Two vans, eight cars, one ambulance

penski · 16 Jan 2009 at 23:33

Just got back from a great night out at the Sage in Gateshead and we went past the Bensham Jockey pub...With the above outside, blues flashing.

Big response for quiet old Gateshead!

Anyone heard anything on the grapevine yet? I know there are a few locals here...

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gareth.e · 16 Jan 2009 at 23:35

Apparently a load of "dark people" turned up at a "white mans" pub and demanded to be served..

Viggey · 16 Jan 2009 at 23:35

i heard it was aliens.

AtlanticP · 16 Jan 2009 at 23:35

gareth.e said:
Appanently a load of "dark people" turned up at a "white mans" pub and demanded to be served..

Yes, during a power cut 0.o

Stellios · 16 Jan 2009 at 23:35

What was going on at the sage? Drove past it about 45 mins ago and it was very busy.

penski · 16 Jan 2009 at 23:51

Stellios said:
What was going on at the sage? Drove past it about 45 mins ago and it was very busy.

Duke Special was performing.

For his encore, he led everyone out of the hall and into the main lobby area where he had another piano. We all sat down and had a singalong...And a creepy guy kept taking photos of me.

AWESOME night.

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Stellios · 16 Jan 2009 at 23:54

Ah right, I drove past just as everyone was in the corridors

penski · 16 Jan 2009 at 23:57

gareth.e said:
Apparently a load of "dark people" turned up at a "white mans" pub and demanded to be served..

You've not been to Bensham have you...?

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Pookie Bear · 17 Jan 2009 at 00:10

penski said:
You've not been to Bensham have you...?

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It's the kind of place which is easy (to want) to forget.'

aaron · 17 Jan 2009 at 01:43

Luw said:
It's the kind of place which is easy (to want) to forget.'

i wholeheartedly agree...towards the top end theres a large community of orthadox jews who try to keep themselves to themselves whereas towards the bottom you have well lets say the less desirable elements of society (sorry if anyone lives there btw its jsut the few that make it bad) anyhow lets jsut say theres a load of racism directed towards the jew's and theres quite a few drugs that go around....certainly not one of the nicer places in the world

jas72 · 17 Jan 2009 at 01:44

penski said:
Just got back from a great night out at the Sage in Gateshead and we went past the Bensham Jockey pub...With the above outside, blues flashing.

Big response for quiet old Gateshead!

Anyone heard anything on the grapevine yet? I know there are a few locals here...

*n

thought this was the start of a joke

Pookie Bear · 17 Jan 2009 at 09:24

aaron said:
i wholeheartedly agree...towards the top end theres a large community of orthadox jews who try to keep themselves to themselves whereas towards the bottom you have well lets say the less desirable elements of society (sorry if anyone lives there btw its jsut the few that make it bad) anyhow lets jsut say theres a load of racism directed towards the jew's and theres quite a few drugs that go around....certainly not one of the nicer places in the world

I know it well - spent two years on Windsor Avenue :eek:

However, having walked around the area a fair bit, I feel I was actually on a nice bit...which isn't really saying much! Fortunately, I've escaped to a much nicer area!

penski · 17 Jan 2009 at 18:20

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/7835189.stm

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qqg3 · 17 Jan 2009 at 20:56

penski said:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/7835189.stm

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Thats it. Was featured on the regional "Look North" BBC news...

Amp34 · 17 Jan 2009 at 21:35

Well there goes the governments defence on tazers, of course they are only going to be used instead of a firearm (unless of course the bloke would have been shot instead which I doubt).

Sorry, OT

Tefal · 17 Jan 2009 at 22:21

Amp34 said:
Well there goes the governments defence on tazers, of course they are only going to be used instead of a firearm (unless of course the bloke would have been shot instead which I doubt).

Sorry, OT

huh? they used it to stop a fight sounds a perfectly reasonable use of a taser to me :/

he only other option was bashing the poor ****er into submission with a truncheon.