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thefreetradeinn.bsky.social
How good is this?

Full squad photo from Ruth, Leonard and the gang at the Gabba overnight for the ashes ❤️

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December 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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@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?
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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@victoriawai.bsky.social you seen this? www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Girlbands Forever: this shocking history of 90s female pop is packed with gossip, scandal – and bangers
Strap in for a nostalgia-stuffed jaunt through musical classics, featuring honest interviews with stars – the details of which make the record industry look appalling
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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@300pgf.bsky.social think of going to Sands of Tyne later, do you know if there are any other decent bars within walking distance?
August 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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baybeerreviews.bsky.social
The pubs of Gateshead's 'Railway Quarter'. Only a bridge away from Newcastle. Well worth a visit for real alesters and crafties alike.

#BskyBeer
The Central Station East Microbus Axis
May 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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An absolutely brilliant show, what it all again a couple of years ago, still magnificent.
May 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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@300pgf.bsky.social congratulations to your lads
April 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Decided to start watching The West Wing again, the first episode confirms that it is definitely one of the best TV programmes ever made.
February 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Going to Paris in a couple of months so any recommendations for places to eat & drink will be gratefully received.
February 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Things that make you feel old - renewing your passport and realising that when it runs out in 2035 you will be in your 60s!
January 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Enjoyable afternoon @thefreetradeinn.bsky.social great to see it so busy, excellent pint of Donnie's @donzokobeer.bsky.social taproom too.
January 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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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.
January 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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davidallengreen.bsky.social
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.
December 25, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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Your yearly reminder that you need to watch The Last Igloo over Christmas - perfect television.
December 24, 2024 at 9:35 PM
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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.'"
December 18, 2024 at 12:22 AM
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petshopboys.co.uk
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
November 29, 2024 at 3:09 PM
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Good to see that @sparkyrite.bsky.social is here, he was a miss in the place that will not be named.
November 28, 2024 at 1:02 PM
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Banana Splits all day
brianmoore666.bsky.social Brian Moore @brianmoore666.bsky.social · Nov 20
You can only have one kids' TV theme tune out of these three. Which one -
1. Banana Splits
2. The Flashing Blade
3. Robinson Crusoe
November 20, 2024 at 10:47 AM