Campbeltown man wins Superbowl!!!!!

[general jack o'niell]

last time i looked he was SIR paul McCartney, think that might be an honour of some kind?

as for there being people more worthy? thats what the whole process is for, its up to you to nominate someone who you think is worthy, not waste your time in the first post i've ever seen by you criticizing me for a remark which, if you'd been a member of this forum for more than five fecking minutes, you would know was made half in jest.

besides, i don't think giving this particular honour to someone you might deem worthy will get much media coverage, other than in the courier, that is if theres not a cattle sale in mid argyll that week?

i was thinking along the lines of publicity for the town and surrounding area in the states, maybe even being asked to open the new golf course? just a thought, might bring a few more tourists our way over the course of the summer, both from within britain and from overseas. besides, these worthies you seem to have a list of? have you ever thought about putting their name forward? thats how the thing works, you can't be citizen of the year if nobody nominates you. i too have a couple in mind that would be worthy of this dubious honour but i don't think they would bring much in the way of revenue to the area. i wouldn't want to embarress the big lug, but theres a certain man involved in the telecommunications industry who put in years of very hard work for the youth of this town in a sporting capacity that i have personally nominated in the past, likewise another who weilds a pair of scissors by day who along with his old school chum and former shipyard working compatriot, should have been honoured long ago. i'm quite sure there are others too.

personally i'd have had paul mccartney honoured thirty years ago when his connection with the town was relevent, in recent years he has had little or no contact with the community and if, as i'm sure a few can testify,he is ever contacted with regard to some local fundraising, i can't think of any in the last twenty years that he has even bothered to reply to, ok so he gave a few bob to the RNLI and the picture house but thats the equivilent of you or me giving 1p. if i was him and i know i'm not, i would have played at the MOKMF at least once in the last few years, hell, i'd have played every year, last i heard he was a musician of some sort, wasn't he. the year he deems us fit to be honoured to hear him play the vic or the picture house to raise funds for local use i'll fecking well nominate him myself.

sadly his ivory tower is much higher than mine, tho not yours if your first posting is anything to go by, welcome to the forum, come back when you grow a pair!!!!!!!!

[Ranald]

ikewise another who weilds a pair of scissors by day

Already has been. Wakey wakey

[general jack o'niell]

proves my point about how well publicised it is, i was meaning a joint honour, theres a few equally deserving praise, not to diminish the time and dedication of the main man, who has the patience of a saint, and this last while, the wisdom of solomon.

think i've said this already a long time ago, about giving the outfit as a whole the honour?

and having the current incumbant switching on the xmas lights, but thats a different thread and we can't have mashed potatoes and custard on the same plate, can we?

[Buzz Lightyear]

I know it should be on the music festival thread but as this one is top focus at the mo, maybe some one can answer, has sir Paul ever been asked to play at the MOKMF??

[Tubby the Tuba]

last time i looked he was SIR paul McCartney, think that might be an honour of some kind?

as for there being people more worthy? thats what the whole process is for, its up to you to nominate someone who you think is worthy, not waste your time in the first post i've ever seen by you criticizing me for a remark which, if you'd been a member of this forum for more than five fecking minutes, you would know was made half in jest.

besides, i don't think giving this particular honour to someone you might deem worthy will get much media coverage, other than in the courier, that is if theres not a cattle sale in mid argyll that week?

i was thinking along the lines of publicity for the town and surrounding area in the states, maybe even being asked to open the new golf course? just a thought, might bring a few more tourists our way over the course of the summer, both from within britain and from overseas. besides, these worthies you seem to have a list of? have you ever thought about putting their name forward? thats how the thing works, you can't be citizen of the year if nobody nominates you. i too have a couple in mind that would be worthy of this dubious honour but i don't think they would bring much in the way of revenue to the area. i wouldn't want to embarress the big lug, but theres a certain man involved in the telecommunications industry who put in years of very hard work for the youth of this town in a sporting capacity that i have personally nominated in the past, likewise another who weilds a pair of scissors by day who along with his old school chum and former shipyard working compatriot, should have been honoured long ago. i'm quite sure there are others too.

personally i'd have had paul mccartney honoured thirty years ago when his connection with the town was relevent, in recent years he has had little or no contact with the community and if, as i'm sure a few can testify,he is ever contacted with regard to some local fundraising, i can't think of any in the last twenty years that he has even bothered to reply to, ok so he gave a few bob to the RNLI and the picture house but thats the equivilent of you or me giving 1p. if i was him and i know i'm not, i would have played at the MOKMF at least once in the last few years, hell, i'd have played every year, last i heard he was a musician of some sort, wasn't he. the year he deems us fit to be honoured to hear him play the vic or the picture house to raise funds for local use i'll fecking well nominate him myself.

sadly his ivory tower is much higher than mine, tho not yours if your first posting is anything to go by, welcome to the forum, come back when you grow a pair!!!!!!!!

Grow a pair?! Nah Ive got a big enough pair already, and Im certainly not wanting you thinking about them......

