Wish I did, Patrick, still have the red helmet. Haven't seen Jamie for a
good 50 years. Wouldn't recognise him, even in a white cap. Yes,
trumpeting, Doug, all that long ago desire.
Bill
On Wed, 2 Aug 2017 at 5:26 pm, Patrick McManus <
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> another snippet of your childhood Bill I trust that you have a good red
> helmet now and use it at poetry readings !!
>
> Ps can we ask Jamie what bribe was offered ??
>
>
> On 01/08/2017 22:14, Bill Wootton wrote:
> > Jamie arrives capped
> > in a red plastic helmet,
> > bearing two identical white ones,
> > scored from some industry display,
> > gifts for my brother Dan and me.
> >
> > All good, you'd think,
> > except I want the red one.
> > Takes me the best part
> > of the afternoon
> > to talk Jamie round.
> >
> > Can't remember offering him anything,
> > just a matter of him accepting
> > the inevitable. It looks better
> > on me.
> > Red's my colour.
> >
> > bw
>
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