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by norrie
Tue Dec 16, 2014 11:04 pm
Forum: Anecdotes gathered in 2014
Topic: New Gorbals books
Replies: 5
Views: 3731

Re: New Gorbals books

Hi Danny, glad you were able to get copies of the books, I wish I had time to start reading them, perhaps over Christmas when the TV is rotten and I am not posting photos, maybe then
by norrie
Mon Dec 15, 2014 3:14 pm
Forum: Anecdotes gathered in 2014
Topic: New Gorbals books
Replies: 5
Views: 3731

Re: New Gorbals books

Hi Pals,On Friday, I met Ron Smith who has just had published 4 books about Gorbals
The Gorbals and Oatlands volumes 1 to 4, I have 19 photos of mine in the books and Duncan McCallum has 36
Stenlake are the publishers and each volume cost £16
Volume 3 has this photo of mine on the back cover ...
by norrie
Sun Nov 30, 2014 12:24 pm
Forum: Anecdotes gathered in 2014
Topic: Where is everybody????
Replies: 22
Views: 9556

Re: Where is everybody????

Hi Danny, all the best to you also
I cant remember if I posted about 4 new books about Gorbals by Ron Smith, they are called New History of Gorbals and Oatlands, they should be in the shops soon, I will get in touch with Ron to check release date
by norrie
Sun Nov 30, 2014 10:23 am
Forum: Anecdotes gathered in 2014
Topic: Where is everybody????
Replies: 22
Views: 9556

Re: Where is everybody????

Hi Margaret Mcgettigan, nice to see you back on the Board
FaceBook? too many members from some of the ones I am an on are posting away on FB
I don't like it, its like a big roll of toilet paper
I have to be on it as I am part of the admin teams on a few FB pages
I heard last week that building will ...
by norrie
Tue Nov 11, 2014 10:47 pm
Forum: Anecdotes gathered in 2014
Topic: New Gorbals books
Replies: 5
Views: 3731

New Gorbals books

Hi folks, there are four books about Gorbal's and Oatland's due in the shops soon

Not cheap but if your into Gorbals, its for you
Ron started off my interest in Gorbals 1994? he was great help in allowing me to take copies of old photos of Gorbals from the early 1960s which appeared in the book The ...
by norrie
Tue Nov 11, 2014 10:31 pm
Forum: Anecdotes gathered in 2014
Topic: Gorbals "back to the future book"
Replies: 1
Views: 1820

Re: Gorbals "back to the future book"

Hi amelia, I have just noticed your post, I cant remember the book, can you take a photo of it and it might ring a bell
I may well have contributed photos to it, I have done that for several books
Speaking of new book I will be posting news of 4 books about Gorbals and Oatlands that are due to hit ...
by norrie
Tue Nov 04, 2014 6:45 pm
Forum: Anecdotes gathered in 2014
Topic: Where is everybody????
Replies: 22
Views: 9556

Re: Where is everybody????

Hi Danny, we are fine and dandy
Looks like I must have mentioned the first book on here some time ago, woops
by norrie
Mon Nov 03, 2014 11:47 pm
Forum: Anecdotes gathered in 2014
Topic: Where is everybody????
Replies: 22
Views: 9556

Re: Where is everybody????

Woops, not been on for a while, a wee push from Amelia helped me on the way
Been busy on other stuff, photos etc
I had changed search engines and lost all my favourites, this was one of them
No matter that's it bookmarked, no excuse for not popping on from time to time

Not sure if you know about a ...
by norrie
Tue May 13, 2014 8:30 am
Forum: Anecdotes gathered in 2014
Topic: has anybody noticed
Replies: 16
Views: 6372

Re: has anybody noticed

Hi Danny, I pass through the Barras often but have never seen anybody other than folk selling stuff

There was a busker who played guitar but I have not seen him for many a year

Enjoy your trip home and the reunion
by norrie
Mon May 12, 2014 11:04 pm
Forum: Anecdotes gathered in 2014
Topic: has anybody noticed
Replies: 16
Views: 6372

Re: has anybody noticed

Hi Amelia, class photo, great, can you email it to me please

Accobra, great to see you back, good post
The tipster Prince ?? springs to mind, did he shout I got a horse?