Re the holes in Blackburn Lancashire

Well, how many holes are there, really?

There were 4000 holes in the song. I think I would have punched that workers lights out for not helping me out of the hole.

If I had a Norton I would have been inclined too do some crazy things they were a great bike do they still make them?

Jerome that is a great looking bike,I always liked the Nortons and The Triumph brands they handled better then all the other bikes when I used too ride and looked better. I had a Triumph 650 Bonneville in the 70's and the Japanese bikes could go faster but would not handle the curves like the English bikes. Nortons were faster but I could not afford one. They used too call them snorton Norton's.

The Nortons have alway been a better bike but they cost more then the triumph,or they did in the seventies.

It may sound strange, but I learned to play guitar because of a Norton motorcycle.  Back in the early 70's my best friend at work rode a Norton.  We had hired in on the same day in '69 and we hit it off immediately, partly because he said I reminded him of his younger brother who was in the Marine Corps.  A couple years later his brother was home on leave, borrowed Lonnie's Norton and was killed in a wreck.  A month or so later he asked me to stop by his house.  He pulled out an old acoustic (I don't remember the brand, I think it might have been German made) that had belonged to his brother, handed it to me and told me to learn to play it. I never really knew all the reasons why, but it seemed important to him so I took it home.  After a few weeks of sore fingers and learning a few chords I bought a used Fender Newporter for myself and returned his brother's old beater guitar back to him. We would get together occasionally and pick a few songs like he used to do with his brother. Maybe that was why he wanted me to learn to play - I don't know.

If it hadn't been for that wrecked Norton and trying to honor the request of a friend, I may have never learned to play and would have missed out on countless hours of enjoyment.

DE

Thats a cool story DE

both sad and interesting de they say all things happen for a reason .

I wish I could write a song as poignant and absurd as DE's life stories.  One moment he's telling us about an alcohol fueled trip through class 92 whitewater that Evel Kneivel and Chris Blane took one look at and passed by, then the next it's something as heartwarming and touching as reflection upon the rewards of honoring the wishes of a grieving friend.  You're an odd duck Dirty Ed, and I say that with the utmost respect and affection for odd ducks.

I have nothing to add about holes or motorbikes, but I enjoyed the stories, Grah and DE!

no  worries  dino  the thing about  a  post  like  this  is  it jogs  peoples  memory's  and  grows  into  a  work of  art.
I  love  motorcycles ,my  wife  hates  them ,but  I  love  her  more  than any  motorcycle .