piggy and babs 544 Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 ill be cheeky daft next time i see him and ask if its him Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hippo girl 1,995 Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Pete from the lion is deffo in that picture Babs, have already asked him, but he can't remember.....the giveaway is his hair !!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Duff 21 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Hi, punk comrades of the mid-1970s! Just stumbled across this amazing Nottstalgia site; I still miss my home-town even though I emigrated to Glasgow several decades ago and ended up marrying a fine Scots lassie. Well done the guy who started this Topic. I recognise some of the personal names mentioned in earlier posts on this topic and just wanted to say hello. Thanks for being a friend of the crazee, mixed-up kid (and, to quote The Adverts, whom among many other bands I saw live, very 'bored teenager') I was back then. Al Duff PS My daughter, 14, and I went recently to the Blondie photographic exhibition in London. I used to worship her like she was a goddess. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Hello All,no time to be 21 either!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Duff 21 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Hi Mega Thanks for the welcome. Al Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Welcome to Nottstalgia, Al. I look forward to reading your posts and sharing your memories. I was never a punk but did like some of the music. The best punk song ever, in my opinion, was 'Pretty Vacant' by the Sex Pistols. Fantastic intro, fantastic recording. https://youtu.be/R6GDdKrQ8EI Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Al, saw Gaye in all her glory many a time. Best punk gig..rock against rascism in the Smoke!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Duff 21 Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Thanks, Michael and Ian. I'd definitely give top rating to the Clash, not just because their tunes and lyrics were peerless but because they had an important political message. I remember them temporarily stopping a gig in Derby because they wouldn't play while kids were being beaten up on the dance floor; they looked after people. Anyway, all the best. Al 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 I liked punk,it was a tour De force at the time,driven by press and some public resentment. The Clash were groundbreaking and I saw them on several occasions. Hitched to Bristol to see Sham 69, and saw them in a sweaty club..I suppose that was my ' seeing the Stones' at the Crawdaddy or The Who at The Railway Hotel. The vibrant and violent feeling was tremendous! Now I see it acted as part of the big picture..another tile in that mosaic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Duff 21 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Hi Ian Thanks for the comment. I never saw Sham 69, but did once go to Bristol to buy clothes, although once did even better and got kitted out with one of my mates in the King's Road itself (spent all my holiday money on some outlandish attire!). You say the 'violent feeling was tremendous'. True, there was outrage, and some vandalism: the Clash notably once played on as 200 seats were ripped up and thrown onto the stage (the Rainbow, London, well-reported). But I don't think the punk scene was intrinsically violent; too creative for that, too conscientious, too gothic, too political. For violence our mortal foes the Teddy Boys and the Skinheads were much more serious propositions. We spent most of our time (or at least I did, with the very occasional feeble stand) avoiding their attentions. Oh to be young again. Al Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rivkah 2 Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 I went to the Sandpiper a few times,saw some great bands there,U.K. Subs,Slaughter and the Dogs,Ruts. Fantastic times,remember the club down stairs and the ceiling was really low. Also all the little mirror tiles coming off the walls,great place,great memories. xxx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 Welcome rivkah 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 Nice one Rivkah,999 was about the best band I saw there,Sham were not bad either," where have all the bootboys gone"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 Welcome to Nottstalgia, rivkah. I look forward to reading your posts and sharing your memories. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rivkah 2 Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 I spent many nights at the grey topper in jacksdale too,saw lots of bands there,members,adam and ants,pretenders......was a great time to be young,what a soundtrack to my teens and early 20s,then after rock city became my regular place. x 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 Welcome to Nottstalgia, rivkah. I look forward to sharing your memories.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Grey Topper is mentioned elsewhere on Nottstalgia. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Duff 21 Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 Hi vivkah Fascinating! I too was at a (the?) Slaughter and the Dogs Sandpiper gig. I remember I went backstage and talked to a member of the band, an exceptionally nice guy. I hope he, whoever he is, is OK. The workers united will never be divided. Al Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeestonMick 263 Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 I've had some good and bad fortune in my life but one huge piece of fortune was that I was out of the UK from 1972 to 1980 so missed most of it. As a mod I came back to the UK and couldn't believe what I was seeing, I still reckon had the mod thing still been going we would have run 'em out of town! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Duff 21 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Nice one, Mick! Being out of the country '72 to '80 you also missed the dubious delights of glam rock, prior to punk! Clearly, you had a very deprived childhood! All the best Al Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keldo765 0 Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 For Mr Smith. i can remember the two girls on the right i think their names were mandy and gene we use to see them in the boat club and retford porterhouse when we came over from leicester i have got an old photo of them hope they are well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Tug looks set to pogo in pic2!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Welcome to Nottstalgia, keldo765. I look forward to reading your posts and sharing your memories. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Not in full agreement Beeston mick,I never liked jungle music..doesn't mean it's crap,To state the obvious punk band,The pistols,there versions of Steppin stone,Cmon everybody and Watcha gonna do about were very credible.Pretty Vacant what a song!! I'm glad I was here for everything from physcobilly to Madchester.. its all part of music..Tony Brent to Laurie Driver..bring it on!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Berlins ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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