Unfortunately I can't get Bobby Goldsboro's Honey out of my head and that line, 'see the tree how big it's grown,' since I saw the tree that we planted nearly 30 years ago and how big it had grown.
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took a trip into downtown Chorlton - Thresher's still there, Canadian Burger and the Inn Plaice Chippy too, but Norton Barrie's gone.
took a trip into downtown Chorlton - Thresher's still there, Canadian Burger and the Inn Plaice Chippy too, but Norton Barrie's gone. My barber's (now known as RJ's) is still there with the same gang in attendance. About 3 metres of my hair ended up on the floor of the shop in the years we lived in Manchester and we didn't half have some laughs there.
Here's a snippet.
Why does Jim Ramsbottom (millionaire bookmaker, property developer and decorater of the shop) have JR1 number plates on his Roller?
Because somebody already had TWAT1 !!!!!
The prediciton I heard about Norton Barrie's shop also obviously came true. A men's outfitters specialising in super sharp, super expensive, Italian suits, was frequented mostly by super cash rich mobsters from Moss Side. The prediction went like this
'if ever a tiny gun is invented that can be carried in your suit jacket without showing, then Norton Barrie will go out of business.'
