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Geoff Merrick?

BBC News - Ryan O'Neal: Oscar-nominated actor dead at 82 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67667166

I had thought of Adam Webster especially as he was like finding an abstract painting at a second hand shop only to flog it a year later because it was a Picasso! How could I forget Adriano Basso? He would be my pick for the 00s. Great shout.

Tough call Slarti as to best signing ever. Certainly best signing ever for this week in previous years! Maybe King John was best ever signing for the 60s especially if you use your reasoning re saving the team. In which case... 70s Norman Hunter 80s Sir Alan Walsh 90s Sir Bob Taylor 00s mmmm 10s mmmm

And why people around me called him Dougal because he went around in circles just like Dougal on Magic Roundabout. Alex Ferguson was the Manager of this game as well.

If anyone remembers Tony from our Div1 days, here is a topical quiz question for you plus a bit of trivia. Trivia first...He was also honoured by Renfrewshire Council after having a gritter named after him, with 'Tony Gritzpatrick' coming out on top after a public vote to name the local authority's nine gritting machines. (Courtesy of Wikipedia) Quiz question... what is the connection between Tony and Christmas Day, 1976? (Clue, I doubt if anyone will achieve this in years to come).

If you stay clear of slagging off a team player, LM, back-room staff, anyone with the surname of Lansdown and Thatchers Cider, you should be ok. Trigger words not to use in the same sentence include Dolman and Tannoy. Welcome!

BBC News - Denny Laine, Wings and Moody Blues musician, dies age 79 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67630264

Phil, as the self-appointed marker for this post, I award it a C- as it is factually incorrect! In order to get an A+, please add the word Northern somewhere in your second paragraph especially as you are using the present tense to signify you are talking about the current situation (clue...try immediately before Ireland). Pedantic? Moi? Next week, Phil and I will be discussing Korea which is Koreal if you're from Bemmy.

No. Robins TV Uk=Yes. Moved soon after fixture list announced. All to do with a Bristol Bears match.

Oh what happened to you, whatever happened to me?

Alex Scott sat a few rows Infront of me loving that Yes. Looks more like Nahki Wells now!

Gigg Lane, Bury. Great pub -The Bear And Rugged Staff. Always made welcome and they even served us free sandwiches after one visit. As for the ground, well it's not exactly Ashton Gate or Wembley but it has home fans with passion and they deserve to be back in the top 4 divisions asap. But if the Bear and Rugged Staff has closed...

Fraid not squire. I used to go on the City List a lot but I can't even remember what my 'handle' was. Blimey, I sound so CB Radios in motion!

Yep. He was on the whole album (Nonsuch) produced by Elton John's old producer. XTC is my Bristol City music wise. Bought all their albums, singles and more. Travelled to see them outside of Bristol and like the City, never made it to the Premier League of venues and TV. I could give more similarities but I'd end up being 'Disappointed.' What a track this is and if Andy is reading this...the reason it was never a massive hit was because of the drum rhythm Dave had to play (listen to the demo version by Andy. It's the same). At the end, Dave plays the standard rhythm most drummers would play. The song suddenly comes alive. You want to dance to it. Just like City, so much promise but....and I'm annoyed! XTC and Bristol City. That's me!

Just umming and arring if I should buy Steve Hackett's live version in 5.1 (Bluray). All the other Genesis revisited versions are great. Firth of Forth is still incredible (ok different album). If you listen to his latest version (Seconds Out Revisited) and then check out YouTube footage of Genesis's last ever gig(s), you'd think you were watching a B rated tribute band. Boy, can Steve H still play the guitar!

That's got to do it, 1960man! I only found out recently that their last UK gig was at the Top Rank in Cardiff. We went by train. Big mistake! We had to leave half way through their set to catch the last train home. They hadn't released English Settlement but were trying out certain tracks which were Snowman and 2 others (can't remember now).

Yes, I read that. I have it stuck in my brain cells asking the ticket girl at Virgin Records what the capacity was and hearing 1200 as her response. Maybe before elfnsafety the ballroom was 2000 but dropped big time in the 80s when fire risks became a top priority.

Terry Chambers had been on tour with his ExTC band. What a great version of Mayor this is. For a minute I thought Andy P was on acoustic! PS if Andy is reading this.... please forget the issues and past. Just reform even for a night or two ...and let us know first! Thank you.

The Locarno was Bristol's biggest venue? I thought that held 1200 maximum. Colsunall was 1800ish and Hippodrome nearly 2000. 15 mins later.... just did some Googling. A couple of sites state 2000 including a U2 version which said 2500! No definitive answer though, mind you what is the definitive answer here?

https://news.sky.com/story/kool-the-gang-drummer-and-co-founder-george-funky-brown-dies-13010548

Hi CR. My extreme annoyance at this gig was because including encore, they were on stage for 45 minutes. I was so annoyed that the following day I returned my unopened, shrink-wrapped October album to Strawberry Fayre in Broadmead. They let me exchange it for Squeeze East Side Story. What an album that is. Anyway, I was offered a ticket for the War tour. Now that was a gig! Bono climbing up to the balcony courtesy of the stage based PA stack and what an album to promote! Incidentally, I know I saw the Comsat Angels as a support band at the Locarno. Were they the support for the October tour?

Live Aid (Wembley - Bowie was far, far better than Queen, and I wasn't a great fan of either) Bo Diddley -Bierkeller XTC - Locarno ZZ Top Birmingham Odeon (Eliminator tour) Worst gig U2 - Locarno (October tour) Best gig U2 - Colston Hall (War tour) Peter Gabriel - Hatfield Poly 1977. (His warm up gig to his first UK appearance since leaving that other band. Only 200 there). Loads of Dr Feelgood and Thunder gigs. Dave Edmunds warm up gig at Reading Uni. Featuring in his band Steve Cropper, Graham Parker, Dion (another 200 there) Like others have said, loads of other gigs. Bristol in late 70s onwards was great for gigs. Never made it to The Thekla though.