| Old Swansea characters 20:05 - May 1 with 17658 views | Gowerjack |
Mrs Gowerjack and I were down the Mumbles earlier and bumped into Red Heather the Micheal Foot lookalike who once accosted Geoff Capes in Swansea market because of his support for South African fruit..
Got us talking about other strange characters we used to see regularly....
Joe the Boxer from the Tenby
Stinky Pete the most honest man in town
The fella that used to hand out Biblical tracts outside the market
Hank !
That woman with the bow legs that used to love a fight when she'd had a drink
Anyone remember any more? |  |
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| Old Swansea characters on 11:14 - May 5 with 2732 views | theloneranger |
Togo Bevan
Taff...homeless guy in a big overcoat who was always around United Welsh bus garage.....but followed the Swans home and away in the late 60's and 70's
Neville Mead when he was on the door of the Curry House in the Grove, Uplands late 70's, 80's....my mate was in there late one night with his girlfriend.....went there often and knew Nev well....
Went to pay and realized he'd left his wallet in the house....Explained to the staff that he'd run home and get the money.....he lived at the top of the Grove
Nev walks up and says....."No problem Scouse....but your girl stays with me until you get back"
My mate would have won an Olympic gold medal that night...running to his flat and back...
When he got back his girlfriend and Nev were sitting down laughing and joking and having a drink...😂😂
A great character who played a mean guitar and sung Calypso when he had a flat on Bryn Road overlooking St Helens |  |
| Everyday above ground ... Is a good day! 😎 |
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| Old Swansea characters on 11:24 - May 5 with 2714 views | perchrockjack |
"Scouse" ah no. |  |
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| Old Swansea characters on 19:51 - May 5 with 2616 views | satrdayboy |
Anyone seen the guy wearing a crash helmet and pushing a bike around Morriston area, usually got a bottle of propane strapped to back of the bike | | | |
| Old Swansea characters on 21:36 - May 5 with 2557 views | morningstar |
| Old Swansea characters on 15:07 - May 3 by Darran |
"What about that wild-eyed looking bloke with grey beard and hair who used to let out appallingly loud and unpredictable yells in the Quadrant, scaring the hell, accidentally, out of kids? I think he died a while back"
Jeremy Corbyn? |
Very sad that, in the case that he was actually a normal everyday guy. He had a very rare imposition in that he simply couldn't express himself verbally but wasn't dumb if you know what i mean. He would get very frustrated about it and sometimes angry if people took the piss out of him. Quite an intelligent man and well respected by the locals in the Sandfields pubs. Bless him. |  |
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| Old Swansea characters on 00:15 - May 6 with 2481 views | Treforys_Jack |
| Old Swansea characters on 19:51 - May 5 by satrdayboy |
Anyone seen the guy wearing a crash helmet and pushing a bike around Morriston area, usually got a bottle of propane strapped to back of the bike |
Yeah he has got about 10 carrier bags hanging off his bike as well. Camps by the power sub station by the new car share place in Velindre. Our paths have met a few times whilst I been walking the dogs and lets just say he's a little eccentric. |  | | |
| Old Swansea characters on 23:43 - May 19 with 2311 views | bonymine |
| Old Swansea characters on 11:14 - May 5 by theloneranger |
Togo Bevan
Taff...homeless guy in a big overcoat who was always around United Welsh bus garage.....but followed the Swans home and away in the late 60's and 70's
Neville Mead when he was on the door of the Curry House in the Grove, Uplands late 70's, 80's....my mate was in there late one night with his girlfriend.....went there often and knew Nev well....
Went to pay and realized he'd left his wallet in the house....Explained to the staff that he'd run home and get the money.....he lived at the top of the Grove
Nev walks up and says....."No problem Scouse....but your girl stays with me until you get back"
My mate would have won an Olympic gold medal that night...running to his flat and back...
When he got back his girlfriend and Nev were sitting down laughing and joking and having a drink...😂😂
A great character who played a mean guitar and sung Calypso when he had a flat on Bryn Road overlooking St Helens |
Togo Bevan was a legend in the Sandfields ....a lovely inoffensive bloke who talked to us all as teenagers .....
The good old days of the 70/80's ....
STID. Together Stronger. 💪💪💪 |  |
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