A to Z Challenge
Against my better judgement, I’ve decided to have a bash at the A to Z Challenge again this year. Last year I chose a movies theme and got as far as G for “George of The Jungle.” This year I’m going to...
View ArticleB is for Barlinnie
We didn’t live too far from Barlinnie prison in Glasgow. There was always someone whose “da had gone up to the big hoose” while the younger members of the family went to the local borstal. The prison...
View ArticleD is for Doon The Watter
There can’t be any schoolchildren of my generation who don’t remember a school day trip ‘doon the watter’ on the Waverly paddle steamer. We would board at Broomielaw with our school-provided packed...
View ArticleE is for Easterhouse
When you mention Easterhouse to most people, an image of deprivation, unemployment, gang warfare, mugging, glue-sniffing and drugs is what will often spring to mind. Well, try living there. I lived in...
View ArticleF is for Football
In Glasgow, football isn’t a game. It’s a war, a religious war built on bigotry and ignorance. If you support Celtic you are a catholic, a Tim, a Tim cat, kick with the left foot, a papist bastard. If...
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