http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btS7-UoK2Oo
No reason not to wonder if Peter Cook is wearing Austin's there.
As a theatrical he probably did.
And - Look!
- Here's Jimmy Tarbuck:
http://hub.tv-ark.org.uk/images/itvlondon/itvlondon-atv/progs/palladium1964bl.jpg
1964 at the London Palladium. Bet you've got some stories about him. No idea if he ever shopped at John's though...
Best -
It's not a bad shoulderline.
Agreed, but the material looks like 'showbusiness' mohair.
Citing Tarby is scraping the barrel a smidgeon surely?
The story must be told warts and all I suppose.
I was just hoping for showbizzzz gossip from Mr. Porter.
Isn't this all scraping the barrel rather a lot. How many times are we going to have these tired old tales of fuckin Dickie Henderson or some such sixties showbiz ponce buying a pair of fuckin socks?
Isn't it about time this forum or rather it's illustrious leader lost this obsession with this scruffy little shop. We are all bored shitless of hearing about every little dusty nook and cranny of it. Our American and European chums dont give a fuck about and neither do most of the british. Russell, This isn't a forum dedicated to your memories with your youth and good times gone by. Let's move on please...
I wish we had an American nutter who was full of Andover shop stories...
Seriously, I only do this because nobody else does.
JS will go & my collected musings will also go over time. But once there was a time when we all had a laugh & wore some great clothes.
The most I hope for these days is that Gibson Gardens & Mr. Porter will read this stuff and chuckle to themselves.
I live for other people's pleasure.
Actually,
Dear Mr. Beatnik -
What would you like here?
Lloyd George knew my father.
First conversation I ever had with JS that wasn't directly related to clothing was concerning Dudley Moore. Around that time I was trying to put together a piece about the British composer Richard Rodney Bennett - his film soundtrack work to be precise. By coincidence a piece came on the shop radio by R.R.B with Dudley Moore at the piano - a rare live recording if my memory serves me correct. A brief conversation ensued with me talking about RRB's work on the soundtrack to the film "Billion Dollar Brain" with John talking of Dudley Moore's jazz piano skills that he had witnessed live. All the while, my brother trying to drag me out of the shop so that we could finish our Christmas shopping!
Staceyboy