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Tales From The Pigeon Loft

 

TALES FROM THE PIGEON LOFT

by Jim Emerton

At one time I sold pigeons to many pigeon characters. One night I had an excited call from China, a Mr Noriss when Chun Wing from Kowloon was on the phone. He asserted that he wanted some birds pronto. 'Of course Mr Noriss' I said, with half-closed eyes. In my keeness I bought an aluminium container, made all the arrangements and set off to Manchester in a rainstorm in the blue Datsun Cherry. Now, all the cars had pulled over apart from a Porsche 911, whose lights I could just make out in the misty, rain splashed murk. He rang me again to say, 'Your pigeon no lay any egg!' The corollary was that he duly bought some more - a lovely old character Mr Noriss.

I recall when Dr Tim Lovell turned up in his nice Jag in pursuit of children of Barcelona Dream. Acquiring two he indicated, with nonchalence, the figure to write on the cheque. Then placing them neatly in a tidy 2-bird basket, he cooly passed me the fob to the boot of his shiny Jag. A delightful man who has done great hospice work and is an exemplary figure in north-east pigeons.

April 2013

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