Friday Night Disco at St. Mary's Home Rosettenville

Almost 40 years since I attending the Disco at St. Mary's Home in Rosettenville, but this morning I was listening to a song by the Bee Gee's and it was the first thing that came to mind.   Did any of you attend those disco's?  Would love to hear your memories?

Bring Back the Past ... #91.9 FM

A few weeks ago a friend had a post on Facebook, how amazing is Facebook I wouldn't know half the sh!t I do if it wasn't for Mr. Mark Zuckerberg.  Anyway to get back to the Post, she was listening to a new Rock station in South Africa called Hot 91.9 FM so I followed the link and decided to listen, well what a blast from the past, all our old DJ's for Radio 5 in the 80's and 90's - Kevin Savage, Sasha Martaningo, Jeremy Mansfield etc. so definitely worth a listen.  I really need one of those Radios that picks up the internet ... on my Christmas wish list :)

It's probably the same kind of thrill our parents got when listening to "Call back the Past" on a sunday afternoon on Radio Highveld back in the 60's and 70's.

Call Back the Past ... #2 Ginger and spices and all things nice

Call back the Past ... #1 Polish

 

 

This picture was posted on Facebook today under one of the South African pages, and I was just thinking how it made me think of the smell and also of the house boys that worked in the apartment blocks in the 70's and probably before.  The all wore a uniform of either blue or khaki shorts and a top, most of them had long ears with those big earnings in them.

 

I remember seeing them at an apartment block in Linmeyer as well, and seeing them polishing the steps in the sun, I think it was easier to polish those steps when they were warm.

 

Does anyone else remember that?