RIP

Bobby Vee (73)
Pete "botched up body" Burns" (57)

RIP

Bobby Vee (73)
Pete "botched up body" Burns" (57)

RIP both

rip

He was from the same part of UK as me. And same age.

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"The quaint fishing village called Birkenhead" (PW) AFAIR.. "Paul was born in the quaint little fishing village of Birkenhead and studied mathematics"

Paul O'Grady and Glenda Jackson!!

Can probably see Peel on a good day.

Can probably see Peel on a good day.

You'd need a very large mirror, Peel being on the west!
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Can probably see Peel on a good day.

You'd need a very large mirror, Peel being on the west!
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Goodness, that's awkward"

Raymond Gilmour: 'Abandoned' IRA supergrass lay dead in his flat for up to a week
RIP, a true hero
an incredibly brave man who put his life on the line to stop terrorist murderers from his community
From the article, it seems that despite his heroic actions, he was treated badly by the UK government
There goes my hero
Watch him as he goes
There goes my hero
He's ordinary

Raymond Gilmour: 'Abandoned' IRA supergrass lay dead in his flat for up to a week
RIP, a true hero
an incredibly brave man who put his life on the line to stop terrorist murderers from his community
From the article, it seems that despite his heroic actions, he was treated badly by the UK government
There goes my hero
Watch him as he goes
There goes my hero
He's ordinary

Most snitch because of money or blackmail (e.g. Joe Cahill on ppauper's favourite OT research project).
John Ford made a movie based on the book by his cousin Liam O Flaherty about informers (Victor McGlagnan)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX5YSIxphz0

This is ppauper in crocodile tear mode.

He's trolling you

He's trolling you

I know, that's why I didn't respond to him

"The quaint fishing village called Birkenhead" (PW) AFAIR.. "Paul was born in the quaint little fishing village of Birkenhead and studied mathematics"

Paul O'Grady and Glenda Jackson!!

Can probably see Peel on a good day.

I've never seen Birkenhead described quite that way - I grew up in Meols a few miles from there.
Herr KartoffelKopf

Well, it's not what it once was  But then who is?

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"The quaint fishing village called Birkenhead" (PW) AFAIR.. "Paul was born in the quaint little fishing village of Birkenhead and studied mathematics"

Paul O'Grady and Glenda Jackson!!

Can probably see Peel on a good day.

I've never seen Birkenhead described quite that way - I grew up in Meols a few miles from there.
Herr KartoffelKopf

Maybe it was a plug for the hospitality branch. At the time I was thinking of breaking off my holidays in Manx in lieu of a day visit to that exquisite little village.
What about the millions of people who want to see the corner at Winslow, AZ, what?
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/trNW-GAClUM/maxresdefault.jpg
Or the yanks who want to know where Glocca Morra  and Brigadoon are LOL

Well, it's not what it once was  But then who is?

P

My favourite Birkenhead story