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Were any of you around, and in your prime, in the late sixties and onwards?

Aunty Post

21 Jan 15 15:36

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.....if so how did you amuse yourselves?

Just been looking through old photos and maybe these will give you a flavour for what I was doing.

Firstly the exhibition stand at Manchester, circa 1973.

[img]http://images.onesite.com/community.betfair.com/user/aunty_post/0c7f822189b8c1f9097dfc19f2ad7b5e.jpg?v=168675[/img]

Forgive one for talking about one's own achievements but, if you take out my company chairman and some poncey brewery tw@t who was paid for being just that,

everything else is me!!!

Looking back I have to wonder what all the other hangers on did!

I designed the stand, the logo, the lettering for which I was personally on site, and fitting at 07:00.

All of the visuals are mine together with plans which are not showing.

Consider , if you will, that some of the designs go back to 1968.

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The designs were for the style requirements of the day, and client profile, and budget.

These photos are from tint 35mm prints and on a phone camera, hence shake and bad focus.

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Another stand at the same exhibition that was a private commission...
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...this was a three hour quicky just so a jumped up salesman had something to waffle on about.

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This one is a real "cheapy" which is over the road from a Sheffield newspaper offices and a watering hole for the staff thereof.....
[img]http://images.onesite.com/community.betfair.com/user/aunty_post/a3672931f8d65cea51625a43890c3fb4.jpg?v=234000[/img]

I have another thirty or so here, plus some on slides, and some more in my folio in the loft

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Aunty Post When: 21 Jan 15 15:41

Sorry guys....don't ask....

I need to post that again!

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Aunty Post When: 21 Jan 15 16:00

Also, of interest, if you look at the stand, you may wonder what was going on behind the scenes!

This was the "Speak Easy" where clients were plied with drink, till they didn't know.......

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Aunty Post When: 21 Jan 15 16:02

And an apology, the "quicky" was more like five hours!

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The Leopard When: 21 Jan 15 17:36

Did you use viagra?

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mad mad moon When: 21 Jan 15 17:41

Are those Space Invader machines on the Fairfax one?

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jed.davison When: 21 Jan 15 18:01

Now I know why, when I was doing the Northern clubs, they all looked the ******* same.

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The Leopard When: 21 Jan 15 18:22

Orange seats seems to have been a re-curring theme.

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Do wah Diddy When: 21 Jan 15 21:54

THAT EXHIBITION HALL USED TO BE MANCHESTER CENTRAL STATION ,I SAW BARRY MGWIGAN HAVE HIS LAST FIGHT THERE,I LOVED MANCHESTER CENTRAL STATION THATS WHERE THE LONDON PANCRAS TRAINS WENT FROM,AND THE MANCHESTER PICCADILLY TRAINS WENT TO LONDON EUSTON,I ONCE CAME HOME FROM ARSNEL AFTER WATCHING ARSNEL V MAN UTD AND THE MAN UTD CENTER HALF BILLY FOULKES STOOD AT THE BUS STOP NEXT TO MY BUS STOP WAITING FOR A BUS TO TAKE HIM HOME

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Do wah Diddy When: 21 Jan 15 21:54

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Capt__F When: 21 Jan 15 22:20

surprised to see chelmesley wood had a tory club wd have thought that solid labour

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Emden When: 21 Jan 15 22:31

the carpet was mad in those days.

Formica was the order of the day

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Aunty Post When: 22 Jan 15 07:08

Have to say they were interesting and rewarding times and it was nice to pick up a few private commissions such as "The Hoffmeister" box
at Doncaster and "Marries Bar" at "The Hotel St George", Harrogate.

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Aunty Post When: 22 Jan 15 09:46

[img]http://images.onesite.com/community.betfair.com/user/aunty_post/0ea8ed0b865b63908df60972e96404a0.jpg?v=242400[/img]

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Aunty Post When: 22 Jan 15 10:59

Are those Space Invader machines on the Fairfax one?

Only popped round to take a photo so didn't look.

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Crisp77 When: 22 Jan 15 11:34

How many brown pens did you get through per year?

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Aunty Post When: 22 Jan 15 16:06

How many brown pens did you get through per year?

I think the honest answer would be none.

I do tend to mix up the media somewhat but, for the most part, it is mainly "Gouache".

You have to remember that many of my designs are over forty years old, and targeting what was generally not the most sophisticated of clients.

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Aunty Post When: 22 Jan 15 16:14

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This was "The Dove & Rainbow" cheap makeover.....

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Aunty Post When: 22 Jan 15 16:20

These photos are from tint 35mm prints

Should read "tiny 35mm prints"

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Thin and Crispy When: 22 Jan 15 16:27

Got any knitting patterns?

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Aunty Post When: 22 Jan 15 16:38

What people don't get is the volume of thinking time that goes into some of these.

You don't just come to work, do the business and go home, where your only anguish is whether to get a "Doner" or "Shish Kebab"
or a Pizza.
Well you could do but you would never make it as a designer!

Also it pains somewhat, to have to meet the clients perceptions but "dull it down" to closer to where you want to be.

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Aunty Post When: 22 Jan 15 16:52

Got any knitting patterns?

As it happens no, I don't, but I have a big bag of needles for some reason, in the loft.

Went to my first and last ever car boot sale a couple of years ago, watching gypsies, and assorted low life picking things up like the needles for £1.00
and then just walking off!!

I'll do them for 50p plus £15.95 postage to uk mainland only.

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HH Sultan Vinegar When: 22 Jan 15 17:00

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peterhiggins When: 22 Jan 15 18:45

it was carlinghow wmc closed now
dont think belle isle wmc is open

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Emden When: 22 Jan 15 18:54

is that Aunty Post ^^^

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akabula When: 23 Jan 15 00:03

Did you design the old Mecca Bookmakers shops AP?
I remember the first ones were done in orange (I think the true name was burnt orange) and green walls with tan linoleum flooring and brown seating.

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bodil When: 23 Jan 15 00:26

You beginning to wonder if it was worth it all?

At least Jimmy Saville didn't appear in any of your designs. Maybe sneaking in on some of the less ordered margins ...?

I have fond memories of orange.

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akabula When: 23 Jan 15 00:56

BTW AP When you said 'in your prime' I expected to read a thread about your conquests with the opposite sex.

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bodil When: 23 Jan 15 01:05

With your chrome/orange heart shining in the sun, long may you run.

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Cork Langer When: 23 Jan 15 02:05

AP with FOBT's long before the bookies caught on...!

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Aunty Post When: 23 Jan 15 14:14

With your chrome/orange heart shining in the sun, long may you run.

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Aunty Post When: 23 Jan 15 14:24

Re orange and brown.....do you notice anything different in my exhibition stand design?