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Doc S.......: Yo, Jack - I NEVER had a Charlotte Russe, but I had plenty of "egg - creams". Remember them??? And what were those now seemingly awful concoctions made of? Do you remember?
...... Pearlykingjim: Pearlykingjim the Genuine & Original Pearly King of Camberwell Sarf London
Looking for The best in Genuine Cockney Entertanment or a Genuine Pearly King then Look no further Charity Events-photo's-stories-cockney music the lot!
You...... Geoff Peacock: Hi to Gus,
The names for the above Saracens photo are (L to R):
Cliff Stocker, Barry Sagar, Geoff Peacock and Ken Ranson. Terry Hollingsworth had been with the group earlier, but left before this pic was...... pearlykingjim: Just got back from Old red cow in Smithfield market what a blinding gig we had
i would like to thank Claire and her other half, and special thanks to all the customers.
All the best of...... Young meet the old Festival: If you fancy a good old Cockney Knee's up this weekend
Bermondsey based Pearly King Jimmy Jukes the Genuine Pearly king of camberwell
and Wayne Adams better known as The Barrow Boys, will be entertaining the...... anon (dialup-4.237.219.23.Dial1.NewYork1.Level3.net): Dear moving to hancock,
Where are you moving from? Why Hancock and Halsey? Is Hancock low rent and easy transportaion?... anon (ool-18babe68.dyn.optonline.net): Moving to Hancock off the J Halsey stop...what's it like there?... Joe Drexler: From a building design standpoint many blocks in Bushwick were attached "row frames" as known by firefighters these row frames differed from attached brownstones in that the space or void between the roof and the...... eyeofodin: England fascinates me...I worked there for a summer teaching Germans and Italians (axis powers of course!) English in the country side of Suffolk. I loved every minute of the weather and afternoon cocktails. ...... PEARLYKINGJIM: Its been along time since i have been on this site
thank you Mrs Strong for you kind comments
which leads me to answer somethng that was said about me over the weekend
two of my friends...... mami: bushwick cant wait to go back............. i lived in bushwick|flushing until i moved into my housing apartment in coneyisland and let me tell you i can:t wait to go back.... i miss siting in front...... mary strong: A few weeks back we had entertainment down our clubhouse on the isle of sheepy and was entertained by the barrow boys and i was sure i knew the man dressed in buttons, and when...... dumb fuckin toys..: hey fuck face why dont you take a look at rime kcw/msk hes from the east coast and to be honest hes got more flow and better skills then revok.. no diss but thats...... anon (general-kt-195.t-mobile.co.uk): Please can anyone help
im looking for a cockney singer or act for my aunts 80th birthday party in September this year
it will be a big do with over 2oo family asnd friends
and we need...... LUCKY: hairsy ...... Cartlegger: **or this one?**
WATERMELON MAN
Herbie Hancock
Hey - Watermelon Man
Hey - Watermelon Man
Bring me one that rattles when you lug it
One that's erd and juicy when you plug it
Do you understand - Watermelon Man
Hey - Watermelon Man
Hey...... Peter: wild cockatoos! awesome...... jack: the root word for prostitute comes from two sources, 1- stitute- to be situated, stature, a place of being, one who stands in a place. then pro, naturally we know it to be a...... Jerry Lowry: I lived in Kensington on 2800 Hancock St. from 1948-1968. Went to Vietnam in "69" and never returned to Kensington to live. A good deal of the names sound familiar. I'd like to call out...... keith grey london: Hi i went to a cockney night friday it was fantastic we saw the chas n dave boys that was on stars in there eyes and some pearlys that was a good old nees up....... platano: there not german lol one of them is puerto rican and the other 2 cocasion friends of mine ... londongirl: i have to agree with you HA HA the pearlies are laughable
last year at our local club
they booked a group of pearly kings and queens for a cockney night
what a shambles
they had some old...... Aussie visitor: I happen to agree with those who don't like the chickens. At first I was curious as to why there were so many and I didn't even like them then. I nearly caused an accident...... anon (modemcable030.78-83-70.mc.videotron.ca): I am sure you have seen cockroaches in your kitchen or bath.does that mean we should not eat there any more.
