Off Topic Memories of Hull Fair.

I remember that, the name George springs to mind, whether it was or not who only knows. I don't think i ever saw him, just the tent.

 

That's it, George the Gentle Giant.

 

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Thanks Ernie

 

Amazes me that people still go on the throwing the ball in the angled bucket. The 'no rim shots one'
It's been on tv and proven scientifically it's impossible to do

Memories ; The Bombers , the clanky tin can ones.

 

Why did the ducks always have Coronation St character names written underneath them?

 

Mebbee 'cos Hilda Ogden had three flying ones on her wall?

 

I seem to recall that it had something to do with what prize you won even though it was always "anything off the bottom row son".

 

I remember meeting him in the '80s - even shook his hand.

Charged me about 10p for the privilege though.

 

Was he really 7'3"?

 

Used to kind of like* looking at the fortune tellers' celebrity photos - Little and Large, Bobby Davro, The Grumbleweeds, Cannon & Ball et al.

* kind of replused me too

 

That's the Jocks for you though

 

Hard to say but he was deffo 'gentle'

 

Jimmy Savile was one who'd had his palm read..................................urgh.

 

Now that could've been an interesting reading

 

Dint even see one yesterday down Walton St yesterday.....Gypsy Clara Petulengro, Gypsy Rosa Lee and usually one called Smith, always in attendance

EDIT: One down Walton St called 'Sarha Lee'

Maybe they didn't see their own futures well enough?

 

All 3 had to cancel apparently due to unforeseen circumstances.

"Every one a Maserati"

 

What we used to call getting 50. 75 being the stinky finger, 25 much less exciting. Nobody ever seemed to get 100...

 

We used the baseball analogy. First base through to a home run. With Plum I only reached first base!

 

Have two quick ones to share.

Screaming my young head my off because I thought the fair worker at the top of the helter-skelter was trying to steal my mat.

Also remember going with my Dad when very young in the late 60s early 70s but it didn't seem like Walton Street.
Can anyone remember the fair being at East Park for any reason?