Ah here. Mrs S was in a rake of her son’s films. Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, King of Comedy, Casino, etc. but her big one was Goodfellas as the mother of the Joe Pesci character
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Isnt there a Limerick connection to the scene with the mother and the boys atin grub after they’ve killed Billy Batts ?
And look who he’s with…
1976 was the only year since World War II, that no player who was born in that year in England, went on to play for the England senior men’s football team.
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You’d never know, somebody might get a cap yet.
Also who was born in 2010 that has played?
Heard that a few weeks back. Cracking podcast. The footix version of Paul Rouse.
What podcast?
Wilson is a gem.
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It Was What It Was with Jonathan Wilson.
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I’m surprised picking a team of players born in 1982 or whatever isn’t a ‘thing’. See which year has the best team.
Would be good to do for gaa especially. Theres been nerdier and nicher things done.
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You shoulda been here during covid
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The name “Spandau Ballet” refers to the twitching and jerking movements of people who were hanged at Spandau Prison in Berlin after WWII, or alternatively, the movements of soldiers being hit by machine-gun fire.
The band’s name came from graffiti seen by a band associate on a wall in Berlin, which Spandau is a suburb of.
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I think it’s the latter and it’s something to do with dodging bullets.
Battle of the Network Stars was a thing on American tv in the 80s. I’ve no idea who else was on it, but Nicolette Sheridan was, and she was an extremely popular contestant
Jamie Cureton completed English football
She cheated.
It’ll make a super quiz question/answer in the future.
FAO @TreatyStones
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Katherine Zapone (former Govt Minister) wedding dress is on display in Collins Barracks Museum
FOI if she sought a tax credit for her ‘donation’ to the state
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