... hairsy: hi kathy my sister married paul heiler from 25 or 2400 blk. of hancock st his nickname was allstar... Kathy Hulse: To: Ginny Orr
In case you didn't get your answer of where the Apha Baptist Church was located, it was Hancock and York Streets. ...... RENO32: mannn JA the best bomber of all time man i meen COPE2 a sick bomber much respect n stay up but no one bombs like JA does noone
shame he hasnt got the fame that cope...... Mike: Brothel owner asks to suppress evidence
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* What’s...... Pearlykingjim: Wotch ya Kim
I know what you are saying and i agree 100%
the problem is that we have a wave of new pearlies with little or no cockney pearly history,and they seem to forget that...... bill: Born in 1941 at williamsburg hospital. Lived at 99 Stockholm until '46 when we moved to 41 Cornelia Street betweenBushwick and Broadway (third house down from the congregationalist Church. went to PS 56...... Pearlykingjim: COR bLIMEY
It been 3 days since i posted my comments on this page
what and no comebacks
having read the E-mail that was sent to me a few times
iam now convinced that it came from another...... Sammy Perez: antblack, you mentioned skelly, stickball, tops and coco carts. Those are some serious memories there. Here a few more for you: punchball, cocolerio 1,2,3, off the wall and chinese handball along with riding...... missyelliott: If you lived in Kauai and had these god aweful rats with wings crowing under window at 1 and 2 am you wouldn't be saying "how cute" they are! They carry diseases, any ground...... antblack: Steven H, Sammy - I remember going to Loews Gates on Broadway to see my King Fu Double features. We used to climb the roofs of the Rheingold brewery for fun. and also PS 274's...... Pearlykingjim: i would like to thank the person or persons for the vile and nasty E-mail that was sent to my address, it is someone on this forum
form what was said
i only hope we bump it...... Pearlykingjim: ammende script
this is how it should read
like the dole family i now do not belong to any pearly mafia opps sorry group,is part of it but some of them plastics get right on...... Diane Dole: Hi All, I have just finished reading the (hidden whistle and flute) stitch one by the pearly king of Peckham George Major.
Fantastic read cant wait for stitch two the stolen whistle and flute.
best of Cockney...... Pearlykingjim: Wotch ya all
not been on this site for a couple of months, just thought i would catch up on things that are going on in the Pearly world
i see mr smith is still about wotch...... Keith : Now for a bit of good news. Coming Soon Book a good old nees up with the DAZ N CHAVE Cockney show . entertainment from six pearlys plus chas n daves...... michele bangs: i'm so glad i found this site! i was born in kensington and raised in kensington.Married in visitation church, raised my three son's there.i divorced 20 years ago, and went back to my maiden name....... Norma Bannon (nee Bolton):
Hi Rob,
There was Martins newsagents opposite the Wesleyan Church, then there was Hancocks newsagents further down near The Plough pub. Maddens (sp?) temperance bar was in the middle of these, next to the launderette,...... j.smith: Thank you for your comment keith to ward me,
mr Major is not and was never from pearly blood
mr major made himself a Pearly king in the mid 1970
that is not mr majors grandfather on the...... little ukraine: hey CG this is your first post! way to go. that last shot certainly shows how deep the snow was. however, i love even more that coconut wind chime hanging from the...... Lefty: In college, I used to eat my hangover pho at Thanh Vi on the Ave. Also where I saw my first cockroach. Don't eat there much anymore.
That space used to be a Mexican-ish restaurant...... Diane Dole: In the words of Chas and Dave.
RABBIT, RABBIT, RABBIT
I do not wish to fuel this unpleasant tittle tattle but give it a rest mate.
The people who i assume read this site are genuinly interested in...... j.smith: Shiny unhappy people
All is not well in the world of pearly royalty. Beneath the peacock feathers and rhinestone finery is stirring a nasty battle for the soul of the kingdom. In Guildford county court this...... Alan Taylor: Hi Norma,
Doubt it very much Norma, the shuttlecock roundabout is practically at the Liverpool Road end Victory Road ;-)
Been averaging 2 emails a day from your mam but none today so far.
