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Thanks John, it's nice to read about our roots.:handshake:

Photos that I've nicked from 'Postie' of 'The New Olympia' aka 'Flea Pit' on Ladypool Road.:)

The first one that I can remember was 'The Al Jolson story' at the 'Flea Pit' (New Olympia) on Ladypool Road. YouTube - Mammy scene in THE JOLSON STORY

A few weeks ago I asked my grandson "son, can you imagine how in my youth we managed to survive without a mobile?" he said "no granddad I can't believe that".

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Trev, I understand everything you are saying but in the 50's I was abused both mentally and sexually and survived one serious murder attempt by young street slobs. Bullies bound and gagged me, stuffed me into the back of a dumped van and set it alight. But they didn't know that I had a very...

Bob, I'm 100% sure that Mr Jones had nothing to do with that! Before Dennis Rd and Jone's time my biggest motivation was my very bad health, cycling improved that in a way that nothing else could and at the same time my bike was a magic carpet that flew me, free of charge, out of the poverty in...

Fred that's a great photo but I can't name anyone.

Old Boy, Of course you are right in so many ways but I think that people of all (past) ages have at one time asked the same question. I'll bet the people of say Egypt asked if all those stone carvings and hieroglyphics were really necessary; or when the first telephones came into use; or the...

Found it! Written in 1943. YouTube - 350. The Pub With No Beer (Dan Sheahan and Gordon Parsons)

Mike, any idea when these lyrics were written? There is a Flemish recording by Bobbyjaan Schoepen that has similar words (in Flemish). YouTube - Bobbejaan Schoepen - a brief history (feat. Theo Mertens)