tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post111462670311769793..comments2024-03-29T08:01:33.349+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Peter the Con and The China Shop.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72726547265015736062018-04-18T12:34:06.454+01:002018-04-18T12:34:06.454+01:00I've been lucky enough to meet and spend time ...I've been lucky enough to meet and spend time with some of those in the 1060s Chelsea set. If you can get them reminiscing, it's a fascinating snapshot of a legendary time.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72262559495937228282018-04-18T04:39:16.369+01:002018-04-18T04:39:16.369+01:00I certainly did in those days; by the bucket load!...I certainly did in those days; by the bucket load!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27864250554437672952018-04-18T04:38:48.056+01:002018-04-18T04:38:48.056+01:00All part of life's rich tapestry!All part of life's rich tapestry!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61265814705503124582018-04-18T04:38:04.105+01:002018-04-18T04:38:04.105+01:00Not particularly; he always seemed a bit 'seed...Not particularly; he always seemed a bit 'seedy' to me. Always trying to find a wangle.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53126035059687359162018-04-18T04:36:53.888+01:002018-04-18T04:36:53.888+01:00Chelsea in the mid-60's was where they all gat...Chelsea in the mid-60's was where they all gathered (me included). They were interesting times.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28190397977049380892018-04-18T02:31:28.527+01:002018-04-18T02:31:28.527+01:00You have the most interesting friends and or acqua...You have the most interesting friends and or acquaintances.<br /><br />cheers parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58321384297870961872018-04-17T23:29:50.049+01:002018-04-17T23:29:50.049+01:00People buy these because they like them? No harm d...People buy these because they like them? No harm done. People are conned into investing their money in them with hope of a good return? Bad luck and perhaps they are better off working a proper job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31166006914491419492018-04-17T21:12:53.768+01:002018-04-17T21:12:53.768+01:00Did you like him?
Did you like him?<br />Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2250486974418307402018-04-17T19:35:34.807+01:002018-04-17T19:35:34.807+01:00I love your stories of some of the quaint characte...I love your stories of some of the quaint characters you have met down there in the South - all we have up here to compare are Dalesmen who have lived out at the back of beyond since they were born.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48723791552751366022018-04-17T12:41:40.843+01:002018-04-17T12:41:40.843+01:00Peter certainly was... a right nut case!Peter certainly was... a right nut case!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41637709691347047452018-04-17T12:23:56.770+01:002018-04-17T12:23:56.770+01:00All part of life's rich tapestry.All part of life's rich tapestry.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81520410167042761262018-04-17T12:02:00.219+01:002018-04-17T12:02:00.219+01:00As are the Indians; and very good they are too.As are the Indians; and very good they are too.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15505772164990373722018-04-17T12:01:22.921+01:002018-04-17T12:01:22.921+01:00And everyone wants a bargain.And everyone wants a bargain.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88792790206032449112018-04-17T11:40:27.397+01:002018-04-17T11:40:27.397+01:00There always have been con-men/women but today wit...There always have been con-men/women but today with the Internet, their numbers have multiplied more than a thousand fold. The arts and people’s ego are a prime target.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20192904570374274012018-04-17T10:53:47.864+01:002018-04-17T10:53:47.864+01:00As you say above, the Chinese are very good at fak...As you say above, the Chinese are very good at faking their own stuff these days.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76592980969759818212018-04-17T09:41:32.398+01:002018-04-17T09:41:32.398+01:00These days the Chinese sell everything ready-aged,...These days the Chinese sell everything ready-aged, in those days they came 'raw'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7259552758725835352018-04-17T09:40:31.195+01:002018-04-17T09:40:31.195+01:00A bit cold.A bit cold.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44012637100585638502018-04-17T09:39:55.527+01:002018-04-17T09:39:55.527+01:00He was quite a bit older than me, so I imagine he&...He was quite a bit older than me, so I imagine he's gone to the great non-antique shop in the sky.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55083866953124284602018-04-17T09:27:02.037+01:002018-04-17T09:27:02.037+01:00Sounds a character. The Del boy of the antique wo...Sounds a character. The Del boy of the antique world; "We buy rubbish and sell antiques!"northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45863322054876971262018-04-17T09:20:49.114+01:002018-04-17T09:20:49.114+01:00It's a potty.It's a potty. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71705066896334088252018-04-17T09:14:20.952+01:002018-04-17T09:14:20.952+01:00He's probably dribbling in a rest home. But p...He's probably dribbling in a rest home. But people like him often live on forever, unless knocked on the head one too many times by the girlfriend. Maybe he's weeding the cabbages in his allotment right now.<br /><br />local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.com