having smoked the stuff for thirty five years i can tell you they should absolutely legalise it…. sure it’s got its side effects if you’re greedy,but it opened up some nice doors in my mind,and kick started my songwriting which gave me a life of travel and even bought me my house.
Cigarettes are THE gateway drug and should have been banned centuries ago. TV too. I was in a friend’s house last night for a few minutes, thats about all I could take, and something called Fair City was on, it’s makers should go and commit suicide!
Earlier this year, I posted 10 ‘then and now’ photos from Temple Bar, Dublin. I used photographs from 1985. These were featured in the Irish Architectural Archive’s Temple Bar 15 […]
Joe Walsh, a Co Down native, founded Joe Walsh Tours (JWT) in 1961 in a tiny Nassau Street office in Dublin. JWT started with religious pilgrimages to the likes of […]
The metal shell of the Gasometer on South Lotts Rd, Ringsend, Dublin 4. Photo taken in 1988 by Maureen Devitt RIP. The Gasometer dates back to 1885. Now known as […]
In October 2006, the Temple Bar Cultural Trust and the Irish Architectural Archive produced an exhibiton and catalogue called Temple Bar 15 to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the architectural […]
From 30 years ago, here are 3 ads for 2 different alcopop brands sold in Ireland. These ads appeared in Irish style magazine d Side in 1996 and were digitised […]
Christmas in Ireland was published in 1985 by World Book Encyclopedia Inc. from Chicago, USA. We’ve digitised a selection of photos by Bob Willoughby, Fionnbar Callanan, Mary Rowley and a […]
The Brand New Retro book is 10 years old this week — which means it’s officially vintage too. 😎 brandnewretro.ie10m The Brand New Retro book turns 10 this week! Back […]
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having smoked the stuff for thirty five years i can tell you they should absolutely legalise it…. sure it’s got its side effects if you’re greedy,but it opened up some nice doors in my mind,and kick started my songwriting which gave me a life of travel and even bought me my house.
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Cigarettes are THE gateway drug and should have been banned centuries ago. TV too. I was in a friend’s house last night for a few minutes, thats about all I could take, and something called Fair City was on, it’s makers should go and commit suicide!
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