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Where were you on 30 January 1969?

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For those as old as me the fourtieth anniversary of the Beatles rooftop concert is tomorrow. That was the last public performance by the group and took place on the Abbey Road Studio roof on Friday 29 January 1969. After the police had stopped the concert because of the crowds down at road level John Lennon said "And on behalf of the band, I'd like to say thanks and I hope we passed the audition"

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea6ZcfJspcI

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xINfAY...eature=related

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pd8JYA...eature=related
 
Well being 3 days before my 1st birthday, I can't remember it....but love the music even now !

Crack on..................:PDT_Xtremez_09:
 
Seems like yesterday...............sorry. No pun intended! :PDT_Xtremez_31:

I was 18 and 3yrs from joining up.
 
Living in an "H" Block (since demolished) at Coningsby
- on Phantom II, Electrical Course No3.

Only 3 Aircraft on station, XT891 was on the OCU and is still there as Gate Guardian.
 
Toonman said:
For those as old as me the fourtieth anniversary of the Beatles rooftop concert is tomorrow. That was the last public performance by the group and took place on the Abbey Road Studio roof on Friday 29 January 1969. After the police had stopped the concert because of the crowds down at road level John Lennon said "And on behalf of the band, I'd like to say thanks and I hope we passed the audition"

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'Let it be' will you
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Freezin’ my nuts off on a North-East building site (5 years before the H&S Act came in so hard hats, safety boots and gloves were unheard off) having just been informed by the Newcastle CIO that I had to wait until 11 Mar for my attestation date. Direct entry – none of that apprentice rubbish, besides at 18½, I was too old.

The music brings back great memories: a pint of Federation (I wonder where they got that name from?) best bitter was 9P, fish and chips 7½ P, gallon of petrol 23P. Booking into the local youth club, paying my 2½P subscription then sneaking out the back door to go down to the Railway Inn at Acklington to sit in the backroom and listen to the Beatles, Kinks, Stones, Searches, Freddie and the Dreamers on the juke box and trying to avoid them stroppy RAF blokes form RAF Acklington (any Goaters out there been stationed there?).
 
Lamptramp said:
Living in an "H" Block (since demolished) at Coningsby
- on Phantom II, Electrical Course No3.

Only 3 Aircraft on station, XT891 was on the OCU and is still there as Gate Guardian.
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The banana Tomb. Bent from the day it was delivered. Still even the crew banging out at Waddo after a double tyre burst on Landing failed to see it off. Resilient old bugger!:PDT_Xtremez_14:
 
I was about to come home from Bruggen ! Didn't see the film of it for a good while, but I do love that performance.
 
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GEM said:
The banana Tomb. Bent from the day it was delivered. Still even the crew banging out at Waddo after a double tyre burst on Landing failed to see it off. Resilient old bugger!:PDT_Xtremez_14:
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With a line of 70 A/C you could look along it and somehow pick out the "old Lady" at a distance.

She was in the Rects hangar for 14 months while they worked out how to fix some elongated bolt holes in the engine bay.

That was after the small fire!

I see her with a lot of affection when ever I go to Big C.

Semtimental old git!

I bet the engines would start now if you stuck a battery and some avtur in her.
 
Going to infants school in (I think) Laceby. Not sure where Dad was (Binbrook ?). My little Bro was born in Nocton hall around that time too. :PDT_Xtremez_19:

Off Topic That year, my Cub scout troop did a float in a parade and we were all tribesmen of some kind. Wearing loincloths and "painted" in cocoa, with big spears (for a 6 year old) Jesus it was cold. Shortly after we moved to the home of 111 near Stowmarket. Edgecombe road, we lived in. A LOT of RAF families near there.
Moved into quarters for the first time ever from '70 onward.
Pine square, lovely house.
I think I saw my first and last ghost there :PDT_Xtremez_14:
 
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