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dAVe80

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  1. I live in the North East, and the knock on from the strike, and decimation of the industry, and the towns and villages that surrounded it can still be seen today. With regards the strike, the miners and their union had the feeling that they would win, the same way they had won their previous dispute, but the state, and Thatcher were ruthless. They used everything at their disposal to smash the NUM and the striking miners. There have been recent documentaries that show the lengths they went to, but similar to things like Hillsborough, and even recently with Horizon, the state, with the help of legacy media controlled the narrative. It's hard to fight against that, even if you have all the spirit in the world. I regularly attend the Durham Miners' Gala, and the ex miners and their families (some of whom wouldn't even have been born when the pits closed), still come out to march their banners through Durham City Centre. It's truly a sight to behold, and would recommend a visit to anyone with any interest in social history, or working class culture. The spirit of the miners and the sense of communities still lives on, despite what happend to them. As a trade unionist myself, I take inspiration from what they did, even if you see it ultimately as a failure. Standing up for what you belive it right can be hard, and it takes resolve that some that sneer could only dream of. More power to them, and justice for Orgreave.
  2. There's a gig on in my local on Saturday, and the support band is called The Misfits. After checking it definitely wasn't actually Glenn Danzig, I now feel I should turn up to let them know they should change their name. I get that some bands will end up using the same name, but your really shouldn't use the name of a well known band.
  3. Comedian and actor, Richard Lewis gone, aged 76. Loved him in Curb. Coincidentally one of the last episodes of Curb, he told Larry he was putting him in his will.
  4. Jamie Carragher having a swipe at Chelsea for spending money, like the bloke who scored their winning goal, wasn't a then record for a defender, £75m purchase. I did chuckle at Neville, calling Chelsea, "Blue billion pound bottle jobs" mind.
  5. I think Villans of a certain vintage, or with a Dad, or Grandad, or Uncles, or cousins etc of that vintage, will know about Chris Nicholl's goal in the 77 League Cup Final. It used to get further away from the goal, everytime I got told about it. Very sad news that he's passed away. As mentioned, he battled with dementia later in his llife. Would have been very difficult for his loved ones. A Villa legend, and mentioned in most conversation about all time XIs. Rest easy. HEITS
  6. Nothing confirmed, other than Villa Facebook and Twitter pages, but lots of people saying Chris Nicholl has passed away.
  7. Aston "Family Man" Barrett, legendary Reggae bassist, gone at 77. Best known for being Bob Marley and The Wailers bass player, as well as working with Burning Spear, Augustus Pablo, Harry J All-stars, Peter Tosh, Max Romeo, Peter Tosh, Lee Perry, and basically anyone who is anyone in Jamaican music. Rest in power. Jah bless.
  8. Was well made I thought. It was quite interesting to see the scab's point of view in the first episode. The Orgreave episode was tough to watch, but important that it was included. Still very raw for some of the miners, and they deserve a proper enquiry, and some justice.
  9. Sorry comrade, sounds like the Gulag awaits. That does sound quite bougie.
  10. Get yourself a massive vinyl record collecting habit. That'll soon empty your pockets of any disposable income you've got kicking about. If I get in a position where I've got some spare money and/or time, I think I'd start following the England cricket team around the world. Get to watch the cricket and visit some lovely, warm places. I get if you're not into cricket, that might not be for you though. Can you start doing more of the things you enjoy? Have you got time to do some volunteering? Could you get invovled in a local community group? If you're in a trade union, could you start getting more involved in that? Are you into local politics? Could you try and become a local councillor?
  11. Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer, we'll keep the Rosa Luxembourg tea towel flag flying here.
  12. I've got a Rosa Luxembourg tea towel. Make of that what you will.
  13. Nothing to add. I said what I said. If you hate them, fine. I get it, I understand why you might. I just dislike other teams more.
  14. The fact they took a club away from a community and moved it away from then. Similar to the way Amercan sports franchises do. I suppose I should also add all the Red Bull teams that took over existing clubs.
  15. Don't really mind if you take it seriously or not, that's my opinion. City as they are now just don't wind me up all that much, certainly not enough for me to put them on this list. Man City of old were a decent club, with decent fans. They went through utter turmoil, and all while having the neighbours they had. Their proper fans stuck with them. I don't begrudge those fans anything.
  16. One of my best mates is a Leeds fan, so I've never really had too much hate towards them. Newcastle can thank themselves lucky not to be higher up the list.
  17. Sha Man Utd Newcastle Spurs Liverpool Stoke PSG Albion Wolves MK Dons That was a lot harder than I thought it would be. I'm getting a bit more mellow in my older age.
  18. In the real world I'm full on Guardian reading, tofu eating wokerati (although I'm really not), but I love the art of stand up, and I'm a sucker for a dark joke. I watched the Gervais special, and maybe laughed once. If you're going to joke about the subjects he's talking about, you got to say something that isn't hack. Essentially I felt his material was sub par twitter trolling level. I also watched the new Chappelle special, where he covered some similar subjects. In comparison, his jokes were fresh and deadly funny. That man just operates at a different level. I think that's the difference between a man who has devoted his life to stand up, vs a man who just decided he should also do stand up, alongside everything else he was doing in comedy.
  19. Not been active in this thread for a while, so sorry if I'm stating the obvious here, but this track has been on rotation at mine for the best part of a year.
  20. Glenn Maxwell today was one the the greatest ODI knocks I've ever seen. Was pretty damn special.
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