Town Centre Loons

[axs]

It'd be quicker just to tell me to fuck off. I'm pissed, I won't mind.

No, I prefer not to if it's all the same to you.

Terry Tibbs mentioned that facinating fact in post #13 of this thread but it was quite easy to miss. I almost missed it second time around in fact. He was the only one to do so during this whole thread apart from myself.

Any way, let's move on. I am desperate to know more infomation about this man with the massive thumb. Does anyone have any dimensions? Height? Weight? Girth? How did this happen? Please help me here - I can think of nothing else right now!

In that case you have my sincerest apologies for my pedantry.

Unfortunately I have not met 'Thumb Man' so I cannot offer any more information.

[axs]

Whilst at college and working at Burger King I remember well him coming in and asking for "Cofftee", basically a cup of coffee with a tea bag in it.

I really want to try that now. Might have one in the morning.

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

It'd be quicker just to tell me to fuck off. I'm pissed, I won't mind.

Any way, let's move on. I am desperate to know more infomation about this man with the massive thumb. Does anyone have any dimensions? Height? Weight? Girth? How did this happen? Please help me here - I can think of nothing else right now!

He was unmissable really OST, big ears, big thumbs, big girlfriend and played an electric organ very badly outside McDonalds.

He reminds me of the monster form the recent Beowolf (Sp) movie.

He sounds absolutely fantastic. The truth is though, I've spent virtually no time in Swindon town centre during the last 15 odd years. Some misguided people would say that was a good thing. I, on the other hand would say I've been missing out

[ronnie21]

Seem to remember some guy who used to play the bagpipes at the top end of Regent Street. Also, what about the guy who used to wander through town with a shopping trolley looking for bits of scrap metal that he took to Coopers.  Anybody remember him?  He used to frequent Nottons Cafe at the Manchester Road/County road junction, he got banned for swearing at all the other customers!!

[Bushey Boy]

I have a tenant at teh moment who is in a shared house, for the past week he has woken people up at 1am arguing with his self, he seems to have a split personality, called me a wanker then told himself off in front of me! shot

[Arriba]

Seem to remember some guy who used to play the bagpipes at the top end of Regent Street. Also, what about the guy who used to wander through town with a shopping trolley looking for bits of scrap metal that he took to Coopers.  Anybody remember him?  He used to frequent Nottons Cafe at the Manchester Road/County road junction, he got banned for swearing at all the other customers!!

i've mentioned him previously but not in as much detail as you.he was mad rad.i think bancock is on about the same guy.
he would have mental arguements with himself and at other times was almost normal.was always pushing a trolley about.he lived in toothill but must have died years ago

[Mexicano Rojo]

noel at the beehive was a bit of a loon but always let me in on christmas day.

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

Is Noel still alive? I always thought he looked like he could keel over at any moment. And that was years ago. The last I heard he had a pub in Oxford.

[ronnie21]

Seem to remember some guy who used to play the bagpipes at the top end of Regent Street. Also, what about the guy who used to wander through town with a shopping trolley looking for bits of scrap metal that he took to Coopers.  Anybody remember him?  He used to frequent Nottons Cafe at the Manchester Road/County road junction, he got banned for swearing at all the other customers!!

i've mentioned him previously but not in as much detail as you.he was mad rad.i think bancock is on about the same guy.
he would have mental arguements with himself and at other times was almost normal.was always pushing a trolley about.he lived in toothill but must have died years ago

Last I heard of him he was living at a council run home in Moredon but he got kicked out of there for being so anti-social!!  Apart from swearing at the staff and other residents he had a flat on an upper floor and took all his gear and trolley up there, throwing it about in his flat.  That was about 8 years ago, no seen him since then!

[Ironside]

What about the bloke with the HUGE ears who went busking near macdonalds. I remember he found himself a girlfriend once and she used sit next to him shilst he was busking, they looked so proud and happy together, and they where both absolute monsters to look at.

Him and his Mrs were mentally retarded.

I was once upstairs in McDonalds when they came in and sat opposite me.  He then started touching her up and putting his hand down her skirt.  I didn't finish my meal.  He's dead now I think.

[kaufman]

What about the bloke with the HUGE ears who went busking near macdonalds. I remember he found himself a girlfriend once and she used sit next to him shilst he was busking, they looked so proud and happy together, and they where both absolute monsters to look at.

Him and his Mrs were mentally retarded.

I was once upstairs in McDonalds when they came in and sat opposite me.  He then started touching her up and putting his hand down her skirt.  I didn't finish my meal.  He's dead now I think.

Andy and dawn were their names. andy died about 7-8 years ago now from some infection in his stomach from what i remember.
Now yes he could not play for toffee with his webbed hands and dawn would sit there like yoko ono at his feet but andy would often come into the music shop where i worked and we would have to tune his guitar for him.
He would have the guitar tuned/restrung to an open chord as his fingers would obviously not stretch to play open type guitar chords.
Andy had whats called "perfect pitch" which not that many people have.
You would tune the guitar for him and he would say it's still not right, you would move the string and he would be right everytime.
Not the most pleasent person to have in your shop but someone who was probably more rock n roll and musical than alot of the musicians in this town.

if you want another there is fred who just says "yeah yeah" and there was this guy who used to come in and just say "i love 60's and 70's music me"
and no word of a lie i saw him coming out of the tent market one morning with a t shirt which read
"I LOVE 60'S 70'S MUSIC!

[sonic youth]

adver man is the only bloke i remember, he was always there until a year or two ago - what happened to him? used to be on the corner next to devon savouries and sounded like he was speaking in tongues.

[Ardiles]

adver man is the only bloke i remember, he was always there until a year or two ago - what happened to him? used to be on the corner next to devon savouries and sounded like he was speaking in tongues.

I think the bloke you're talking about is called Tony.  Not seen him for years, but I often used to an Adver from him at lunchtime when I worked in Swindon in the late 1990s.  Nice chap.  Always ready to chat with his customers.  I think I gave him a Christmas card once.

[JPC82]

adver man is the only bloke i remember, he was always there until a year or two ago - what happened to him? used to be on the corner next to devon savouries and sounded like he was speaking in tongues.

I think the bloke you're talking about is called Tony.  Not seen him for years, but I often used to an Adver from him at lunchtime when I worked in Swindon in the late 1990s.  Nice chap.  Always ready to chat with his customers.  I think I gave him a Christmas card once.

didnt he have a baby when he was about 75?

[ronnie21]

adver man is the only bloke i remember, he was always there until a year or two ago - what happened to him? used to be on the corner next to devon savouries and sounded like he was speaking in tongues.

I think the bloke you're talking about is called Tony.  Not seen him for years, but I often used to an Adver from him at lunchtime when I worked in Swindon in the late 1990s.  Nice chap.  Always ready to chat with his customers.  I think I gave him a Christmas card once.

didnt he have a baby when he was about 75?

That would be original!!  I thought it was only the she version of humans that had babies!