Barry, ex XTC rocker and now sound engineer & musician, kindly loaned the archive of toys for the Matravers Quest Project. One day, he said, Jill I think you are just the person for Auntie Rene's ghastly toys. And, so it was that a large nicotine stained carrot coloured rabbit, a set of clowns and a poodle, started out their new adventure on my sofa, looking larger than life, whilst we discussed Auntie's unfulfilled dreams of wanting to be an actress. Perhaps they could go on a journey for her, I said. Meanwhile, ex rock star Barry kindly shares some brilliant portrait pics.
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| Rabbit & Clown belonged to Auntie Rene, who dreamed of being on the stage! |
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| Auntie Rene loved collecting, do you? |
the Legend that was Aunty Rene (second from right)
-the 'girls' one was them all partying at the Coal Hole in the Strand (opp the Adelphi) with Anna Neagle (soon to be Dame Anna) who was
a big actress at the time (tho cant remember anything she was in).
soon
B
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