Hi Rob,
My last visit...... Rob Tynan: Sorry Norma, by photo I mean the image on Google Earth, not the photo of the shuttlecock
Rob... Rob Tynan: Hi Norma,
The "shuttlecock" was erected about three or four months ago I think. The roundabout is just at the bottom of Victory Road. Have a look on Google Earth. The photo was...... Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Rob,
When was the shuttlecock erected? It's the first I've heard or seen of it. At least I have a landmark to look for, when I come 'home' on my next visit. ...... Rob Tynan: For all those who have not seen the "upturned shuttlecock" on the new roundabout, entering Cadishead from Hollins Green, Here it is!
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Rob... Mike: Hairsy-I have some other names for you. I went out to dinner the other night and ran into a couple I've known for awhile, but didn't know they were from Kensington. Hairsy-I have some more...... daniel: I saw cabrini green... from the top of Hancock through a telescope. That's as close as I ever wanted to get. ... pearlykingjim: Wotch ya Tammy
Long time no see as you can tell by the post on this forum
someone got the hump with pearly kings and queens
your not alone in your comments
i have in the past been acused...... Fuzzball: re: phil (yank) 30 oct 2007. bow to our queen you stupid cock. if you want a United Ireland then try and take our bit off us you two faced bitch. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN... Angel from Sunset Park Brklyn: Never lived there, but I must say Evergreen and hancock had the best weed in the whole city in the early 80's... BUGS: On Sat 19th Jan 2008
I held my 40th birthday bash at Chapples bar penton street near the Angel
North of the river. it was a cockney theme, being a good old cockney boy i thought it...... joe bridge: halfies, fresh pretzels, stick ball, homicide/suicide, adresses painted on sidewalks,cheap lamposts installed, popvision, mr. softy, corner candy stores,the ave, pinball machines, asteroids,record spot, levins,humphrys store, moes meats, jewish pickles, the belly buster hoagie, mr. cocos...... colavitos ghost: i have family in anderson township (a west-side suburb of cinci), so i have spent a lot of time there. however, i've managed to stay relatively sober during most of my time there.
there was...... Diane Dole: Hi Tammy, it has been a while since we have seen each other we have had some great times together in the past. When we all got together especially at our guild meetings we thourougly...... johnny quilez: i grew up in the bushwick section of bklyn and have many fond memories and many bad ones as well.but i don't have one regret growing up there,it made me wiser.i lived on the corner...... Michael Worsley: In Bushwick Brooklyn In The Early 1970's When I Was Growing Up All I Heard Was Music Marvin Gaye,Stevie Wonder,Earth,Wind & Fire,Herbie Hancock,Grover Washington,Jr.Antonio Carlos Jobim,Astrud Gilberto,George Benson,I Use To Go To A Thrift Shop...... chitown chillin: i'm from chicago, and for a country that has just about twice as many people as the state of illinois (and only about ten times the number of folks in my city) your cities are...... coastagirl66: MARRIOT I AM GLAD YOU HAVE FOUND WHAT YOU WAS LOOKING FOR MARRIOT AND WIGGY WERE LOVELY
AND NEVER FORGOTTEN IN MY THOUGHTS.
IF THERE IS ANY HELP YOU NEED JUST ASK MY PETAL X X X...... tracy: My grandmother is norwegian, we always have lefsa, lutefisk, and (not sure of the spelling) russ-pa-cock phonetic spelling? at the holidays. mmmmmmmm all except the lutefisk!... anon (5acb3ed9.bb.sky.com): you sad cocks... Bk Finest: I never lived in Bushwick but am very familiar with the nieghborhood. Its funny back in the days Bushwick was known for its good weed. As far as I can remember we'd take trips...... Chris: Loew's Pitkin, 5 cent hot dog war, Jungle Jim's coconut drinks (Strauss off Pitkin), Pizza DEn (HOme of the Square Pizza- Amboy off Pitkin). Wuhan Tea Garden (Pitkin between SAratoga and Strauss), Rainbow, Barton's, Barricini,...... Someone Who Made it Out: I lived in Hutchinson for the majority of my adolescent life. By the time I had reach the 8th grade at Sherman back in 1999-2000, I had already become a product of which Hutch has...... Rob Tynan: Natalie, The giant shuttlecock is a "piece of art" they have put in the centre of the new roundabout at the Hollins Green end of Cadishead where the new by pass starts.... Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Whats the giant shuttlecock? Im in Melbourne, so Im not sure what it is !!!
