File spoon-archives/anarchy-list.archive/anarchy-list_2001/anarchy-list.0111, message 253


From: "The Peccary" <pecari_tajacu-AT-mail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 07:08:35 +0800
Subject: Re: Lorraine Kelly, Buffy, Global terror and War.


>
>I wrote
>
>
>>> Look, she was born in Glasgow, raised in >one of the most
>>> notorious parts of Glasgow (Brigton) then >moved to a suburb 
>>> of Glasgow (East Kilbride).
>
>
>and  "the peccary"  commented
>
>
> I wouldn't call Brigton 'notorious'
>
>
>You mean it's been gentrified ? Gone upmarket >?
>This is incredible ! Unbelievable ! In fact, I >don't
>believe it .
>

Perhaps it has been gentrified, I don't know. I wasn't saying that Brigton is in any way nice, or safe to live in. What I was questioning is how well known Brigton is outside of Brigton.

>Andy had said that the reason he thought >Lorraine Kelly
>was from Dundee was because, on some >television >programme
>where she was asked which football team she >supported,
>she opted for Dundee. Now, we have established >that she 
>was in fact from Glasgow, Brigton to be >precise. I have offered
>a simple explanation for her preference for a >Dundee team.
>
>In the 1960s, some Glasgow folk singer wrote a >song about
>sectarian gangs in the city. Here is a verse >from that song
>
>
>>>> Don't wear a green scarf in Brigton
>>>> Or a blue one in Cumberland Street
>>>> Unless you're world heavyweight champion
>>>> Or  _helluva_  quick on your feet !
>
>
>Even if it is safe to wear green in Brigton >nowadays
>( which quite frankly I find doubtful ) I >don't think
>it would have been safe to do so when Lorraine 
>Kelly was growing up there. On the other hand, 
>her relatives might have regarded her as a >traitor 
>if she had supported Rangers. Solution  -  >claim 
>to support some Dundee team. 

What does she think Partick Thistle are made for?


>>I lived in Glasgow for over a decade, and I >hadn't 
>> heard of Brigton until you mentioned it.
>
>
>So , did you enjoy life in your academic >coccoon ?
>
>
>Dave

Hey, I've been to Easterhouse once, you know. Well, actually, I was going through Easterhouse. In a train. But you know, I was out there, just inches away from a genuine Buckfast drinking ned.

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