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I am a Northern English gent. I grew up on quite a tough estate so I'll bite the slightly politically incorrect bullet and echo my own experience. Northern wives were and are fierce. My mam was the most gentle loving mam and I felt such security growing up but now and then I'd be a pain in the...

Hi, Welcome aboard the crazy train of LOTSW Barmpots. You'll Never Leave :35:

I remember seeing the Mallard at York on a school trip and being awestruck. I do recall saying to the teacher it looks like something out of Thunderbirds and he (Deputy Head at the time) said Yes Mike it does and smiled. He was a cool Deputy Head, friendly and yet strict. No one messed with him...

What a beautiful and wonderful story. Yep that brought tears to my eyes :oops::oops:

Spot on.

Love it. I too am approaching 60 :fp:

"Marjorie, Marjorie I don't understand this Limey Andrew Capp" :29:

What a mess :fp:

I'll begin. I enjoy its simplicity and how it reminds me of my very simple untechnical childhood. I messed about on river banks, climbed trees and cracked a few bones via such activities. I'm not anti tech, but I am anti anti-simplicity and LOTSW takes me there ironically via technology...

Not sure how I got that link. Here's the link :21: :fp:

Brilliant and spot on. Mayflower club, Birch Street. I'm actually on video at the Northern Carnival Against Missiles.

Why twice in Manchester August 1981? On the same day. Anyone works that out I'll be impressed :21:

I saw the Damned 3 times in my early years. Twice in Manchester August 1981, and once in Leeds at The Christmas On Earth punk festival.

Brian James of The Damned is no more. He came, he played, he left us with a Rose that wouldn't die. Rest in peace man x

I'll have two :42: :cafe::fp:

Derek. That rings a bell. Didn't he have long hair or maybe it was his son. I loved living in Macclesfield. It always felt like it had a fresh atmosphere about it. Plus I like the Macc Lads :29:

Remember it well. I'm thinking of the one opposite vicky flats.