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| 40.1 | Yup. | CHEST::BARKER | Only 18 weeks until Skiing ! | Mon Oct 03 1988 10:35 | 8 |
| Yes it is. I walked past a Cinema with it on, this morning. I don't
know which one, but I was walking from Jacksons Garage to the town
centre.
Anybody know what its called ?
The other Chris B.
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| 40.2 | Cannon | KERNEL::DARCY | | Mon Oct 03 1988 10:56 | 2 |
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| 40.3 | Balls | RDGE00::BADMAN | I owe, I owe, so off to work I go ... | Mon Oct 03 1988 17:32 | 7 |
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Sorry; couldn't resist it!!!
Jamie.
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| 40.4 | | KERNEL::MOUNTFORD | | Mon Oct 03 1988 20:52 | 4 |
| Well worth seeing.I haven't laughed so much in years,based on
a real person what's more.
Richard.
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| 40.5 | | FOOT::BADMAN | I owe, I owe, so off to work I go ... | Tue Oct 04 1988 12:12 | 7 |
| Sounds a similar film to Biloxi Blues starring Mathew Broderick.
Great film, funny and autobiographical. Neil Simon wrote it.
Jamie.
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| 40.6 | Tonights the night! | LARVAE::LUCIE | Make mine a Pint of ESB! | Wed Oct 05 1988 14:53 | 7 |
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I'm off to see it tonight - absolutely love Robin Williams.
Hope its as good as I've been told!
Lucie
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| 40.7 | | IMNAUT::HIRD | Noone expects the spanish inquisition | Mon Oct 10 1988 17:26 | 6 |
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re .1
Is it still the only one Basingstoke has ?
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| 40.8 | There used to be 2! | LARVAE::LUCIE | Make mine a Pint of ESB! | Tue Oct 11 1988 13:46 | 8 |
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re.7 Yep fraid so. Used to be another one at the Hilton National
but that closed a few years ago.
There's always the flea-pit at Tadley!
Lucie
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| 40.9 | | KERNEL::MOUNTFORD | | Tue Oct 11 1988 16:22 | 8 |
| Talking of cinemas,why has noone ever opened a "drive in movie"
in this country? Well I don't think there are any...
As long as it were away from residential areas I think it would
attract alot of interest.You could even take the kids,once they
were asleep,& avoid the need for baby-sitters.
Any young entrepreneurs out there?
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| 40.10 | | CHEST::JENKINS | Squidgy bits... | Tue Oct 11 1988 18:30 | 8 |
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I used to live in Nairobi.....we had 2 drive-ins there....we also
had VERY GOOD WEATHER!!! Would you fancy watching the flicks with
the windscreen wipers on??
Ali
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| 40.11 | gimmie a one way ticket to nairobi | FORTY2::GOMES | Sennen Gomes | Wed Oct 12 1988 19:57 | 6 |
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...Nairobi, fab place... brings back memories. Liked the drive-ins,
hated the mosquitoes. The weather was something one could rely on,
and no snow to contend with either.
-sen
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| 40.12 | "..drive in Saturday..." | CHEST::BATEMAN | Sic biscuitus disintegrat | Wed Oct 12 1988 20:13 | 5 |
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re 40.10
Depends who you're with doesn't it !!
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| 40.13 | When I wuz a lad... | IMNAUT::HIRD | Noone expects the spanish inquisition | Wed Oct 12 1988 20:16 | 17 |
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re .8
Hi Lucie,
Wheres the Hilton National ?
I knew about the cinema that used to be in the Mercury (before it
was called the Ladbroke Lodge on the Aldermaston Road Roundabout.
And of course I remember the one in town (Lower Wote St ?) when
it was one cinema, I remember collecting ABC minor badges hee hee
:-)
OHMIGOD! I never thought I would reach the time when I looked back
on things I did 20 years ago! aargh :-(
Steve (feelin' old)
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| 40.14 | ... | IMNAUT::HIRD | Noone expects the spanish inquisition | Wed Oct 12 1988 20:18 | 5 |
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Then again, was the Mercury renamed to the Ladbroke lodge ? or
something else ?
