Thunderbird
Times
Newsletter of
the Mighty
February 2008
Newsletter
10.2 -
Bristol Classic Show Shepton Mallet Coach Trip – it was a good day
out and the boys were pleased to see the Triumph
Bristol Branch doing their bit, but it seems the highlight of the event was Dave
who needed the little boy’s room on the way home and was gone for ages: a search party was chosen and after looking
in every ditch and no stones left unturned they found him waiting outside the ladies loo for Doddie. OK, fair enough you may be thinking, love has no bounds, how
gentlemanly of him, what a star!!
The only problem was Doddie opted to stay at home!!!! Many thanks to Mac and
Jim who shared the driving.
24.2 -
Sammy Miller’s Museum Coach Trip – 12 members including 3 ladies were treated 
to a fantastic day out. We had a breakfast stop at the Devils Punchbowl Café and after meeting
John Ryder (on his bike) at
the M3 we continued on to Sammy Millers and managed to
get discount group tickets after a
bit of haggling by
MISCELLANEOUS
Double Whammo - Tanya has passed her Bike Test. Tanya reported that
Ian had hurt his back and couldn’t be there to support her, so Rob very kindly stepped in and took her for a practice run making sure she was spot on for her Test. Tanya would like to say a huge thanks to Rob for his support. The other extra special news is - they’re going to be a Mummy and a Daddy, 
baby
due middle of August. By all accounts
when Tanya told Ian he said, “Please
don’t make me sell my Rocket!!” After attending A&E he is, of course, delighted. Many congratulations Tanya for passing your
Test and double congratulations to
you both.
Would
you like a holiday break in
SIX GO
TO
Kelvin, John Flower, “Rocket Man” Ian, Paul Skeet
and myself met up at Rykas’s
for a Sunday morning ride. Rob was there on his Honda USA 1000 with mega-exhausts
and set off for “Destination
Triumph”, a new dealership in
The convoy of 4 Triumph’s and 2 Honda’s
travelled along the A24 - Ian and Kelvin’s Rockets
found it hard to keep up with Bob on
his 865 “America”. We arrived at the Dealership to be greeted by
a very attractive young lady from “Triumph” and asked “Which Club are you from?”….“We’re the “Mighty
After looking around the bikes and clothing we
set off for breakfast in the
We thought a photo was in order and Bob asked a passer by to take a photo of six bikers
outside the Gents toilets!! Lovely!
Ian and Rob carried on to
A good ride, good weather but most of all good
company.
Thanks Bob
Now for something completely different…
THE MSL CLUB HAS A HUGE DILEMMA – LURCH (AS WE KNOW HIM TO BE) HAS AN UNKNOWN
ILLNESS CALLED “IDENTITY
SYNDROME”- READ ON……
LET’S
GET RIGHT- (The Prints and the Purpose) from Lurch alias Slouch
Lurch is the fictional
manservant to The Addams Family created by cartoonist Charles Addams. He is a tall, shambling, lugubrious butler who
somewhat resembles Frankenstein’s
monster (as played by Boris Karloff) and (on the television series) has a deep, resonant voice. Although fully capable of normal speech, Lurch sometimes communicates via simple inarticulate moans, which, much like the dialogues of Cousin Itt, the Addamses
have no trouble understanding. Ironically,
the Addamses often comment that Lurch is eloquent and
vivacious.
Lurch is often seen
playing the harpsichord at virtuoso level. The scenes in the original television series
with Lurch playing the harpischord was Lurch
playing on a dead keyboard. The show’s musical director (Vic Mizzy) played the actual tunes.
Originally in the TV series, Lurch was to have no lines. However, in the pilot Ted Cassidy ad-libbed
the line “you rang!” in his
trademark deep voice, and it was so impressive it led
to Lurch getting more dialogue: he
ultimately had three lines in the pilot. In the films, however, Lurch was totally
mute.
Much of
Lurch’s history, including his first name and the nature of his
relationship to any other Addamses was originally
unknown. “Lurch” was revealed during the original TV series to be a surname
as there was “Mother Lurch” who
appeared in one episode. She addresses Lurch as “Sonny”, which could either be a parental nickname or his actual
first name. It was stated in Addams
Family Reunion that Lurch is
part-Addams. This plays into his being a
Frankenstein’s monster-like creation. The
only definite body part that is from an Addams is his heart. Lurch’s
mother appears to be a physically normal
elderly woman, although she does not see anything unusual about the Addams
family or their home, with the exception of - “Thing”.
Good………now that is sorted……….
SLOUCH
BSA (
CONCLUSION
His days now are mainly spent as a semi recluse in
Editor’s Comments:
Is the
MSL Club happy with this explanation? Can we help him with this horrible
illness? Does he remain our Lurch or does he become our Slouch? He needs our help NOW before it’s too late!! Your comments please on paper to the Editor. Keep
it clean!
Deep Thoughts by Men while Fishing
Two men fishing and
drinking beer. Roger says, “I think I’m going to divorce my wife – she hasn’t spoken to me in over
2 months.” Frank slowly
continuous sipping his beer then thoughtfully says, “You’d better think it over
– women like that are
hard to find!”
TO LET
TWO
PRETTY COTTAGES IN THE SOUTH OF
- Cottage 1 – sleeps 2 adults
- Cottage 2 - sleeps 4 adults plus 2 small children in the main
bedroom doubling up as a family room
- All bedding provided - bring your own beach towels.
- A Welcome Pack can be arranged.
For further info see Mike Smith at the Tuesday Club meetings.
Read about Mike’s story BUYING A
Kitchen Sink Drama – Robin Maynard
A man wakes up in hospital bandaged from head to foot.
The doctor says “You’re going to be OK, but something happened. Your
manhood was chopped off in the accident and we were unable to find it but
you’ve got £90,000 compensation and we have the technology to build you a new
one that will work even better than
the old one - but it doesn’t come
cheap – it costs £10,000 an inch, so
it’s for you and your wife to decide
what size you want and how much
you’re prepared to spend. It’s important she plays a role in the decision.” The bloke agrees and returns the next day.
“Have you
spoken to your wife?” the doctor asks.
“I
have,” says the bloke.
“And has
she helped you in making your decision?”
“She
has,” says the bloke.
“So what
is it?” asks the doctor.
“We’re having a new kitchen.”……….
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Sunday, 9 March 2008 Pioneer Run to
Tuesday,
25 March 2008 MSL AGM
Sunday, 30 March
2008 Hendon
Bike Safe Show, Hendon Police
Driving
School - old and new Triumph’s welcome. MSL Club Stand. Pre-booking
essential - enter your particulars on
Notice Board asap.
Tuesday, 1 April
2008 Bob’s
Quiz Night – Cash Prize – no need to book just turn up, have fun and support Bob.
Remember
to look at the Notice
Board for extra news and trips.
Last
but not least – keep your
Editor busy!
June F
WE MEET AT:
Princess of
98 Morden Road Runs leave the pub at
020 8542 0573 Please
ensure you have a full tank of petrol
CLUB CONTACTS:
Chairman Mog Pharoah 020
8947 7727 (day)
Treasurer Malcolm Orpin 020 8640 2608
Secretary Doddie
Membership Secretary
Dave Kent Ditto
Show Secretary John Flower 020
942 9976
Social Secretary Bob Simmonds 020 8669 0921
Runs Leader Brian Peters 01737
551762
Regalia Robin Maynard 020
8224 7421
TT Editor June Flower jjflower@hotmail.co.uk
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