Marillionboy
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Probably in about three or four weeks fella, will let ya know!
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That's brilliant, I'm absolutely longing for the phone to ring now.
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Poldinos is nice and central but the food there while very nice, is incredibly filling! Both times I've only had an average portion and felt incredibly uncomfortable afterwards!
Avoid La Lombarda though, that place has gone seriously downhill.
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Desppite looking like a toy, it says in block capitals "STRICTLY FOR ADULTS ONLY"
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Has anyone ever been in/stayed at the Royal Hotel in Windmill Brae? Conflicting reports on the internet claim it is the most horrific experience in hotelling history and absolutely first class. Anyone?
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What a crock of shit....a minute percentage of bouncers are bullies and thugs giving the vast majority a bad name, I myself was a bouncer for 10+ years and in my case and the dozens of door crew and stewards who have worked for me over the years the ideal situation is when we can eject someone who is either causing or in our opinion looks like causing trouble with the minimum ammount of violence, being a doorman isnt or shouldnt be a display of bravery, I would never deal with any trouble maker, small or large, single handed. I have never, and none of the door staff I have ever known have given a "half dead drunken person" a good kicking, I can in fact count on the fingers of one hand the number of times when I have had to hurt someone in the course of my work, and trust me, they truly deserved it.
Not a crock of shit, they were both true stories. As I said, I should have qualified this froem "in my experience" and I'm sorry if it caused offence.
Incidentally, everyone who's said they've been barred from Aberdeen uni Union for drunkenenss: when they had the cheek to promote 99p a pint offers and naming events "Get Seshed" etc isn't that kind of hypocritical!
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There's no doubt that some bouncers abuse their position and are essentailly bullies but I think that's a bit of an unfair generalisation. Maybe that's just your experience with them and your bad luck?! I'm good mates with a bouncer (aye, dinna mess wi Shaki!) and him and most of his mates I've met have been pretty cool guys. I find most bouncers around Aberdeen to be either friendly or apathetic towards me. I'm sure the job must wear them down a little, having constantly to deal with arseholes but I've never had many issues with them other than being told to stop talking so much shite, finish my smoke and get back inside! I've seen plenty situations where bouncers have really had to do their job when a fight breaks out or someone wants to fight them so I don't agree with your point that they only eject small, helpless people. Again, this may just be your bad experiences talking.
There's nothing worse than a bouncer that can't do his job and is either afraid to step in or just doesn't care enough to do so like that case where you were threatened with a knife. There was a nightclub bouncer I used to work with who would do all he could to be at the other side of the place when a fight broke out.
Yes fair point, I should have preceeded that with "in my experience". I do wonder what prompts someone to do a job like that, I can't honestly feel sympathy with them that the job wears them down when no-one forces them to do such a job.
Good ones are essential to the smoth running of the place, but I think the nature of the job means it attracts alot of arseholes too, rather like the army.
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I guess I'm not as rock and Roll as I'd like to think! I've been asked to leave plenty places but only ever because of falling asleep. Bouncers are usually quite gentle in these situations as they realise a half dead me isn't suddenly going to turn violent and even if I did it definately wouldn't hurt!
Thing is most bouncers are just bullies and couldn't fight sleep in reality, but a half dead drunken person I tend to find they enjoy giving a kicking.
A mate of mine was having a drink in the place on Windmill Brae that used to be Bar FM after a very bad day when a bouncer, clearly bored, started to question why he was alone, then tried to generate an argument out of his response, suggesting he was dealing. He threw my mate out physically and he landed on the pavement and cut his head.
Next day at work his mate Keith saw the wound, got the details out of him so they went back that night, he pointed the bouncer out and Keith went up and asked him about it. Keith got no sense out of him so he punched him in the gut. The guy went down surprisingly quickly, which suggests to me alot of these people don't have much backbone when dealing with sober people and just want to make up for having small cocks by acting hard around drunk ones. I don't think I've ever seen a bouncer eject anyone other than people on their own who are smaller than them come to that. Final bouncer gripe; years ago in Zuu two guys told us in the queue for the cloakroom that we were gonna be chibbed when we got outside and showed us the knife too. I told the bouncer and he said "like I give a fuck."
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I think the irony is wonderful that the person with the most bans on here now runs the best and most civilised pub in Scotland.
I just don't seem to be able to get banned from places, hard as I try. I once was walking through Piccadilly very late at night absolutely off my face and saw the back doors to a nightclub open as a staff member was putting some rubbish out. I breezed in and found myself in the VIP area. I sat down and a guy at the bar turned round and handed me two drinks. I took them and drunk them both and thanked him, and then realised one was for the girl sitting next to me.
Amazingly, the other one seemed to have been anyones.
I realised about twenty minutes later that everyone else in there was in dinner suits and the girls in ball gowns, and I was in jeans and a T shirt. It turned out it was a Law Society party or something like that.
One of many strange incidents so far in my little life.
By the way, although we didn't styick around long enough to get a ban, I'm sure the Belmont Bar aren't in a hurry to see us again. My mates and I used to have dares to go into dodgy pubs but on the opccasion we went in there as soon as got in my mate puked everywhere, and we ran so fast I have no idea what would have happened if we'd stayed.
