jimmy the smoggy

[jimmyfry2]

Hi every one I'Ve just been looking at a few sites about south Africa -south east Africa and came across a site about Lourenco Marques radio ,which i used to look forward to picking up when i was going round the cape and up to the gulf in 1968 .It was such a good station and played all the latest records which you never hear any were else once out of u k waters in those days .The site is an history of l m radio and even plays all the old jingles any one interested just type in lourenco marques and follow the links ,good memories

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Jimmy
Yes that was one good Radio Station mate,and i too used to listen to it all the time!
Funnily enough my late Nephew used to be the DJ for LM some Years back,and was quite a popular Guy there!
He was the Son of the late Terence O'D from Johannesburg
Barry O'Dee (Donaghue) they used to call him,possibly you would recall that name !That was in the 60's
Great !
Cheers

Look at some Pics and listen to some of theold Sounds of LM here!

http://www.lmradio.org/

[jimmyfry2]

hi Vernon thanks for that bit of info , do you also remember the springbok radio station I think that's what they called it did not have the same type of modern records but had some funny shows on if i remember correctly not a very good reception once you moved of the coast away jimmy.

[Doc Vernon]

Yes Jimmy
Springbok Radio was the most used in South Africa,it was really popular!
Remember when i was very Young,and my late Brother Greg amde our first Crystal Set on the Farm in Vereeniging,and we used to lie under the Blankets and listen to all the Serials! Ones like 'The Creaking Door" haha1 God old days then!
Cheers

You will remember these Ads i am sure!

http://www.springbokradio.com/ADS.html

Go to all the various Links on the left of Screen!

Go to the Home page and Click to listen to the Radio in real time too!

http://www.springbokradio.com/SPRINGBOKDIGITAL.html

Some good Episodes of The Avengers here too!
http://declassified.theavengers.tv/radio_downloads.htm

EG Listen Here! http://declassified.theavengers.tv/d...r/joker_02.mp3

Below
Nothing to do with above but a good site for old time Radios!
Cheers Enjoy!
http://otr.awardspace.com/

[happy daze john in oz]

Vernon there was a very annoying jingle back in the 60's about waking up in the morning. So bloody annoying we used to turn off as soon as it came on. Weird lot they were.

[jimmyfry2]

sorry took time to reply ,must have been a thing in the sixties listening to radio under bed cloths my late brother and i used to listen to radio luxembourg the same way ,it used to drift in and out and whistle like an hearing aid that's set to loud.

[Keith at Tregenna]

My partner is from Wallsend, bit like Bow Bells and real Cockneys, with her a Geordie. Hence forbidden from talking to a Smoggy, HA HA. From Wales myself and classed also by her as a cockney as it is South of Newcastle.

I also tell her that I love her;

In all reality just saying hello mate,

K.

Her that must be obeyed asks are you a NUFC fan or from the team that cannot be mentioned by a true Geordie, no idea what is meant apart from in our house for some reason, Sunderlland appears to be a dirty word.

But she can only lay claim to half the house and I as a Celt send on a warm Welsh Welcome.

Is this a Northern rivalry, must say they all sound the same to me, part from Liverpudlians.

For the Morning and forgetting North or South friendly rivalries, can control my Cushy Butterfield.

Chat more and often, saving today for them.

K.

[jimmyfry2]

hi Keith ,us smoggy's always get on with the Geordie's but they hate the machams with a vengeance ,i used to work at the amec rig yard in wallsend and had a great time there also my first ship the British prestige ,i joined at the Palmer's yard in hebburn across the tyne , and it was a full geordie crew which i spoke fluently after six months with them great times ,also my daughters ex boy friend was from porthmadog and his father was at sea with Harrison line would be about sixty + now, will ask her his name and let you know. jimmy the smoggy take care out there.

[Keith at Tregenna]

Glad to meet up with you mate, my main and longest best friend is originally from Stockton and a truer nicer bloke you could never meet.

Cheers K.