Local Characters

FarnleyBloke · Post by **FarnleyBloke** » Tue 26 Jun, 2007 5:10 pm

Scandy Bramley wrote: billy the buffalo wrote: The family that did not wear shoes were i believe the Winroses and they lived in a big house that was opposite the Globe pub,one of them was in my class at Broad Lane i think it was Timothy... Ta for that BtB! Doesn't ring any bells I'm afraid. You're probably right tho - can't see there being two shoeless families in the area! In Bramley??? I would have thought it unusual to see two families with shoes!!

Ian R P · Post by **Ian R P** » Tue 26 Jun, 2007 11:00 pm

Ok then,What about the guy that used to go round pubs doing Portraits on brown paper bags? Does he still do them? I'm sure it was him on phoenix nights.Also theres Peter (the sheriff) who used to hide behind chairs in the Broadway pub shooting at people saying 'John wayne's coming'.I used to see him until recently, but was told he had sadly passed away.That git with the guitar is a nuisance. he serenaded me on my birthday last year goaded on by my so called mates, then got narky when I refused to pay him!!Also, what happened to Evening Post Vendors that used to shout in funny voices? have they stopped that now? Health and safety etc.There was the one on Commercial Street that was always having a terrible day.

pid · Post by **pid** » Wed 27 Jun, 2007 2:28 pm

now then ian the guy who does portraits on paper bags is one mick artistic and yes hes still doin it he did one of me once and made me look like alfie moon so i wasnt best pleased and yes it were indeed him doing one of the acts at the funny farm on phoenix nights bless im

deano_bramley · Post by **deano_bramley** » Wed 27 Jun, 2007 6:40 pm

fluffysheep wrote: Thought of another one! I used to go into the Atrium frequently, and there was a guy who did magic tricks. I think his name was Alan. He always wore a slightly strange outfit, I think his jackets were unusual. I've seen him in other pubs, but I can't remember which ones. His card tricks were always very impressive, although that might have been the booze! I used to work at firefly and he came in there to do tricks. "magic al" we called him. ive also seen him in jakes a few times.

deano_bramley · Post by **deano_bramley** » Wed 27 Jun, 2007 6:42 pm

fluffysheep wrote: Anyone seen the guy that gets on the bus in Belle Isle, who plays his guitar and sings on the bus? He's seen around the city centre too, playing his guitar to people in the streets. haha yh hes called chris if i remember properly i had a video of him singin to me nd my m8s on my birthday. his songs do actually make sense!

deano_bramley · Post by **deano_bramley** » Wed 27 Jun, 2007 6:44 pm

Loinerpete wrote: The mad monk walks from bradford to leeds and back, hes been doing it since the 1960`s...apparently hes not short of a bob or two. he must be knocking on a bit now but he looks good from all that walking. we call him the "merry monk" when i was younger i thought he owned kirkstall abbey. He watched us in a footy game once at Ilkley school playing fields.

Scandy Bramley · Post by **Scandy Bramley** » Wed 27 Jun, 2007 9:11 pm

FarnleyBloke wrote: Scandy Bramley wrote: billy the buffalo wrote: The family that did not wear shoes were i believe the Winroses and they lived in a big house that was opposite the Globe pub,one of them was in my class at Broad Lane i think it was Timothy... Ta for that BtB! Doesn't ring any bells I'm afraid. You're probably right tho - can't see there being two shoeless families in the area! In Bramley??? I would have thought it unusual to see two families with shoes!!

Hardy Har-Har! We wus wearin shoes in Bramlah, when Farnleyfolk were still dicovering the wheel and chippin flints to make fire to warm your cowpat dinners on!

Do you still all have six fingers on each hand out there, from all the inbreeding? P.S. I am joking mate...I love this banter!

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Festwerfer · Post by **Festwerfer** » Wed 27 Jun, 2007 10:39 pm

Mungo I think I know who you mean I think he lives up Seacroft somewhere as I see him on the 4 and 16 buses He always reminds me of an extra from Spinal Tap

dERvXeroX · Post by **dERvXeroX** » Thu 28 Jun, 2007 8:21 pm

Mungo wrote: Hi,When I was at Uni (Leeds Met between 1999 and 2002) there was an unusual bloke who used to come in the union bar for a pint at some point every Friday afternoon. I think he did a weekly crawl of the student-ey pubs up Otley Road.He wore cowboy boots, skin-tight black stonewashed (or similar) jeans and a big furry jacket, and he had long hair although he was receding quite severely and was at least mid forties age-wise. His whole appearance was a sort of 80's glam metal Guns n' Roses stylee.He never really spoke to anyone, except on one occaision I saw him talking to a bloke called Frank, who was a local character I vaguely knew in the pubs round Pontefract when I lived there (God know's what he was doing in the Leeds Met Union bar).I used to wonder what his story was, but never got round to asking. Has anyone ever seem him around? There's some stuff about cider Paul here with some pictures:http://www.rawnervepromotions.co.uk/for ... 31ab23bfcf

Mungo · Post by **Mungo** » Fri 29 Jun, 2007 12:22 pm

Quote: There's some stuff about cider Paul here with some pictures:http://www.rawnervepromotions.co.uk/for ... 31ab23bfcf That's 'im! woo!Thanks