Curly Watts & Lofty Holloway
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Kiltie

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7,505 posts

277 months

Saturday 10th December 2011
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The similarity just struck me.

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Do you think it was intentional?

Apologies if this has been covered before. I did a search but it turned up nothing.

Cheers,

Eric smile

TheEnd

15,370 posts

219 months

Saturday 10th December 2011
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These things don't just happen by accident.

Chicharito

1,017 posts

182 months

Saturday 10th December 2011
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Most of us noticed it 25 years ago.

NoNeed

15,137 posts

231 months

Saturday 10th December 2011
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TheEnd said:
These things don't just happen by accident.
Couldn't be deliberate shirley?

TheEnd

15,370 posts

219 months

Saturday 10th December 2011
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NoNeed said:
TheEnd said:
These things don't just happen by accident.
Couldn't be deliberate shirley?
Well, gentlemen,

It's only a matter of days before it hits the media, so you might as well be briefed on the project.
In the late 1950s, a series of genetic programs were carried out to make tall people that wore glasses.
Subject 419 and Subject 772 were the only survivors.

The project was cancelled when John Lennon was assassinated, and round glasses went out of fashion.



RetroWheels

3,399 posts

302 months

Saturday 10th December 2011
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I had the Curly Watts & Lofty Holloway discussion with long lost friends in Salford Tech Union bar Tues 28th Jan 1986 between the hours of approx 2 to 4 pm.
Southern Comfort was the drink of choice , i remember the Cocteau Twins Echoes in a Shallow Bay seemed to be on heavy rotation on the jukebox.
The only girls in the place were a pair of post punk twin sisters who weren't that fit TBH.
On that day , we concluded that Lofty was basically a southern rip off version of Curly.
In the subsequent 25+ years i've spent ruminating over this subject i have'nt really found fault in our original conclusion.

HTH.

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Farm boy

165 posts

184 months

Saturday 10th December 2011
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Apparantly, my brother was quite a friend to Curly watts when he first moved up to manchester way.
One night in the pub Curly asked Bruv "Do you know who I am"
Bruv didn't have a clue. Probably still doesn't.

Kiltie

Original Poster:

7,505 posts

277 months

Saturday 10th December 2011
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RetroWheels said:
I had the Curly Watts & Lofty Holloway discussion with long lost friends in Salford Tech Union bar Tues 28th Jan 1986 between the hours of approx 2 to 4 pm.
Southern Comfort was the drink of choice , i remember the Cocteau Twins Echoes in a Shallow Bay seemed to be on heavy rotation on the jukebox.
The only girls in the place were a pair of post punk twin sisters who weren't that fit TBH.
On that day , we concluded that Lofty was basically a southern rip off version of Curly.
In the subsequent 25+ years i've spent ruminating over this subject i have'nt really found fault in our original conclusion.

HTH.

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Superb!

An absolutely perfect response.

I salute you. cool

The "Cocteau Twins" you say! ... I was having a look at some material of "Half Man Half Biscuit" just the other day. biggrin

Cheers,

Eric smile

Edited by Kiltie on Saturday 10th December 02:24


Edited by Kiltie on Saturday 10th December 02:29

ClintonB

5,066 posts

244 months

Saturday 10th December 2011
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RetroWheels said:
I had the Curly Watts & Lofty Holloway discussion with long lost friends in Salford Tech Union bar Tues 28th Jan 1986 between the hours of approx 2 to 4 pm.
Southern Comfort was the drink of choice , i remember the Cocteau Twins Echoes in a Shallow Bay seemed to be on heavy rotation on the jukebox.
The only girls in the place were a pair of post punk twin sisters who weren't that fit TBH.
On that day , we concluded that Lofty was basically a southern rip off version of Curly.
In the subsequent 25+ years i've spent ruminating over this subject i have'nt really found fault in our original conclusion.

HTH.

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