Gladys Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Both Ronrico and Karma had long stints here. We went to see one, Karma I think, at the Royalty in Walpole Ave. My big brother volunteered and was disappointed that he wasn't hypnotised. He practised on me so many times trying to hypnotise me to fall back with just a gentle tap on the shoulders, but that wasn't going to happen! This was the same brother who convinced me, to the point I didn't sleep that night, that he had concocted a lethal poison from his chemistry set. The main component was copper sulphate. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 24 minutes ago, John Wright said: Are you remembering Ronrico or Josef Karma? Her name was Jane. Definitely Ronricco. Bearded fellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 3 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: Definitely Ronricco. Bearded fellow. Josef had a beard too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 16 minutes ago, quilp said: Josef had a beard too... Definitely Ronricco despite your auto suggestion. It will stil be Ronricco when I wake up tomorrow. ( I am feeling sleepy) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 and you're back in the room. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollag Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 I drank in a bar that Josef Karma used, a nice chap but we had a Mate there who some swine had convinced that if you made eye contact with him, you would end up buying his drinks all night, even if you made contact through the mirror behind the bar, ah, such fun we had 😁 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Michael Levine Decorative Arts to close it Douglas store after 35 years. I have never heard of the place. In The Peter Luis building apparently, which I must have walked past thousands, is not tens of thousands of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 26 minutes ago, CrazyDave said: Michael Levine Decorative Arts to close it Douglas store after 35 years. I have never heard of the place. In The Peter Luis building apparently, which I must have walked past thousands, is not tens of thousands of times. Mike, and his parents, who traded as Aylmer Levine, before him, have sold Manx paintings, Liberty Tudric ( especially Knox ) along with Art Nouveau/Arts & Craft/Secession pottery, metal ware and glass, from the Peter Luis basement. Always had a ground floor window display on Duke Street. He's trading on line, going forward, until he finds suitable bricks & mortar premises. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxman1234 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Another one closing Erin news closing at end of month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 51 minutes ago, Manxman1234 said: Another one closing Erin news closing at end of month Old news. Was reported weeks ago. It also was a shop with very strange customer service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxman1234 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 2 minutes ago, CrazyDave said: Old news. Was reported weeks ago. It also was a shop with very strange customer service. Announced today. Announced weeks ago they were trying to sell it . Sale didn’t happen and announced today closing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 The Post Office in Port Erin is being taken over by mannin retail, so maybe that'll become a spar. Erin News was for sale a while back, so I guess they couldn't find a buyer. Its a shame. All there will be in the future is just tesco and amazon. Shite. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 1 minute ago, Manxman1234 said: Announced today. Announced weeks ago they were trying to sell it . Sale didn’t happen and announced today closing Ah fair enough. They were never going to find a buyer though. So it’s not unexpected. Apologies for the duff information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 2 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: The Post Office in Port Erin is being taken over by mannin retail, so maybe that'll become a spar. Erin News was for sale a while back, so I guess they couldn't find a buyer. Its a shame. All there will be in the future is just tesco and amazon. Shite. Post office will also be a spar, suppose Erin news knew that spar sell newspapers, tobacco, lottery tickets etc and are open until late every night so too much competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 (edited) 3 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: The Post Office in Port Erin is being taken over by mannin retail, so maybe that'll become a spar. Erin News was for sale a while back, so I guess they couldn't find a buyer. Its a shame. All there will be in the future is just tesco and amazon. Shite. And well run and interesting independent shops. People need to be offering an experience, not just something Tesco or Amazon can do cheaper. Ramsay is actually doing this really well at the moment. Edited March 4 by CrazyDave 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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