tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253439558445097152.post2323705422296841336..comments2023-10-28T14:39:28.222+01:00Comments on Máire Rua Writes: It's Friday, it's five to five and it's CrackerjackMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353700576663217563noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253439558445097152.post-40614988162636660382011-08-05T17:57:54.028+01:002011-08-05T17:57:54.028+01:00I'm 52. When I was a kid in Glasgow in 1964/5...I'm 52. When I was a kid in Glasgow in 1964/5 I seem to remember Freddie Garrity leaping about the stage. When you're that age it all seems a bit surreal... (Or maybe at any age).<br /><br />A couple of years later of course it was about the opening shout of "It's Friday, it's five to five and it's Crackerjack!" That and the incomparable Peter Glaze. The weekend had begun.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm now in the Hague for a few years and it's Friday, it's five to seven and... it's time for a glass of wine on the balcony... Doesn't have quite the same ring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253439558445097152.post-83988786034447765042010-10-29T23:04:34.283+01:002010-10-29T23:04:34.283+01:00Good to wander down memory lane now and again ...m...Good to wander down memory lane now and again ...must be getting old!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353700576663217563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1253439558445097152.post-76044940204003768452010-10-23T01:42:28.200+01:002010-10-23T01:42:28.200+01:00Funny how those memories creep up on us and where ...Funny how those memories creep up on us and where they lead. I didn't know CrackerJack. It was Family Classics for me on a Friday, after dinner and bath.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.com