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NeilH747 @neilh747.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

@victoriawai.bsky.social just watched the Chris & Martina documentary on Netflix, have you seen it?

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Free Trade Inn @thefreetradeinn.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

How good is this? Full squad photo from Ruth, Leonard and the gang at the Gabba overnight for the ashes ❤️ freetradeinn.square.site

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NeilH747 @neilh747.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

@mjpo007.bsky.social Hi Martin - Do you still have a list of the bars you visited in Liverpool for the Crimbo crawl a few years ago?

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NeilH747 @neilh747.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

@300pgf.bsky.social think of going to Sands of Tyne later, do you know if there are any other decent bars within walking distance?

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Bay Beer Reviews @baybeerreviews.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

The pubs of Gateshead's 'Railway Quarter'. Only a bridge away from Newcastle. Well worth a visit for real alesters and crafties alike. #BskyBeer

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NeilH747 @neilh747.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

An absolutely brilliant show, what it all again a couple of years ago, still magnificent.

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NeilH747 @neilh747.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Decided to start watching The West Wing again, the first episode confirms that it is definitely one of the best TV programmes ever made.

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NeilH747 @neilh747.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Going to Paris in a couple of months so any recommendations for places to eat & drink will be gratefully received.

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NeilH747 @neilh747.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Things that make you feel old - renewing your passport and realising that when it runs out in 2035 you will be in your 60s!

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NeilH747 @neilh747.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Enjoyable afternoon @thefreetradeinn.bsky.social great to see it so busy, excellent pint of Donnie's @donzokobeer.bsky.social taproom too.

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NeilH747 @neilh747.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

A question for fellow #NUFC fans - does anyone know who won most medals/ trophies while at the club? I'm thinking it would be someone from the 50s or the early 1900s.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Every time - every single time - you watch Muppets Christmas Carol you realise it is a greater work of genius than the time before.  Verily: it is the Ghost of Christmas Present of films.

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NeilH747 @neilh747.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Your yearly reminder that you need to watch The Last Igloo over Christmas - perfect television.

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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Trigger warning: This story about Caroll Spinney, the man inside Big Bird, might make the room dusty

Caroll Spinney inside his Big Bird costume operating the beak with his outstretched arm.

When asked about his most meaningful interaction with a fan, Spinney had this say:
"I got a letter from a fan who said his little boy, who was 5 years old, his name was Joey, he was dying of cancer. And he was so ill, the little boy knew he was dying.
So the man, in his letter, asked if I would call the little boy. He said the only thing that cheered him at all in his fading state was to see Big Bird on television.
So once in a while, he wouldn't see Big Bird on some days, because he wasn't necessarily in every show.
So he asked could I telephone him, and talk to the boy, tell him what a good boy he's been. So I took a while to look up a phone, because this was before cell phones. And they got a long cord to bring a phone to the boy.
And I had Big Bird say 'Hello! Hello Joey! It's me, Big Bird!'
So he said 'Is it really you, Big Bird?'
'Yes, it is!'

I chatted a while with him, about ten minutes, and he said 'I'm glad you're my friend Big Bird.'
And I said 'I'd better let you go now.'
He said 'Thank you for calling me Big Bird. You're my friend. You make me happy!
And it turns out that his father and mother were sitting with him when the phone call came. And he parents in, be il that day were t sure lew tong he id last.
And so his father wrote to me right away, and said
'Thank you, thank you' - he hadn't seen him smile since October, and this was in March - and when the phone was hung up, he said 'Big Bird called me! He's my friend.'
And he closed his eyes. And he passed away.
And I could see that what I say to children can be very important.
And he said 'We haven't seen our little boy smile in
MONTHS. He smiled, as he passed away. It was a gift to us. Thank you.'"

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Pet Shop Boys @handle.invalid · 29/11/2024

Very sad to learn that this renowned music shop is closing in Newcastle. As a teenager I used to visit after school and listen to Bowie in one of their stereo listening booths and then browse through the records and sheet music and wish I could afford a posh guitar. It will be much missed. Neil x

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NeilH747 @neilh747.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Good to see that @sparkyrite.bsky.social is here, he was a miss in the place that will not be named.

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