Thank you Habib for sending these warm words cf condolence for Sir
Lamin. He was a great guy.

Habib, Are you a magician ? I just wrote a private mail to Yusupha about
this trip,that was my last press on the computer button

Yes I think that you are a magician,You Sister was my spitural guru. She
does this psychic reading with the Coffee cup.at the House of Kasinka. I
mean your eldest sister.She was a friend to Arette the teacher. She can
read the lines of the black coffee lines and also the palm of your
hands. She was my friend. Can you remind me her name please.She want
time told me that I will have a bicycle and I did. You got the roots
Habib, do for me!!!  I need dollars.

The French President Charles de Gaulle was hiding in The Gambia during
the War. I remembered the stories of Hitler planning to come to Banjul
to get Charles DeGaulle from 78 Leman Street..The Gambians said that
Sanneh Mentereng and Meta stopped Adolf Hitle. Even though Hitler never
made it (never thought of it) to the Gambia, the Gambian have their own
version of World war 11 and the sinking of the German boats by
Sannehmentereng. on the banks of The Gambia and across the Atlantic oceon.

Do you remember Nyoi (Sering MuT!!!!....). He went to the war and broke
his leg by stepping on a landmine. The boys said that he put his foot
infront of a canon ordered by the Germans. He lived at Mamo Goddards
compound. This is way before Uncle Man returned from Trinity College in
Dublin. He used to tell me, "They only pick potatoes). Man Joof is my
hero for Miles !!!

I talked to George Evans years ago, he has been sailing.Not to Anna
Though.I do not know where they are now but I will find out. I do take
contact with most friends of the past."  still local when it comes to
family" .

Think Global and act local   !!!!
Oko Drammeh













Habib Ghanim wrote:

> oko
>
> As usual your memories are just fantastic. Man Joof was our teacher at
> Saints > His sisters Casiska and Arette were close to my family and
> good friends of both my sisters of their age group. Pape the ex
> justice minister was a kid then. Mama Joof ( man's mom) was a real
> pillar in the haf die community . may her soul rest in peace. I
> remember Skylarks  . They were two or three forms below us . Ana Evans
> ( George's older sister and I were in the same class) I wonder where
> they are . Their dad's house IG Harry Evans was the one where General
>  Charles Degaulle allegdly slept in (leman  street) just after WW2 .
> some  Names are coming up !1 Kobna Njie - Antie Lou's son ??
>
> Accept my sympathy for SIR may his soul RIP
>
> Are you still planning to come this way in the summer?
>
> Cheers habib
>
> >From: Oko Drammeh >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing
> list               >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re:
> Obituary / Lamin Drammeh >Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 14:39:24 +0100 > >Mr.
> Sidibeh, > >You hit the nail on the head. You know  the late Sir far
> too well. I >am >his first cousin and best friend (partners in crime).
> His father was >a >young brother to my father. How come you had a vous
> at 20,Hagan >street >and you never bump into me? > >This is Man Joof
> terrretory (father of Joseph Joof -PaBe Joof ex >justice >minitter).I
> raised Richard,Donald and Pa be Peter Goddard ,John, >Gabou >and Mike
> Goddard (Garnet) I was the right hand of Uncle Man He >brought >me up
> (that's why I am sweet).When I left for Holland he gave a book >by
> >Basil Davidson "The History of Africa".I gave it to Sir. > >Sir Lamin
> was often there partly with the Skylarks boys (this was a >club >I
> started) George Evans, Bola Carrol, Jemay Koita,, Kobna Njie, >David
> >Jawara,etc.Mostly Saints Augustines Boys. Sir was in the football
> >team >as well as the sprint team. > >The drama about Sir was when he
> sold fish balls (Bulet,sauce and >bread) >at the Sahara Night Club
> where I was Deejaying. I lived with him in >Stockholm in a short visit
> and on few occations I had to leave him >sleeping in the Bus all the
> way to the last stop at Fasta Strand !!! > >All the guys in Sweden
> will surly miss him. You can't fill his >space. He >is the magma ! >
> >Please excuse this flashback, not the right time but >Memories, they
> live  more than people do, they always on youe mind." > >May his soul
> find peace in Heaven !!!! > >More Times Bro, Thank you on your good
> note,Sir will feel your >spirited >message. > >Oko Drammeh >A Luta
> Contuinua !!!! > > >> >> >> >
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