Ringo Starr should be ashamed

[shytalk]

Well said Michaelmace.

[Kev]

An excellent recount and joke, cheers

[chippie]

Thank you Michaelmace for that anecdote, it gave me pause for thought.

[cobbett clayton]

Hi all,
I gotta say, I've sort of adopted Wales, my heart is here.
I love Liverpool because its where I was born and raised and I still come back quite a lot, but I just can't seem to get as excited talking about it as I do when someone asks me about the Valleys or the Gower, because I don't 'know' it.
My brother and I are poles apart, he still has his canny farm accent, I have a cheshire / scouse / welsh valley accent.
If someone asked me what I miss about Liverpool, I'd have to say 'the people' because from when I lived there nothing's the same, so I cant miss anything else.
The maisonettes in canny farm have long since been flattened. Even Clayton square the way 'I' remember it with the old Victorian buildings has all gone, when I was a kid I used to feed the feral cats there, and my mates and I would laugh cos I said every time without fail, 'this is my square cos its got my name on it!' Clayton square had a character all of its own, and now, to me its just shops.
Penny Lane records in Bold Street held a very special place in my heart and that's gone, and then they did the unthinkable they closed Quiggins .
Maybe Ringo did, maybe Ringo didn't mean to be obnoxious about Liverpool, I don't know I didn't hear the interview. But in a way I can understand about him not missing anything about Liverpool, because maybe just like me, everything he remembers about Liverpool has gone?
But the people are still the same, still the salt of the earth, and that's what I miss, cos you don't find that in many places, only certain parts of Wales and Liverpool. (When i'm travelling there is still a little bit of scouse lilt to my voice I guess, and every one always says, "Scousers are lovely people)
"There are places I remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all"

What I can say about Liverpool is this, New Liverpool looks fabulous! I was at spaceport over the river having a coffee a few months back and looking at the New Liverpool skyline and I thought to myself 'wow' its getting on par with New York with all those skyscrapers! But its not 'my' Liverpool, the Liverpool of my childhood, its 'your' Liverpool now, and its a place for you to be proud of.

Shelli

[Billy D]

The Ringo Kid

Tried to be a smart arse,,,,but the clown come unstuck,,,,,Ross himself was ambarrased,,,,and lets face it he likes to put the boot in about us scousers himself,,(pwat)

Ringo,,,or better known as,,Big Nose,, should crawl back under the toad stool or were ever he resides these days,,

any way,,,The Big Guy himself,,Macca,,you know muccas x,,,,done us proud the way he spoke about the pool,,,,,,

All in all,,,,,Dingo as gone awol,,,,,,,and his house got knocked down ?

I have a saying,,,,and i think its suits us scousers down to the ground..

Be Mine Enemy But Respect Me.

Bill

[Ged]

The Yamaha drums Ringo used on the St. Georges Hall rooftop. Currently on display in the museum.







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