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. -- _______________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup 1 cent a minute calls anywhere in the U.S.! http://www.net2phone.com/cgi-bin/link.cgi?170
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