Memories of Spike
I met Spike Milligan on several occasions in Woy Woy and attended a wedding at Avoca where I had a long conversation with his brother Desmond who was great company.
Their mother, who I had the pleasure of meeting several times, was a wonderful lady.
The Milligan family home at Orange Grove was sold about a year or two ago.
On one occasion when I was entering the old Commonwealth Bank in Woy Woy, Spike was walking out with a disgusted look on his face.
I asked him what was wrong and he replied: "You see that lady behind the counter over there, she actually asked me for identification."
That really upset Spike at the time and, of course, we all know the words Spike had put on his grave: "I told you I was sick."
Letter, 12 Nov 2009
Bruce Richards, Woy Woy