When I first had a look through all of Mum & Dad’s photos in the big box that lives in my spare room, I didn’t know what to do with them and had no idea about starting this blog. Some photos were in albums but most were just loose in Kodak wallets and I left them as they were except for this picture of Bob, Johnny & Mac. It caught my eye for two reasons and so I put it to one side.
I used to work in Liverpool in the early 1980s in a photographic darkroom. I would travel in by train and occasionally get the ferry across the Mersey when the trains were on strike. I took it for granted that Port Sunlight village had its own train station and really enjoyed being able to walk to the station, something I still do where I live now in Cark-in-Cartmel. When I was a teenager Anne also worked in Liverpool and I would often meet her off the train with our dog Max. As we walked through the Dell, Max would always know where we were going and as soon as we saw Anne walking down the stone steps opposite the station, Max would run to her and nearly knock her over! He was a big alsatian. I’m sure Anne has some fond memories of him. Keith used to take him for walks and runs too. I think I’m right in saying that Max had a go at all the family (bark, bite, growl) except Mum.... he was a bit of a mad dog!
Anyway, one of me mates at werk looked just like Bob in the photo... it’s so uncanny that when I look at it I just burst out laughing! It makes me think of the James Cole character in Terry Gilliam’s Twelve Monkeys.
The other reason is Dad’s big grin!.... he looks so happy. I can see so many of my family’s faces in Dad’s face... me, Keith, Kerry...
Anyone know who Bob & Johnny are? Dad has a bandage on his knee and I wonder if this has anything to do with his accident? Rob knows that story I think?
Dad could be so happy because it could be the 8th December 1945, the eve of Dad’s 22nd birthday. What happened on that day I hear you ask..... well that’s another blog post!!!.......
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| A happy Mac & pals |
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Is no one curious enough to ask what did happen on the eve of Dad’s 22nd birthday.........?
ReplyDeleteHow I wish I had read this post earlier as I would have definitely have been curious!! But I now know the answer as the following post reveals!
ReplyDeleteWhat a happy trio are Bob, Johnny and Dad. I also can see the family resemblance in Dad, as I did in Mum. In fact in the earlier post 'A lovely McCormack family photo', Gran's smile looks so much as did Dad's in his later years! And you look so much like Dad in that same photo Dave!
What's the story then Rob, about Dad and his bandaged knee?x