Random Stuff!

[Ray Finkle]

Will Smith - Miami

 

[wolfheze]

The Wichita line man.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Loco in Acapulco - The Four Tops

Stranger in Moscow - Michael Jackson

 

[Jon Dempsey]

Roxy Music - Virginia Plain (plane)

 

[wolfheze]

Theme from dallas

 

[Butty]

Sweet Home Alabama......the other Birmingham!

 

[Butty]

'All Over the World'.

[Edit] On second thoughts, maybe that would make a great BHX advertising campaign

Kevin

Legendary band and legendary idea...can see the advert now: smiling faces from a multitude of countries all heading to airports, or at airports or on planes, and cut to shots of assorted airlines in flight, taxiing, taking off and cut to shot scenes of people from all over the world descending on various locations around Brum and hinterland all to the sound of the mighty ELO and end it all off with "To Birmingham Airport from all over the world."

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Legendary band and legendary idea...can see the advert now: smiling faces from a multitude of countries all heading to airports, or at airports or on planes, and cut to shots of assorted airlines in flight, taxiing, taking off and cut to shot scenes of people from all over the world descending on various locations around Brum and hinterland all to the sound of the mighty ELO and end it all off with "To Birmingham Airport from all over the world."

That's the sort of idea I was thing of. However I think the emphasis would be better reversed 'From Birmingham Airport to All Over the World'. My reason for this, is that the marketing would most likely be directed at UK residents.

Kevin

 

[wolfheze]

http://news.sky.com/story/1692111/aircrafts-perilous-journey-on-the-high-seas

 

[wolfheze]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe..._Airport_N.E.C._and_Meriden_(10100384965).jpg
This brought back some memories.

 

[Butty]

That's the sort of idea I was thing of. However I think the emphasis would be better reversed 'From Birmingham Airport to All Over the World'. My reason for this, is that the marketing would most likely be directed at UK residents.

Kevin

Either way it works.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe..._Airport_N.E.C._and_Meriden_(10100384965).jpg
This brought back some memories.

Yes, that certainly brings back memories

Back in the day, my cousin and I would regularly on a Saturday, trek from Bloxwich to Walsall by bus, Train to Birmingham and then bus out to BHX.
We always travelled on the top deck of the bus, and the excitement increased exponentially as B'ham airport came into view.
Would there be anything unusual there?
What would the day hold?
And, particularly in the autumn/winter months, would there be any diversions?

Cheers for the pic, Wolfheze.

Kevin

 

[wolfheze]

Don't know about now but back then the buses didn't have seat cushions on the back seat, just a hard plastic bench. When the bus turned off Bickenhill lane into the NEC / Birmingham international you used to slide from one side of the bus to the other. Seems stupid now but we never got tired of it.

 

[Brum X]

Sorry to change the subject a little but what do people think about these plans to redevelop the Smallbrook Queensway part of the City Centre which would include the demolition of an old Nightclub (Zanzibar/Pulse etc etc) and convert into a new residentail tower and the demolition of that awful concrete bridge thing that goes across Hurst street ??

 

[Aviador]

From an out of towner, I think it looks impressive.

 

[Brum X]

This is what it would replace, confirmation that 60s Birmingham still exists. I know some people just love all this 60s stuff that went up in the city but i hate it.

 

[Jon Dempsey]

Genting Casino, next door to the "Bridge", are considering moving into a larger and newer premises where Chung Ying Garden currently resides. Apparently, the whole area is due for redevelopment.

 

[Butty]

We need taller buildings in the city centre. Too many stubby towers being built. In that location close to the Bentham Tower, and Clydesdale towers,another 40 or even 50 storey tower would have been great. Still it is better than what is there at present.

 

[Ray Finkle]

I quite like that.

Is the building on the left new or is it a re-clad of what's already there?

 

[Brum X]

I quite like that.

Is the building on the left new or is it a re-clad of what's already there?

Im not quite sure , its going through a Consultation process at the minuite, hopefully we will see an outline planning App very soon.