| Tigers at Layer Road 21:11 - Sep 23 with 75789 views | SparkfilmsTV |
In a strange twist of events l found myself in conversation with a young lady who had attended Layer Road for a match against Hull City in our first season in The Championship. The 5-1 encounter.
We were attending a promo evening for a band called The Datsuns in North London in 2008.
During the evening she explained that she had been present at a party that made the national news due to the tragic death of someone by the name of Mark Blanco.
The incident occurred in December 2006.
This incident will be shown on Channel 4 on Monday night at 22.00 in an hour long documentary and several people known to me have made contributions.
It may be of interest to some.
I am very much hoping that the police will reinvestigate the death of Mark Blanco as a result of what will be included in the content.
I know that what l was told by this young lady 15 years ago has been instrumental in the making of this documentary.
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| Tigers at Layer Road on 20:47 - Feb 1 with 1532 views | SparkfilmsTV |
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I've only just heard about the terrible car accident in Magdalen Street early this morning in which four people were killed. The car hit what used to be Carter's second hand building and has caused huge damage. The vehicle was unrecognisable.
It must have been travelling at very high speed. |
Just spoke to someone who lives nearby and was woken in the early hours by what appeared to be an explosion....sounds as though the deceased are possibly teenagers.
I can't recall a town ( city? ) centre motor accident on the scale of this in Colchester. | | | |
| Tigers at Layer Road on 12:09 - Feb 2 with 1461 views | SparkfilmsTV |
I've just come back from the scene of the accident in Magdalen Street.
Local and National media are there. To the Eastern elevation of the building there is a fenced off area where the demolished parts of the building are piled almost 10 feet high. This includes the original support beams, pipes, gutters, bricks and roof tiles.
The impact was on the North West elevation and it appears that another property back towards the town centre was also struck. [Post edited 2 Feb 15:54]
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| Tigers at Layer Road on 19:29 - Feb 5 with 1258 views | SparkfilmsTV |
I have been working on some collage compositions utilising the tool kit and materials l purchased in auction here in Colchester that were part of Zacron's studio.
My intention initially was to sell on a lot of the work but as l delve further into Zacron"s mode of research and design l would like to produce some pieces 'In the manner of' or 'After Zacron'.
Some of his drawings that other bidders acquired have come up for sale online and the prices quoted are 100 times what was paid for some of the pieces at auction! | | | |
| Tigers at Layer Road on 21:43 - Feb 5 with 1233 views | SparkfilmsTV |
Back to the beginning of this thread that deals with the Mark Blanco case.
It's possible a film may be made about the life of Mark Blanco.
One of people who was present on the night Mark died is involved with this along with a former journalist of a national newspaper. | | | |
| Tigers at Layer Road on 10:54 - Feb 7 with 1166 views | SparkfilmsTV |
This might be of interest to music fans....as l understand it 'Only a Shadow' by Martin Newell of The Cleaners from Venus ( Wivenhoe based ) has hit in excess of 10 million listens on Spotify!
The song was written around 1982 so it took a while to grow on people.
Fully deserved Martin!
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| Tigers at Layer Road on 19:34 - Feb 7 with 1118 views | SparkfilmsTV |
Price tag on Swindon Town F.C. tonight is £12 million.
A bid of £6 million awaits.
Not sure what Colchester United may be valued at. [Post edited 7 Feb 19:40]
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| Tigers at Layer Road on 16:06 - Feb 9 with 1018 views | SparkfilmsTV |
Many thanks to new visitors to the 'Tigers' thread ...not sure how you arrived here but hope any time you spend scanning all this stuff is worthwhile.
One of my favourite finds was the notebook for taking food orders that l discovered on the pavement on North Hill.
Another one was the note pad from a cleaner at an establishment in North Station Road which is supposed to be some kind of hotel but has regular visits from Essex Police....and the ambulance service.
It was fun to share some of the text from those finds on here.
I pick things up off the ground that l discover on dog walks - some of them, like a pair of 3D glasses are used in collage work.
One of the most interesting finds a few years ago in Castle Park was a phone belonging to a drug dealer that l managed to get back to him after tracking his moves a few days later.
