CLANCY2KTID Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 8 hours ago, Nutz_the_Squirrel said: In Kilmarnock, we had "Food Giant": It was cheap as chips and their standard (free in those days) carrier bag was as strong as steel. Was a bit of a smelly place to do a shop, but sold this at around 10p a bottle if I remember right: ASDA moved into the town which pretty much sealed Food Giant's fate. Strange really, as ASDA was about 25% more expensive, although they had a much better selection of groceries, with the added 'enticement' of their clothing and home range. Maybe reflective of less austere times in the town. Food Giant might actually be successful if they relaunched now, but they'd be competing against Aldi and Lidl. Anyone else have a Food Giant? Haha, Food Gadgie as it was loving nicknamed locally. They didn't even have a proper shelving system, basically just rolled the pallets into makeshift aisles and took the cellophane off. Was the closest supermarket to my house, mind my mum used to head over and tell us to time 20-25 minutes then jump the back fence to help her lug the monthly shop home. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud1876 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 What's the stadium in this for the football game? Spurs? Five hours of second rate sports then final score. Think it might be the Nottingham Forests City ground. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 3 for the price of 1: Sam Fox, Halley's Comet and all round genius and looney Wilfred Makepeace Lunn... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estragon Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 In Kilmarnock, we had "Food Giant": It was cheap as chips and their standard (free in those days) carrier bag was as strong as steel. Was a bit of a smelly place to do a shop, but sold this at around 10p a bottle if I remember right: ASDA moved into the town which pretty much sealed Food Giant's fate. Strange really, as ASDA was about 25% more expensive, although they had a much better selection of groceries, with the added 'enticement' of their clothing and home range. Maybe reflective of less austere times in the town. Food Giant might actually be successful if they relaunched now, but they'd be competing against Aldi and Lidl. Anyone else have a Food Giant? In the late 90s my father had a chance meeting in Food Giant with the sister of a guy who'd played for St Mirren in the 50s. He saw fit to reproduce this occasion as an anecdote about two years ago. I'm still not sure why. Also, as soon as I read the name I instantly thought carrier bags. I'm fairly sure I heard they were bulletproof. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 20 hours ago, Kennboy1978 said: Jonny Briggs sister, Sue Devaney. Going by her IMDB page, it looks like I mainly remember her from this blast from the past...(and possibly Coronation Street)... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) 14 hours ago, tongue_tied_danny said: The bottle was supposed to be shaped like Pamela Anderson Virgin Cola was pretty decent, as was Sainsburys American Style Cola. Edited February 18, 2017 by Bert Raccoon Autocorrect 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 14 hours ago, tongue_tied_danny said: The bottle was supposed to be shaped like Pamela Anderson I'd forgotten all about this, nicer than Pepsi imho. Another drink gone by the wayside 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Think it might be the Nottingham Forests City ground. It's the City Ground. I think the goal is Mark Robins in the game that stopped Ferguson getting the sack. Thanks a fucking lot, Forest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Dental carnage from the 80's & 90's: There was a rumour went around my school that if you ate 10 packets of Jolly Ranchers you'd get steaming. Think it started because someone read the ingredients and found out a packet contained 0.01% alcohol or something like that [emoji1] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Flicks in Brechin by the way....???? Whit. I've genuinely never heard of this and can't even think of a building big enough in Brechin that looks anything like that building.Where was it and why the f**k was Pete Waterman there and on the TV? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 4 minutes ago, 1320Lichtie said: Flicks in Brechin by the way....???? Whit. I've genuinely never heard of this and can't even think of a building big enough in Brechin that looks anything like that building. Where was it and why the f**k was Pete Waterman there and on the TV? It was this building here on Brechin High Street It was a trendsetting nightclub in the late 80s, early 90s. It had a futuristic laser light show and there would be buses from all over going there at weekends. There were often chart topping stars playing gigs there. In fact they would usually stay in the Park Hotel in Montrose. I was having a meal in there once and Sonia was sitting at the next table. It went bust in the mid 90s. It reopened as Arena for a while, but it was pish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Was this about the time of the Hitman and Her? Waterman, Michaela Strachan and Clive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 41 minutes ago, Bobby Skidmarks said: I'd forgotten all about this, nicer than Pepsi imho. Another drink gone by the wayside That stuff was sensational. Tried the Barrs bubblegum flavoured juice recently but it just wasn't the same. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 It was this building here on Brechin High Street It was a trendsetting nightclub in the late 80s, early 90s. It had a futuristic laser light show and there would be buses from all over going there at weekends. There were often chart topping stars playing gigs there. In fact they would usually stay in the Park Hotel in Montrose. I was having a meal in there once and Sonia was sitting at the next table. It went bust in the mid 90s. It reopened as Arena for a while, but it was pish. Wow. First time I've heard of Flicks, in the same week a bounty hunter goes to Hudsons on the tv and shows everybody what it's like now. Some fall from grace the nightlife in Brechin has had. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 5 minutes ago, Bobby Skidmarks said: Was this about the time of the Hitman and Her? Waterman, Michaela Strachan and Clive. Yeah, it was around that time. I reckon Flicks got left behind when the rave scene became fashionable and people were going to the Rezurection etc instead. Decent wee article about it here... https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/2014/06/04/back-to-the-80s-how-flicks-nightclub-in-brechin-high-street-found-itself-at-the-forefront-of-popular-culture/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweaty Morph Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 It was this building here on Brechin High Street It was a trendsetting nightclub in the late 80s, early 90s. It had a futuristic laser light show and there would be buses from all over going there at weekends. There were often chart topping stars playing gigs there. In fact they would usually stay in the Park Hotel in Montrose. I was having a meal in there once and Sonia was sitting at the next table. It went bust in the mid 90s. It reopened as Arena for a while, but it was pish. Wow. Suddenly that X Factor burd playing a gig in Peterhead doesn't seem quite so amusing! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 Flicks in Brechin by the way....???? Whit. I've genuinely never heard of this and can't even think of a building big enough in Brechin that looks anything like that building. This might blow your mind, but Flicks used to be the cinema house. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hedgecutter Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 Bonsai Kittens. If only Facebook had been on the go then just to witness the seethe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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