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Talking to someone at work today who was working at Dounreay with me in 85 and he told me he's put some photos on facebook from when he was there. They include the Caithness Live Aid, underage drinkers, a 5 a side tourny outside the Viewfirth and the Queen Mother? Anyway hes given permission to show them, only trouble is I cant do the link thingy but you can view them by logging on to facebook and type the following.
Paul Leviston Dalton in Furness
Then click onto the photos on the left hand side
Then click on to the See all photos
then click onto Caithness Live Aid.
If anyone wants to post a few on here for others to see, feel free.
Mods can you keep this in the General section for a while and maybe if anyone posts any of them, move it. Cheers.
secrets in symmetry
06-Aug-11, 14:57
Then click onto the photos on the left hand side
Baz, I can't see Photos on the left hand side. Could he have his Facebook set so only Friends can see Photos?
Baz, I can't see Photos on the left hand side. Could he have his Facebook set so only Friends can see Photos?
No, anyone can view it.
Click onto the word Photos(17) on the left hand side then click onto where it says All photos,( next to where it says Paul's Photos.) then scroll down to Caithness Live Aid.
Click onto the word Photos(17) on the left hand side then click onto where it says All photos,( next to where it says Paul's Photos.) then scroll down to Caithness Live Aid.
Nope, I'm with SIS; "Photos" is definitely not listed on the left hand side. I reckon it must be edited to exclude nosey people like me etc.!
Paul must only allow "Friends" to see them.
Well, I'm not one of his facebook friends and I can see them.
I can select one of the photos in his posts and get the rest of that series everytime so unless we can find a posting with 1985 pictures on it I think we've had it...... I have looked back in time on his page but he could have added the 1985 at any stage.
Would have been interesting.... thanks Bazeye for thinking of it....
secrets in symmetry
06-Aug-11, 17:02
Baz, I should have been a bit clearer in my previous post, but I can confirm what Torvaig sees.
I managed to navigate to Paul's Facebook albums page, but I just get the message:
This content is currently unavailable
The page you requested cannot be displayed at the moment. It may be temporarily unavailable, the link you clicked on may have expired, or you may not have permission to view this page.
Maybe you can see the photos because you're a friend of a friend of Paul's.
I would have liked to have seen the photos, thanks for trying.
Could be that. We have one mutual friend. Ah well.......
Instead of clicking on Photos, click on Wall. Then scroll down a bit to the photos with 1985 reference. I don't know Paul but I can see the pictures that way.
Does this lead anywhere?
http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=1043028733359&set=a.1041199167621.5814.1754844838&type=1&theater
secrets in symmetry
06-Aug-11, 23:23
Does this lead anywhere?
http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=1043028733359&set=a.1041199167621.5814.1754844838&type=1&theater (http://www.facebook.com/#%21/photo.php?fbid=1043028733359&set=a.1041199167621.5814.1754844838&type=1&theater)
Yes!
How did you find them sids?
Well done Sids; got there!
I'd forgotten about the moustaches and hairstyles from that era; a blast from the past indeed.
Well, thats one of the photos I can see so you must be doing something right. Btw the wife doesnt reckon thats Phizzet i n one of them unless theres another one whos brother is phoggit.
ATM red and green are my favourite colours. And one of them's wine.
Well, thats one of the photos I can see so you must be doing something right. Btw the wife doesnt reckon thats Phizzet i n one of them unless theres another one whos brother is phoggit.
ATM red and green are my favourite colours. And one of them's wine.
"Wine" is a favourite of mine too.....;)
Bobinovich
07-Aug-11, 01:15
I've made contact with Paul and he's asking for any names!!! So c'mon folks with Facebook get your thinking caps on lol & post it here & I'll post a comment on the pictures themselves :D
The only person I recognise is James Sutherland who used to work for J & J M Shearers years ago. I didn't know many Thurso folks way back in the eighties!
I've made contact with Paul and he's asking for any names!!! So c'mon folks with Facebook get your thinking caps on lol & post it here & I'll post a comment on the pictures themselves :D
Good man. I knew I could rely on someone.
