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Building from a comment on the Weston Pier fire - what are your top 10 memorable (public) events of your lifetime - in no particular order here's mine.

Michael Thomas scoring in the last minite against Liverpool to clinch the title for ****nal.
Schumaker taking Hill out to win the title.
Botham/Willis at Headingly.
Gazza's goal against Scotland.
Berlin Wall.
Twin Towers.
Diana's death.
Lenon's shooting.
Concorde crash.
Return of the SS Great Britain.

Hm - someone can probably analyse me from that lot.:eek:
 
In no particular order:

9/11
Harrods Bombing
Live Aid
"The Wall" - live
Berlin Wall
Shooting of John Lennon
Rugby World Cup Final - 2003
Exxon Valdez running aground
Clapham Rail Disaster
2000 Foot & Mouth Outbreak
 
Moon landings
Decimalisation
Miner's strikes / 3 day week
Labour's IMF Bailout
Winter of Discontent
SAS Storming Iranian Embassy
Falkland's Invasion
Opening of the first Gulf War (interruption of movie)
First WTC tower collapse
Concorde Crash
 
John Kennedy's murder

The other nine don't really count.
 
In no particular order;

Diana's death
Twin Towers
Gazza'a goal against Scotland (best goal ever IMHO)
Start of the National Lottery
England winning the Rugby world cup:bannana:
Moon landing
Winter of discontent (power cuts):(
The recent trouncings in the by-elections
Ken Livingstone being ousted by Boris Johnson
Berlin Wall coming down.

There are many others such as death of Lennon, Elvis, Kennedy, Churchill, Mercury, Lynott, Hutchence etc. Various wars and politcal scandals.
 
And I thought politics were no supposed to be discussed on here:D :D so to even all things up 1979 to 1997 a time to forget, pole tax, VAT up 16.6%, first house price crash, inflation at some rediculously high rate 20%+ interest rates very similar on your mortgage, short memories spring to mind. All said in jest:D :D
 
1; Twin Towers
2; Diana's Death
3; The storm of 87 (or whenever it was lol)
4; The Minors strikes
5; Bird Flu
6; First Ever Comic Relief
7; Live Aid
8; The Launch of Big Brother for the first time
9; Jamie Bulger
10; Madeline McCann
 
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Isn't it odd/sad that most of the memorable moments are sad events (that includes the launch of Big Brother :devil: ) as opposed to joyous? Guess that shows the human Pysche. Don't exclude myself BTW

Berlin Wall
Remission of leukemia in a yong lad I know
The day I married
The birth of my children
The marriages of my children
My grandkids! :rock:
My first Mercedes
Meeting new people
 
Following office discussion in no particular order, happy memories of public events discounting meeting Mrs B, our wedding etc.:

- Being in a very quiet Porto on the night they won the quarter finals of Champions League which then turned into a very noisy Porto!
- Being in Rome when France beat Italy in Euro 2000
- Being in a South London Pub (and later appearing in Time Out!) with a German mate when Man U beat Bayern Munich in the Champions League final
- Being in an East London pub with a load of mates when England beat Germany 5-1
- Watching Terrier racing at Orford Summer Fete
- Rye Nov. 5th festival

Unhappy memories:

- 9-11
- London bombing
- Diana death
- Menezes shooting

Its funny how few things I can actually remember exactly what I was doing and where when events took place.. Happily most are being surrounded by friends and Mrs B.
 
Scotland beating England just after they won the World Cup.
Any Scottish win against the English Rugby side.
Death JFK.
Death of JL.
Not knowing where I was when Lady something or other crashed in Paris.
Listening to my first Dory Previn album.
Being in the Coach and Horses when a Welsh Windbag walked in with armed gorillas and taking delight in everyone ignoring him.
First time I ate MPW's food.
First time I ate Calude Bossi's food.
Getting my first degree result.
My first poem published.

Better stop there, just re-read it and see it's meant to be public events:mad: :D :)
 
Isn't it odd/sad that most of the memorable moments are sad events (that includes the launch of Big Brother :devil: ) as opposed to joyous? Guess that shows the human Pysche. Don't exclude myself BTW

Berlin Wall
Remission of leukemia in a yong lad I know
The day I married
The birth of my children
The marriages of my children
My grandkids! :rock:
My first Mercedes
Meeting new people

LOL the original poster said 'public events' and you only have 8 :p:p:p
(I liked your 8 personal ones though :D)
 
Listening to my first Dory Previn album.
QUOTE]

Good God! someone who has even HEARD of Dory Previn.

I still consider Mythical Kings and Iguanas as one of my favourite all time albums - I even introduced ger to one of my daughters who loves 'Lady wirh the braid"
 
Listening to my first Dory Previn album.
QUOTE]

Good God! someone who has even HEARD of Dory Previn.

I still consider Mythical Kings and Iguanas as one of my favourite all time albums - I even introduced ger to one of my daughters who loves 'Lady wirh the braid"

1972 I think it was....saw her in Leeds 1978 ish. Got everything she ever recorded. :D
 

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