Another discovery involved possibly saving the life of an individual along with a fellow dog walker while we took instruction over the phone from paramedics.
He was drunk, had taken a lot of substances and having an epileptic fit. | | | |
| Tigers at Layer Road on 18:29 - Feb 10 with 950 views | SparkfilmsTV |
ITV News Sport - Anglian division, amazing how they condensed down the highlights from Saturday's match against Walsall into about eight seconds, several seconds each for the Colchester goals and a view of what looks like a scene from Glastonbury in the monsoon season.
Unrelated to this is an announcement l once heard at Lords during a final when Essex were playing....'Would Peter Sensible return to his vehicle and turn the engine off'....and something from a newspaper around the time time ( at least 30 years ago ), 'Gavin Innocent found Guilty of theft'.....l think Gavin was of no fixed abode and wonder what became of him.
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| Tigers at Layer Road on 11:48 - Feb 11 with 898 views | noah4x4 |
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ITV News Sport - Anglian division, amazing how they condensed down the highlights from Saturday's match against Walsall into about eight seconds, several seconds each for the Colchester goals and a view of what looks like a scene from Glastonbury in the monsoon season.
Unrelated to this is an announcement l once heard at Lords during a final when Essex were playing....'Would Peter Sensible return to his vehicle and turn the engine off'....and something from a newspaper around the time time ( at least 30 years ago ), 'Gavin Innocent found Guilty of theft'.....l think Gavin was of no fixed abode and wonder what became of him.
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I am speculating, but have you considered that “Peter Sensible” and “return to his car” might be code words alerting security staff to a type of incident and a specific location without alarming other spectators?
In modern times, the proliferation of personal radios or other alerts render this unnecessary. But in bygone days, coded words over the public address system were often employed to reach security, fire or other marshalls. |  | | |
| Tigers at Layer Road on 18:57 - Feb 11 with 858 views | SparkfilmsTV |
| Tigers at Layer Road on 11:48 - Feb 11 by noah4x4 |
I am speculating, but have you considered that “Peter Sensible” and “return to his car” might be code words alerting security staff to a type of incident and a specific location without alarming other spectators?
In modern times, the proliferation of personal radios or other alerts render this unnecessary. But in bygone days, coded words over the public address system were often employed to reach security, fire or other marshalls. |
That might be so Phil....
It was a strange name which stuck with me.
And here is another.
I was pushing one of my daughters on a swing in the top park ( Castle Park ). She was about two years old so this must be around 1983.
There was a woman calling her son. His name was 'Marmaduke'. I thought poor little xxxx being called that and l turned around to see him running towards her.
He looked quite normal as it happened.
So maybe Marmaduke is around his early forties now but likely changed his name 'cause l haven't come across him again. [Post edited 11 Feb 19:08]
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| Tigers at Layer Road on 19:06 - Feb 11 with 845 views | SparkfilmsTV |
I was in a rush today to pay by Bank Transfer for some vinyl records purchased in the mega sale of Bill Allerton's collection up at Omega Auctions in Scouseland.
I ran to Lloyds Bank in the High Street from Riverside Estate and took the dog ( who scares some folk ),
The Cashier said 'I don't think that's a guide dog is it' - l said, 'No, sorry, I've got builder's in and they are scared of him'.
Then l said, 'As it happens l've forgotten my card so will have to go back home'.
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| Tigers at Layer Road on 19:27 - Feb 11 with 825 views | SparkfilmsTV |
So about 20 minutes later l arrive back in Lloyds Bank.
I say to the Cashier....'I ran back home and left the dog as the builder's had finished for the day'.
She didn't say anything.
Then l said....'And l ran all the way back too....not bad for someone who was told by Doctors he would never run again'.
Then she said 'Where do you live?'
I said 'In the Cornish pasty shop next door'.
She thought that was funny and laughed quite a lot as it happens.
If my old friend Frank Carson was still with us l would have emailed that true scenario to him...think he would have liked that and could have told it much better than l. | | | |
| Tigers at Layer Road on 21:34 - Feb 11 with 807 views | SparkfilmsTV |
This is not my story. I wish it was. It was conveyed to a musician way back in the early seventies.
