My grandfather was from Aberdare. He was a coal miner who emigrated and then continued mining in Pennsylvania. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes aberdare coal continue
I'm not even allowed to sing in the shower at home. Too loud. Irwin Thomas allowhomeloud Change image and share on social
People refer to me as 'that 'Love Boat' man.' Irwin Thomas boatloveman Change image and share on social
If someone had told me when I was a kid I'd get an ovation from Frank Sinatra! One time, I did a song called 'I Am A Singer', but I rewrote the words for Frank. I was in tears and, when he got up, so was he. Irwin Thomas callfrankkid share on social
I'm the only candidate which has a policy about how to bring economic opportunity - using clean, renewable energy as the key - into coal country, because we're going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business. Hillary Clinton bringbusinesscandidate share on social
At 11, I passed the scholarship - only just; I wasn't very good at maths - to Ilford County High for Girls. When the Second World War started we were evacuated, first of all to Ipswich, and then to Aberdare, Queen of the Valleys, in south Wales. Nina Bawden aberdarecountyevacuate share on social
We continue to be exasperated by the view, apparently gaining momentum in certain circles, that armed robbery is okay as long as nobody gets hurt! The proper solution to armed robbery is a dead robber, on the scene. Jeff Cooper apparentlyarmcircle share on social