Uh oh memory is going now, what else ? (rhetorical question)
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| 40.15 | The name changes, the service stays the same. | RDGE00::RUSSELL | I'm sorry, I haven't a clue. | Thu Oct 13 1988 13:18 | 14 |
| Re the hotels...
Mercury hotels were taken over by Ladbrokes; and then renamed Ladbroke
Hotels.
Ladbrokes built another one, and called this one the Ladbroke Lodge.
Ladbrokes then bought the non-US part of Hilton Hotels, and renamed
their Ladbroke hotels and lodges as Hiltons instead.
Simple, innit?
Peter.
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| 40.16 | nothin' quite like it anywhere... | CHEST::JENKINS | Squidgy bits... | Thu Oct 13 1988 13:25 | 10 |
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re. 11.......so, when were you in lovely Nairobi then??? Nothin'
like going out to Nairobi game park on a Sunday afternoon.....weather
was lovely, don't remember too many mossies in Nairobi tho'....thought
it was too high for them, but Mombasa (there were millions of the
little blighters down there...!!!)
Ali
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| 40.17 | jambo | FORTY2::GOMES | Sennen Gomes | Fri Oct 14 1988 20:52 | 16 |
| .16
Was in Nairobi way back in 1972, and lived 'westlands'. Prior to that
roamed around Kisumu, Voi, Mombasa, (another fabo place... have u been
to those beaches towards Malindi?.. nothing to match it round here...
and the weather, glorious... the only word for it)
I could ramble on, but... 'talking' about Kenya in a Blazingsmoke conf
is just hitting below the belt... besides, i have to drive that way
right now and with Kenya in my mind i might just end up in some ditch
along that a33... Oh, one thing good around here, not likely to find
the odd rhinoceros on that dualcarrageway. ;-)
-Sen
ps if u want to chat 'bout kenya feel free to mail me, cos
we might just get some grief.
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| 40.18 | Back to the Flea Pit! | IPG::KCAMPBELL | season of mists and all that | Mon Oct 17 1988 17:49 | 9 |
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On Saturday we went to the cinema in Basingstoke to see t'other film
that's on - BUSTER. What surprised me was that the support films they used
to show prior to the "big film" had been replaced by lots of adverts.
I lost count of the number of those that were for some sort of drink!
Whatever happened to the good old days?
Karen
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| 40.19 | Mercury = Hilton National! | LARVAE::LUCIE | Make mine a Pint of ESB! | Tue Oct 18 1988 10:50 | 14 |
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Re.13
Hello Steve,
Yeah the Hilton National is just the new name for the Mercury!
Which still stands over by Popley. Sounds everso grand but its
the same ol' place - except of course for their new all singing
and dancing 'piano bar' PALMS - everso up market it is (she said
tongue in cheek!!!!)
Lucie
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| 40.20 | and don't forget | RDGENG::MCCARTNEY | Tubby or not tubby, fat is the ? | Tue Oct 18 1988 13:19 | 8 |
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the plastic palm tree
All in the B e s t Possible tase
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| 40.21 | | IMNAUT::HIRD | Bishops Tipple(r) | Wed Oct 19 1988 17:41 | 15 |
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re .15
Thanks Pete
re .19 .20
Yes, like CLOUDS (which used to be the Beacon, then became the Beacon
again after the neighbours complained) and whatitsname that used
to be the King of Wessex - the best poOSsible taste :-) Or any Yuppie
pub that sells Miller or Budweiser for that matter. Thank goodness
I can always go into to Boston and get a decent pint of Guinness
in The Black Rose if I need to :-)
Steve.
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| 40.22 | Brilliant Film | 45830::KCAMPBELL | k a r e n | Mon Jan 23 1989 10:02 | 6 |
| Have only just seen "Good Morning Vietnam". Thought it was excellent.
Regards,
Karen
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