Middlesbrough the place to be

Subject: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: GUEST,Boroexpat
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 04:18 AM

I've noticed a lot of anti Middlesbrough sentiment on some recent threads specifically from someone who thinks the Mandola is the true path.
There are an awful lot of things in Middlesbro's favour.


Blue skies
(but not in Middlesbrough)

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: GUEST,Garden Path
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 06:00 AM

Such as?

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: GUEST,Betsy
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 06:03 AM

Semi-tropical Teesside ??? The Boro is a great place to be.Sorry I missed out with your reference to " .......Mandola is the true path " Can you throw some light on this matter / reference .

Cheers Betsy

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 06:07 AM

I have relatives in Middlesbrough. They are still rather hoping that the Luftwaffe come back and finish the job!
             Billingham forum, the true pool.

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: GUEST,Never ventures North of Watford
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 06:11 AM

Apart from the A19 southbound carriageway whats Middlesbrough got goingforward

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 06:12 AM

Thats him Flamingo Ted- the bloody idiot who plays the Mandola and Flamenco guitar and signs off all his posts with cryptic shite

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 06:15 AM

Yo GUEST.Whilst it's true that I do own a church, it doesn't have a crypt.
                ps: I play an octvae mandolin not a mandola, get it right you silly tart!
             Tollesby Road, the true road!

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: GUEST,boroconnoisseur
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 06:16 AM

such as....

Pete Betts
Pete Davis
and south bank Grunters


oh and Linthorpe hotel for the Sam Smiths

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: GUEST,Horrified of Hounslow
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 06:57 AM

Dear Brocolli sewer ( what a jolly odd name that is) Do I understand correctly that you are advocating the imbication of a libation that offends Mudcat sensibilities
Shame on you go back from whence you came

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: Shiplap Structure3
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 07:04 AM

Isnt Octave mandolin US terminology for Mandola?
Might be thread drift but at least theres some muso interest

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: GUEST,Betsy
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 07:04 AM

Never mind those mentioned above , what about......

Chris Rea - Boro
Vin Garbutt- Boro
Dave Coverdale - Boro
Brian Clough - Boro
Paul Daniels - Boro
Graeme Miles - Boro
Mo Mowlem - adopted Boro
The Tontine - voted best restaurantin Britain more than once by Egon Ronay - run Boro Lads
God - adopted Boro
Loads more ........

Cheers Betsy

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 07:56 AM

then there;s always
Cannon Street

Clough Hartlepool?
Garbutt South Bank
Betts god knows
Daniels Redcar
Mowlem Lancashire? adopted Redcar
Tontine   Stokesley
God      Heaven

Best Folk clubs The Albert

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 08:25 AM

You missed out the glorious Paul Rodgers, he came from Middlesbrough.
                ps: Shiplap, a mondola has a shorter scale than an octave mandolin and is tuned CGDA. An octave mandolin is tuned GDAE.

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: DMcG
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 08:26 AM

Good grief, is the Albert still going? I last went there in about 1971!

One of the most aggressive people I ever met socially was when I was moving away from Middlesbrough to take a job in London. He took it as a personal slight, since I clearly didn't think Middlesbrough was good enough for me ...

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: GUEST,Betsy
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 09:49 AM

Apologies for missing Paul Rodgers.

Brian Clough - Valley Road Middlesbrough
Tontine - owned by / chefs are the McCoys of Middlesbrough ex the Masham Pub / Purple Onion .
Vin Garbutt born a week after me - Birth Certificate shows South Bank Middlesbrough, N.Yorkskire .
Paul Daniels - South Bank went to Grammar school in Redcar.

The Albert shut to Folk music many moons ago

Cheers Betsy

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: Gedpipes
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 10:36 AM

Good club the Albert though.
I seem to remember you getting a booking there once!
Cheers
Ged

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 12:59 PM

Jonathan Woodgate is, I believe, a boro lad.

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: Hand-Pulled Boy
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 04:36 PM

William Wilberforce - Hull.

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: Tootler
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 04:50 PM

Captain James Cook - Marton, now a suburb of Middlesbrough

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 09:17 PM

Hull's a canny walk home if you miss the last bus.

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: GUEST,Betsy
Date: 29 Nov 05 - 04:11 AM

AAAAAAAAAAAAH - I forgot to mention the one and only Chubby Brown.
Incidentally - we don't tend to remember Don Revie after walking out on England for Saudi Arabia .

Cheers Betsy

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: GUEST,Domnull
Date: 29 Nov 05 - 04:42 AM

Ted in red - I must thank you for your last post - it was only when you pointed out the tunings of the mandolin (GDAE, which I knew) and mandola (CGDA, which I recognised as a viola tuning) that the names made sense: violin is to mandolin as mandola is to viola - probably obvious to the whole world, except me!

For interest -

http://www.ceolas.org/instruments/cittern.html

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: GUEST,boro expat
Date: 29 Nov 05 - 06:51 AM

It must be the first time that Ted has made a helpful suggestion.
Most of his posts are rants 'bout Middlesburger. Reckon he has a skewed view of what constitutes good culture. I wonder if he has ever played Flamenco in the Moonlight in Grangetown or sauntered through Cargo Fleet on a balmy summer's evening.

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 29 Nov 05 - 08:52 AM

Domnul,
                         No problem chuck. A few months ago I didn't know the difference either!! The trouble with Middlesbrough EXPAT is that it is close to Redcar (where I also have relatives down Easson Road) and that makes it stand out as the hole it really is!!
             Pacittos' the true ice cream!!

Subject: RE: Middlesbrough the place to be
From: GUEST,TransportedMick
Date: 29 Nov 05 - 09:13 AM

You can't even spell Domnull's name right yer southern jessy.

...mine's a Pacitto with a Lemon top