Fights on the wireless

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 03 May 2007, 07:39

MightyWarrior wrote:
stujones wrote:
Whats going on here then? Ian and Mighty Warrior married to the same woman?
We're mormons.

You added an extra M by mistake mate.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 03 May 2007, 07:41

What goes clip clop, clip clop, bang bang, bang bang?

A Mormon drive by shooting.

DavidPayne · Post by **DavidPayne** » 03 May 2007, 07:48

Dont fkk with the mormons, they'll have you Quaking in your boots.

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 03 May 2007, 08:14

Nice Radio in the picture but it has to be pre war I think - Our radio was relatively small, cream and plastic and a bit tinny in sound - There were a lot of radiograms back in those days (radio gramaphones) huge things with one massive speaker, they were a peice of furniture - We also had one of the first transistor radios which is what we used, to listen to the fights - It was pretty big, like a small suitcase to look at - The batteries were the problem, they cost an arm and a leg back then so we used the mains radio most of the time - I used to sneak it into my bedroom and listen to radio Luxemburgh 208 under the covers - In those days it was the only station constantly transmitting pop music until the pirate stations like Caroline came along - Many of the programs were recorded in England and the tapes were sent to Luxemburgh for transmission - The BBC utterley refused to transmit more than one pop program a week, pick of the pops, a top twenty chart show - Under pressure they put a live program out on Saturday mornings which I listened to while soaking in the bath - A very much older friend of mine produced the show - Eventually the BBC agreed to bow to public demand and gave contracts to the pirate DJs Tony Blackburn, Kenny Everette etc ect - They built new studios onto the old BBC building which they called the continuities and revamped their programming - The BBC light program and the BBC home service went and BBC Radio 1 and 2 came into being - Pick of the Pops eventually got a two hour slot which I worked on with Alan (Fluff) Freeman and producer Dennis Jones - Blackburn did the breakfast show and made us all vomit and crash our cars with his pathetic jokes - This was an exciting time for all of us with new things that had never been done before - Radio played a very big part in everyones lives, there was no daytime TV to compete with so the BBC had a lot of listeners - The 60s changed everything, as young people we were hated by the older generations who objected to our wild ways and the changes we were making - The young had a voice for the first time ever, not sure that was a good thing looking back and seeing what followed in the 70s but you cant change what is now history - I went to the first ever pop concert - The stage was an HGV trailer - It took place on the banks of the Grand Union Canal opposite the EMI studios - Joe Brown and the Bruvvers, Screaming Lord Sutch and Terry Dene were the stars - Just a few hundred of us, a far cry from the IOW pop concerts with Bob Dylon a few years later - Now we are all grey haired old Grandads and Grandmas, boring old sods with loads of lovely memories of one of the most, if not the most exciting times to live through - Thanks Terry and others for your comments.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 03 May 2007, 08:30

Nice posts Wildwaylon, interesting to hear a bit of history. And very true, if you didn't have a TV, radio could sometimes make you feel as if you were there, more than a TV could ever do.

Without HD, we have 625 lines, but the yanks still make do with 525 lines, which seems odd.

Even in the mid 70's, not too many in the UK had a colour set. We had b/w for ages, despite me pleading with my dad. He just used to refer me to his mate, who had an early colour tv and the pics were awful: all blues, greens and reds merging - it'd make you nauseous just watching the thing!

Hagler2002 · Post by **Hagler2002** » 03 May 2007, 08:36

Tyson V Bruno 1.... and also Lewis V Ruddock were both a good listen.

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 03 May 2007, 08:45

Hagler2002 wrote:Tyson V Bruno 1.... and also Lewis V Ruddock were both a good listen.

Yep Lewis v Ruddock was sensational radio - no one expected Lewis to simply destroy the big canadian/jamaican..

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 03 May 2007, 13:31

TerribleTerry wrote:I remember going to Eubank v Malinga in Birmingham when still quite young

I was there that night as well.

Grilling Machine · Post by **Grilling Machine** » 03 May 2007, 20:23

states wrote:Edit: Just checked, and yes, Five Live are covering the fight.

Cheers man. They're broadcasting online too, which is better for me.

MightyWarrior wrote:And very true, if you didn't have a TV, radio could sometimes make you feel as if you were there, more than a TV could ever do.

Because it's like being there in (say) the dressing room? Or a kid who's not allowed to watch but sneaks out to the nearest corner.

It is funny actually how TV reduces atmosphere sometimes. There's a lot to be said for imagining a latter-day Julius Francis fight an' all. God love him.

harrygreb · Post by **harrygreb** » 04 May 2007, 07:18

"...sneak into my bedroom and listen to radio luxenbourg under the covers" well!! i have never heard that activity called "listening to radio luxenbourg" before.

harrygreb · Post by **harrygreb** » 04 May 2007, 07:19

"wheres billy?"
"he's upstairs, listening to radio luxenbourg"

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 04 May 2007, 08:48

harrygreb wrote:"wheres billy?"
"he's upstairs, listening to radio luxenbourg"

OK and a bit of wanking as well, got to enjoy yourself LOL- Thanks for taking the time to read it.

Ezzard · Post by **Ezzard** » 04 May 2007, 09:05

Kaylor-Christie is the one that immediately springs to mind. Nice to read that Mighty Warrior picked the same one.

My nan always talked about listening to Louis-Farr on the radio and swearing to me that Farr was robbed. You couldn't argue with her despite the fact she never saw the fight.

harrygreb · Post by **harrygreb** » 04 May 2007, 14:22

my dad said the same thing about tommy farr's effort against joe.
i was messing around with the radio late one night in the mid 70's and found johnny stracey's world title victory over jose napoles. turned the lights off, lay on the floor and listened (how great listening is)

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 04 May 2007, 16:27

harrygreb wrote:"wheres billy?"
"he's upstairs, listening to radio luxenbourg"

AGAIN????

harrygreb · Post by **harrygreb** » 04 May 2007, 19:24

"he cant seem to leave that wireless alone"

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 05 May 2007, 05:51

Ezzard wrote:My nan always talked about listening to Louis-Farr on the radio and swearing to me that Farr was robbed. You couldn't argue with her despite the fact she never saw the fight.

My grandad (who is Welsh) also listened to that fight on the radio. Dispite the great Jimmy Wilde being a friend of the family my grandads Boxing hero has always been Tommy Farr and he still insists that Joe Louis was lucky to get the win that night.

It would be interesting to hear the original radio broadcast.

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