tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515218627607939514.post8781465629885912166..comments2023-11-05T06:54:02.622-06:00Comments on Knights of Creativity Spirit & Ale: Pub Games on TV in the 1970'sdkWellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14036130304612683613noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515218627607939514.post-14926779037970117302010-01-15T11:49:47.662-06:002010-01-15T11:49:47.662-06:00yeah probbaly the thing to do is just get them on...yeah probbaly the thing to do is just get them on Youtube as you go.. yeah they are priceless...not least the pub goers fashions of the 1970's.<br /><br />Thought you'd like it Bowie lol....the one we played on in Frome was slate and absolutely priceless... the more common ones i played on as a young man were all polished wood with a faint groove line ciut in it...so the halfpenny would float over it, I imagine you could use blackboard paint to put along the edge :)<br /><br />I see plenty of dimensions on wikipedia and other sites and i am happy to draw you up a precise drawing of a board like the one on wikipedia.<br /><br />My amusment is at the picture of Young fred in his playing days...when it was OKay to be a sportsman pictured with a Pint of good beer and a Cigarette in your hand LOL... <br /><br />As for the short sleeve cable Jumper Hooks....I think you'll find you have to be a member of the English Cricket team to get one like that.. so ger practicing your run up.. <br /><br />Certainly videos of you guys playing pub games on the KMSA youtube would be fun.:))<br /><br />Sir DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515218627607939514.post-80044702426776865542010-01-15T11:39:52.370-06:002010-01-15T11:39:52.370-06:00Not sure why the first one won't play. I have...Not sure why the first one won't play. I have repasted and linked several times, it is the correct address.<br /><br />You can copy it into your browser and see it that way, or once you watch one of the others you can access it from You Tube there as Inside League #1<br /><br />Cheers!<br />HookydkWellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14036130304612683613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515218627607939514.post-67198901337612909852010-01-15T11:19:40.673-06:002010-01-15T11:19:40.673-06:00I couldn't get the first link to play (said it...I couldn't get the first link to play (said it was unavailable) but the others are priceless. <br /><br />We used to have a series here in the States called ABC's Wide World of Sports with all kinds of unique games.<br /><br />I noticed that the Shove ha'Penny was a wooden board. Do you think those lines are groves cut in? There is a paint now that gives a chalk board finish that would be perfect for the scoring. Damn, another thing to put on my list!<br /><br /><br /><br />And, I LOVE the idea of PUB games on TV. Why not?<br /><br />Sir Bowie "Off to find official dimensions of Shove ha'Penny board" of GreenbriarSir Bowie of Greenbriar (a.k.a. David A. Kuhn)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11885858294354724520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515218627607939514.post-67186675272722759272010-01-15T10:27:20.740-06:002010-01-15T10:27:20.740-06:00Perhaps it's time for the KMSA to produce thei...Perhaps it's time for the KMSA to produce their own "Authentic Pub Games" show. Hell, if people will watch idiots playing poker for two hours, this should be a slam dunk. Plus, now we have the technology to take it to the Pubs, something the original series could not do.<br /><br />Mick could be our spokesperson! LOL! Sponsored by Old Hooky and Cheddar Valley Scrumpy Cider!<br /><br />And here comes Cricket again...I want that pull over sweater that Fred is wearing.<br /><br />Sir Hook the Game is A Foot of WarrickdkWellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14036130304612683613noreply@blogger.com