paddy and michael.wmv

Local Historian Billy Richardson has been capturing the changes in the west end of Newcastle - as the streets he grew up in are demolished. To accompany his photos and footage he has been asking local people to tell their stories of life in the area. Here's the first installment - Paddy Conroy and Michael Bulloch.

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[turksmikey]

could listen to this crack all day bettwr than the likely lads

[paulallan1000]

I love listening to the old stories especially of south shields in the 70's where i grew up.Another lovely town wrecked by the council idiots

[JACKIENORM]

that was brilliant !

[discocreator76]

Is this billy's channel?

[lowesyg9]

its proper mint watching these lads from the toon

[hangemhigh1968]

in a way i wished i had seen it, the big Union Jack hanging outside the Grainger bar was my most prominent memory of that day........... good times gentlemen, good times :D

[hangemhigh1968]

I remember Prince Charlie visiting, i was walking up Northbourne Street with a football under my arm (must have been 16 or 17) as the ticker tape and barriers were going up in preparation for the Royal visit and a copper asked me if i was sticking around to see 'old jug lugs'? and i said "Naaa.... away to Elswick park for a game of 5 a side"!!.

[hangemhigh1968]

Two rottweillers i remember them! My Jack Russell chased one of them off one day, funny as fk! They had funny names ? one of them was called something like Zelda or something? or am i trippin? I also remember the 'cheeky Asian bird that run the chippy, one day i got some chips and there was no white paper wrapping the chips and when i opened them up my chips were covered in fkin ink! she wouldn't take them back either!

[Morning69Glory]

I remember watching paddy's episode on MacIntyres Underworld and I thought he was a hard bastard then. Ive just finished reading Bernard OMahoneys book 'Fog On The Tyne' and now I understand why he's a hard bastard. It isnt out of choice, its out of necessity...a hard local man, with hard local values...nowt wrong with that.