tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post5609903042406028543..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Dancing in the sunshineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-20891042986704231362012-06-07T02:21:13.795-07:002012-06-07T02:21:13.795-07:00Ha ha - I love the Liverpool sense of humour. It&...Ha ha - I love the Liverpool sense of humour. It's a bit Australian, but I guess it's more to do with the Irish - without the reverence for priests.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-74267851153291672192012-06-06T15:44:42.874-07:002012-06-06T15:44:42.874-07:00I'm reminded (not for the first time recently ...I'm reminded (not for the first time recently - I hope I'm not repeating myself here) that stools that escaped processing at the sewage farm to float out to sea down the Mersey were known as "floating ministers".<br /><br />Just to check that I didn't dream this, I've just googled the term. It seems that the world is divided into those who do know it and ministers of religion without parishes who deputise for others - who clearly don't.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-67643939273693515412012-06-06T11:29:06.122-07:002012-06-06T11:29:06.122-07:00(P.s. - thanks for giving me another opportunity t...(P.s. - thanks for giving me another opportunity to mention Hitler again, Mise. Much appreciated).Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-79098997618790859302012-06-06T11:26:58.079-07:002012-06-06T11:26:58.079-07:00Old Man (Carl) Dometsch was renowned for insisting...Old Man (Carl) Dometsch was renowned for insisting on pitching his own recorders so that they were twice as loud as anyone else's.<br /><br />Eat Morcambe Bay shrimps and stay positive. Hurry whilst stocks last.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-52447066858214140942012-06-06T11:23:41.236-07:002012-06-06T11:23:41.236-07:00They talked about it, but decided that if they did...They talked about it, but decided that if they did that for me, then they would have to do it for Hitler also, so dropped the idea for the time being, until everything calms down a bit. I'll keep you informed.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-51557342474664953642012-06-06T07:35:21.726-07:002012-06-06T07:35:21.726-07:00Agree about Dolmetsch recorders - I played the for...Agree about Dolmetsch recorders - I played the for years in my musician days - long gone now but the quality and workmanship which went into the making was wonderful. I knew Carl Dolmetsch as for years I went on music courses.<br /><br />As for shrimps. I think you have put me off eating them for ever.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-36928246386303428082012-06-06T04:47:51.714-07:002012-06-06T04:47:51.714-07:00Is there a blue plaque on the wall in Haslemere co...Is there a blue plaque on the wall in Haslemere commemorating your birth, Tom, and where may we buy replica blue plaques in your honour?Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-65793287725134044942012-06-06T03:43:01.016-07:002012-06-06T03:43:01.016-07:00Quite right, and I also forgot to mention the Dolm...Quite right, and I also forgot to mention the Dolmetsch recorder factory in Haslemere (town of my birth), which has been producing fine, wooden musical instruments for several generations.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-33150458952417883532012-06-06T03:31:21.077-07:002012-06-06T03:31:21.077-07:00How dare you say that the South has no industry. I...How dare you say that the South has no industry. I know for a fact that there is a small factory in Sussex that makes very fine diamond encrusted fountain pens (the type used by The Queen, and others, for signing important documents).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com