LETS SEE HOW MANY ADMIT THIS

Elvis is a legend, all these bollocks programmes like X factor search for a superstar & yet they've never come close to finding anything close to him.He could'nt play the guitar for jack shit, could'nt write a song but he did'nt have to, he could stick a microphone by his arse & fart for 3 minutes & he'd make it sound good.

Ian Curtis - Joy Division.

hey worcester bit of an odd situation with me as i loved the mod music back then but half my mates were skinheads , half my mates were mods and me got moved into the casual clobber all because i was pretty good at tennis and played for my county when i was 15-16 and all i wore was taccinni and fila tops and next thing i knw everyone was wearing it down the city

i blame born bjorg =lol

Nice one Mozzer. You are not alone mate. I have a mod'y Vespa (as a bit of a play thing with only a couple of hundred miles on the clock in the 7 years I've had it!!) plus a wardrobe full of Tacchini and Fila vintage gear. On the music front, you really should check out The Rifles. If you like The Jam you'll love 'em - Get their latest Album 'Great Escape' (see Avatar) and enjoy

Peter

At the moment has to be Johnny Cash,

Groing up... Optimus Prime!!!

annis I have been to memphis and visited graceland ,it was amazing but surprisingly small in comparison to some of the stars houses these days, also went to tupelo where he was brought up in a two room house about twice the size of a standard garden shed , that was unbelievable, you should go ,memphis is a great city as well with a huge amount of things to see and do,go for it mate ,you wont regret it.

Being a boxing fan it has to be Ali. The great welsh boxer Jimmy Wilde. From Merthyr. Greatest flyweight there ever was.


Honourable mention also Johnny Cash.

Being a boxing fan it has to be Ali. The great welsh boxer Jimmy Wilde. From Merthyr. Greatest flyweight there ever was.


Honourable mention also Johnny Cash.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Farr

Legend
You read the book?

Being a boxing fan it has to be Ali. The great welsh boxer Jimmy Wilde. From Merthyr. Greatest flyweight there ever was.


Honourable mention also Johnny Cash.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Farr

Legend
You read the book?

No, I haven't have to give it a look.

Got links to great documentaries on some of the best welsh boxers. Excluding Calzaghe where there is a lot of stuff already available.



Link here. Put up by Bluebird


http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showt ... immy+wilde



The Howard Winstone Story

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UTBF83DC

Jimmy Wilde – Fighting Class

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TJ94EQ98

Tommy Farr – Fighting Class (commentary from Angelo Dundee)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BX6IWH2G

Ted Kid Lewis – 4 Fights (Basham, McCormick, Gummer, Carpentier)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S71WY0C3



Got a good Johnny Owen documentary don't think I am up to watching that just yet due to the tragic ending.

Being a boxing fan it has to be Ali. The great welsh boxer Jimmy Wilde. From Merthyr. Greatest flyweight there ever was.


Honourable mention also Johnny Cash.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Farr

Legend
You read the book?

No, I haven't have to give it a look.

Got links to great documentaries on some of the best welsh boxers. Excluding Calzaghe where there is a lot of stuff already available.



Link here. Put up by Bluebird


http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showt ... immy+wilde



The Howard Winstone Story

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UTBF83DC

Jimmy Wilde – Fighting Class

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TJ94EQ98

Tommy Farr – Fighting Class (commentary from Angelo Dundee)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BX6IWH2G

Ted Kid Lewis – 4 Fights (Basham, McCormick, Gummer, Carpentier)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S71WY0C3



Got a good Johnny Owen documentary don't think I am up to watching that just yet due to the tragic ending.

I'll give me a look tomorrow.

I'm a close relation of Charlie Pearson, you heard of him?

Enzo Maccarinelli's trainer Charlie Pearson?

Enzo Maccarinelli's trainer Charlie Pearson?

Yeah, retired in 06 to spend more time with family.

Enzo went on to Calzaghe's old man.

Enzo Maccarinelli's trainer Charlie Pearson?

Yeah, retired in 06 to spend more time with family.

Enzo went on to Calzaghe's old man.

Yep, went down hill after leaving Enzo Calzaghe. David Haye did destroy him but that was his own fault.

Leonardo from the Ninja Turtles. My mum made the mistake of making me a costume of him for a carnival, complete with wooden homemade swords. Our poor dog

Enzo Maccarinelli's trainer Charlie Pearson?

Yeah, retired in 06 to spend more time with family.

Enzo went on to Calzaghe's old man.

Yep, went down hill after leaving Enzo Calzaghe. David Haye did destroy him but that was his own fault.

Yeah, look where Haye is now

I know years to come these boxers will be regarded as "legends", but half of them barely fight more than 50 times in their careers now.
Back in the 30s and 20s, boxers like Farr and Wilde would have 150 fights, and not for luxurys like sponserships and big fat cheques like there is today, but to put food on the table and to scrape by.

The story of Jimmy Wilde is really interesting.

He was from a mining village and worked in the mine. On the mine tops they used to have fights for money. That is where his talent was seen. He went onto fight at carnivals. Where people would pay to fight him. He then got signed up and was a professional boxer. Interestingly he was fighting out in America and Canada too.

Out of the 133 fights he won. He ko'd 99 which is amazing. These guys were usually a lot bigger than him too

This is a bloody good question and one I've never considered before.

To be honest though, I idolise anyone who can put a smile on my face at the snap of a finger. The two obvious people who did that were (and still are) my dad and my older brother, the latter being the one who introduced me to the delights of the Grange End and away games with the City
My nan also has a place up there because she's just brilliant to me (and her cooking is brilliant).

Also as a kid I liked Steve Irwin - I was properly devastated when he died!

Thomas the Tank Engine

Which is quite ironic as I'm now the same shape as Sir Topham Hatt and I work on the railway

sir lincoln hallihan lol

Ok im going to get slsughtered now ! Well here goes Max Boyce !! And shawadywaddy . Go easy on e lads

Steve Mc Queen the best actor of all time in my opinion with Clint Eastwood a close 2nd and John Wayne 3rd .

William Shatner aka Captain Kirk

Popeye Olive Oyl woz a bit of allright - reminds me of Mrs Ramsgate

Mine was Jean Calude Van damm when i was doing kickboxing all i wanted to be was like him! sad hay lol

and every single one of his films

Elvis is a legend, all these bollocks programmes like X factor search for a superstar & yet they've never come close to finding anything close to him.He could'nt play the guitar for jack shit, could'nt write a song but he did'nt have to, he could stick a microphone by his arse & fart for 3 minutes & he'd make it sound good.

I'm going there next month sir, any tips/advice on the place?

hanibal from the A Team

Ian Botham

Their non Football idol growing up.

Yes I loved punk/ska/60s etc music,

But Elvis Presley was my idol and one day I would love to visit Memphis.

annis

same as you elvis was my idol as well
went to gracelands for my 50th birthday two years ago and it was amazing stayed in the heartbreak hotel
well worth a trip.

oh so ridsdale then you turncoat

ian botham was mine, just use to make cricket worth watching