Lyr Req: Jack & Mavis Lee (UK)

Subject: Lyr Req: Jack & Mavis Lee (UK)
From: GUEST,Topcat
Date: 28 Oct 03 - 07:43 PM

Does any one recall Jack Lee from the Fisherman folk club Hollingworth England reciting the "Phantom Crapper"? I remember the early 70's visiting the lakeside club which Jack and Mavis ran so well. The venue was great for a brisk walk around the lake shore to sober up before you got in the Ford-pop to drive home!! The monologue was fair side splitting,Jack would time it to perfection, building up the scene with rich inuendo. Monologue request anyone?.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jack & Mavis Lee (UK)
From: Alio
Date: 29 Oct 03 - 06:34 AM

I first saw Jack and Mavis at a fundraiser we had last year - an Evening with John Howarth and friends. Jack was just hilarious - superb!

Ali

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jack & Mavis Lee (UK)
From: VIN
Date: 29 Oct 03 - 07:39 AM

If you go into this ere web-sit designed by Roger Liptrot - www.folkimages.unisonplus.net/hobo/index.html, there be access to Jack & Mavis's country club web-site. There's a Jack Lee cd mentioned called 'Jack Lee 'Live' at The Servite Folk Club' and the tracks on it are :-

Intro
Hollingworth Lake
Gladiator
Moments of Brilliance
First Flame
The Phantom of Balderstone Mill
Waiting for a Train
Women of Ill Repute
Hurry Home or I'll be Gone
When the Old Dumd Cow Caught Fire
Prv the Loo
In the Jailhouse now
Abilene

He often pops into the Joiners in Middleton on modays and gives a turn or two - great character!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jack & Mavis Lee (UK)
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Oct 03 - 07:30 AM

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jack & Mavis Lee (UK)
From: GUEST,JohnB
Date: 30 Oct 03 - 05:34 PM

Many years ago, I worked with Jack at Hawker Siddeley Aviation pn Greengate in Middleton. When my wife and I got married we bought a house in Smithy Bridge, about a 15 min walk from the Fishermans.
We moved to Canada in 1977 and still keep in touch with Jack and Mavis. Sometime back (many years and far too long ago)they visited Canada and somewhere in my collection of tapes I have a recording of Jack doing the Phantom in our kitchen.
I guess that is my claim to fame. So VIN, next time Jack pops into the Joiners, tell him John and Tina say Hi and we hope to see them next year as we will be in England for a long vacation.
JohnB

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jack & Mavis Lee (UK)
From: VIN
Date: 30 Oct 03 - 06:01 PM

Ello John b. I'll do that next time he's in. As it 'appens i started at Hawker Siddeley at Chad in 1967 and got made redundant in 1993 (it'd become BAe by then as you may know). I worked in t'offices as a Scheduler mostly (prod control, Process eng., then back to prod control agin etc). Don't recall Jack but must av bumped into im at some point. Saw him a few times at the Ring-O-Bells in Midd tho in the seventies!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jack & Mavis Lee (UK)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 01 Nov 03 - 12:12 AM

There's a Phantom Crapper story right here at Mudcat, in the thread called BS: Embarrassing moments... I don't suppose it's the same story, though.

If you search for "Phantom Crapper" at Google you'll find lots of stories about Phantom Crappers.