Where were you on your 21st Birthday?

[Red Lead Ted]

watch out 4 the postman next week {wink}best regards jean hope you well ted.

[happy daze john in oz]

I think I remember her (del monicos), they say you never go to bed with an ugly bird , just wake up with one

oh so very true.

[john middleton]

I was on the Reina del Pacifico, July 13th 1955, halfway across the Western, 2 Mann's brown ale, was the issue and that was all I got, made up for it a few days later in Havana.

[Alan Judge]

"Columbo" I will remember mine forever. In the laundry whilst in port we only had to do what we call the "dailies) ie glass cloths ,kitchen cloths, etc so we were done about 0900 we would rush out to find Samson with his fleet of big black taxis and off to Mount Lavinia we spent the whole day swimming ,climbing the palm trees and a bbq on the beach..there I was introduced to this young lady now Mrs Wilfo .Back on board in my cabin we had my party Laundrymaids' Men. linen keepers and some tourist bloods ( my cabin was in tourist) had a real good time and spent the night(what there was left of it) under the stars,, Best wishes..Alan

What a job ,, millionaires could not better that

[Matt Wilkinson]

Had my 21st in Bernie Tas was on my first trip on the City of Winchester. Remember going ashore with a few of the engineers and the Chief putting 20 pound on the Bar man you could by a lot of beer for 20 quid in 1960

[bobcat]

Was on a train from glasgow (where i had signed off the Seattle Star) to home territory (Gloucester) in 1954. BR surpassed themselves,- no heat , stroppy attendants and freezing cold (birthday is this month)
\little did I know that I'd be flying out to Cairo soon after to join President Kruger, and that even though she was brand new - built at Haverton-hill-on-Tees- she never came back to UK and we were away for 11 months!
happy days

Tony Cooke

[Colin Hawken]

Spent my 21st. in British North Borneo. These days people tell me there's no such place. There was when I was 21.We still had an Empire,smaller than it was but an Empire no less.Good days,we thought they'd never end. Wrong.

[bobcat]

Hi Alf

I well remember the playhouse -( i was in durban in '54 on ss Clearton), and the bandleader at the playhouse was a blonde lady called Marie le Grange...and she played a very large accordian...
such wonderful happy days, eh? Oh for a ginger square or tom collins now.
cheers
tony cooke

[alf corbyn]

Hi Alf

I well remember the playhouse -( i was in durban in '54 on ss Clearton), and the bandleader at the playhouse was a blonde lady called Marie le Grange...and she played a very large accordian...
such wonderful happy days, eh? Oh for a ginger square or tom collins now.
cheers
tony cooke

hi tony. i bet that lady had to play that accordian very carefully lol. cheers. alf

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Alf

I well remember the playhouse -( i was in durban in '54 on ss Clearton), and the bandleader at the playhouse was a blonde lady called Marie le Grange...and she played a very large accordian...
such wonderful happy days, eh? Oh for a ginger square or tom collins now.
cheers
tony cooke

Hi Tony,
The old Playhouse (good name for it) was really a good spot for a few Drinks and fun,and the Lady that played that Accordian was terrific!
She use to play the 120 Bass Hohner Piano Accordian,what a lovely instrument!
Many good hours spent in there mate!
Cheers