Anth

Aye bought the first Champ Man for the PC there 1995. The only icecream thing I remember was near Blacket Bridge, and up to where there's a cashpoint now, like off the beaten track. Whenever, I was going to me nana's we'd get mince pies from Greggs up the top of the Green Market, then down the escalators and through the market to the 21 stop and every time I was walking past the Black Garter, I always wanted to go in and see it so much as a kid, definitely one thing in my life where my mental impression of it was better than the reality in later years Whilst waiting for the bus down to the boro game me and a mate went into the garter at 9am, I was expecting it to be dead but it was heaving with all sorts of creatures. Some bloke got a pint, sat down with a group of people near us and said "Good morning my fellow alcoholics" and he wasnt joking either!

It was a Hamleys. Not sure what it was before that. Might have been built for that actually. Nice one, It didnt last very long did it?

Again I might be dreaming but didnt there used to be a toyshop where HMV currently is?. I think HMV was futher down Northumberland St at the time and after it was a toy shop it was a girls clothes shop... Could be wrong as no one I know can remember it...

Im sure there used to be an Ice cream shop where the NUFC shop is in Eldon Square next to the Northumberland St entrance, loved the mint choc chip suff. There also used to be a computer shop upstairs next to where WH Smith used to be, used to buy me Spectrum games from there, £9.99 for a cassette tape ffs

Wasnt Beaties was it?

So did I, aprart from visits to the sweater shop with sisters and charles clinkards for new shoes. Used to love fenwicks toy shop on the top floor!

WOW ... You've brough back one of my very earliest memories. My family lived in Newcastle from when I was around two to six years of age (late 70s-early 80s). It's the reason why I support the Toon. My very earliest memories are all from when we lived in the UK. They're mostly of snow, a black cat on a roof, my blue parker I wore, Mr Men yoghurt (or something like that), riding a double-decker bus, etc. Wow, I remember that shopping centre!!!!!!! Thank you! You're welcome mate Stevie, the water and fountains with the coins in the bottom was under the cafe. Ant, you weren't dreaming: Bloody hell, they'r the ones! I'm feeling well old now.

Sorry, so you did. H&S would have a field day! I wish I could find a picture like, I loved climbing and swinging around them back in the day! Aye you wouldnt see anything like that now, which is a shame.

Aye, two posts up! Cant find any pictures though

Am I dreaming or did there used to be Pencil statues in Eldon Square?

I've read a few things in the past that suggest they seem like a tolerant bunch, though things like this always seem to counter that http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5217424.stm Still looks like an interesting place I wouldnt mind visiting, and dont advocate bombing the shit out of them or anything..

Disgusting

Aye love Heddon like, Its in wallking distance from me, a few of us used to have a wander up, nipping into the Masons on the way. Took the car up recently and got charged £2 for a pint or orange squash in the 3 tones - ripping bastards. Horsleys nice as well

Belhadj is 27. sorry, I was supposed to be quoting Anth then Which one, Haim or Diop? Also didnt Haim choose portsnouth over us when he left Chelsea? bouba diop, and I think he chose Man city over us before eventually leaving them for portsmouth Ah yeah, for got he was at City and at the makems on loan before pompey!

Belhadj is 27. sorry, I was supposed to be quoting Anth then Which one, Haim or Diop? Also didnt Haim choose portsnouth over us when he left Chelsea?

Would anyone take Tal Ben Haim? I also remember Chris Coleman slapping a £14m price tag on Boupa Diop a few years ago, as he was in the same bracket at Vierra! Is he any good? I cant say Ive seen much of him.

I don't know what to believe at the minute, the only thing I'm certain about this text is that Carroll is thick as fuck. Aye got that email about 5 mins ago. If true he deserved a clip for trying to go balls deep! Imo

"There's no TV! Have you seen a TV, Mike? I haven't seen a TV. Do you know what it means when there's no TV? - No MTV! " RIP

How smart is Kathryn Bigelow? What is she 57 or something? I'd love to have a bash!

I'm going to raise a toast to a fallen comrade, anyone who kicks the bucket from an asphyxi-wank commands my respect. I hope him and David Carradine are looking down on us as I type this. On a serious note though RIP

HAARP induced?

Did Ridley Scott draw some inspiration from it for Blade Runner?

I missed that, what was the comment that made him bugger off?