TonyMac 720 Posted February 24, 2005 Hello Rick! Good to hear you're doing well for yourself. Like so many others, I found your comments on here very interesting and, given the limitations of the messageboard (and the strain on your typing fingers!), I wondered if you would like to be interviewed by Backtrack Magazine (you might remember me from my days at Speedway Mail in the 80s?). If so, please email me at editorial@retro-speedway.com with your phone number, and hopefully we can arrange to hook up soon. I'd like to call you to chat about the glory days at Brandon and your time in the USA Test team, etc, etc. I'm sure our readers would enjoy an in-depth interview with you in our next issue... Look forward to hearing from you soon... Cheers, Tony Mac Backtrack Magazine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gemini 4,895 Posted February 24, 2005 I'm sure our readers would enjoy an in-depth interview with you in our next issue... Yes please! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave J 2 Posted February 24, 2005 I'll second that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave67 22 Posted February 25, 2005 (edited) Dun dun de dun de dah dah....pass the banjo & squeal like a pig boy.......... Darn I'se got pig s*&t on ma dungarees again.......... Ray Wilson, was he harolds brother? Famous Leicester People: John Merrick: Elephant Man Daniel Lambert: Fat Man Loughborough University: DNA Discovered Showaddywaddy: Superstars Richard & David Attenborough: Brothers Englebert Humperdink: Bloke with daft name Thomas Cook: Benidorm's answer to Billy Butlin Lady Jane Grey: Fat king's missus Ray Wilson: Sporting God Gary Linneker: Crisp nicker Etc. Etc. Famous Coventry People: Lady Godiva: Slapper who liked to get her t*ts out for the lads Who's squealing now boy? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> John Merrick, didn't he captain the lions for a season As for the rest pah!!! Look at this from Cov The specials, the selecter, king, Hank mc Spank the legend and local hero still lives in coventry. Geof Tompson, world famous hard man and bouncer is from Coventry. He was in a film which recently won a bafta about his life and times in Coventry, he once reputedly K.O. Jean Claude van Dame, he has worked on films with Chuck Norris, has beaten more people than had hot dinners, and is a Coventry legend! well i haven't noticed that anyone has put this guy.... shirley crabtree ( big daddy) wrestler. also the woman that sung " kiss the rain" a few years ago. Bob Ainsworth lives in Bell Green, Craig Pead lives by Coombe Abbey, all the other players live near Tile Hill, Wyken or Walsgrave. The CCFC reserves go bowling at Megabowl.Pete Waterman is from Cov & sometimes goes to footy matches. Pete Waterman Frank Whittle invented the jet engine, Philip Larkin wrote cool poetry and Pte waterman rpoduced kylie, step and ahem onetruevoice Nigel Hawthorne actor from 'Yes Minister', Clive Owen actor from 'Chancer', 80's pop star Hazel O'Connor, Rowena Wallace from 'Home and Away', Billie Whitelaw actress from 'The Omen'(she was the evil house-keeper and I think she was in Hitchcock's 'Frenzy' too) Frank Ifield. recorded Walsing matilda in the 50's before going to Aus. Jason Olney lives and regularly skateboards in the coventry city area. Lee Dorrian of Cathedral. Sir Frank Whittle was born in Earlsdon, Pete Waterman fathered my mates mate and then ran off with someone else! pete waterman Richard Keys from Walsgrave (sky sports presenter) and Justin King? (presenter on VH1 and lead singer of 80s group KING) Richard Keys used to live here. Then he got a job and left. Dennis Spicer - ventriloquist. (Only old-timers will know about him!) RICHARD KEYS AND YOUR MUM Mo MOLAM Thankfully,not to many. Pete Waterman is from Coventry, but moved out as soon as he could - ah well, each to their own. Brian Burrows (footballer) lives opposite me dad!! The most well known bands in Cov are Thoria if you like grunge, Gash or Wasted Daze if you like punk,Deadfilmstar if you like Industrial,4 kings or Swamp Donkey if your into your indie and Sugerfix if you like total rubbishe. These are people in Coventry you've GOT to know or will meet...The Busker who shouts "Scooby dooby doo", Dimitris for handing out Flyers and being annoying