Tongs Ya Bas: The Explosive History of Glasgow's Street Gangs

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Tongs Ya Bas: The Explosive History of Glasgow's Street Gangs

Tongs Ya Bas: The Explosive History of Glasgow's Street Gangs

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That was 60 years ago so there have always been gangs, always will be - but now it's daft boys. Then it was bicycle chains and razors. It's settled down a lot but there is still trouble now and again." We were all nervous, eager to get on with it. Stig let out a sudden cry. 'Young Team, ya bass!' We roared in response and steamed into the pub. Gsw. 2003 Evening Times (28 Jul) 8: Ming is later the victim of a ceremonial killing. In this type of assassinations, the killer murders their victim with a ceremonial axe and gauntlet in a crowded place, thus keeping the population scared of the Red Dragon Tong. Before dying, Ming kills his assassin. After searching Ming's body, the Tong do not find any incriminating note that could hurt their cause. To be sure, they decide to kill anyone who could have received that kind of information from Ming. Looking for the note, they search Sale's house, kill Helena, and eventually, also the servant. After learning of his daughter's death, Sale vows revenge.

The Calton Tongs adopted the title 'Tongs' after some of the local Calton youths attended a movie called 'Terror of the Tongs' in a picture hall near Fielden Street in the East End of Glasgow during the 1960s. The first person to shout 'Tongs ya Bas' was 'Terror McCabe' who had been in attendance at the movie 'Terror of the Tongs , he also adopted the name 'Terror ' from the movie......... During the late 1970s ,early 1980s the prefix 'Real' was added to the 'Calton Tongs' title...as a sort of registered trademark... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongland,_(Gang_Area) San Toy (Protestant), Calton Tongs (Protestant), Tim Malloys (Catholic), Kent Star (Catholic), Calton Entry (Catholic) Nowadays parts of The Gorbals are unrecognisable. 'The New Gorbals', as some parts are dubbed, feature some of the most sought after modern houses on the outskirts of the city.The night the hit on Sale is to be fulfilled, Lee suspects something sinister is going on and rushes to the port to save him. She ends up sacrificing herself to save Sale, who shoots her assassin down in front of dozens of onlookers. The Beggar takes advantage of this moment and incites a revolution against the Tong. The enraged crowd eventually reaches the headquarters of the Red Dragon Tong's Hong Kong division, wanting to kill its leader, Chung King. Before they can do so, Chung King immolates himself, hoping his ancestors will not be disappointed in him. He said:"We don't really get trouble any more, nothing worth mentioning. The vast majority of people around here are really decent and want a quiet life." The key figure here is the youngest brother Lex played by Iain Robertson. Mildly rebellious at home, his ambition is to join his local gang despite the protestations of both his brothers, one a talented artist played by Joseph McFadden and another who keeps well out of harm's way. The film is notable in that is the first Hammer horror film to afford Christopher Lee top billing. Lee also reported to work on the film after a vacation in Northern Italy with a deep tan, which was problematic for the make-up department since his character was supposed to have very pale skin. Lee later said in interviews that the make-up to make him appear Chinese in this movie was the most uncomfortable make-up he had had to endure up to that time.

This area was mainly Protestant and they'd fight with the Calton, which was Catholic. If there's less gang fighting, the religious divide isn't as obvious." The youngster's plan doesn't go well however when he accidentally shoots the leader of the gang, (played by Kevin Kidd) he wants to join and when into the bargain the artist brother also starts romancing the guy's girl-friend too, clearly there will be recriminations for the brothers down the line. It was actually The Spur gang had become known for saying “Spur ya bass” in the years previous and it could be seen written all over the walls of Barrowfield. But they probably wish they had trademarked it. From that day on the Tongs cry became much better known.Gang members are then broken down into categories, producing lists of names which the Gangs Task Force can use to target the worst offenders.

Includem, who work with kids other groups have given up on, have seen offending drop by nearly half among the gang members they have helped.

From that day forward the Calton team became The Calton Tongs with Terror McCabe christened 'Terror of the Tongs.'



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