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Subject: 'Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves'

Author:
Jim Martin

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Date Posted: 16:05:25 04/08/05 Fri

I remember a certain CAPE tour that we went on in Devizes to the West Midlands staying over at COD Donnington. I believe that was the first time that we got presented to the then, Mayor of Wolverhampton in the Civic square. Remembered a certain TSM who was leaving the Army being asked by the Mayor "What did he want to be when he left the Army?"....The reply being "A Screw Sir!"....The look on this Mayor's face was priceless! Another item that comes to mind occurred in the barrack block that we were staying in at that time. Concerning me bringing back a WRAC to the accommadation for obvious intentions after a good night out at the local Disco. Remember the BSM coming out to see what the commotion was all about and ordering that this female be removed from the locality of the Mens quarters. You understand it was not what he said but what he was wearing at the time. A psychedelic pair of pyjamas that I must admit looked pretty weird even for the seventies! No they didn't have sewn in creases or Rank insignia on them! Is'nt truly amazing how certain things stay in your mind even after this long period of time! Another incident happened while we were at Walsall Arboretum when firing blanks from the Guns, the old 5.5 Howitzers in line abreast from the right doing kneeling gun-drill the whole works on show for the public at large! This little old lady comes pottering across to our TSM and starts hitting him with her umbrella calling him a 'Murderer' because with all the 'Bangs' going off her Budgerigar had just fallen off its perch and had kicked the bucket so to speak! Sad but funny all the same! Some of you must remember these and other items that happened on that tour in question so many years ago! What say you?.............By the way the Title of this piece is from a tune that was a hit in them days!...Can anybody remember who sang it?

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Re: 'Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves'	Brummydave	19:25:34 04/08/05 Fri