and Kristian for his dress sense and VERY erratic behavior. Martin from Thoria and Ferris from Swamp Donkey are also well known local Psycopaths. Famous Ex residents are Lady Godiva,The Specials,Pete Waterman,Billie Myers,Jon King,Dexys midnight runners. Ian Beale from Eastenders lives a few miles down the road Paul King is from Ireland not Coventry All of the Pop Group KING that's PAUL KING,TONY WALL,JIM LANTSBERRY and MICK ROBERTS all good lads in the 80's Met them all Great Blokes !!! No-one but the council try really hard to make connections. A city in Shakespeare's country, we were called once. Stratford is more than 20 miles away. Birth place and home of Delia Derbyshire now sadly deceased who 'realised' the Doctor Who Theme at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and later a member of the group White Noise Graham Joyce, excellent horror author. Peter Ho Davies -- Excellent author. Philip Larkin, poet. Chinny Hill. Black Cabs are made in Cov. Coventr and celebritys have never really mized! I went to Wyken Croft Junior school with Paul King ( from "KING" and MTV fame). Also, to the person that said that Pete Waterman's daughter was int Eastenders - she is actually Dennis Waterman's daughter from Minder. Clive Owen of Chancer fame - ex-pupil of Binley Park Mark Rattray won fame thru opportunity knocks as a singer - now at Belgrade theatre performing as Mario Lanza - also ex-Binley park pupil well i locked rodney clarke (pro skateboarder) in a toilet at radlands cos he pushed over my mate (if that counts) Actor Clive Owen (Chancer), England Rugby Players Neil Back, Danny Grewcock, Darren Garforth, Rob Hardwick & Leon Lloyd, Actress Billie Whitelaw, Two Tone Records, Dermot Murnaghan used to work on the Coventry Evening Telegraph, David 'Bonkers Prophet' Icke was a goalkeeper with Coventry City FC, David Moorcroft (5000m world record holder), Marlon Devonish (sprinter), Jo Wise (Womens Long Jump Commonwealth Champion), Geoffrey Robinson MP (the bloke who lent Mandelson the cash for his pad in Notting Hill!) west end ex-resident: Nigel Hawthorn (played Raymond Cockteau in Demolition Man) Pete Waterman's daughter went to Warwick Uni. She's playing Ian Beale's nanny in Eastenders at the moment (the one he's banging). I come from Coventry and I'm going to be famous. oh yeah. Frank Skinner completed his M.A at University of Warwick the specials are from cov. the twit richard keys on sky sports! but we r proud of having the person that invented the jet engine and bike to live here plus jag and somethimg were BIGGER THAN u think!!!!!!!!!!!! Terry Fairless is local serleb in his local pub 'The Malt Shove.'. He is the best fiddler in coventry and proberly in the UK. He is very easy to spot with his big ginger beard and his big beer full belly. He is also a very good sport because once he had long blond hair of which he was very proud but he had it chopped off for charraty and is now got some hair. James Watt moved here to study. Queen Elizabeth whizzed past on the A45 during her 1977 Jubilee Tour. I know, I was there. She didn't stop. The Specials, Ron Atkinson and that bloke from Neighbours that went to Warwick Uni for a bit - you know, the one whoses character married Natalie Imruglia's! Steve Ogrizoviches kids go to Finham School Sting went to Warwick Uni but dropped out after 1 term. Simon Mayo and Timmy Mallett went there too. Steve Ogrizovic, Richard Keys (Sky Sports Presenter), Jimmy Hill managed Coventry City once upon a time. Alfred Herbert and Frank Whittle - inventors and developers of the Jet Engine. UM, TERRY HALL, THE SPECIALS, THE SELECTER, THE PRIMITIVES, MO MOWLAM, ONE OF TWIN HAZEY, SOME OF SPIRITUALIZED, AND PROBABLY A FEW OTHERS! The bloke who wrote Return to the forbidden planet Lady Godiva George Eliot (The novelist), Wrote The Mill On The Floss, Silas Marner, MiddleMarch Etc. Larry Grayson I believe. I knew his paperboy. I shudder to think what he got for a tip at Christmas. Larry used to hang out with the coal-miners up in the pubs in Arley I've been told. Dave Moorcroft Phillip Larkin Hazel O'Connor of Quadrophenia and "Breaking Glass" fame is from Coventry. George Eliot, the novelist. Frank Whittle, Jet Engine pioneer. Pauline Black from The Selecter also a Coventrian- you sometimes see her