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 <
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>Subject: Re: Obituary / Lamin Drammeh
>Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 14:39:24 +0100
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>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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