Good work Jonesey. I have pretty similar stories myself. I did enjoy a good old rocket fight on acid back in the day
Bonfire night is an annual event to remember the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot and catholic conspirators behind it. They got torched for their troubles. So am I being told that no catholics go to bonnies or set fireworks off. Shouldn't be. When I was married, we lived next door to a catholic family. Church every Sunday and all that. They had two young (pre-school) kids.The local C of E primary school had a FREE pre-school nursery attached to it. Only a five minute walk. They sent both their kids there. Imagine that working the other way around Anyway. The father was also a scout leader (always dodgy). Every year, they had a bonfire and a firework display near the local scout hut. Imagine my surprise when I took my girls to the display, to be greeted by my neighbour at the gate taking entrance money. I said "Fancy meeting you here. Mind you, it's always a great night and a good excuse to talk a bit of history with the kids". He wasn't impressed. Talk about hypocrisy.
All firework displays should be this awesome. [video=youtube;L6QtigLJD_4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6QtigLJD_4[/video]
I grew up in an area (Dovecot) where two-thirds of the kids were RC and went to St Dominic's. I cannot remember one of my Catholic mates not taking part in Bommie Night (dunno why we called it that, on reflection), and indeed we went round with 'Guys' effectively begging from the day after Halloween (sounds like a scene from a street in Manilla...). I've never seen one instance of kids going round with a 'Guy' (or indeed plonking one outside the local newsagent's and hustling there) in the 20 years I've been in York. Do they still do that in Liverpool?
I haven't lived there for 40 years. However, I hardly ever see it in Warrington, and haven't seen it at all for about the last three years.
To beat the system. To be spontaneous and original, to stand out from the crowd. Revolution my good friend.
