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Ian, thanks for bending the rules, you should be careful though for suggesting such a thing, your post could get deleted LOL. I will take one of my Tamla Motown singles, it's my all time favourite. Even after nearly 50 years this record is still magic to me and no matter how many cover versions this one is still the tops. I even liked Rod Stewarts version but nothing gets close to: THE ISLEY BROS. THIS OLD HEART OF MINE (IS WEAK FOR YOU)

Before talking about somebody else, consider (1) Is it true? (2) Is it kind? (3) Is it necessary to say it?

I can't remember them all but when I was younger someone listed loads of proverbs that directly contradicted each other. He who hesitates is lost Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. or Look before you leap Out of sight out of mind Absence makes the heart grow fonder You're never too old to learn You can't teach an old dog new tricks Tis better to be safe than sorry Nothing ventured, nothing gained Too many cooks spoil the broth Many hands make light work

Fly2's selection of The Animals , We Got to Get Out of This Place is on topic as it was the first single by the group using Dave Rowberry from Mapperley as keyboard player . He replaced Alan Price . Before that as a teenager ,Dave Rowberry broke my space -gun !!

My grannie(when I was after a drink of. Pop)would say lions drink water,and look how strong they are.

A rolling stone gathers no moss and (my Dads answer) A standing tree gets pissed on

What an old romantic Robbie!!!!!

If I couldn't take my entire Tamla Motown collection then I couldn't take any, I would have to put them in storage until I returned home. So the five I would take, all of which I have very fond memories of, are. THE RIGHT TRACK........................BILLY BUTLER NOTHING CAN STOP ME..............GENE CHANDLER BOOGALOO No.3...........................ROY LEE JOHNSON A LITTLE PIECE OF LEATHER......DONNIE ELBERT STAY CLOSE TO ME......................FIVE STAIRSTEPS AND CUBIE

Or make a few of your own

I've just read a very good book, 'Greasepaint & Cordite', which describes the role of ENSA and other groups who entertained the troops during WWII. There are many tales and my favourite is of Tommy Cooper who on guard duty one night fell asleep as he stood leaning on his rifle. The duty officer and sergeant came and found him in this position. Cooper saw them through half closed eyes, thought quickly and saying, 'Amen' opened his eyes. He got away with it. Anyone else done such a thing?

Trevor, do you remember when the Vale only went as far as the bottom of Arleston Dr. There was a large area of grass there. I used to park my Mr Softee van there overnight as my mum didn't want it on our drive on Woodbank. That would be 68/69. Never any vandalism or theft either. Great days.

Hi DJ, I know Love in Vain is a Robert Johnson song, but the Stones version is the one that i heart first. In another topic, I've described how I came upon the Blues by first hearing the Stones, Animals, Pretty Things albums. I liked what I heard and delved into the originals in a big way and never looked back. Where would all of these 60's groups be without Johnson, Broonzy, Willie Dixon, Elmore James etc.

From memory, I think there was an issue with the bendy buses' transmission that didn't suit the hilly sections of the Arnold route. Which is why they ended up on the NTU shuttle to Clifton.

Its an odd thing but I can sleep with my eyes open. In the army it was invaluable, but it did creep a few of the lads out. On exercise, where sleep is precious, I would be there with my eyes open, looking over whatever the lads were doing, but fast asleep. It looked like I was staring. An unwavering unblinking stare, for hours, until I started to dream, where it got seriously weird. Eyeballs going everywhere...... One corporal described it in the post exercise debriefing as something like the movie, the exorcist.

Blondie I'm from Nottingham, born and brought up in the city, and consider it the centre of the universe. In all of my time up here in Co Durham and North Yorkshire (30 years, so I have served my time) I have never heard any Teessider call themselves Geordies. Its simply not credible. They dont consider themselves to be Geordies. I have never seen anything where Cloughy identifies himself as a Geordie. I would appreciate any quotes along those lines. It would be incredible that anyone from Middlesbrough would describe themselves as a Geordie but with Clough, anything goes. He may well have

Who cares. Keep em guessing?

Actually BW, the monkeys would be looking for a brazer - you can't weld brass.

The big problem I can see with this is that the English government has added proviso's and people are trying to take advantage of those provisos. The Welsh deal that's been going since 2011 has no provisos as such, all shops have to do it so there's no way for either the shopper or the retailer to extract the urine. Everybody does it and it causes no problems whatever. I have a 'bag of bags' in the boot of my car and I always have a folded 5p carrier in my back pocket just in case if I go out walking, it ain't brain surgery and it ain't difficult. It's a good scheme and it works.

Thankyou Ian and Margie. Bravery doesn't come into it. I'm not a brave person, at first I was very frightened then I saw how frightened and worried my family was. I thought they are not me, I know how I feel they don't. If I don't start feeling positive how the heck can they. I started to think maybe I should ignore it...but it's there you've still got it, it's got to be treated. Oh well let's get on with it after the operation it'll be gone. It unfortunately didn't go like that and after the second op I really thought this is it. My oncologist is wonderful he helped me to be more positive.

Welcome to Nottstalgia, Sturge. I look forward to sharing your memories..

Hello Sturge. Hope you'll enjoy Nottstalgia. I was at CLW but way before you- I started when it opened in 1954!

Sturge, I haven't seen Mr Morrow in the neighbourhood for at least a year. I have a feeling he's gone with his wife into a care home now although his house hasn't been sold and his car is still in the driveway, No one has seen either of them for a long time which is rather sad.

I read a piece about that long Welsh name where an American couple went into a café there and asked the waitress if she`d say the name of where they were really slowly so they could get the pronunciation and she said, 'B-u-u-r-r-g e-r-r- K-I-I-I-ng.' Was it on here?

The earliest detailed map I can find isn't much earlier than those above, and I can't see any indication of a real lake, but I guess there must be a reason for the name. I can go back to the 1830s, but not in enough detail, and it's interesting to see that the shape of Peveril Street was there even back then. It seems to be older than the surrounding area.

Colwick Marshalling Yard

I heard he brought this house in Burton Joyce, But he never moved in. https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=burton+joyce&hl=en&ll=52.994597,-1.025623&spn=0.00083,0.00236&hnear=Burton+Joyce,+Nottinghamshire,+United+Kingdom&t=h&z=19