Ulverston Statue From Start To Finish

[Mr. Hall]

Hello Greystoke, nice to meet you
l hope you have fun in here. lt's like a living book...

[flyingelephant]

I've been humming "Sons of the Desert" to myself all day

Have you tried "Arrid" deodorant?

[vonbork]

Great photos, Neil, thanks for posting them and thanks for your on the scene reporting.

[Neil]

My pleasure for all you guys who couldn`t get here , Ollies accent kept slipping , couldn`t tell if he was from Dixie or the south of London meself , Gary , our "Dirty Work" Grand sheik has found a link to BBC cumbria who have loads of pictures of the day and give real impression of how many people were there , oh and if you look on picture 3 you can see our tent banner towards the fron of the crowds but if you can spot me you have a REALLY big magnifying glass !
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/content/im ... ry.shtml?1

[Neil]

Welcome to the forum , yes it was a great day yesterday

[Dean]

The Forums own Mr John Bogie meeting Mr Laurel and Mr Hardy.

[Neil]

did you get an interview with them John ? , they wouldn`t talk to me !

[Ross]

wow what a day. I too had a fantastic (although hectic) time in Ulverston and mets loads of people I had only seen pics of up until now. It was a glorius sunny day and the event was quite emotional, I'm sure I wasn't the only person there among the 2000 fans there who were left with a lump in the throat and feeling very proud of the sons for this wonderful achievement. Sorry our paths didn't cross Neil. Most of the time I had my head stuck behind the camcorder. I was privelaged to be given a spot right at the front of the statue along with the press so I could film the reveal. I am currently uploading part 1 (the arrival of Ken Dodd, the reveal and highlights of the speeches). After that I will upload the footage of some of the interviews I got including Mark (Bill Cubins grandson), 91 year old Mabel Radcliffe who lives in Stans house in Argyll street and a few sons. Watch this space for the link. Hunter said he saw you in the crowd John but I wasn't with him at the time. I did bump into Dean and Willie though.

I am totally still on a high. More later

Here are some stills from the footage you will see later today...

Although there was some glare from the sun at parts the footage turned out pretty good.

[Ross]

more stills from the footage...

[Ross]

Part 1 of the footage - Best viewed in High Quality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OkWcAA1sDI

[Tock]

Superb Ross many thanks!

Great in HQ!.

More please.

[Neil]

superb footage Ross , we were stood about 20 yards maybe away from you with our Dirty work Banner , pity we missed each other , I bumped into Dean about 3 times during the Sunday Monday oh wellmaybe next time

[john-Bogie]

did you get an interview with them John ? , they wouldn`t talk to me !

As the old bit of string said, Neil, I'm afraid not ! (think about it) but I did get interviewed by a nice young lady from 'The Westmoreland Gazette' which comes out on Friday, so if any of you guys who are able to purchase a copy for me ? I would be eternally grateful !
Great Pics Ross, never seen you or Hunter, where were you hiding ?

[Ross]

Hi John, I was running around with my camera so I didn't see you, but Hunter did. He was with my friend Michelle while I was in the press area right at the front of the statue, then we went round to the museum. We had to head home about 6pm but had a great time.

Just re-uploaded the footage I took (see link in my previous post) if you haven't seen it yet.

Neil I can't believe we were so close to each other and I never saw you, although in looking at that photo of you with the statue no wonder I didn't notice you. Looks like you were in disguise haha. Great pics.

More footage to come.. watch this space!

[john-Bogie]

great Podcast Ross,

My special Thanks to Dean for posting my photo, I notice I'm getting close to Ollie in more ways than one ! (shall have to go on a diet)