around in fact. Jonathon Coe (novelist) lived in Earlsdon and went to Warwick Uni. In fact he wrote about Earlsdon in "A Touch of Love"- worth a read. Richard Keys - Presenter on Sky Sports (Definite cringe!) John Kettley (The weather man) went to Uni here Paul King The woman of the moment - Mo Mowlam went to my school, Coundon Court The Specials are from Coventry. They called it a "ghost town You can have the banjo back!!! Edited February 25, 2005 by -Howling Gorgon- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liontamer 202 Posted February 25, 2005 Hank Mc Spank & The Swamp Donkeys - that wouldn't be the sound of a barrell being scraped that I can hear would it? Having said that I'm surprised you didn't mention Pete Waterman. Wasn't he from Coventry? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liontamer 202 Posted February 25, 2005 Sorry to hijack your thread Rick. Do you want to nip off & roll a few cars or something while I sort the Howling Ganglion out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave67 22 Posted February 25, 2005 (edited) Sorry to hijack your thread Rick. Do you want to nip off & roll a few cars or something while I sort the Howling Ganglion out. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'll give you bloody Ganglion!! A ganglion cyst is a bump or mass that forms under the skin. Most commonly, ganglions are seen on the wrist (usually the back side) and fingers, but they can also develop on the shoulder, elbow, and knee. These form when tissues surrounding certain joints become inflamed and swell up with lubricating fluid. They can increase in size when the tissue is irritated and often can "disappear" spontaneously. These masses or cysts appear to grow sometimes but they are not tumours or cancerous. Pah!! Bring it on Lionsha"^er I'm sure Rick understands, He probably has been to/through the county of the Damned!! Ps, I did mention Waterman, I even new him, friend of my ex father in law & at least 10 years older than he claims Edited February 25, 2005 by -Howling Gorgon- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liontamer 202 Posted February 25, 2005 Ps, I did mention Waterman, I even new him Good grief. Don't tell me you're a bloody train spotter as well as a Hoverfly supporter. That would be just tooo good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sandman 0 Posted February 25, 2005 (edited) nevermind those two rick.. now i gotta question for ya.. what... ummm... er... ok,.. what were the girls like? there i said it... i mean like parties and stuff... and girls kinda like.. did ya ever meet any swedish girls? thanks.. Edited February 25, 2005 by sandman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave67 22 Posted February 25, 2005 (edited) Ps, I did mention Waterman, I even new him Good grief. Don't tell me you're a bloody train spotter as well as a Hoverfly supporter. That would be just tooo good. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My ex father in law was the head honcho at the long gone but lamented Waterman Railways, I even turned down a hotplate ride on the Flying Scotsman, which he owned at the time!!. What worries me is that you new he was into trains, not a well publicised fact Lt, which must make you a closet spotter........................... Tell me, is it just trains or buses/planes/ferries etc? that you like to spot? And can you get the anorak over the dengarees? Edited February 25, 2005 by -Howling Gorgon- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liontamer 202 Posted February 25, 2005 I turned down a hot date with Flying Scotsman I wondered where he had disappeared to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave67 22 Posted February 26, 2005 Ok, ok, you win........... I will stop now Lt you truly are the forums biggest clown ps...still can't place this Ron Wilson bloke? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liontamer 202 Posted February 26, 2005 (edited) ps...still can't place this Rick Miller bloke? Good to swap a bit of banter with you mate. Catch you round the tracks sometime. Edited February 26, 2005 by Liontamer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Jasper 192 Posted February 26, 2005 good question sandman!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
