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jerrybeirne

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  1. i flew chiang mai-bangkok return, took the train to hua hin, booked into hotels etc. without a smartphone recently.

    i also applied for my covid passport in chiang mai yesterday, the person who served me was a little bemused i did not have one. but was still able to proccess my application with the documents i had. 

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  2. this has taken off more than "what was the first single you bought" a couple of days ago.

    from seeing fledgling bands in salisbury city hall, 66/67 young pink floyds, small faces, the move, the kinks and the english birds, doing motown covers with ronnie wood on bass. etc.

    then the blues boom, john mayall"s bluesbreakers , fleetwood mac, aynsley dunbar et al, the soul bands, geno washington, jimmy james and the vagabonds,  the alan bown set.

     

    bath festival, knebworths, glastonburys the last night at fillmore east, blackbush, readings, 1975 mardi gras concert in new orleans, its all been great,

    so many bands have been mentioned in this thread, some i had completely forgotten about, and it sounds like we all had a good time.

     

    biggest regret, not going to the isle of white in 1970 to see and hear jimi hendrix, i was in southampton at the time.

    he was n't as good as i hoped he would be,  james brown in sydney, never mind

     

    and lets not forget all those great bands who play in our local pubs and clubs on friday and saturday nights who never made the big time.

     

    do you believe in rock and roll, god damn right i do!

     

     

     

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  3. On 5/8/2020 at 4:08 PM, ChipButty said:

    For you guys who knocked around the clubs in the 60's did you ever come across this guy? Chris Farlow he played a few time in the all night clubs in Manchester 

     

    saw chris farlowe and the thunderbirds a couple of times. good band.

    he traveled on the QE2 when i worked on there, down to earth bloke.

  4. On 5/8/2020 at 4:08 PM, ChipButty said:

    For you guys who knocked around the clubs in the 60's did you ever come across this guy? Chris Farlow he played a few time in the all night clubs in Manchester 

     

    saw chris farlowe and the thunderbirds a couple of times. good band.

    he traveled on the QE2 when i worked on there, down to earth bloke.

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  5. 12 hours ago, tribalfusion001 said:

    The average age of the TVF posters on this thread must be around 70 judging by the old music listed 555

     

    Sex Pistols - The great rock n roll scandal, 7in single, 1979, when in junior school. Although it might have Sham 69 - Hersham Boys also from 1979.

    i'm 68 and a half!

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  6. i am on my second non imm multiple entry o visa based on being a u.k. pensioner.

    you can only get it in person in london.

    take the documents in one day and pick up the next.

    it suits me as i return to u.k. once a year.

    i dont mind doing the 90 day visa run to where ever either.

     

    make sure you let the u.k. pension people know, four months in advance, that you plan  to

    retire and have your pension payed from your 65th? birthday.

    take a look at the below link for all the info.

    www.gov.uk/state-pension

     

    when you get your pension you will get a statement showing how much you will get

    and when it starts.

    this is the form you will need  to apply for the  visa.

    i dont know if they will accept a copy.

    on the second year i showed three months of bank statements, signed and stamped by my bank.

    to show it was being payed in.

    also make sure you have the right size passport photos and background colour.

     

    hope this is of help to you,

    p.m. me if you wish.

     

    enjoy your retirement,

    jerry in chiang mai.

     

     

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