Moses Peters The Waving Man

I was lucky enough to meet and speak to Moses for some time late this afternoon.

I was sat on the Harbour resting my bee stung finger (stung on Friday on the beach after the Wycombe game) just by the slipway watching the grockels having a whale of a time crabbin with their hand lines.

I was also readin the great news in the Herald Excuse that Craig Stanley is keen to stay with us

Anyway I noticed him some 30 yards down the path chatting away to some people, some girls had their picture taken with him and as they came passed me were well chuffed at seeing him

It took him ages to make his way to me and as he got near ... he was collard and charmed by a young girl who had been loitering around and like me was keen to meet the man known locally as Moses

She said hello Moses and offered him a bag of fudge, which he was delighted with and he sat down with her and they yapped for ages

She then departed very happy and then.... it was my turn.... I said "hello Moses how are you mate" and then we had a lovely 10 minute chat about peace and love and the general state of the world and Torquay

He asked me how I was going to vote in the upcoming Mayor vote... which I didn't reveal until I asked him if he followed football and if he was a TUFC fan..... sadly he revealed that he liked footie but that he didn't really follow it ...... and he didn't have an opinion on The Gulls...

He said he lives near Cockington "near the rich people" he said and the fact that he was on the Harbour was because he was having 2 hours off from his usual spot waiving on Seaway road

It was lovely speaking to him and it seems he's been in the Bay a while, though he had a slight Essex accent, as he mentioned "Torquay was never like this in the 60s"... referring to the nite time violence on the Harbour in the early hours .... not sure I agree with that one though as my old man was a Doorman on the harbour back in the day.... and I've heard some tales of the good old days in The Yacht... their was deffo aggro back then too

We parted as friends .. and he made his way along past the Off-Shore Bar stopping to chat and pass on his message of Peace and Love .......and ........Be Excellent To Each Other... vibe !

And their aint nothing wrong with that ..... Top Man !

Up The Gulls x