes and Jamaican connection
To me the getting measured and buying a new pair was the first hint of the start of a new school term.


It may have been noted my choice of footwear is now either Crocs or Doc Martens
Sadly for a while Doc were associated with dubious skinhead types but gladly much as ska went two tone Docs are now a mainstream product
They have now brought out "the ultimate festival boot" basically a Doc welly ( Drench)-rather comfy they are too and can stand several inches of slush as I found out the other morning