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Mori wrote:This guy ?

Yep thats the guy. Was thinking of the man as I have taken up the whustle after many many yrs ha ha

Does anyone remember the old guy in the 70s/80s who played a tin whistle in the city centre. He was often in Buchanan street. He wore a tartan bunnet and trews.We were discussing early buskers from that period as there did not seem to be as many as there are today. He seemed to have the area to hims...

oi can we no jist get oan wi some jokes here. Am fed up lookin at some fat bloke.

My first job was as the Time Office boy in Harland & Wolffs foundry in Helen St Govan.

banjo wrote:dont forget your castella tin

Don't give me ideas.:)

Yes usually hot/smelly but twas nice to invade ned land and occupy thier comfort zone.
power to ra peeple!! And next time the fukers start with thier noisy phones I;m gettin ma harmonica out and noise them up.

Coming back from city the other day on a 62 manky bus. The bus was so busy that the only seats were the one at the very back. So warily we made our way to this twighlight zone usually the domain of the feral ned/numpty. Here do you know this is a great place to travel. You see the whole bus. No one ...

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The recent quake in Christchurch has seen my son and his wife made homelesss.jobless. They are lucky to be alive. If it were not for the dominating news on Gaddafi there might be more on NZ. As it is hundreds are fleeing the city , many for good fearing another bad quake. Pete reckons if will take ...

The recent quake in Christchurch has seen my son and his wife made homelesss.jobless. They are lucky to be alive. If it were not for the dominating news on Gaddafi there might be more on NZ. As it is hundreds are fleeing the city , many for good fearing another bad quake. Pete reckons if will take y...

This has been running on a few sites , so if anyone whos'e not seen heres a link.
http://www.scottishhills.com/html/modul ... &start=330

I remember looking out of our windows (second floor) and seeing dustbins flying past.Next morning I walked to work to Browns yard in Clydebank. Most of the chimneys were down. Streets were covered in slates / rubble. All the windows of shops blown in. I recall store mannequins from John Collier the ...

I think you might be correct. If memory serves there is the HLI/6th batt carved above the entrance. I think the building has been converted into flats or possibly a muslim temple although I may be confusing that with a nearby ex-church nearer Newrton st and Dumbarton rd.

Out for a walk today we thought we would take a walk round the Fossil Grove in Victoria Park. Although it's getting on in the year there usually is some nice colour.. or so we thought. Shock, Horror. The fuckin place is an absolute mess. No flowers at all. No sign of any flowers for a very long time...

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