A male, around mid twenties is hitching back to London from the Cheltenham area.
After a few minutes a black car stops with a female in a white dress - a wedding dress. She is distraught. Her make up is running and so is she - from a twenty minute marriage.
Very little is said on the trek back to the capitol.
They arrive back at a pad in West London, perhaps Ladbroke Grove and Mrs X stays the night.
When the substitute husband wakes up in the morning she is gone.
Peter Brown wrote a song about it but l can't recall the title. I think he set it in Scotland.
Peter Brown wrote lyrics for Cream in the late sixties among others. | | | |
| Tigers at Layer Road on 18:34 - Feb 12 with 723 views | SparkfilmsTV |
I negotiated the circuit that resembles Milton Keynes en route to Colchester's ( or Stanway's ) Stanes Park Retail Outlet mid morning.
For a few moments driving into the complex l did sense a hint of a city on the outskirts of a town.
Did a hike around B&Q and actually found what l was looking for.
Next stop Aldi. My first venture into this store and managed the self service without any mishaps.
Dropped off the carrier bag of supplies in the car and spotted a Greggs.
Made my way towards it when l saw a horse.
Only it wasn't a horse.
But a very big dog.
Went close up to inspect him.
Fantastic animal.
Went into what l thought was Greggs but found myself in a deli - quite European.
Should have gone to Specsavers. | | | |
| Tigers at Layer Road on 11:21 - Feb 14 with 609 views | SparkfilmsTV |
By the look of things this thread had a record number of views overnight which suggests other time zones....?? Either way, l appreciate the time people are spending scanning through over a year's postings.
I thought it would be nice to hit 20,000 views some time back and was then going to cease operations at 50,000 but perhaps this can get to 100,000?! [Post edited 14 Feb 15:41]
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| Tigers at Layer Road on 16:21 - Feb 14 with 574 views | SparkfilmsTV |
A real life story from 20 minutes ago.
Was in East Hill Surgery....the receptionist asked me how much l weighed.
My mind went blank - l said 'I'm in a bit of shock, my house has just subsided'.
She looked at me and said 'Shall l put down 11 and a half stone?'
I said 'Where are the scales, I'll give you a live reading'.
She pointed down the corridor, l jogged off and looked for the scales - no sign of them anywhere, so l did a second inspection and still nothing....went back to the desk and told her l couldn't find the scales....then l remembered, I'm around 11 stone.....l used to be 12 and a half until l cut out some bad habits ( l still have plenty ).
Anyway, l think my property has sunk by between 6 inches and 9 inches on the North West corner and the soil drain is crushed underneath.
I have had to redesign the way l live in the past 48 hours.
One of those big pounding drills is around £200 which seems like good value for the fun it may bring. The patio has developed little sight holes down underneath and it's not very nice in there.
The three inch concrete surround dates back to about 1968 so it's about time it was replaced.
I put a saw down through the cracks and realised my kitchen has been floating on air for a while.
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| Tigers at Layer Road on 20:40 - Feb 14 with 552 views | SparkfilmsTV |
A couple of years ago my Doctor arranged for me to have a chest X - Ray at Colchester General.
When l arrived there was a big crowd waiting.
They were holding placards.
It was the radiographers, they were on strike.
They wanted me to sign a form which l didn't bother with, not that l disagreed with their plight, just that l was a little anxious and unsure if there would be anyone there to deal with my appointment.
I wandered into the Radiography department and there was no one to be seen.
I thought that perhaps it was like a photo booth and you had to work things out for yourself.
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| Tigers at Layer Road on 20:49 - Feb 14 with 546 views | SparkfilmsTV |
After about five minutes two young and slim West Indian ladies who looked like they may have been twins rushed in and began to switch things on and twiddle with control panels.
They were clad in the kind of attire backing singers or dancers might have worn in a 1980"s MTV music video ...like Coconuts.
I handed them my sheet of paper with a barcode on and they took a while reading through it ...not that there was much on the thing.
