(22 Nov 2014, 11:55 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote I seen him at the Bus Stop on Athenaeum St in Sunderland on Tuesday, he had me in kinks as I walked passed him to go into Ingeus.

I used to see him quite often, when I used to go clubbing and such every week. I remember going to the Palace nightclub in Sunderland once when it was still open, and he was stood in one of those dancer podiums haha.

Bad pic, and from a 28 days later report, but the structure with the chained rings around it towards the left, was the DJ box. It had dancer podiums either side of it, and the records used to pretty much jump all over because of it! 

Haven't seen him or the Bag Man in ages.

Does the owld gadgie who wears a proper suit and top hat and everything still kick about the clubs in Sunderland - hitting on the 18 year old lasses?

(23 Nov 2014, 12:06 am)Dan wrote Haven't seen him or the Bag Man in ages.

Does the owld gadgie who wears a proper suit and top hat and everything still kick about the clubs in Sunderland - hitting on the 18 year old lasses?

Don't think I've heard of him! I have heard of bag man like, as my mates used to always offer to carry them for him, and he'd go wild about it haha. There was Jimmy Jesus too, but I think he's dead.

Funniest for me has to be a guy who was known as 'old man seagull'. Was about 60-70 and used to do this mad feet stamping dance, with his top round his waist, and dripping in sweat! Pleasant....

(23 Nov 2014, 12:10 am)aureolin wrote Don't think I've heard of him! I have heard of bag man like, as my mates used to always offer to carry them for him, and he'd go wild about it haha. There was Jimmy Jesus too, but I think he's dead.

Funniest for me has to be a guy who was known as 'old man seagull'. Was about 60-70 and used to do this mad feet stamping dance, with his top round his waist, and dripping in sweat! Pleasant....

Who remembers Dave the Rave...



Used to him all over the Town with his headphones on raving away...is he still around or still alive???

Used to him all over the Town with his headphones on raving away...is he still around or still alive???

Saw him in Sunderland the other week.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=793918567321099&set=vb.100001088885199&type=2&theater

A video with teachers pupils form my school for Alex (Im in it 5:27 second from the left).

(23 Nov 2014, 1:23 pm)danpick wrote https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=793918567321099&set=vb.100001088885199&type=2&theater

A video with teachers pupils form my school for Alex (Im in it 5:27 second from the left).

Nice one...

I hope she is well, it is a very good thing what she is doing...I hope she gets every last penny she wants to raise...may even donate a few quid myself this week

(22 Nov 2014, 11:51 pm)aureolin wrote Andreos1's suggestion in the Stagecoach thread reminded me of this video. It's hard to believe what you're watching... 

Fucking love Dave the Rave, everytime i go to the town i look for him... i also look out for bag man! 

(23 Nov 2014, 12:06 am)Dan wrote Haven't seen him or the Bag Man in ages.

Does the owld gadgie who wears a proper suit and top hat and everything still kick about the clubs in Sunderland - hitting on the 18 year old lasses?

Seen bag man the other day, he looks really well

Ye, the dude with the top hat is still out and about, seen him in TTonic the other night, hitting on the lasses!

Poor Jimmy Jesus =(, he died a few years ago, i remember seen him walking down Roker... he stunk that bad, i had the smell in my nose for ages 

(23 Nov 2014, 3:53 pm)Michael wrote Fucking love Dave the Rave, everytime i go to the town i look for him... i also look out for bag man! 

He is a canny fella, spoke to him once or twice when I turned out..

Every Town has it's unusual characters, Dave the Rave is one of Sunderlands...

As for other people who were characters was Super Mario and John Newman in Durham, Murton had Crankie Hall, who lived in poverty despite being close to a Millionaire and Blind Jason in Peterlee...

The best was Lawrence in Hartlepool, an avid Hartlepool fan, I called him Norman Bates as he was known wear women's clothes,probably his mothers

Despite being a massive Pools fan, he was not allowed to go to away games by his mother and also years ago when Hartlepool won promotion and he had a heart attack

Another Murton character is Tot Headley, went on a coach holiday to Germany, got lost somewhere after missing his coach somehow and ended up being picked up by the Polizei somewhere around the Polish Border

Been invited to my American friends' Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday. What the bloody hell do I wear for it?! Never been to one before haha

(26 Nov 2014, 12:11 am)Adam wrote Been invited to my American friends' Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday. What the bloody hell do I wear for it?! Never been to one before haha

Keep it traditional. Go as a pilgrim.

(26 Nov 2014, 12:21 am)AdamY wrote
Keep it traditional. Go as a pilgrim.

hahaha may well do...

On a more serious note though, is a shumper (basically with a jumper with the collar of a shirt sown onto it), jeans and blaxk shoes alright for it?

(26 Nov 2014, 12:26 am)Adam wrote hahaha may well do...

On a more serious note though, is a shumper (basically with a jumper with the collar of a shirt sown onto it), jeans and blaxk shoes alright for it?

I don't think there's any particular dress code that I've noticed when watching people celebrate thanksgiving on television. 

Dress smart/casual. Wear whatever you wear when going out to a restaurant or something.

(26 Nov 2014, 12:31 am)AdamY wrote I don't think there's any particular dress code that I've noticed when watching people celebrate thanksgiving on television. 

Dress smart/casual. Wear whatever you wear when going out to a restaurant or something.

