Introduction Hello from rainy and windy Carlisle.

[aquatic]

Hello all, i found this forum while looking around some sax sites.

I'm 44, and have been playing an Alto sax for just 8 months. Late bloomer as they say, but I do enjoy it and get to practice every day.

I have a Trevor James Classic Alto, and a Trevor James black nickel Tenor. I mainly play the allto though, I find it much easier to handle and dont get out of breath so much.

I enjoy surfing the net to find material and tips for playing. I also have a proper teacher and she's great, but I like surfing too.

 

[ken]

Hello and welcome Aquatic.

I was born and bred within the sound of Bow Bells (if the wind was blowing in the right direction 😉 )... East Ham (before it was Newham). Spent plenty of time down "The Lane" and later in "The Beggar".

All these guy's talking about fromage and Pain au chocolat, perhaps we can get down something sensible now... pie and mash, jellied eels, Tubby Issacs etc.

Ken.

 

[Melissa]

yeah, whats up with the cheese and the chocolate bread anyway? :laugh:

 

[Pete Thomas]

At 02:49:29 AM 28/03/06, Aquatic wrote:
Hello all, i found this forum while looking around some sax sites.

I'm 44, and have been playing an Alto sax for just 8 months. Late bloomer as they say, but I do enjoy it and get to practice every day.

I have a Trevor James Classic Alto, and a Trevor James black nickel Tenor. I mainly play the allto though, I find it much easier to handle and dont get out of breath so much.

I enjoy surfing the net to find material and tips for playing. I also have a proper teacher and she's great, but I like surfing too.

And welcome from sunny Southampton.

 

[drew_stewart]

hi ken what are tubby isaacs? sorry for being ignorant!

 

[ken]

At 10:40:08 AM 28/03/06, drew stewart wrote:
hi ken what are tubby isaacs? sorry for being ignorant!

Hi Drew,

No apologies needed, it's only a bit of silliness. Tubby Issacs used to be quiet a famous jelly eel/cockle/winkle stall in the East End of London

I hate the stuff, but as an apprentice I would get sent to fill the orders of my peers :erm:

Ken.

 

[drew_stewart]

right that explains a lot! :erm:

 

[lightbobarms]

At 12:00:52 PM 28/03/06, Ken wrote:
> At 10:40:08 AM 28/03/06, drew stewart wrote:
> hi ken what are tubby isaacs? sorry for being ignorant!

Hi Drew,

No apologies needed, it's only a bit of silliness. Tubby Issacs used to be quiet a famous jelly eel/cockle/winkle stall in the East End of London


Ken.

There still is a stall, just along from Aldgate tube

 

[aquatic]

as it 'appens ken, I was bought up on tubby Issacs. As a kid, my old dad would take me to Brick Lane every sunday morning rain or shine. Alway stopped at his stall for jellied ells and a lump of dry bread.

Sometimes, if im in London, Ill pop down the lane and have a gander, but it has changed so much now its hardly recognisable. I do love the 24 hour Bagel Bake though, and its not unknown for me to over indulge in the early hours of the morning.

I have fond memories of brick lane, went to school at the top of it up past cheshire st. I used to look at the saxes in the window of the music shop on the corner and drool over them. Now I just drool, its a age thing i think,,, lol

 

[elmer]

Hello Aquatic.

I had it in my head Carlisle was up near the lake district ?

ovbiously another one then .... ?

 

[ken]

At 7:16:22 PM 28/03/06, lightbobarms wrote:
There still is a stall, just along from Aldgate tube

Wow, I thought that had gone along with the Gardners Corner re-development.
Wonder how many years that stall has existed!!!

 

[ken]

At 9:27:45 PM 28/03/06, Aquatic wrote:
as it 'appens ken, I was bought up on tubby Issacs. As a kid, my old dad would take me to Brick Lane every sunday morning rain or shine. Alway stopped at his stall for jellied ells and a lump of dry bread.

Sometimes, if im in London, Ill pop down the lane and have a gander, but it has changed so much now its hardly recognisable. I do love the 24 hour Bagel Bake though, and its not unknown for me to over indulge in the early hours of the morning.

I have fond memories of brick lane, went to school at the top of it up past cheshire st. I used to look at the saxes in the window of the music shop on the corner and drool over them. Now I just drool, its a age thing i think,,, lol

My poison used to be the pie mash and liquer near the Canning Town flyover (can't remember the shop name). Think they got shut down for cooking cats.

I haven't been back for years, but even when I did the 'change' of it all just didn't appeal anymore... felt like an ousider 🙁

Now I just drool, its a age thing i think,,, lol

I can relate to that!

 

[aquatic]

Elmer it is up by the lakes. Its where i live now.

left London when i was 34, had a few years in Cornwall before heading up here.

I like it here, thinking of staying for a while.

My old mum n dad live in Romford and I do visit them as often as I can. Which is why I still get to visit the Brick Lane Bagel Bake.

now im feeling hungry. 🙂

And ken, dont do the A13 now, its bad news. remember it was always bumper to bumper traffic ?? well now its worse and theres bumper to bumper speed cameras too so if ya get a few car lengths in front of ya and catch up,,, ** FLASH ** smile your on candid camera