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Boxing Ring at the Paddling Pool - anyone know..

PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 8:43 pm
by Ship called Dignity
Does anyne know what this actually is?

I've just always known it as the Boxing Ring. :shock:

Image

PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 9:01 pm
by take_a_pop
Naw D.p yur rang thir.
The wains telt me its call'd a Rockin Rocket an it shoogils fae side tae side an bach an forrit.
Naw sure aboot thit beehi it.

PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 9:06 pm
by Ship called Dignity
I'll Rockin Rocket ye! :shock: The thing behind it, I mean! :wink:

"boxing ring"

PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 9:15 pm
by mary,queen of everything
That picture triggered something to flash, for a brief moment, through the long lost caverns of my mind. I seem to recall a brass band ? salvation Army? on some sort of holiday celebration.
MQOE

PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:05 pm
by paraffin man
As far as i am aware it was a bandstand used for brass bands etc. I have never seen it used for tyhat purpose apart from one summer night about 15-16 years ago, when there was a dance held in the paddling pool at the end of festival week. it was a lovely warm evening but the bloody midges were terrible. :twisted:

I believe the band on the bill that night were 'Four 4 Tea' Davie Bisset Guitar +Vocals, Chris Blair vocals, Paul Craig drums & Michael ? bass guitar. Anybody remember that night?

PostPosted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:18 pm
by Dunc
Yes it was a bandstand...I'm not that old but seem to remember the Sally Ann played on sunday afternoons but the real use was I think after the war.

Seeing the Rex was nice but raises another question...I remember as a kid getting lemonade and a biscuit at tables above stairs somewhere but was asking a pal did they ever serve hot food????I must have been 5 or 6 year old at the time.
Dunc

Paddling Pool

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:16 am
by Frosty
Good Morning Paraffin Man,

I think your correct it was 15-16 years ago , a gorgeous night and I know as I was DJ before and after the band.
I cannae remember what the event was for , though as I don't think there was anything held there before or since , so it must have been a special reason.
I remember the generator we had didnae give me the correct turnrtable speeds ( 33 and 45 ) so I had to switch lightining on and off to achieve the correct demand.
Thanks for the memories Paraffin Man.
Regards
Frosty

PostPosted: Tue May 02, 2006 2:01 am
by Bobbie En Tejas
I mentioned this thread to my friend Colin, because we were talking about some band stuff, and he said, and I quote: "FYI it was Young Guns": Cammie and Colin Campbell, Paul Craig, Alan Hutchison and Chris Blair. He said they actually played there twice. The first time they almost set the Sea Cadet Hall on fire because they were running all the power from there, and the second time they had someone named Vince Jordan hotwire a rapidly melting generator. As far as they knew, no one had played there before so it seemed like a good laugh. He also said because it was such a calm night the police got complaints about the noise from Peninver.

Ach!

PostPosted: Tue May 02, 2006 3:13 am
by Annie
There was mer gan oan doon at that there padlin pool than eny yez care tae reet doon - shame, shame!!!!


P.S.: I know cuz I wuz there!!!!!

PostPosted: Tue May 02, 2006 10:53 am
by jane59
Oh aye Anne WE KNOW WE KNOW........but don`t tell the whole world !!

By the way my nephew Ewen Anderson and his mates (names escape me for a moment)called themselves All Rights Reserved played there too......

Ach ...

PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 12:17 am
by Annie
Jane, there is naw enough room on this forum fer me tae be tellin' tales! Some o' it makes me blush from head to toe!

but as auld pop says, "Ah'll naw go there!"

PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 1:16 pm
by take_a_pop
Aye annie, an twas naw jeest yur face cheeks that blushed, wuz it.
But a'll naw gan ther neethur.

PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 4:35 pm
by Bobbie En Tejas
If she was as bad as she says she was, she wouldn't be blushing at all! :lol:

PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 5:20 pm
by jane59
In Annie`s defence she was`nt that bad ......honest !!!

HAHAHA!

PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2006 6:47 pm
by Annie
Thanks Jane for coming to a good Catholic girls defense!!!!!