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Now sold, thank you.

Now sold.

For Dundonians like myself, my relatives who worked in the shipyard and the jute mills, the term was not offensive. As I said, these people were regarded with affection and curiosity. The n word was never used, in my experience, in Dundee. My mother's aunt also ran a working "man's" restaurant...

It is clear to our family that there is a considerable amount of mismanagement of the nation's health. Our eldest son (50) was sent home from his work in Shetland with a flu type virus. This morning at 0230 he was found collapsed in the bathroom and is now in ICU in a West Lothian Hospital. He...

January 2016 - Celtic Connections - Glasgow Recreation of Joni Mitchell's "Hejira" written by Dundonian and played by UK folk musicians including Julie Fowlis. Exceptional treat for me, apart from the gorgeous Julie, was the presence of Larry Carlton on guitar (as on the original album, if you...

Don't know what I am after reading this. Scottish white. Grew up in a Scottish industrial town and port where the "darkies" - as the locals called them - from the jute ships wandered around the city. They were met with curiosity and affection, I would say, based on my late uncle's accounts...

Decades ago, Ian Carr was a BBC jazz program guest DJ at times. Nice voice.

Feel privileged to have seen him in concert in 1976, iirc, supporting The Who and ors at Celtic Park, Glasgow on their football stadium tour. New laser technology piercing the sky an' all. Amp volume at Charlton made Guinness book of records iirc?

Sympathies BT.

Sorry, I was a bit rude there. Blame it on the 'flu and the meds.:oops:

That is why I love Fagen, Becker and co. and have done since I first heard them. At our son's wedding decades ago, we were all allowed to nominate a track of music to be played over the celebrations. "Josie" was mine. Thanks Tony L.

Hell mend AZ/Vaxzevria. I could not watch the Panorama although I am interested in current events and science. All I can say as a retired professional scientist of 50 years is that I have felt a shell of the person I was since I had their pair of vaccines. Could be something else caused it, we...

Playing a cassette compilation (yes - I know!) - but wait a minnit will yer! Made by stuarty, it is a wondrous work to behold on the Dragon. Totally captivated by Joe Walsh's - County Fair. I knew it, of course, having heard and copied my pal's previous album by him in about 1974. Guitar &...

Thanks for that Durmbo. Here I am at 00.30 googling "I have had fever (not excessive viz: 38-ishC) for much of the last 5 days.....etc. bodily pain, sore throat easing, as is cough - productive, though with ghastly catarrh.....

I have been mainly feeling crap and lounging around in my pyjamas and dressing gown. 5th day of this purgatory. Have had the worst flu/virus for decades. 1990s, earlier? Got to speak to GP yesterday/daybefore? - he advised sending PCr sample. Got -ve result today. 24-hours that's good going I...