[dave]

...and why did they have a cave (and a cafe for that matter)?

question.

[Pantontino]

Italian family (no, but really!) who owned cafe. Scumbag doley climbers in early 80s lived in the cave, and hung out in the cafe. A tenuous connection, but that is the only link I know of. I guess it is quite close to the cafe (300 metres?)

I'll ask CJD, he probably knows the family, being a proper Welsh local, rather than a johnny-come-lately like meself.

[fatboySlimfast]

On the money there Si
made ice cream for a living as well. basically Pollitt et al would hang there whilst resting and eye up the main mans daughters. He was actually quite a nice guy and would give the climbers free food and let them scarf off the tables(eating leftovers basically!) hence they named it after them.
the other place to hang was the Milk Bar on the high street where evryone that was really skint would go in a evening and just hang out with a cup of tea, it got to the stage where so many people were dossing around trwyn that the police actually raided this place and hauled everyone in for questioning.
As a side issue I was drinking with pollitt in Oz and he told me that a climber from the 80's who was not that well known but some might be aware of him was actually a police informant/intelligence gatherer. Might be bull but it got me thinking...

[Bonjoy]

You're not gonna tell us who then?

[fatboySlimfast]

Doubt if you knew him or know him cos he dissapeared at the end of the 80's, very small player. i aint naming him here for obvious reasons

[webbo]

go on please tell i might know him as i dossed there in sept 83 with muffet ,pollit, wolfgang gullich ,pete kirton,roland an aussie guy who's surname i cant remember plus two german ladies one of whom was the love of my life till she went back to her boyfriend in germany 4weeks later

[Pantontino]

Just spoke to CJD, he reckons there were 3 Parisella's cafes: One at the start of Marine Drive, one in town and one on Craig y Don. I believe the one in town is now closed, but the Craig y Don one is still open.

Isn't about time that somebody posted a picture of Fatboyslimfast's name tag on the left wall?

Also, see the lead news story on my site: Parisella's ground level drops.

[Pantontino]

Was Roland the same guy who did new routes in Wilton and Houghton?

[Bonjoy]

Isn't about time that somebody posted a picture of Fatboyslimfast's name tag on the left wall?

 You mean something like this?http://www.ukbouldering.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=2092&highlight=carvings

[fatboySlimfast]

ahem.......clears throat...mooving on
It was Roland Foster, strong wee geezer from kiwi land. Nice guy, if you look in the first peak bouldering guide, the green one, you can see him stood at the bottom of crescent arete. Dont ask whos the guy with polka dot tights and a bandana............

[Johnny Brown]

C'mon then, name the others in that photo. It's been botherin me for years :roll:

[fatboySlimfast]

yeah right

[Johnny Brown]

Ok, just the tall guy gettin nowhere on ron's slab then. Who he?

[fatboySlimfast]

neil Mcnabb(think thats his second name) now a professional snow boarder. Was in a mag with those two gods  neil grecian2000 and Tracey Emmett recently(in the last year)

[hongkongstuey]

neil Mcnabb(think thats his second name)

indeed it is his second name

[Bubba]

You're right on the name - one of the UK's top snowboarders for many years - not as big hair nowdays though.

[Johnny Brown]

good knowledge!

..and the guy on the right with the bad hair and waistcoat? Looks like Loz derioz, but I'm thinkin its before his time...

[fatboySlimfast]

Ive just dug the book out, which waistcoated guy?
from l to r it is
neil mcnabb, me, john houlihan(now a mtb event cyclist) stevie coates(with the long hair and bad shorts) some non climber from London, Roland Foster.

[Johnny Brown]

kinell I spent two days in a roof with stevie and never knew he was in that legendary photo. Cheers fatboy, knew you'd crumble in the end

[fatboySlimfast]

u want useless knowledge....
photo on stoney page of minus ten is of Mark leach
a friend of mine chipped the hold on Lou Ferrigno in 1985
Bubba used to really be into hill walking
Chris hamper could do a one arm front lever off a finger edge
Jerry moffatt is a hemaphrodite(hang on not to sure bout that one)

[webbo]

more useless info
chris hamper used to belive in fairies (the ones with wings) he also  reckoned he'd seen witches in hyde park in leeds which is more impressive than feats of strength

[Bubba]

Bubba used to really be into hill walking

Yeah, when I was about 14  :roll:  Anyway, how else does a man get thighs like mine?

Fatboy used to be an anarchist, but now he has his own business - ho ho ho  

Chris Hamper used to be my landlord.

[Johnny Brown]

reckoned he'd seen witches in hyde park in leeds

having spent a lot of time in that park that is no surprise. Hanging around after dark was not to be recommended... highest incidence of male rape in the UK. i think the trauma would be enough to create 'witches with broomsticks' in anyone's mind

[a dense loner]

highest incidence of male rape in the UK

having spent a lot of time in that park

is anyone else readin this :bang:  :shock:

[Johnny Brown]

just slacklinin durin the day, honest.

after dark ex-marines with shaved heads and lancasheer accents were said to roam the park looking for keen youths...