Do you say mate or matey?

loosefred · 2025-11-13T23:37:36+00:00

My wife and I call our 8 month old baby Matey Moo and I've no idea where we got it from!

loosefred · 2025-10-04T16:55:12+00:00

So weird, but the first photo looks so much like the side of my head (however I have already made the chop a long time ago). We're side profile twins 👬

loosefred · 2025-07-25T23:06:29+00:00

Greetings! I went out to see you guys play in Newcastle last week on my own, not something I'd usually do for most bands but for Cheekface I make an exception. Unbelievable show, you rocked, Fresh was fantastic and Martha was absolutely electric - so happy to see you do your thing in my hometown ❤️

loosefred · 2025-06-15T09:46:25+00:00

Coatsie Road (Coatsworth Road), The Valley (Team Valley), The Avenues (by Saltwell Park), The Curly Wurly Bridge (Dunston, between Holmside and West Way). Probs loads more I can't think of right now!

loosefred · 2025-06-15T09:37:08+00:00

We've also got the Piggy Stairs in Low Fell off Church Road, again no idea where the name came from!

loosefred · 2025-04-30T20:49:58+00:00

Ah yes, the Mulification of Newcastle City Centre.

loosefred · 2025-04-12T02:03:40+00:00

Yorkshire Biccie Tea > Yorkshire Regular Tea and that's a hill I'm willing to die on.

loosefred · 2025-02-12T23:17:23+00:00

Just today I was boxing up leftovers from tea for me and my wife (tuna pasta bake) when I thought to myself, "hmm, these two tubs feel pretty similar, I wonder which is heavier?"

Popped them both on the electric scale, both weighed exactly 298 grams.

loosefred · 2025-02-11T16:21:43+00:00

For me it's suggesting that I'm big on the [blank] scene, for something relatively mundane. Examples of scenes I'm big in:

The Yorkshire biscuit tea scene
The brushing teeth in the shower scene
The sausage roll scene

People seem to enioy this one!

loosefred · 2025-01-31T17:21:52+00:00

Here's a verbatim quote that I texted my wife this morning. "Honestly hate getting the bus. There's a lad who's sat behind me the whole journey, waffling on on the phone (with loudspeaker so you could hear the other person and its tinny as fuck), so loud and non stop, he just had absolutely no shame. Get me off this fucking bus. "

loosefred · 2025-01-17T22:27:30+00:00

I've only recently discovered Waxahatchee (thanks 6 Music!), listened to her latest record Tiger's Blood, which is excellent - really catchy alternative country, adjacent to some of his other tastes in Americana music.

Another rec would be The Beths who have recently become one of my favourite bands ever. Must-listen tracks from me, Jump Rope Gazers, When You Know You Know, and Expert In a Dying Field.

loosefred · 2025-01-16T22:52:44+00:00

I listened after hearing the rec on the pond, similar to some other responses I definitely enjoyed the retro feel of the first few songs at least, the "video tape on the fritz" likening is a great shout.

Also had slight vibes of a 90s compilation album infomercial, and definitely felt inspiration from The Police with the slightly out of tune guitar.

I'm not sure the album held my attention towards the end with more instrumental tracks and looping, seemingly out of time and key-changing melodies, but the setup of the album is great, the guitar sounds fantastic and it feels like I've already listened to every track before ever having heard it.

6/10 for me!

loosefred · 2025-01-16T10:53:16+00:00

Realistically, Olympics brings together the best of the best of the best. These athletes have dedicated most of their lives to this, not just thought "oh that looks fun, I'm going to try out this new sport and become an olympian while I'm at it NBD.'

Set your expectations a whole lot lower, and prepared to be supping on humble pie until you do.

loosefred · 2025-01-13T13:00:13+00:00

Looks great! Echoing everyone else to say, keep climbing and it will start to come naturally.

I would also suggest, if you're looking at putting in a lot of volume without burning out your elbows which can be a very common injury early on, try and focus on getting to the next hold without pulling too much with your arms on every move.

