tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post4018922389081596336..comments2024-03-29T09:54:08.208+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Talk of the Devil!Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31177372315553075542019-03-06T04:54:28.239+00:002019-03-06T04:54:28.239+00:00Stripes or no stripes, they do nothing for me. Too...Stripes or no stripes, they do nothing for me. Too much material flapping about.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91374582952938045472019-03-06T04:53:39.602+00:002019-03-06T04:53:39.602+00:00Me too Graham, I also considered myself far more s...Me too Graham, I also considered myself far more stylish.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47960175896546486432019-03-06T04:53:08.677+00:002019-03-06T04:53:08.677+00:00Now, that Captain America helmet I thoroughly appr...Now, that Captain America helmet I thoroughly approve of. The rest; not so sure.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6161223880613916932019-03-06T04:52:12.036+00:002019-03-06T04:52:12.036+00:00I hope your memories weren't too disturbing!I hope your memories weren't too disturbing!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44400707793279353142019-03-06T01:20:34.499+00:002019-03-06T01:20:34.499+00:00Oh how I rocked those bell bottoms in 1969. I had ...Oh how I rocked those bell bottoms in 1969. I had a pair of STRIPED ones. Can't see the video but I believe everything you say anyway.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5568992691116384392019-03-05T17:43:15.295+00:002019-03-05T17:43:15.295+00:00That is an unusual coincidence. As for flares and ...That is an unusual coincidence. As for flares and bellbottoms I was far too conservative.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16089186370480851912019-03-05T17:00:47.872+00:002019-03-05T17:00:47.872+00:00I had bells. One pair, red, white and blue. I was ...I had bells. One pair, red, white and blue. I was stylin'! Wore them with cowboy boots, in order to drive my motorcycle. I had a Captain America helmet, too. Those were the days.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37184280931875256192019-03-05T15:49:44.274+00:002019-03-05T15:49:44.274+00:00As soon as I found on Google what Bell Bottom is, ...As soon as I found on Google what Bell Bottom is, a whole world of memories opened up before me, I had such and platform shoes of course too.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8698637813840178772019-03-05T14:39:28.472+00:002019-03-05T14:39:28.472+00:00I would say 'Bad fashion is the killer'.I would say 'Bad fashion is the killer'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26544412514067046052019-03-05T14:36:29.538+00:002019-03-05T14:36:29.538+00:00It was a strange feeling. It was a strange feeling. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91764549960178942332019-03-05T14:36:04.900+00:002019-03-05T14:36:04.900+00:00Oh dear, not platform heels as well. I hope you ke...Oh dear, not platform heels as well. I hope you kept them, they're selling very well in retro shops!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43424824813826524632019-03-05T13:44:35.728+00:002019-03-05T13:44:35.728+00:00They were fun when I was younger, but dangerous no...They were fun when I was younger, but dangerous now in my dotage. If I caught my foot in the flare, I would tumble over and the result would not be good. The same goes for the very wide pant legs they put out last year. Fashion can be a killer.<br /><br />Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49687101230972729732019-03-05T13:31:25.377+00:002019-03-05T13:31:25.377+00:00Nice when that happens. Nice when that happens. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60104375546113827972019-03-05T13:17:10.303+00:002019-03-05T13:17:10.303+00:00I can't see the video. I did wear bell bottoms...I can't see the video. I did wear bell bottoms with platform boots but not for long. Not a good look in the winter with frozen wet fabric flapping around your legs. Thank goodness there are no pictures.Jane Karwathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873112386908974146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22384524094118280142019-03-05T12:15:19.383+00:002019-03-05T12:15:19.383+00:00Don't tell anyone, but I do all my own small s...Don't tell anyone, but I do all my own small sewing jobs. I'm hopeless at it, but I do it anyway.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14664206720270841082019-03-05T12:00:45.247+00:002019-03-05T12:00:45.247+00:00ive really enjoyed the bee, even though I cannot t...ive really enjoyed the bee, even though I cannot thread a needleJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33419299172389680122019-03-05T10:44:24.636+00:002019-03-05T10:44:24.636+00:00The woman judge may be a great needlewoman etc but...The woman judge may be a great needlewoman etc but her outfits never give me any confidence in her judgement.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74503151412332287602019-03-05T10:13:44.999+00:002019-03-05T10:13:44.999+00:00I watched most of last week's. Some of the res...I watched most of last week's. Some of the results were dreadful; one was excellent. It's a fun programme, even if one isn't interested in 'sewing'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23839538136328534972019-03-05T09:51:22.604+00:002019-03-05T09:51:22.604+00:00A fashion too far for me (big bottom ). I love TG...A fashion too far for me (big bottom ). I love TGBSB especially if recorded and I can avoid all the silly bits and get to the winner.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88023792126804680992019-03-05T09:42:42.129+00:002019-03-05T09:42:42.129+00:00My greatest memory of Adrian was going up to his s...My greatest memory of Adrian was going up to his shop (he was on the first floor) and finding Jean and Chrissy Shrimpton both in their bras and knickers. Better than Steak-n-Chips.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23120715726858369422019-03-05T09:40:47.103+00:002019-03-05T09:40:47.103+00:00He must have been a 'Dedicated Follower of Fas...He must have been a 'Dedicated Follower of Fashion'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79072100997176437842019-03-05T09:22:08.201+00:002019-03-05T09:22:08.201+00:00I have a photo of Tom casually leaning against a w...I have a photo of Tom casually leaning against a wall outside of the 'Good Companions' in Dyke Road wearing flare, they were white, quite the John Travolta. lol<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7325183429692900502019-03-05T09:15:40.970+00:002019-03-05T09:15:40.970+00:00I remember them well ...... I undid the seams and ...I remember them well ...... I undid the seams and added a triangle of flowery fabric ...... the wider the better ...... it wasn’t a good look !!!!! ..... and, I remember laying in a bath of diluted bleach to lighten and shrink them ...... you couldn't get stonewashed jeans then could you ? I don’t normally watch The Great British Seeing Bee but I did catch that episode .... it brought back some embarrassing memories 🤣 XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65085543997245434942019-03-05T07:52:51.088+00:002019-03-05T07:52:51.088+00:00It really was. It was as if the man on the TV was ...It really was. It was as if the man on the TV was repeating my exact words, at exactly the same moment.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78660075766798610802019-03-05T07:51:51.876+00:002019-03-05T07:51:51.876+00:00It's a fun programme. Very camp, very amateur,...It's a fun programme. Very camp, very amateur, and filled with disaster; perfect viewing.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com