Episode 21 - Arthur Rodgie - Tale's of calipers, capers and community
This Episode is Dedicated to the memory of Steven Manattini First of all the Intro is in the car – so there is a bit of background noise – sorry about that. And Barney fecked up the edit and deleted 90 minutes of content. Doh! However he got to meet Arthur again and get some more stories from his time in Muirton. You get to hear sounds of Muirton today as they blether for a while at the spot where Arthur lived and Arthur talks a little more about his good friend Steven Manattini. Arthur grew up at 9F Ainslie Place. Living there from 18 months old to his late teens. His mum and dad both lived in The Muirton as youngsters. So his roots go deep. Arthur would joke that his great pal Steve Manatinni who lived in Dunkeld Road wisnnae a real Muirton boy as his address didn't have a letter after the number like proper gadgies :-) Arthur tells his stories with great fondness for The Muirton and he has captured many photographs over the years. Including the last Saint Johnston game at Muirton Park and poignantly he filmed his old home being demolished in 2009. Arthur has a lovely way of telling his story and we know you will enjoy this latest episode of Once Upon A Time In The Muirton. Happy Listening, Enjoy! Dunks and Barney https://youtu.be/kHAI5szXKr0 What is Perthes' disease? Perthes' disease is a condition affecting the hip joint in children. It is rare (1 in 9,000 children are affected) and we do not clearly understand why it occurs. Part or all of the femoral head (top of the thigh bone: the ball part of the ball-and-socket hip joint) loses its blood supply and may become misshapen. This may lead to arthritis of the hip in later years.