I got the impression they were some form of contract staff and that they had stepped into this particular department for the first time.
TBC. [Post edited 14 Feb 20:51]
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| Tigers at Layer Road on 21:03 - Feb 14 with 542 views | SparkfilmsTV |
Anyway, I'm sure some of you may have had to do this yourselves.
I'm standing against the screen pushing my chest against it best l can and have followed instructions to put my head in a horizontal bar that had a semi circular groove. You put your chin in it.
They start cranking the thing in an upwards direction until l am aware of being stretched to the extent that my bone mass and spine begins to make crackle sounds.
Then one of them shouts 'STOP'....just in time before they almost hung me.
I step out of the torture machine and think they may have been reading instructions from their phones on how to operate the kit.
After a minute or so with the horizontal bar lowered by a couple of inches l get back on and 'CLICK'....it's done. And l think thank xxxx for that. | | | |
| Tigers at Layer Road on 21:14 - Feb 14 with 540 views | SparkfilmsTV |
2004.
I'm with a Doctor at East Hill Surgery in Colchester.
He asks me a bizarre set of questions.
I try and answer them best l can and with each answer his frown becomes more deeply etched.
After about the eighth question he says 'You are Gerald xxxxxxxx'.
I say 'No'. | | | |
| Tigers at Layer Road on 18:40 - Feb 15 with 450 views | SparkfilmsTV |
At my advanced stage of life l still enjoy a challenge.
I began to take up my patio this afternoon to begin the probe into what looks like a very big problem with my property on Riverside Estate here in Colchester
I was in for a shock. The soil pipe is located within one inch of the layer of patio slabs. I was expecting it to be much further down. I had two experienced tradesmen in my company and neither of them had seen such a configuration.
Just as well l don't have a wife and family living here anymore because the property is virtually unliveable.
Being quite resilient l am somehow enjoying the hourly challenge of dealing what has been thrown at me.
The dog doesn't seem in the least bit concerned.
I was thinking of drilling into the concrete assuming that there would be no pipes in the top three or four inches.
That is not the case and l am devising an alternative method of getting to what appears to be collapsed drainage. | | | |
| Tigers at Layer Road on 18:55 - Feb 15 with 438 views | SparkfilmsTV |
While l was keying in the patio stuff a song came on the radio 'All of me' by John Legend.
I had to check the lyrics on a search because they are such a perfect fit and flow so well.
I quickly read through them ...wonderful written piece, big respect for that!
Although many of my music tastes linger in the past some of the new age writers are producing lyrical work that is of the highest standard and highly emotive and emotional. | | | |
| Tigers at Layer Road on 20:05 - Feb 15 with 424 views | SparkfilmsTV |
| Tigers at Layer Road on 18:55 - Feb 15 by SparkfilmsTV |
While l was keying in the patio stuff a song came on the radio 'All of me' by John Legend.
I had to check the lyrics on a search because they are such a perfect fit and flow so well.
I quickly read through them ...wonderful written piece, big respect for that!
Although many of my music tastes linger in the past some of the new age writers are producing lyrical work that is of the highest standard and highly emotive and emotional. |
This song was written by John Stephens and Tobias Gad. Just as well l checked back on it. This is brilliant songwriting!!!!!! | | | |
| Tigers at Layer Road on 21:46 - Feb 15 with 412 views | SparkfilmsTV |
A few words from Celluloid Heroes by The Kinks that refer to Bette Davis 'Hers was such a lonely life'.....and l still have the image of her sitting alone in the lounge of The Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane, West London in 1976...smoking with a cigarette holder clasped in her fingers...slowly surveying those in the bar area that night. [Post edited 16 Feb 20:46]
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| Tigers at Layer Road on 21:56 - Feb 15 with 403 views | SparkfilmsTV |
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This song was written by John Stephens and Tobias Gad. Just as well l checked back on it. This is brilliant songwriting!!!!!! |
Just to confirm that John Stephens is John Legend and Tobias Gad is Tobias Gad.
Just wanted to clear that up from this side of the pond.
Sending great vibes to followers in the U.S.A. | | | |
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