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Author Topic: Happy Birthday H&V  (Read 10391 times)

Offline Legion

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Happy Birthday H&V
« on: March 31, 2020, 12:01:23 PM »
The discussion board format is 23 years old today.

Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: Happy Birthday H&V
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2020, 12:11:07 PM »
Where are we going for the celebration? Actually, on second thoughts, I might stay in.

Offline Rotterdam

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Re: Happy Birthday H&V
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2020, 12:39:21 PM »
Happy birthday to H&V!

I am though going to have a quiet night in to celebrate. No phone calls, messages or emails inviting me round please.

Offline eamonn

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Re: Happy Birthday H&V
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2020, 01:38:59 PM »
Do the first "threads" or topics as they may have been on Manilla, exist?

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Re: Happy Birthday H&V
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2020, 01:42:58 PM »
Do the first "threads" or topics as they may have been on Manilla, exist?

Lone gone, sadly.

Offline Chico Hamilton III

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Re: Happy Birthday H&V
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2020, 01:46:24 PM »
How many people have been posting since the very beginning? The Ken Barlows and Ian Beales, if you will

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Re: Happy Birthday H&V
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2020, 01:58:50 PM »
I think I first started in 1998 or 1999 so a reasonably early adopter but certainly not the full 23 years. There must be a core of posters who've  been here since the beginning?

Offline clash city rocker

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Re: Happy Birthday H&V
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2020, 02:56:13 PM »
For all the ups, downs and disagreements it's still a fuckin blast.

Offline Brend'Watkins

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Re: Happy Birthday H&V
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2020, 03:55:11 PM »
"Do you sleep with Prostitutes?" that episode will live long in the memory.

I remember posting on the manilla site.  Risso was around then too.  Pete Bland as well.  Whatever happened to him?

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Re: Happy Birthday H&V
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2020, 04:01:51 PM »
"Do you sleep with Prostitutes?" that episode will live long in the memory.

I remember posting on the manilla site.  Risso was around then too.  Pete Bland as well.  Whatever happened to him?

I saw him at Wembley.

Offline darren woolley

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Re: Happy Birthday H&V
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2020, 04:43:01 PM »
Happy Birthday H&V the best in the world.

Offline West Derby Villan

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Re: Happy Birthday H&V
« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2020, 05:16:16 PM »
Happy Birthday H&V the best in the world.

Hip hip, hooray! For he's a jolly good fellow

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Re: Happy Birthday H&V
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2020, 09:11:52 PM »
A celebration tinged with sadness given today's statement.

Think I joined in late 2000/early 2001. First Villa website I was on was run by a Danish guy, Christian something or other, whilst I was still getting the paper H&Vs by airmail.

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Re: Happy Birthday H&V
« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2020, 09:13:10 PM »
I was there in the Manila days. Not sure exactly when, though.

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Re: Happy Birthday H&V
« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2020, 11:22:05 PM »
I was there in the Manila days. Not sure exactly when, though.

Just before it broke.

 


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