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[flymetothemoon]

Now that was what you call a proper game.

By the way don't worry about tomorrow dog is quietly confident and is currently fast asleep in front of the fire although I'm slightly worried as it's got its paws crossed?

The dog will need more than his paws crossed tomorrow. Youv'e been warned Blue noses this could get messy,
and just in case I'm wrong I may be offline for a few months!!

 

[Elmdon80slad]

Sorry for my little group of posts - just making the post count up.

E.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Sorry for my little group of posts - just making the post count up.

E.

Some crazy idiot once did that on the What Are You Listening to Now thread

 

[Elmdon80slad]

Sorry for my little group of posts - just making the post count up.

Some crazy idiot once did that on the What Are You Listening to Now thread

I take it you are not calling me a crazy idiot ray.

E.

 

[Ray Finkle]

I take it you are not calling me a crazy idiot ray.

Not at all.

I think it's me that may be considered the forums crazy idiot

You are more than welcome to join me though?

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I think it's me that may be considered the forums crazy idiot

You are more than welcome to join me though?

Is this an open invite?

Kevin

 

[Brum X]

Well Done Villa

Im sure it will be the talk of the offices tomorrow.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Purely for parochial reasons I was hoping for a Blues win today. It puts the red BCFC further behind the second-placed team (Villa) now.

 

[Vile8er]

Pains me to say but the **** were the better team and deserved to win

 

[Ray Finkle]

Is this an open invite?

Kevin

Certainly, the more the merrier

 

[Ianbutty]

Well Done Villa

Im sure it will be the talk of the offices tomorrow.

As the only Bluenose in I have no one to console myself with.

Wolves and villa go up, baggies come down. Oh football in Greater Brum! Mighty Moors also lost and the Brum women. Not a good weekend.

 

[rollo]

As the only Bluenose in I have no one to console myself with.

Wolves and villa go up, baggies come down. Oh football in Greater Brum! Mighty Moors also lost and the Brum women. Not a good weekend.

Well apart from that it was a great weekend oh I forgot England's result in the twenty twenty, time for a pint I think.

 

[Ray Finkle]

I just posted a prominent song from the 90's on another thread and it got me thinking about some of Birmingham's legendary pubs and clubs from my youth.

My first ever nightclub at the tender age of 14 (thank god no photo I.D. back then) was Edwards No.8 and what a place it was. If anybody was a regular in the late 80's or early 90's they will know. Eddie's main rival at the time was XL's in Auchinleck Square, it didn't quite have the soul of Eddie's but it was still a great night. The Institute in Digbeth also joined in as a four floor venue with Rock, Indie, a chill out floor and a basement where nobody really knew what was going on but a great night was almost guaranteed. After having a skin full of whisky in the Barrel Organ we'd head across and hit the Newc'y Brown trying to sober slightly There was also some memorable (or not so) nights at the Hummingbird but the less said about that place the better I think

Fast forward a few years and it was all about Dome II. We'd spend a Saturday afternoon in the White Lion then early evening head across the road to 'The Dome' , which in the mid 90's was the place. I know some who hated the place but I have nothing but fantastic memories

Did anyone ever go to Central Park on Smallbrook Queensway, the bar which led you through a tunnel into a nightclub? I think it may have been Ritzy's?

Tressines, Bambu, Wobble, The Steering Wheel, Saramoon's, Tin Tin's, DNA, Exile, Mr Bill's Bier Keller, Snobs, Bobby Browns, the Que Club (Sundissential, Autumn Orange), Kaleidoscope, New Orleans, Bakers, Godskitchen and who could forget the legendary Costamongers?

I bet everyone remembers chips at Mr Egg?

Out in the suburbs we had Rosie's in Solihull, Sloanes in Sutton and of course the Bel Air.

Great times.

 

[paul]

Remember them well had some excellent nights out in quite a few of those establishments mate

 

[Ray Finkle]

Remember them well had some excellent nights out in quite a few of those establishments mate

I get the feeling that, like me, there are many, many stories that you'd so love to share but you dare not........just in case?

I feel you brother

 

[paul]

Correct

 

[Ashley]

Another well known venue was Liberty's on Hagley road.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Another well known venue was Liberty's on Hagley road.

Liberty's. Always a great night

I can't believe that I left Snobs off the list. The only place that I've walked straight into a mirror and apologised profusely to my reflection I'm sure (I hope) that I'm not the only one

 

[rollo]

First pub I visited aged 16 was the Arden Oak on tho Cov rd In Sheldon first drink pint of mild we knew how to live then,.is it still there and if so what is it called

The next week we went to the Woodman in Shirley and I managed to get chucked out along with my girlfriend now known as she who must be obeyed.I have visited the odd pub or three over the years tonight its the Green Dragon in Sambourne

P.S.Ray you are definitely not the only one to walk in to those mirrors I achieved that distinction on my stag night trying to leave to go on to the Peter Rabbit club (don't ask)

 

[Otisblue]

Our Saturday night regular was the Buccaneer, which was attached to the hotel at the entrance to the old Elmdon Airport ( now a Holiday Inn I think ). Used to walk up from Sheldon ( we all lived by the Radlees ), 6 pints of M&B bitter, get the Midland Red 159 down to the Wheatsheaf, a bag of chips from the chippie, and still had change from £1 at the end of the night. In hindsight that beer was awful.