tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post8442291120873957376..comments2023-11-05T09:26:06.044+00:00Comments on Start The Revolution Without Me: You'll Never Guess Who I had In The Back Of My Cab...Pileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-27989389422598391112011-09-29T02:39:02.993+01:002011-09-29T02:39:02.993+01:00I was absolutely blown away by the kind comments r...I was absolutely blown away by the kind comments ref: my experience of being the "Taxi Driver", who took Laurel & Hardy and wives to their hotel at Southend-on-Sea, in August 1952. I must thank Roger Robinson, Saps at Sea Tent, for introducing me to all concerned, enabling me to pass on my story when I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.<br /><br />Ron StokoeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250875139076715827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-51294542878328541882009-11-23T20:53:31.427+00:002009-11-23T20:53:31.427+00:00Mondo - how about "CAR 67" by Driver 67?...Mondo - how about "CAR 67" by Driver 67? Remember that one?! The whole song was about a taxi.<br /><br />Thanks Mrs Mondo, glad you liked it - it's a fab story isn't it?? I love stuff like that.<br /><br />PPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-11457828398265822802009-11-23T19:24:53.372+00:002009-11-23T19:24:53.372+00:00Just read this post - lovely interview and so incr...Just read this post - lovely interview and so incredible to think such legends were here in Southend!(And Bradford before that!)<br /><br />Fascinating stuff & what a sweet guy..mrs mondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-28973694103127800742009-11-22T11:55:54.100+00:002009-11-22T11:55:54.100+00:00Mr Cab Driver ~ Lenny Kravitz
Are you Gonna Go My ...Mr Cab Driver ~ Lenny Kravitz<br />Are you Gonna Go My Way ~ Lenny Kravitz.<br /><br />Anything by The Meters perhaps..Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-26424309285588208792009-11-20T22:30:11.186+00:002009-11-20T22:30:11.186+00:00Mondo - lets have a think of fitting songs to play...Mondo - lets have a think of fitting songs to play for Ron... <br /><br />Taxi - William Shatner<br />Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell <br />Theme From Taxi<br /><br />Martin - thanks.<br /><br />cocktails - I think you are right. I love it when normal every day life clashes with the out of the ordinary. Glad you liked it!<br /><br />PPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-75675113875185284892009-11-20T22:04:41.983+00:002009-11-20T22:04:41.983+00:00That is fabulous. It is the minutiae of everyday l...That is fabulous. It is the minutiae of everyday life which makes it all worth it. <br /><br />I particularly like the fact that he wasn't a huge fan and preferred Flash Gordon. No, fawning fans round here!Cocktailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06091341579556869010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-72220231447480031032009-11-20T20:31:07.537+00:002009-11-20T20:31:07.537+00:00Amazing, what a result. It's good to see all ...Amazing, what a result. It's good to see all this history being kept alive.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938831260403899842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-91045229103480707852009-11-20T16:17:31.831+00:002009-11-20T16:17:31.831+00:00Top investigation P..
Do you think we should get ...Top investigation P..<br /><br />Do you think we should get him on the Podcasts, or at least dedicate a tune to him..Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-9632944145734219552009-11-20T15:01:26.324+00:002009-11-20T15:01:26.324+00:00Thanks ISBW, Ron was an absolute gent. It's a ...Thanks ISBW, Ron was an absolute gent. It's a Cliché, but they really don't make em like that anymore. I couldn't believe it when he told me he was 83! He could easily pass for 60's. Good luck to him.<br /><br />No, those roadsigns have long since gone, although the ones we do have must have been around since the 70's I'd think. You can see the photo of the one I took in Fairfax Drive at the bottom of <a href="http://piley.blogspot.com/2009/09/laurel-and-harys-southend.html" rel="nofollow"><strong>this post</strong></a>... Thats pretty much what all the locals sign posts look like these days.<br /><br />PPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-36617980063320624022009-11-20T14:23:45.801+00:002009-11-20T14:23:45.801+00:00My god, the responsibility! It'd be like trans...My god, the responsibility! It'd be like transporting the Mona Lisa. What a sweet, unassuming man.<br /><br />I remember those narrow, elegant road signs in Southend really well. I associate them with summer visits to Peter Pan's. Do they still have them?Kolley Kibberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055145770836351738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-7395841340514623852009-11-20T01:22:36.929+00:002009-11-20T01:22:36.929+00:00yes correct PH, we did indeed! Roger was our host ...yes correct PH, we did indeed! Roger was our host that night too!<br /><br />PPileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540380685492699957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47636629640428119.post-56070612261408612902009-11-20T00:13:51.064+00:002009-11-20T00:13:51.064+00:00Didn't we meet the Saps before at a certain Mr...Didn't we meet the Saps before at a certain Mr Brown's stag night?phsendnoreply@blogger.com