Knocking Van

[Nutsin]

Back in the day , early 80’s when I just left school I use to go out in the knocking van. We would usually meet up outside the Princess Alice boozer in Forest Gate and drive all over London selling household items, such as ironing board covers, pegs, dusters, dish’s clothes etc.

we had some dodgy fake ID from the “youth employment scheme” we would pull out and use as our pitch. There’d be about 10 of us and did we get into some shit. Some fucking hilarious stories. Did it for a while, more for a laugh than for the money but we use to make a few bob.

I remember we kicked off with some Tottenham fans in Broxbourne. we also threw a few punches at the Elephant and Castle with a little firm we ran into.

we were out of control back then.

Anyway, a different world back then, couldn’t get away with anything like that now. Not with all the camera’s everywhere.

Anyone else on here ever go out on a knocking van?

[Perry Nium]

Is a knocking van like a shaggin' wagon?

[Massive Attack]

These "knocker" blokes these days are cunts....Intimidate the elderly  and harass everyone else.

You mean Starmer and the Labour Party..

[JAC]

These "knocker" blokes these days are cunts....Intimidate the elderly  and harass everyone else.

[Gank]

Jason is still around. 

Glen passed away 8 years ago now.

Time flies, but Stratford isn't the same without him. 

Jason was and probably still is  hard work...

Yeah, I bumped into him in Bristol the day after the FA Cup final n Cardiff, Glen had lost him, I had to look after him and get him home. 

He wasn’t the only one you had to look after, you were like Nanny McPhee that weekend.

[Council Scum]

Jason is still around. 

Glen passed away 8 years ago now.

Time flies, but Stratford isn't the same without him. 

Jason was and probably still is  hard work...

Yeah, I bumped into him in Bristol the day after the FA Cup final n Cardiff, Glen had lost him, I had to look after him and get him home. 

[Monsieur merde de cheval]

Jason is still around. 

Glen passed away 8 years ago now.

Time flies, but Stratford isn't the same without him. 

Jason was and probably still is  hard work...

[Nutsin]

How about Muttley, anybody know if he’s still alive?

Yet Mutley is around and still "sweet and keeping it locked down" 

That’s good news! 

[Council Scum]

How about Muttley, anybody know if he’s still alive?

Yet Mutley is around and still "sweet and keeping it locked down" 

[Council Scum]

Jason is still around. 

Glen passed away 8 years ago now.

Time flies, but Stratford isn't the same without him. 

Fucking hell, that was 8 years ago  I remember him complaining about the pain in his leg. 

Yeah, I went to see him in hospital (took him a McDonalds) he asked me to take a picture of Harold Wilson statue (we had Huddersfield away that weekend) I was due to go back in Monday with pie and mash, messaged him Sunday and then Monday with no reply, then got the phone call. 

[Nutsin]

How about Muttley, anybody know if he’s still alive?

[Nutsin]

Jason is still around. 

Glen passed away 8 years ago now.

Time flies, but Stratford isn't the same without him. 

Fucking hell, that was 8 years ago  I remember him complaining about the pain in his leg. 

[Council Scum]

Council,

Do you know Seamus?

Yes mate 

[GSCS]

Didn't know the brothers, but Seamus rings a bell.
Knew the Holloways from Stratford though. 

[Mad Ferret]

Council,

Do you know Seamus?

[Council Scum]

I last saw Glenn in Cardiff for the play off final, we were staying in the same hotel.

I remember a few sessions in the Forest Gate Hotel in Godwin Rd/ Tylney Rd, could get very messy.

You'd have been in the same hotel as me then. 

[Council Scum]

Jason is still around. 

Glen passed away 8 years ago now.

Time flies, but Stratford isn't the same without him. 

[Nutsin]

Yeah shame he passed, he had cancer too.
He was working on a stool in Stratford.
Jason was always harmless

pretty sad what happened to Sean.

Did you know Derek and Roger Hilton, couple of brothers from Stratford that are no longer with us. Now I’m going way back but both were a couple of diamonds.

[GSCS]

I last saw Glenn in Cardiff for the play off final, we were staying in the same hotel.

I remember a few sessions in the Forest Gate Hotel in Godwin Rd/ Tylney Rd, could get very messy.

[Nutsin]

Is Jason Pearman still alive ?
I know his brother Laurie died from cancer, and his other brother Sean passed away as well.
 I know Jason's sister is still about.

 That knocking van program was well funny...

Last I heard he is, however his other brother Glenn passed away a year or two ago unfortunately. Always liked Glenn.

Were you on the Forest Gate Van? 

[Nutsin]

Is Jason Pearman still alive ?
I know his brother Laurie died from cancer, and his other brother Sean passed away as well.
 I know Jason's sister is still about.

 That knocking van program was well funny...

Last I heard he is, however his other brother Glenn passed away a year or two ago unfortunately. Always liked Glenn.

[GSCS]

Is Jason Pearman still alive ?
I know his brother Laurie died from cancer, and his other brother Sean passed away as well.
 I know Jason's sister is still about.

 That knocking van program was well funny...

[Nutsin]

Why bring it up?

because it was mental when I look back at it. Some real characters on the van, lost touch with most of them.

I know we weren’t the only ones doing it at the time, just throwing it out there, you never know.

We’re all West Ham fans after all.

You live in America now?

Yes I do. Send me a who mail

[Nutsin]

Had a mate (of sorts) that did this up until he got nicked for flashing to a teenager. 

was pretty famous at the time in Ilford/Loxford as he had at least 3 drop dead gorgeous sisters .

harry is his name. 

Made me laugh! Ag ag ag!

[Massive Attack]

Flashing .. Nutsin ..

[XKhammer]

Flash Harry