[Sweltered]

stupid boy

[general jack o'niell]

19 posts in three years, he obviously keeps them well hidden, why do i waste my time with such idiots?

in answer to the sensible question, i have no idea if macca has been asked, i would assume, and i'm only speaking from what i would have done if i was one of the committee, he might have been asked the very first year, seems like a sensible shot in the dark, you don't ask, you don't get, or more likely, you can only ask, the rest is up to the individual. over the years they might have thought it a stretch logistics wise to have someone of his fame perform in a small venue. i know the radio tried to make contact with him some years ago in the days before the fulltime license, he never replied, or more to the point he probably never knew the letter had been sent, a campbeltown postmark won't be treated any different than the thousands of requests that get delivered to MPL every year.

who knows maybe he is sitting at home brooding, thinking maybe this year is the year they ask me to play at the MOKMF, he might think we don't love him anymore?

[bill]

19 posts in three years, he obviously keeps them well hidden, why do i waste my time with such idiots?

But what a great name,"Tubby the Tuba" Brilliant !

[general jack o'niell]

what have you been told about drinking at this time of the day?

[maxmix]

Technically he is a Greenock man.

I had the day off so I sat up and watched it. I'd say it is probably the first time I have ever sat and watched a game (the full thing) and it was far more exciting than I thought.

The toon will have to get a wee plaque on the High Street post office saying 'LT stayed above here' !

Maybe just turn the High St PO into a shrine for this great guy (Once it closes etc)

maxmix

PS But yes very well done

[howlsatthemoon]

Thank you general for letting me know how the process works (learn something new every day) also can't see how posting an opinion is wasting my time, as for being a member of the forum I have been a member since April 2005 which is one month less than yourself.

I think the rotary club give out this honour as a thank you to the people who have devoted a lot of their life helping others, not for the media coverage it is going to generate.

As your thoughts about the honour being awarded to the person who can bring the most publicity and/or revenue to the town I personally think that is not the right reason for getting this award.

[Sweltered]

Thank you general for letting me know how the process works (learn something new every day) also can't see how posting an opinion is wasting my time, as for being a member of the forum I have been a member since April 2005 which is one month less than yourself.

I think the rotary club give out this honour as a thank you to the people who have devoted a lot of their life helping others, not for the media coverage it is going to generate.

As your thoughts about the honour being awarded to the person who can bring the most publicity and/or revenue to the town I personally think that is not the right reason for getting this award.

Perhaps if his fame DOES have a knock on effect, then perhaps some kind of recognition. But a fleeting few years spent in the Town is a tenuous link for a "Citizen"...

[general jack o'niell]

i thought you had to be nominated to be considered for the honour? and that the number of nominations had some influence in the end result? so if someone is nominated by 100 people and someone else gets one nomination a group of worthies can vote for the lesser of the two? rendering the whole nomination process irelevant. or am i wrong? do i really care?

if you have do have "years" of service to the community how many years does it have to be? i can think of at least one who was honoured and rightly so in my opinion who hasn't even lived in the area for "years"

my comment was not meant to be taken seriosly, not at first, but on reflection i thought it might bring some good to the area in future years, the person in question regards himself as being a campbeltonian, always mentions the town in interviews, something he has no need to do and talks about returning, so obviously the friends he made while living here were such that he wants to return and visit.

as for the greenock angle, extend that to all members of this forum and you'll find a large percentage are not from the town either, having been born elsewhere, me? i was born in craigard, the campbeltonians, campbeltonian, i've got the accent, the chip on the shoulder, the "whole nine yards" (wee american football analogy for you)

[Wee Toon Ajax]

my comment was not meant to be taken seriously, not at first, but on reflection i thought it might bring some good to the area in future years, the person in question regards himself as being a campbeltonian, always mentions the town in interviews, something he has no need to do and talks about returning, so obviously the friends he made while living here were such that he wants to return and visit.

Firstly congratulations on Lawrence being the first Scot and Campbeltonian to win a Superbowl ring. Your kicking helped earn me a few quid.

Secondly Gen, Some sort of recognition from the town is not out of order. I mean Lawrence does always seem to mention the town in interviews. Obviously even though he only lived there for 4 years it has a great effect on him and he remembers it fondly. It is not as if he had a choice when his parents decided to move.

Just a momento of the town - how about a framed old Longrow shirt signed by his old team mates, surrounded by a few pics of the town and of his Longrow playing days with a wee certificate at the bottom.

I am sure if the Tynes had lived in the "Nirvana"of Argyll, Lochgilpheed then the esteemed council would have no problem in recognising his acheivement. In fact am sure they would have tried to blag a trip to the superbowl. Surely one of the councillors reading the forum could get the council to do something to mark what he has done or does the fact that nothing exists south of Kilmory count in this as well.

[general jack o'niell]

glad i'm not the only one with this often viewed upon jaundiced view of life in south kintyre, if he had lived in lochgilphead the whole bloody cooncil would have blagged a "fact finding mission" to Arizona and held a public ceremony while they were there, presenting him with a coat of arms or the freedom of kilmory or something.

most of them believe the road actually stops at kennacraig, theres nothing but bleak moors, wind turbines and wild mountain cats south of whitehouse, oh and that strange threesome that keep appearing and in recent months mentioning somewhere called "camulton" or some such name, a good few have served since the days of the old county council and had never heard this place mentioned before, perhaps it was a village of sorts in the 1700's but has lain derelict since the clearances and i don't mean one of willie & pat's sales!!!!