I Was On The Run For £6M Bank Robbery | Minutes With | @ladbiblestories

This week we sat down with the former Scottish gangster Ian 'Blink' MacDonald, who told us about his rough childhood, 18 years prison sentence, being assassinated and how he gave up on the life of crime.

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[ladbiblestories]

Thanks to Ian for sitting down with us.

If you want to read more about his story, you can purchase his book here:

[dawsonfish]

"And I walked around my mother's street laughing because they never got my neck"
Absolute savage

[gordonmckee]

He was my late fathers friend. He came to my house the day after his merc had a bomb under.really nice guy spoke exactly like this to everyone, honest and genuine guy glad hes got a podcast and tellimg his story

[roryluukas]

This is why when you meet people of his generation from Glasgow you show respect. Times have changed since then in the city but their generation was forged by sectarian violence, hard industrial labour, poor living conditions, brutal police, gangs and organised crime. How Glasgow has grown and become, in my opinion, the best city in the world is just amazing.

[paulus]

When listening to these Old-school gangsters they are always well spoken gentlemen, not like these wannabe gangsta kids who have no respect.

[MT_Hooligan]

Ian is the most down to earth guy ever, could listen to his story’s for ever. Thanks for signing my book personally 😎

[rafaelm]

"Everyday is a bonus" short sentence but powerful words

[coderider]

Good to hear some honest reflection and acceptance of the path he took. I don’t think that comes through enough in all his other interviews. Interesting guy and a good storyteller.

[willielarsson]

Met Ian just by chance at a caravan park at the weekend, asked if he fancied a game of pool. Turns out we grew up in Blackhill and had a few beers and a laugh over the weekend. Lovely guy, got a selfie and a signed book. I wish him all the best in his media career and book sales.

[nigelcarren]

British bloke here.
I went out with a girl from Easterhouse for seven years.
Her family were lovely but if I say 'no nonsense types' you get it.
I will never forget the first time I spent a week up there. We stayed with her sister and brother in-law. When the clock struck ten he said... "A... Reeet... Pub!"
So we both walked the half a mile to the pub, where I noticed that every other house had either been either torched or boarded-up.
When we arrived at the pub (metal-covered windows) he stood on the step, turned to me and said:
"Just relax... but din open yer Mut ... cuz if someone hears your English... yill get slit!" 🧐
I really wanted a packet of crisps with my beer... But was too scared to ask!!! 😂🤣😂
My week there was more terrifying than driving across North Africa. 🤣😂

[sherrylawrencelewis]

To all youngsters thinking this type of life is cool... look at just how much time he wasted being locked up. Time he will never ever get back and living with tremendous violence. This is not cool. It is just stupid to the enth degree.

[astridparanormalscotland]

Had me with Scottish in the title. Scottish gangsters are really something else in my opinion. Thanks for the very interesting video!

[shanetaylor]

Enjoyed this . Real warrior refusing to back down n be bullied.
Organised crime hate ppl like him . Great he's changed

[zeemcphee]

Ian's a decent guy, proper down to earth and humble, always speaks when you see him in the street
Great interview and great guest 👍

[MrGeorgefw]

I’m a Glaswegian and brought up the same time as this guy, and let me tell you that Glasgow was full of rundown tenement buildings we did not have fancy three bedroom houses like they did in England most places were poor, high unemployment cause people to find other ways to feed themselves and family some turned to crime the circumstances of poverty caused this not them .

[LeeRaldar]

About 1975 I was a junior seaman docked in Glasgow, about 16 years old at the time was not very world-wise. Went into a bar and had a wad of cash after 3 months at sea, bought a pint then a woman came up and started talking, she said I needed to get out fast as there was a bunch of lads aiming to cut me up and take my wallet.
Slipped out the back and we both hopped into a taxi and went back to my ship. We spent the rest of the weekend in my cabin with a couple bottles of whiskey. Can't remember her name now but I guess I can thank her for not having a similar scar.

[craigross]

I taught a lad who'd been in jail for gang fighting and had a face full of scars. He had that same flat affect, that matter of fact approach to what for anybody else would have to be completely intolerable and unmanageable. There seems to be group of people who, if you push them far enough, they just lose all emotion and strong feelings.

[ConnorKD]

As a Glasweigan myself, I respect this guy a ton! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[theg-man]

Story isn't fabricated or exaggerated, true reflection of a working class, housing estate life at that time in Glasgow. And also to a degree still is
"know wit' a mean?"

[HToOnPosSE]

I’m from the east end of Glasgow and my dad has spoken about blink and how feared he was. Although there is always someone harder than you no matter what and there’s a lot of hard nuts in Glasgow lol