leigh white Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 My dad used to plaster his hair with the stuff when I was a youngster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobyBrno Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Used to use a dab for many years on my hair to give it a bit of hold. Now use FISH gel. Just a bit on wet hair. Modern problems for people with a full head of (grey) hair😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 1 minute ago, BobyBrno said: Used to use a dab for many years on my hair to give it a bit of hold. Now use FISH gel. Just a bit on wet hair. Modern problems for people with a full head of (grey) hair😊 It must have worked, he still had a cracking yed of hair before he passed away in his mid 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobyBrno Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Just now, leigh white said: It must have worked, he still had a cracking yed of hair before he passed away in his mid 80s. Same with my Dad. The difference was the amount that you applied. David Beckham knows😊 I hate myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baba O'Riley Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Moss St Baths late 1940s my dad used to tell a tale about Bryl Creem dispensers, cost a tanner or so for a glob out of a machine, but the lads realised you could suck it out the machine for nowt. He lived to be 87 so no long term harm done but the thought alone makes me gag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, Baba O'Riley said: Moss St Baths late 1940s my dad used to tell a tale about Bryl Creem dispensers, cost a tanner or so for a glob out of a machine, but the lads realised you could suck it out the machine for nowt. He lived to be 87 so no long term harm done but the thought alone makes me gag. Who the fuck found about that wangle ?😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baba O'Riley Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Just now, leigh white said: Who the fuck found about that wangle ?😀 I believe it was his mate ‘Podge’, but cannot fathom how he thought that would be a good thing to try in the first place, shudder to think, apart from being skint and necessity being the mother of invention 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Baba O'Riley said: I believe it was his mate ‘Podge’, but cannot fathom how he thought that would be a good thing to try in the first place, shudder to think, apart from being skint and necessity being the mother of invention 😆 Brilliant, your dad must have had some cracking mates down the years and had some great laughs.😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baba O'Riley Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Certainly did, from running three pubs in town in the 50’s and 60’s, drumming in the Palais band and doing National Service, a good few tales from the Burnden days and a life well lived, miss him every day, a proper character and a gent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, Baba O'Riley said: Certainly did, from running three pubs in town in the 50’s and 60’s, drumming in the Palais band and doing National Service, a good few tales from the Burnden days and a life well lived, miss him every day, a proper character and a gent. Had some great times watching the Whites with me dad and his Grandson and we still carry on the tradition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted April 18, 2022 Members Share Posted April 18, 2022 Always remember the Brylcreem being alongside the johnnies on the barbers shelf. Me grandad used the stuff (Brylceem not johnnies) most of the time but now and again summat called 'Pomade'. If he used the latter in summer he seemed to get a lot of attention from bees and wasps etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Illuminous blue wet look gel for 99p from the chemist with a cheeky whistle lolly if you had another quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter RONNIE PHILLIPS Posted April 18, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2022 10 hours ago, leigh white said: Who the fuck found about that wangle ?😀 Len Fairclough 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 2 hours ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said: Len Fairclough 😁 didn't he just stick his thumb up the hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little whitt Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Wet look Gel in the 80s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolton_blondie Posted April 18, 2022 Members Share Posted April 18, 2022 1 minute ago, little whitt said: Wet look Gel in the 80s Used to fancy the lads who had curtains or this shit in their hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted April 18, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2022 9 minutes ago, Traf said: didn't he just stick his thumb up the hole? Not sure it was ever reported as such. More likely inside the costume but, hey, surely this is just semantics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter RONNIE PHILLIPS Posted April 18, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2022 55 minutes ago, MickyD said: Not sure it was ever reported as such. More likely inside the costume but, hey, surely this is just semantics. Didn't know he was Jewish 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted April 18, 2022 Site Supporter Share Posted April 18, 2022 51 minutes ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said: Didn't know he was Jewish 😊 I had to re read my post to make sure I'd used the right word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted April 18, 2022 Moderators Share Posted April 18, 2022 Brylcream was my go to in the mid 90s when I wanted wet look without going rock solid Gel was shite unless you wanted spikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 When I had short hair I used Vo5 wax, not sure if that's still a thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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