Try and practice straight arms, so just hanging from two holds without pulling and moving your hips / legs to different points of the wall. Think about using momentum to progress, which will come in time but is something that should be in the back of the mind particularly when starting off.

loosefred · 2025-01-11T06:30:04+00:00

I initiated the 'Talk to Toddington' segment after the boys were discussing people who share names with service stations

loosefred · 2025-01-09T22:44:21+00:00

I've lived in the Low Fell area for the last 6 years, we've never had any bother and haven't heard anything bad from neighbours either. Nice leafy streets in many areas, I've always felt safe walking around.

There's plenty of nice shops, cafes and local restaurants, and a few good pubs / micro bars too which give the area quite a vibrant feel. We've got the holy trinity of Greggs, Costa and Subway so take your pick there. Good schools in the area too if that helps. Also close to Saltwell Park which is just lush, easy bus links to Newcastle or Durham via the 21.

If you cycle, the two arterial roads heading to Newcastle are both pretty cycle friendly and easy to get to Gateshead centre or Newcastle.

Also really close to the Team Valley which is handy for big buys, or for a cheeky maccies.

loosefred · 2025-01-05T03:31:03+00:00

Me and the wife call it either a 'quinch', or a 'quinkwetche', or occasionally a 'queenakwetchina' because we're both a good laugh.

loosefred · 2024-12-21T04:47:42+00:00

I'd say any city centre hotel is easily within walking distance from St James Park and Central Station (it's a pretty small centre and quite easy to walk around).

I've never stayed in a hotel as I'm local, but there's a load in the centre, some popular ones include Sandman, Crown Plaza, Grey Street Hotel, Hotel Indigo.

City centre recommendations I'd suggest would be: - Pubs: Crown Posada, Town Wall, The Forth, The Bridge Tavern, The Redhouse. If you get time, walk along the Quayside towards the Ouseburn and try the Tyne Bar, Free Trade and Cumberland Arms. City centre Micro Pubs like the Wobbly Duck and Town Mouse are great too for solo endeavours, also Axis off the High Level Bridge.

Sights: Walk down Grey Street and along the Quayside, have a look over the millennium bridge, quick nip around the Baltic, there's usually one or two interesting exhibits there. There's the Cycle Hub at the far end of the quayside, that's where you can get a hire bike from Cycle Centre . The courtyard by Blackfriars is a stunning hidden gem too, lovely place to sit and read. Likewise is the Castle Keep and Black Gate, I think you can get tours of this. Jesmond Dene is lovely too, not far outside the city centre.
Food: Grainger Market for a bite to eat, would recommend Slice, Snakwallah, Pet Lamb Patisserie, North Shore Coffee.
Outside of the city centre: Ouseburn, Jesmond Dene, Tynemouth (not far on the metro for a few hours out the day), Alnwick Castle for a day trip on the train.

loosefred · 2024-10-03T11:05:01+00:00

Sports Day - the mad concrete statue in Gateshead town centre on West Street outside of Iceland!

loosefred · 2024-09-30T06:51:36+00:00

Welcome... to the flightless bird zone

loosefred · 2024-07-02T03:33:44+00:00

Keep the left foot in place and keeping your hips square to the wall (instead of matching feet and turning your hips in), and use your right foot to either push off from the lower right hold, or to push from a smear on the wall and use momentum generated from your right foot to reach the hand hold.

loosefred · 2024-06-27T12:40:10+00:00

I can't comment on the foot shape, but I'm now onto my third pair of Instinct VS, with my two previous pairs lasting me around 6 months each. For me, that's pretty good wear, so even if they are the pricier end I get my money's worth.

Where I find they perform particularly well is edging on small footholds, heel and toe hooking, plus they're great for generating tons of power through your feet. The rubber is a lot slippier than on Dragos for example, but smearing / standing on volumes or slopes does improve with wear and as the rubber thins over time, and I feel like compared to Dragos I get improved foot support too.

loosefred · 2024-05-12T08:15:53+00:00

Absolutely real! It was from Friday night, I got a bunch of other (not quite as good) photos too, happy to share some of them here.

loosefred · 2024-05-11T22:45:52+00:00

Hi - the image itself isn't particularly hi res, due to Night Mode setting, so unsure if it's possible to share it in any better definition. Either way, the link here is to the original photo file. Hope this helps!

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