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27th November 2015, 11:52 PM
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Re: How to Park a Ship.....
Brian i heard all that years ago they were a great bunch of guys weren't they?Joe Tommy and Jim,were a good turn on stage and all comedians.That last name there should have read Johnie Bickerstaf.
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28th November 2015, 09:45 AM
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Re: How to Park a Ship.....
Originally Posted by
Charlie Hannah
Jim i had never heard Chatty Matty called anything but that name.cheers.
Charlie I don't know if you sailed with my mate John Anderson (Andy or Ando)he was bosuns mate on the France and the Britain he often spoke of chatty Matty one day he mentioned that Matty was a relative of a family I know named Fitzgerald,then again it could've been on the wifes side.
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Jim.B.
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29th November 2015, 12:03 AM
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Re: How to Park a Ship.....
Jim preety sure i know John Anderson,not from the France though,He could be correct,but i only knew Matty by his nick name.Cheers.
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