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Yes. Have to agree with you there.
Not The Nine O'Clock News was brilliant for its time. It was just a pity that it didn't get any more than the two series. A Kick Up the Eighties by the same production company was a spin off' date=' wasn't it? Or am I havering and trying to remember my formative years all too hazily?
I reckon Naked Video deserves a mention as being consistently funny too and also Absolutely to the same extent.[/quote']
I'm fairly sure Not the Nine went to three series actually, 1979-82. Kick Up The Eighties wasn't a spinoff they were both BBC sketch shows and this was in the days before independent production companies but no direct connection. Who'd think of replacing Pamela Stephenson with Richard Stilgoe after all?
I think the thing about sketch shows with just two people is you are asking two people to exhaust themselves of what they can do. Neither Mitchell or Webb is known for funny voices etc, like Catherine Tate or Little Britain or something. So there's only so many different and fresh characters they can do well in 30 minutes without it being repetitive. I just think they work better within a setting like Peep Show with other characters and strong characters of their own to develop.
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Much as I love Ricky I did find Extras a bit disappointing this time round. Bloom had absolutely no reason to be in it and I just don't think the celebs are very good at sending themselves up. It's the same gag every time of them playing against their image. Still had some great moments though and the final shot of Andy standing looking defeated while his sitcom is murdered on the studio floor behind him was very poignant.
I kept feeling the Cheggars scene was overdone and could have been said by anyone, unlike the brilliant Les Dennis episode in the last series...
Great dig at Lenny Henry though!
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solution - don't buy a fucking ipod. I don't know a single person who's been suckered into buying one of the white plastic pieces of shit that hasn't had to send theirs back at some point...some of them are on their 3rd + Ipods. why buy into something that you know is going to fucking break? it's like buying an alpha romeo...looks pretty cool but you'll be lucky to get it home before the piece of shit breaks down
Even if I had to replace mine every year that still makes it worthwhile. I'd have to carry god knows how many Cds around with me without one. They're an amazing invention.
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If you haven't already, try pressing down the centre button and the play button for about ten secs, or the centre button and the menu button.
It happened to mine and sadly it meant mine had crashed, Intook it to the Apple shop (rudest people I've ever encountered in a shop) and they just gave me a new one, no interest in trying to save the 5000 songs on there
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Their chicken ceasar wraps are unsurpassed. The grated cheese is what really lifts them. Their Mexican rice in the salad bar is amazing too.
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An album is a "complete experience"...high and low points but its to be listening to in its entirety.
Although I skip crap songs too.
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Taken from a Roosevelt speech of course. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
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Following on from an earlier post...
World Productions, the company that brought you This Life and No Angels, has started research on an exciting new show.
"Flaming Youth" is a University based drama with a thrilling twist. It follows the lives of eight fascinating characters on a journey that starts with the first day of a new academic year.
Why are we telling you?
Are you off to Uni this autumn? We wondered if youd be up for helping with our research
There is no filming involved and we cant make you famous! But we would love to hear about your thoughts on venturing off into further education.
If this sounds like something you could spare some time for, please dont hesitate to e-mail Fen at
020 7758 7070
Let us know what the next few months has in store for you!
Or you can PM me personally. The producer and I will be in Aberdeen around the 22nd September for a few days and can offer to buy you drinks if you are happy to chat. Anyone who is interested, and who would also be interested in keeping in touch and letting us know their feelings after their first term is over...that would be brilliant. The more the merrier...
Cheers all...
Simon xx
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As you say, its the image of his trying to run away from something up his own ass which is so priceless.
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OK folks I have the answer!
It was opposite the Newmarket Bar i.e. down below another old stompin ground The Venue
Incidentally, never asked, was it a venue or just a bar/club?
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It's where I'm from, still could be worse, imagine if I was mistakenly referred to as Simon Fochabers or Simon Shotts, or even worse Simon Dundee.
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Argh! They really are muppets at the P&J aren't they!
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Plenty of offices for legal firms, banks and finance houses, and the Forestry Commission is a big local employer I would imagine. On top of all the usual teachers, policemen, shop assistants and so on.
Its a great town, bit rough oin a Saturday night but has a good town centre and is surrounded by amazing countryside. A cosy Inverness. Or a more vibrant Banff perhaps.
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Yep' date=' Dirty Harry is the best.
I went to San Francisco a couple of years ago and did the Dirty Harry tour courtesy of this website:
[url']http://www.pruney.com/movietours/harry/intro/
Ace if you're going to San Fran, but a good read even if you're not.
I even pressed my nose right up against the big cement cross, Harry style, but fortunately Scorpio didn't come out of the bushes and start beating me up, so I had no use for the flick knife I had taped to my leg.
Yes, I am sad.
Andy Robinson as Scorpio is surely the best movie psycho ever in that? "Left hand, let's see the gun. My...that's a big one." "Left hand, throw it. EASY!"
The first Dirty Harry is a masterpiece. The sequels though to me are cobblers.
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Plague of The Zombies is a gem except for the dodgy Diane Clare as the daughter. Althoughthe Squire was certainly choosing an odd and elaborate way of finding a workforce.