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Reply | How lucky we were
at 18:46 10 Feb 2026
Glad to be of service! Yeah, she was great, really nice girl. She was great mates with Peggy who owns the pub (still going at 89) and looked on her as a second mum. Also used to see Amy down the Good Mixer quite a bit in those days |
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Reply | How lucky we were
at 15:07 10 Feb 2026
Some great stories here - sometimes wish I was a bit older - even though I’m an old git! Worked stamping hands at the Dublin Castle in the 90s/2000s and saw many ‘name’ bands, including Madness, Blur, Supergrass, Libertines etc perform in front of 200 people. Biggest of the lot was probably Amy Winehouse in 2007, at the height of her fame. She was part of the ‘Camden Crawl’ line-up and the organisers were desperate for her to headline Koko, but she said she’d only do it if she could play at the Dublin. There were literally thousands of fans lining Parkway desperate to get in and I felt a little guilty, given I wasn’t a huge fan. Anyway, one blinding set later and when I bumped into her after she asked if I wanted a pic with her (God knows where it is now). A few weeks/months later, she did a few shifts pulling pints at the Dublin on Monday nights because she wanted to do ‘something normal’. Got to know her a bit and she was a really lovely girl. So sad what happened not long after x |
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Reply | Your top 3 films!
at 23:34 5 Feb 2026
Gonna have another pop at this after people rightly pointing out most-watched (discounting Frozen, which my daughter put on every day before school). These were the ones on rotation with five lads living together in the late 80s/early 90s
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
The Breakfast Club
Lethal Weapon |
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Reply | John Virgo
at 22:53 4 Feb 2026
Hit me hard this one. Was a great player and one of the few to get on with Alex Higgins. He realised very early on that while everyone else was on his back, Higgins was actually the saviour of the sport, paving the way for the likes of Jimmy White and Ronnie O’Sullivan. As a commentator, he slipped seamlessly into the ‘Voice of Snooker’ role once ‘Whispering Ted’ had sadly departed. Was lucky enough to spend an afternoon with him 20-odd years ago and can confirm he was one of the nicest blokes you could hope to meet x [Post edited 4 Feb 22:54]
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Reply | Your top 3 films!
at 14:10 28 Jan 2026
The Sting
The Truman Show
A Clockwork Orange |
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Reply | QPR Christmas Songs
at 15:10 19 Dec 2025
Snow is Faurlin all around
Children Frey-ing
And Yun Suk-young
Tis the Caesar
For Buz and Justin Channing
Derry Christmas, Jimmy Dunne |
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