Modelling silk undies......

[British Red]

John Fenna by British Red, on Flickr


Was a few years ago now




SWAT by British Red, on Flickr

[lou1661]

Hugh, How long have you been looking in the loft for that article?

[Shewie]

Lol, good find

A bargain at £25, what year are we talking? 1984 'ish?

[British Red]

Pure luck. A mate let me have a one off handmade sheffield bowie a while ago (another SWAT author). He sent me the magazine as the article reviewing the bowie is in it...was flicking through it idly and saw the young John in "catalogue man" pose....and had to share!

[British Red]

Lol, good find

A bargain at £25, what year are we talking? 1984 'ish?

1989 mate .

[lou1661]

Pure luck. A mate let me have a one off handmade sheffield bowie a while ago (another SWAT author). He sent me the magazine as the article reviewinf the bowie is in it...was flicking through it idly and saw the young John in "catalogue man" pose....and had to share!

Very man at C&A

[John Fenna]

Oh thank you very much!
Interestingly enough the longjons only gave up the ghost about 2 years ago...
Equally interesting are the trousers - my own design and manufacture which were polycotton - photo taken in North Wales where I designed gear for Snowdon Clothing and Snowdon clothing did the CMT on my range of waterproof clothing.
Gods - I was young slim and had hair in those days!

[Shewie]

Gods - I was young slim and had hair in those days!

Ah the hair, that's what looks different

Apart from the lack of follicles I think you've done alright John

[Harvestman]

I've gone right off my food suddenly...

[Mesquite]

Ah the hair, that's what looks different

Yup... it's a lot darker as well

[lou1661]

As a by the by John, My sewing skills have not got as far as trousers yet, any hints on where to go to get things made up or is it more practice required?

[Andy BB]

You haven't lost your hair John - its just migrated down a bit.................

[Man of Tanith]

when i read the preview of this thread i was very very scared
yet i still opened it

[lou1661]

when i read the preview of this thread i was very very scared
yet i still opened it

Hmmmmm that says more about you than you think!

[Hoodoo]

A fine figure of a man!

[British Red]

Was trying to work out who John reminded me of.....

[Man of Tanith]

Hmmmmm that says more about you than you think!

glutton for punishment?
or just stupid?

[santaman2000]

Oh thank you very much!
Interestingly enough the longjons only gave up the ghost about 2 years ago...
Equally interesting are the trousers - my own design and manufacture which were polycotton - photo taken in North Wales where I designed gear for Snowdon Clothing and Snowdon clothing did the CMT on my range of waterproof clothing.
Gods - I was young slim and had hair in those days!

1989? You and me both John.

[woof]

1989? You and me both John.

Lol !, i think this applies to all of us !.

Rob

[Man of Tanith]

in 1989 i was 8 young slim and didnt have bags under my eyes nor grey in my hair
what a difference a couple if decades can make

[Biker]

Is that a picture from the 70's TV series Survivors by Terry Nation? That woman's face just triggered someonthing in the recesses of my memory. Her name was Abby I believe.

Fine figure of a man there John. Betty just got herself a new pin-up on her wall.

Was trying to work out who John reminded me of.....

[British Red]

It is - but that was Jenny. Abby was played by the impossibly beautiful Carolyn Seymour



The guy is Dennis Lill - a great actor (also inThe Professionals, Rock Follies, Rumpole of the Bailey etc.).

Showing my age now

[Biker]

Thanks BR, It would have bugged me all day not knowing whether I thought that pic was from it or not.

Aha Jenny and Abby, thanks for the clarification. I was in my early teens when that series was on and sadly didn't watch it as often as I could have. I wonder if it's on youtube? I know a lot of series from the 70's didn't make it to archive* "Wings" being a classic example. That was a series about the Air flying corps during WW1. I used to watch that with my dad religiously. Loved it.


* Least that's the story I heard. I'd stand to be corrected.

[British Red]

Thanks BR, It would have bugged me all day not knowing whether I thought that pic was from it or not.

Aha Jenny and Abby, thanks for the clarification. I was in my early teens when that series was on and sadly didn't watch it as often as I could have. I wonder if it's on youtube? I know a lot of series from the 70's didn't make it to archive* "Wings" being a classic example. That was a series about the Air flying corps during WW1. I used to watch that with my dad religiously. Loved it.


* Least that's the story I heard. I'd stand to be corrected.

Wings was brilliant - I have both series on DVD

All three series of the original series of Survivors is also around on DVD

[Mesquite]

Thanks BR, It would have bugged me all day not knowing whether I thought that pic was from it or not.

Aha Jenny and Abby, thanks for the clarification. I was in my early teens when that series was on and sadly didn't watch it as often as I could have. I wonder if it's on youtube? I know a lot of series from the 70's didn't make it to archive* "Wings" being a classic example. That was a series about the Air flying corps during WW1. I used to watch that with my dad religiously. Loved it.


* Least that's the story I heard. I'd stand to be corrected.

Damn... you're reminding me of things I watched as a kid as well... I'd forgotten about 'Wings' til you mentioned it

Another one I used to like watching was Danger UXB... Judy Geeson

[John Fenna]

Wings was brilliant - I have both series on DVD

All three series of the original series of Survivors is also around on DVD

The series was not a patch on the book "Survivors" and even better - "Genesis of a Hero"...
Nice to know that Betty apreciates the picture ... I have matured like a good wine ... or is that cheese?

[British Red]

Genesis of a hero is very dark huh? I liked it too

I also have Danger UXB on DVD - another great series. They made some great TV in those days...I guess they had to work harder on the plot rather than effects?

[santaman2000]

...I used to watch that with my dad religiously. Loved it....

Religiously? Twice a year and occasionally on Sunday?

[santaman2000]

It is - but that was Jenny. Abby was played by the impossibly beautiful Carolyn Seymour



The guy is Dennis Lill - a great actor (also inThe Professionals, Rock Follies, Rumpole of the Bailey etc.).

Showing my age now

The Proffessionals? The 1966 movie about a mercenary incursion into Mexico in the early 20th century starring (among others) Lee Marvin and Burt Lancaster? Or the tv series of the same decade starring Tony Curtis and Roger Moore?

[John Fenna]

Or Bodie and Doyle....