@adrianmckinty My father was on a British MTB boat. His boat was one of several MTB's that fired smoke bombs onto Omaha beach on D Day. The wind just carried the smoke away. Carnage. Terrible cost. Always been grateful that thanks to these men my generation was largely spared the need to fight.
Yes, was mental in those days - much tamer now - still plenty of hate, but rarely gets to actual violence any more. I was a regular at ibrox in 70โs and there was more fighting amongst the home support than anything else. Could be quite comical actually - the fans used to sing the z cars theme when the cops ran up the terraces to stop the fighting. Always made smile, as long as it wasnโt me getting punched ๐
True. If you have ever seen Peter Mullins, โNedsโ, that where and when I grew up - in the middle of a teenage gang war. Funnily enough it wasnโt sectarian, though obviously that was around too, but territorial. Most Glaswegian men of a working class background my age have either been a victim of serious violence or know someone well who was. But at least none of us were shot or blown up like the N. Irish has to deal with.
@adrianmckinty Think I'll skip, but thanks for the True Grit recommendation you tweeted - grabbed the audio with Donna Tarrt. Loved it. Fantastic narration. I hadn't read (or listened) to a western in a very long time - not since my old mans Zane Grey's in the 70's :)
@StuartPenney1 Canโt believe itโs 50 years. I was also in Pollok and got my copy on cassette for Christmas that year. Unfortunately it was eaten by my cassette player shortly thereafter. Still love the album - donโt know why it gets a bad rep - sounds to me like a great band having fun