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Author  Topic  Page: 1 2 3 of 3 elf Starting Member - Less than 50 posts USA 30 Posts Posted - 06/22/2009 :  10:50:37 AM    Reply Ah, the Blood twins! My husband & I knew them well. Gene & George owned the Pickle Barrel, which was not 'rough'. Gene played drums & George played trumpet and piano/organ. Connie Spillane owned the barber shop which is next to Howard's Insurance on Main Street. He did not own the Pickle Barrel, but he played in the band there. The boys were identical twins and they were both policemen. Many days one would be directing traffic on Main Street in front of the Grammar school & the other would be stationed at the intersection of Main & Center. Strangers must have thought they were seeing things when they drove by. George died in a car (not motorcycle) accident in front of Fire Station 3 on Depot Street when he was on his way home from the Tally-Ho early one morning. He had a closed casket with his trumpet on top. Re: Station 3.....My husband was a call-firefighter there. Yes, two trucks actually did fit in that building. They mostly used a 'brush-truck'. There used to be lots of grass & woods fires because everyone used a barrel in their back yard to burn their rubbish. Burt Administrator USA 9142 Posts Posted - 06/22/2009 :  11:13:54 AM    Reply quote: Originally posted by elf Ah, the Blood twins! My husband & I knew them well... Thanks for the update and info. Every now and then I'll ask a townie if they remember the old pickle barrel and I always seem to get an interesting reaction. Oh those were the days I guess... --Burt Lewis EastonMass.com snapper Starting Member - Less than 50 posts 3 Posts Posted - 06/23/2009 :  5:16:51 PM    Reply It wasn't Connie Spillane, I believe the barber was Connie Galvin. Connie Spillane was with the Easton Huskies and other baseball interests. He also smoked 25 cigars a day. Dude Advanced Member - More than 1000 posts 1391 Posts Posted - 06/23/2009 :  8:43:50 PM    Reply quote: Originally posted by snapper It wasn't Connie Spillane, I believe the barber was Connie Galvin. Connie Spillane was with the Easton Huskies and other baseball interests. He also smoked 25 cigars a day. You are right, the barber was Connie Galvin. elf Starting Member - Less than 50 posts USA 30 Posts Posted - 06/27/2009 :  2:42:28 PM    Reply Right! Connie Galvin was the barber. We are 'elderly', so I guess our minds are going! :-) Page: 1 2 3 of 3  Topic

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