always was the clerk's fault anyway

The story about Lulu reminded me that,

Many years ago when I was working for Alan Pye (Duggie Pye) joint. Alan was just outside the numbers for Tattersalls on the Rowley Mile, but we went hoping there might be a few 'misses' and we would 'get on'! We missed by one! I was standing in the 'ring' when Ronnie Hales asked if we had 'got on'! "Missed by one Ronnie" I said! "Wait there", he said! About a minute later he came back and said, "Do you want to clerk for Lulu? only Michael hasn't turned up", he said! "Yes please" I said! I'd just opened the clerking book when Michael arrived! "F*ck him, he's late, you're clerking", said Lulu! At the end of the day Lulu gave me £90 and said, "Do you want to clerk for me again tomorrow?", "Yes please", I said, because Alan wasn't going on the Friday! At the end of the day Lulu gave me £90 again and said, "Do you want to clerk for me again tomorrow?"! "I will Lulu, providing Alan doesn't get on, but if he does I'll have to work for him"! "I understand", he said! So we go back on the Saturday and Alan 'gets on'! I was so disappointed! I go and tell Lulu and he thanks me for clerking the two days for him! "My pleasure Lulu, and Thank You for asking me"! At the end of the day Alan gives me £50, which is what he paid me!



I always got on famously with Lulu, I must have been the only one!