Where have they put the train?... Rob Tynan: Piece of "artwork" looks like an upturned giant shuttle cock!! Talk about the emporers new clothes. Who paid for it, does anyone know?... coastagirl66: i have an herritage to be a princess but have not put a suit on for years.
i have met many many pearlies but one pearly stay's in my mind george pearly king of peckham;...... pearlykingjim: having just read some comments on this page it seems some people have a problem with londons pearly kings and queens
did your mother hit you over the head with a bag of buttons when you...... Marti Cruz: Thanks for the memories. Grew up in on Jefferson St until the age of 14 when we moved to Queens. Drugs weren't such a problem, but you could see the heroin creeping in....... Gary: Much of what I read here reminds of comments about what gentlemen the German officers were in restaurants after they had invaded France! Listen here: The Hells Angels, each and every...... Russianblue: i have a 2 year old silver crested cockatoo and sumtimes hes a darling but then hell go crazy and bite us for no reason and jus misbehave we always give him love and get...... average joe: it's fairly easy to make people believe that hutch is a shithole, well for one because it is,but yet you only show photos of a building on 20th and monroe. thats where the AA meetings...... Smudgy: Well, I guess I discovered this site just a bit too late. I missed the walking tour and I missed the show at the BHS. I was born at Bushwick hospital in 1949....... tiara lingua: Oh my freaking goodness, Jeef, my side hurts from laughing. This is the coolest freaking thing I've read in AGES! There is no way he'll read this because his comment is from 2006, but...... Dee: I was born in Bushwick in 1955. I left when I got married in 78. Bushwick was a really nice area until the mad exodus of the 60's everyone ran.Brodway was a great shopping area...... upfromflames: I love it jack. I work mighty hard at using my photos to transmit history and narrative, but you just concoct it out of these images freeform. Or did you grow up here? ... confused: The City of Hutchinson is boring for several reasons, 1. NO ECONOMY, NO GOOD attractions. There is plenty of Night Life in Hutchinson, but most of that involves drinking. It has been made very clear...... Tyfoid Kid: Jamie - my sister volunteers at Foster Parrots and they are really doing some very good work with almost nothing for a budget. They have taken over an entire house with the birds, trying to...... EvilGentleman: I doubt there is a single building over 10 years old in the downtown core that does **not** have cockroaches. But thanks for the warning, Frank.... CE: I'm willing to put up with the possibility of the occasional cockroach to have $1.50 zataars.... Frank S. Besner: Yeah, I say watch out, Evil. I used to love 'Taib, too. Unfortunately, that all changed the last time I was there. I noticed a cockroach walking rather conspicuously around on the cash register. Now,...... leila: hey im from edinburgh, and work on cockburn street. how old is that picture? haha.. ground control is now two shops (ground control and cookie) cookie is pink on the outside and ground control is...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Cool photos! Can I have one of those cocker spaniels, please? And the mini arcade game. ... John Bland: The reason it is cleaner is because they have displaced the residents they didn't wanted and now providing superb services, except to those areas that they are still trying to bulldoze. I grew up on...... wayne adams: all organisations have bickering...i,m hoping that as a london boy of Cockney decent (and proud of it) All the pearlys can stay united in the cause..it,s a shame that i detect a bit of conflict...... Irish13: I was just in belfast, and there is no sign of those cocksucker prods to leave, ... upfromflames: One could see it as something sad, or maybe not...
To me, I think this of this building as wrapped in a cocoon or hibernating. Whatever metaphor might be grabbed for, it denotes that this building...... anon (localhost): cock suckers... jeeff: there's a big difference between regular bike clubs and biker gangs like the hell's angels. you're doing normal bikers a big disservice by blurring that line. the hell's angels who moved into the...... Cocosins: Wow! Its really amazing that people can use there ideas to help the Earth!... Guy McLaren: Pea cocks are worse, Ibis Hadeda is also a noisy bastard, Here in africa we have birds that chatter all night long... Geoff B: Generaly the "fighting cocks" of the Philippines have there combs cut off with a razor when they are chicks.Stops the other oponent cock getting a hold. ... Cocosins: Anyway, Is people did put the cups in the garbage there would still be a lot of garbage in the landfill sites! So if Tims made the cups recyclable there won't be as much of...... chrissy: I always walk past the one near the Hancock Building in Chicago and wondered what the story was. Thanks for the info!...
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