Old Faces - Good Pals

It's been a week of reunions.

On Tuesday, I went back to The Vu for lunch - this time with Les.

I haven't seen him for ages so it was good to catch up with all his news about his back to the future life as a student. I hope it goes well for him and Elaine who has had more than her own fair share of troubles recently. All the best to the Fultons.

On Thursday, it was a GRAND reunion of all of the old folk that I used to work with. Fordie organised it and we went to LEERIE's of all places.

What a great night was had by all and it was especially good that Graham Dumble was able to come along for a wee while. I first met Graham in 1978 when I started working and in those early years we went through a few scrapes and japes together. A whole load of water has flowed under a whole load of bridges since those days.

Another huge surprise was in store when Allan Welch turned up! He now lives in Spain and while he didn't exactly fly in just to come to my night out, it was great to see him.

So as we settled in for the night, it was as if we had never been away. Morton was sitting by the window, Graham and Liz (both have hair much shorter now than 30 years ago), Denis and Linda, Soapy, Fordie, John, Smiggy, Clarkie and Liesl - all recycling the same old stories that we've told for years.

Plus ca change . . . . . . nights like this show exactly why it was worth getting better!

Thanks to everybody who managed to come along.

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