What a great board - wonderful to see names from the past spring up, tho cannot identify the faces - you chaps must be growing up!
Pete LeGallez, John Ratel I remember, and seeing Butch Laycocks name brought back the sound of the cornet - it was he who first stirred my interest in music, along with Rimington, who introduced me to Gilbert & Sullivan.
I spoke to Nabi Khan when he was in the US just before he died, also Rocky Stormont used to call me at Christmas - Chopper Chubb still does.
I would love to hear from old friends _ I will be in Cannes December to March if anyone travels in that direction, then sailing my boat back from Turkey until June, when I return to the US, hopefully to sell the house and retire somewhere more civilised - not a bad place here really, except for the natives.
I met Ginger Braim and Hamilton once, years ago in Cardiff, just after being invalided from the RAF, I was marking time in 21st. SAS and the HAC, before going back into the regular army.
Very sad to see the list of Absent Friends - their faces are so familiar, across the years. Mick House and Gag Wilson (his cymbal solo in 'Washington Post ' springs to mind), dear old Thud - such a nice man.
One remembers Thompson, RNZAF, so gentle, kind and popular, an example to us all - aint that the truth Cocky?!!
Regards to you all,
David Duffy
That's a great link you've put in Ray. Just the job when you're on our site and you wish to refer to something on the HAAA site. Easy!!
Our site is coming along fine keep up the good work .
Regards Geoff