I met Alberta Hunter in NY in the 80s when she had been 'rediscovered' after years of obscurity working as a nurse. At the time she was singing in The Cookery, a club in Greenwich Village, two nights a week, just her and an accompanist. She was possibly the sexiest woman I ever met.... We corresponded until she died after a fall when she broke her hip.
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Stanley wrote: ↑27 Aug 2025, 02:25
She was possibly the sexiest woman I ever met....
How cool. I think you've mentioned her before but I didn't look her up. I read that she worked at Coney Island Hospital and they made her retire when they fouind how old she was. Here's "Handyman" - did she have anyone in particuar in mind ? - quite a bit of circumstantial amongst the many wonderful euphemisms. Gets up before dawn - turn my damper down. . . . .
Born to be mild Sapere Aude Ego Lego Preferred pronouns - Thou, Thee, Thy, Thine My non-working days are Monday - Sunday
Ethel took me to the Cookery. It was simply a room with long tables and forms with a podium at one end with a piano on it. Bare floorboards and no decorations. People went just for the music......
The railway at Foulridge Wharf in 1950.
Stanley Challenger Graham
Stanley's View
scg1936 at talktalk.net
"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
Old age isn't for cissies!
The remains of a mine engine house at Fox Clough, Colne in 1984. The thriving coal mining industry at Colne is a forgotten corner now but was important once.
Stanley Challenger Graham
Stanley's View
scg1936 at talktalk.net
"Beware of certitude" (Jimmy Reid)
The floggings will continue until morale improves!
Old age isn't for cissies!
That's an interesting photo and shows some intricate track-work so I searched online for a higher resolution photo. I found this web site which has more information, a map and other photos including the one I wanted to see. Thornton Limestone Works
Nullius in verba: On the word of no one (Motto of the Royal Society)
My train spotting days are long gone - but at least we now have reverse image search, so here goes. I came up with this image of the same locomotive, `The Great Marquess'. It's a K4 2-6-0 and you can see its number 3442 matches in the two images. In the pic below its on `The Dalesman' rail tour on 4 May 1963 and is standing at Arthington station having arrived from Bradford and about to leave for Leeds. The little plaque above the smokebox door shows RCTS which stands for The Railway Correspondence & Travel Society.
Great Marquess 4 May 1963 Arthington.jpg
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Nullius in verba: On the word of no one (Motto of the Royal Society)
We corresponded until she died after a fall when she broke her hip.
