Birmingham

urb · 2004-05-05, 03:35 PM

I'm not Australian

Not that being Australian is bad, not at all, I just get mistaken on boards for being an Aussie and this is my chance to put this right.

I'm from Birmingham in England, UK.

Famous people who you may know from Birmingham...

Black Sabbath
JRR Tolkien (Lord of the Rings)
UB40
Judas Priest
Ruby Turner
Ozzy Osbourne
Musical Youth
Joan Armatrading
Tony Hancock (comedian)
Julie Walters (actress)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes)
Duran Duran
Roy Wood (Wizard)
Slade
Stevie Winwood
Traffic
George Cadbury (chocolate since 1824)
Neville Chamberlain
Jasper Carrott (comedian)
Barbara Cartland (romantic novelist)
Nigel Mansell (formula 1 racing)
Electric Light Orchestra
Moody Blues
Toyah Wilcox
Spencer Davis Group
Dexy's Midnight Runners

So now you know

http://www2.b3ta.com/birmingham/

Useless · 2004-05-05, 03:51 PM

Birmingham? Isn't that in Alabama? I kid, I kid..

B B B B B B B Birmingham. Pow!

Now I'm going to have that fucking song stuck in my head all day. I watched it loop about 5 times waiting for it to come to an end before I realized that it would NEVER stop.

Gotta love the "Birmingham: It's not shit" campaign.

urb · 2004-05-06, 07:26 AM

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Originally posted by Useless Warrior

Gotta love the "Birmingham: It's not shit" campaign.

It's the UK's second largest city and is quite industrial. But they're right, it's not shit.

Sumrpal · 2004-05-06, 09:31 AM

Wow, that is quite a line-up of famous people from just one city.

I had the priviledge of seeing the Moody Blues out at the Casino last year. Outstanding! Absolutely fantastic.

The Electric Light Orchestra is coming this year, I'm pretty sure. I'll have to go and see them too.

But wait ... aren't all Australians just transplanted British criminals??

Torn Rose · 2004-05-06, 04:36 PM

I been to Portsmouth and London and want to come back so bad I want to see the rest of the UK.

I'm dying to do a shoot at Loch Ness |linkster

Opti · 2004-05-06, 11:10 PM

So your a Brummie? would have been better to let people think you were an aussie mate

Quote:

But wait ... aren't all Australians just transplanted British criminals??

Ahem.. criminals.. maybe, the people that gave the poncey ariticrocrat class the most grief definitely!

They sent their best and brightest down here and created the Australian super-race you all know and love today ;-))

Useless · 2004-05-06, 11:38 PM

Ya know, the more people I "meet" people from around the world on these boards, the less I like being American, not that this a particularly good time to be an American anyway (I think you know what I mean). Right now, I would love to move away to another country and enjoy a slightly different mindset and lifestyle. My wife says that no one else will take me. I told her I'm going to pack up our shit and go to Canada, which is only three ours north. For some reason, she thinks all of Canada is frozen wasteland. Yeah, she's pretty fucked sometimes.

kristian · 2004-05-07, 07:18 AM

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Originally posted by Useless Warrior
Ya know, the more people I "meet" people from around the world on these boards, the less I like being American, not that this a particularly good time to be an American anyway (I think you know what I mean). Right now, I would love to move away to another country and enjoy a slightly different mindset and lifestyle. My wife says that no one else will take me. I told her I'm going to pack up our shit and go to Canada, which is only three ours north. For some reason, she thinks all of Canada is frozen wasteland. Yeah, she's pretty fucked sometimes.

You've got a great country, dude, just a bunch of wankers running it. After finishing college - few years back - I spent 4 months touring on Greyhound. I got in a couple of scrapes (mugged in memphis) but on the whole I met some fantastic people. In 28 years it was, on the whole, the best experience of my life : making new friends and seeing the HUGE variety of your country. I'd been to the US on loads of holidays, but that was the first time I departed the tourist track. I'm planning on taking the family over there next year. April has never been and I can't wait to introduce her to a few things.

kristian · 2004-05-07, 07:29 AM

Great thread, urb! I'm just up the road and never new all those people came from here. I figured Ozzy of course - who could mistake the accent!

2004-05-05, 03:35 PM	#1
urb All the way from Room 101 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,557	Birmingham I'm not Australian Not that being Australian is bad, not at all, I just get mistaken on boards for being an Aussie and this is my chance to put this right. I'm from Birmingham in England, UK. Famous people who you may know from Birmingham... Black Sabbath JRR Tolkien (Lord of the Rings) UB40 Judas Priest Ruby Turner Ozzy Osbourne Musical Youth Joan Armatrading Tony Hancock (comedian) Julie Walters (actress) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes) Duran Duran Roy Wood (Wizard) Slade Stevie Winwood Traffic George Cadbury (chocolate since 1824) Neville Chamberlain Jasper Carrott (comedian) Barbara Cartland (romantic novelist) Nigel Mansell (formula 1 racing) Electric Light Orchestra Moody Blues Toyah Wilcox Spencer Davis Group Dexy's Midnight Runners So now you know http://www2.b3ta.com/birmingham/ __________________

2004-05-05, 03:51 PM	#2
Useless Certified Nice Person Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dirty Undies, NY Posts: 11,268	Birmingham? Isn't that in Alabama? I kid, I kid.. B B B B B B B Birmingham. Pow! Now I'm going to have that fucking song stuck in my head all day. I watched it loop about 5 times waiting for it to come to an end before I realized that it would NEVER stop. Gotta love the "Birmingham: It's not shit" campaign. __________________ Click here to purchase a bridge I'm selling.

2004-05-06, 11:38 PM	#7
Useless Certified Nice Person Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dirty Undies, NY Posts: 11,268	Ya know, the more people I "meet" people from around the world on these boards, the less I like being American, not that this a particularly good time to be an American anyway (I think you know what I mean). Right now, I would love to move away to another country and enjoy a slightly different mindset and lifestyle. My wife says that no one else will take me. I told her I'm going to pack up our shit and go to Canada, which is only three ours north. For some reason, she thinks all of Canada is frozen wasteland. Yeah, she's pretty fucked sometimes. __________________ Click here to purchase a bridge I'm selling.

2004-05-06, 09:31 AM	#4
Sumrpal If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 241	Wow, that is quite a line-up of famous people from just one city. I had the priviledge of seeing the Moody Blues out at the Casino last year. Outstanding! Absolutely fantastic. The Electric Light Orchestra is coming this year, I'm pretty sure. I'll have to go and see them too. But wait ... aren't all Australians just transplanted British criminals??

2004-05-06, 04:36 PM	#5
Torn Rose "Faith is believing what you know ain't so." ~ Mark Twain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 4,806	I been to Portsmouth and London and want to come back so bad I want to see the rest of the UK. I'm dying to do a shoot at Loch Ness \|linkster

2004-05-07, 07:29 AM	#9
kristian Porn Movie Peddler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Malta (France In Nov) Posts: 1,631	Great thread, urb! I'm just up the road and never new all those people came from here. I figured Ozzy of course - who could mistake the accent!