Shumper it is then. Got 5 to choose from

An interesting read on 1938 Tyneside

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-30152684

(26 Nov 2014, 7:47 am)Andreos1 wrote An interesting read on 1938 Tyneside

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-30152684

Just to pick a few things from that

On the accent

"most barbarous, monotonous and irritating twang".

On Newcastle/Gateshead

While Newcastle had a "sombre dignity" and "more impressive buildings than one would expect", Gateshead was a town "carefully planned by an enemy of the human race".

On Geordies in general

The "slatternly" women he saw were "standing at the doors of wretched little houses gossiping with other slatterns or screeching for their small children playing among the filth".

The Geordies were "stocky toothless fellows cursing in their uncouth accent" but would do a "grand job of work" if given the chance.

On Jarrow

Jarrow suffered from a "thick air heavy with enforced idleness, poverty and misery" and seemed as if it had "deeply offended some celestial emperor and was now being punished".

Hebburn

Hebburn was running numerous education courses to enrich the lives of its residents, Priestley notes, but he still sums it up by saying: "You felt there was nothing in the place worth a five pound note"

Shotton

Priestley's fury at the way the region was left to suffer by the loss of industry deepened as he travelled south into County Durham, the pit village of Shotton sparking disgusted disbelief.

"Imagine a village consisting of a few shops, a public house, clutter of dirty little houses all at the base of what looked like an active volcano, the notorious Shotton tip, a man-made smoking hill," he wrote.

"The atmosphere was thickened with ashes and sulphuric fumes like that of Pompeii, the whole village and everybody in it was buried in this thick reek."

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough, which Priestley described as a "dismal town even with the beer and football", was fuming, the mayor and local paper calling the work "the height of impudence".

Northern Echo readers labelled him the prophet of evil...

He is nearly spot on with Jarrow, Hebburn, Shotton and Middlesbrough

Phillip Hughes: Australian batsman dies, aged 25

Damn...Taken too soon at 25, not a big cricket fan myself, but devastating to hear this...God only knows what the lad who bowled the ball is going through...Absolute freak accident, there are only about 100 cases in history of what killed Phil Hughes and 1 other case in Cricket...Very sad day for sport and cricket

(27 Nov 2014, 10:11 am)marxistafozzski wrote Phillip Hughes: Australian batsman dies, aged 25

Damn...Taken too soon at 25, not a big cricket fan myself, but devastating to hear this...God only knows what the lad who bowled the ball is going through...Absolute freak accident, there are only about 100 cases in history of what killed Phil Hughes and 1 other case in Cricket...Very sad day for sport and cricket

R.I.P 

Way to young. 

(27 Nov 2014, 10:14 am)Michael wrote R.I.P 

Way to young. 

Puts things in perspective really, I moan about my life and depressed all the time, when I should be happy to wake up every morning

Renewed my yearly subscription to Buses and Hornby Magazine as an 'early Christmas present'. Decided to go with a few offers I saw in the latest edition of Hornby, and so I've got subscriptions to Railways Illustrated and Modern Railways on the way!

Wasn't sure where to put this but:

A six-mile stretch of the A1 is closed today after reports of an explosion near an Army barracks

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local...-1-6979615

(29 Nov 2014, 11:21 am)Michael wrote Wasn't sure where to put this but:

A six-mile stretch of the A1 is closed today after reports of an explosion near an Army barracks

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/local...-1-6979615

Bloody Hell, I hope it is nothing sinister...

I can remember being stuck on the Western Bypass years ago because of a bomb threat at The Metro Centre and loads of bomb threats in Durham at one time

Has anyone read or watched the News today about the Explosion at Catterick, I am quite amazed that this Explosion was heard at 3am and the Police still havent found anything, and they closed the A1 as a Result for Hours on end, Have they not thought of a Plane breaking the speed of sound during the Night, rather than something suspicious occurring on the Ground.

(29 Nov 2014, 9:51 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote Has anyone read or watched the News today about the Explosion at Catterick, I am quite amazed that this Explosion was heard at 3am and the Police still havent found anything, and they closed the A1 as a Result for Hours on end, Have they not thought of a Plane breaking the speed of sound during the Night, rather than something suspicious occurring on the Ground.

Good point but is there not rules in place to stop any kind of plane from breaking the sound barrier, and what could do that, military jets surely dont exercise much at 3am...It was said earlier police found old detonators

(29 Nov 2014, 9:51 pm)NEBCD Malarkey wrote Has anyone read or watched the News today about the Explosion at Catterick, I am quite amazed that this Explosion was heard at 3am and the Police still havent found anything, and they closed the A1 as a Result for Hours on end, Have they not thought of a Plane breaking the speed of sound during the Night, rather than something suspicious occurring on the Ground.

Still closed now I believe?!

(29 Nov 2014, 9:55 pm)marxistafozzski wrote Good point but is there not rules in place to stop any kind of plane from breaking the sound barrier, and what could do that, military jets surely dont exercise much at 3am...It was said earlier police found old detonators

No idea if there is any regulations in place, but I would assume if that did occur it would be Investigated, could of been caused by a Passenger Jet flying Low at Speed for whatever Reason rather than an Army Aircraft, As for the Detonators they found they were ruled out as the cause of the Explosion, again id assume there was no evidence of an Explosion in the Ground where they were found.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...cause.html
Very weird...

(30 Nov 2014, 2:09 pm)mb134 wrote http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...cause.html
Very weird...

Interesting that the Article does not mention the incident at Catterick Yesterday, Im sticking with a Plane being the cause of these Explosions.