Bobinovich
07-Aug-11, 01:33
I think pictures 5 - 12 are all ZROX are they not? I recognise James Sutherland on vox & Gordy Macintosh on bass, & am pretty sure that's Sandy Christie on drums in the santa hat lol, just not sure if that's Davie Craig on guitar - looks a bitty like him but can anyone confirm or give another name?
Pic 32 & 33 - Phil Plummer on right? Apologies if not...
Pic 32 & 33 - Phil Plummer on right? Apologies if not...
Could be because the lad with the tash in the middle is Col Plummer who we sometimes got a lift back to Thurso from Dounreay in his "A" team type van.. must be brothers? the lad on the left was a sparky working for Vickers called MIke Chesters from Dalton in furness. Havent seen him for a few years though, think hes at Sellafield now.
Photo's 22 - 30.
The lead singer is Billy Munro from Wick, canna remember the band name though.
If you right click the image, click cope image address, paste the result on here and surround with [im.g] removing the dot so it works [/img] you will get a result like this
[im.g]http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/8823_1043028733359_1754844838_79583_8217623_n.jpg[/img]
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/8823_1043028733359_1754844838_79583_8217623_n.jpg
Good grief. That scrawny wretch is none other than Spike Tait. He of Pultneytowns premier punks British Standard. Band were Billy Munro vocals, Jimmy Macnab drums, Raymond Trusty guitar and Spike on bass.
This was the Live aid in Wick in the old Dept of Environment hangar at the Airport.
Yes!
How did you find them sids?
My own Facebook home page has a search box. Typed "Paul Leviston" in.
Good grief. That scrawny wretch is none other than Spike Tait. He of Pultneytowns premier punks British Standard. Band were Billy Munro vocals, Jimmy Macnab drums, Raymond Trusty guitar and Spike on bass.
This was the Live aid in Wick in the old Dept of Environment hangar at the Airport.
What was the name of their band Evelyn ?
secrets in symmetry
07-Aug-11, 16:38
My own Facebook home page has a search box. Typed "Paul Leviston" in.That's what I did, and I found his page. However, he didn't add the 1985 pics to his Wall until later in the afternoon, and (I assume) that's why I couldn't find them.
Thanks again for finding them.
#53 The tall dark haired bloke with the mexican moustache (far left) was an electrician in the ETS and was known as Loll, nice bloke, sadly no longer with us.
What was the name of their band Evelyn ?
British Standard.
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Green_not_greed
08-Aug-11, 09:08
The photos are indeed a blast from the past. I can confirm that this was the Wick Live Aid concert held in the airport hangar in 1985. Photos 5-12 are indeed Z-ROX - but before they were Z-ROX (1987) they were first called Close Action (after a Big Country song). Photos 13-16 may be Wick band One Card Trick. Photos 21-30 are definitely Wick band British Standard.
Green_not_greed
08-Aug-11, 11:23
The old "Close Action" scrapbook confirms that the concert took place on 31 August 1985. Scanned pages below include press cuttings and the second page cutting confirms the band line up on the day.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1888674255895.2093711.1212600344&l=52f96c107b&type=1
(http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1888674255895.2093711.1212600344&l=52f96c107b&type=1)
#53 The tall dark haired bloke with the mexican moustache (far left) was an electrician in the ETS and was known as Loll, nice bloke, sadly no longer with us.
Lol Farrell. I was his apprentice for a while. The only ones on the team I can remember are the far left is Tony Oxley (oxo), the one holding the bottle is Neil Richardson (Ricco) and the lad with the beard holding the shield is Gaz White. Think Gaz or Ricco, or maybe both of them played a few games for Thurso Swifts while they were in Thurso.
Green_not_greed
08-Aug-11, 17:17
Bazeye
Quality thread - thanks. Tried to give u +ve rep but not being allowed to as I need to spread it around first. Then tried to PM you to say thanks but your inbox is full! Hence this post. Thanks again. Some great memories.
GNG
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