i was somewhere with John by the edge of an open-air swimming pool in Germany admiring the view and quaffing a few beers as was our wont. Where or why I no longer remember. Possibly at the US base at Chiemsee in Bavaria which was a great place to gatecrash - but for which US$ were required to buy stuff - for a cheap meal and swimming pool. I bet it’s harder to gain entry these days.
[Later: I see it closed in 2003 - stripes.com/news/afrc-resor … rs-1.11018]
John recounted a story of when he was working with Chick Steadman and how the foreign waitress spoke to them in a foreign language, French I think, and Chick asked “what did she say?” John said that the waitress had asked him “if he was on holiday with his dad?” - to which Chick took naturally umbrage… John laughed his laugh and said that Chick took himself very seriously. At that moment our young German waitress reappeared to ask if we wanted more beers. Naturally I took the opportunity of explaining that I was on holiday with my dad… John’s face turned crimson…
I always enjoyed my trips with John… Great chap!