tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.comments2024-03-14T18:57:00.852+00:00History is made at nightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1307125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-70552743639151130882024-03-13T22:47:07.390+00:002024-03-13T22:47:07.390+00:00the daytime sessions were 77 and a bit shit …Crack...the daytime sessions were 77 and a bit shit …Crackers heyday was 75 /76 with Mark Roman then Chaguarama took over and by 77 Crackers was really naff leg warmer, perms and jazz funk ……Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-42850319842575409752024-02-14T17:20:34.872+00:002024-02-14T17:20:34.872+00:00Oh those days Marvelous!!I couldnt get up them sta...Oh those days Marvelous!!I couldnt get up them stairs quick enough to the swetty ambience filled dance floor.My mate Roger was very popular cos he was always holding.Shilling each,but what a buzz.Keith Moon was a regular,nutty but nice.Sunday morn bounce round to the Scene,and finish in the Red Dot Greek st.Lots of working girls but good people.Without a doubt as Freddy would say "Those were the days of ----"If Rita from Goldsmiths Row B.Green is ever on this site,😘Tony Qnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-53138676578681594712024-02-14T00:28:22.862+00:002024-02-14T00:28:22.862+00:00Also the theme of 'Police Story' by the Pa...Also the theme of 'Police Story' by the Partisans Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-9088040841033240492024-02-11T17:32:15.579+00:002024-02-11T17:32:15.579+00:00Andy cut my hair during the 1990s. He gave me my ...Andy cut my hair during the 1990s. He gave me my first ever No.1. I loved it. Customers would queue for ages as there was only him cutting.<br /><br />He offered customers a cup of tea with milk from a bottle. Never saw a fridge though.<br /><br />Andy also was a demon with a razor and I had my first ever wet-shave at Andy's. It was so close; didn't need to shave for a week.<br /><br />Happy days!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-7732682507930956252024-02-04T21:29:49.733+00:002024-02-04T21:29:49.733+00:00The Union Tavern hosted drag on quite a few nights...The Union Tavern hosted drag on quite a few nights and memorably on Sunday lunchtimes with quite a mixed crowd including local families.<br /><br />The stage had an extension, nicknamed "the runway of joy!" by some famous acts....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-70572076378360397272024-02-01T23:44:09.843+00:002024-02-01T23:44:09.843+00:00Hi Max, don't know anything about the Come-Uni...Hi Max, don't know anything about the Come-Unity Collective but would like to know more and yes any photos from the day would be great. I've read some of the Big Flame archive which is great, I was going to do something about Emergency (I have a copy of Issue One) so would like to talk to you about that too. Email is transpontineblog@gmail.com Neil.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17026835814805695527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-1640030257111432502024-01-30T17:09:14.077+00:002024-01-30T17:09:14.077+00:00Wow! Thanks for this. I was searching for info on ...Wow! Thanks for this. I was searching for info on that particular carnival in Leeds and you've done a great job here. I'd completely and utterly forgotten I'd written that article for The Leveller (using the pseudonym I had in an organisation called Big Flame -- whose politics this article pretty much follows). I have some photos of the Come-Unity Collective stall at that carnival (I was also in the Come-Unity Collective) which I can supply if you want them. I know how much work goes into assembling blogs like this -- all credit to you for gathering the materials and writing it all up. max farrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770145354989057519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-60318095980701624582024-01-07T10:24:07.099+00:002024-01-07T10:24:07.099+00:00oh, the Embassy Club in Bond Street, loved it, the...oh, the Embassy Club in Bond Street, loved it, the beginning of the end of the Sombrero and then Heaven for the final demise on the wonderful Sombrero (and the premature death of Amedeo the Italian manager)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-59529615483560728782024-01-07T00:20:46.538+00:002024-01-07T00:20:46.538+00:00How lovely to hear these memories. My dad Pete War...How lovely to hear these memories. My dad Pete Warner was a tenor sax player in George Bradley’s band and with Oscar Rabin amongst others. I remember him talking about the Lyceum, and he kept in touch with George, a precious friend, all his life. Claire Warner Garrisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-72887180016799049322024-01-05T12:11:16.456+00:002024-01-05T12:11:16.456+00:00Amedeo was Italian and not Spanish. Amedeo was Italian and not Spanish. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-49540846860373051542024-01-04T19:23:39.543+00:002024-01-04T19:23:39.543+00:00You may be right, though let the record show that ...You may be right, though let the record show that RIL (Revolutionary Internationalist League) were/are trotskyist not to be confused with the maoist RIM (Revolutionary Internationalist Movement) who used to sell papers at Brixton tube in 90s and cheer lead for the Shining Path in Peru. Think it was RIL who set up Movement for Justice..https://www.blogger.com/profile/17026835814805695527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-46819533857342384752024-01-04T10:01:29.731+00:002024-01-04T10:01:29.731+00:00Steve was Red Type in Clear Print. Believe he was ...Steve was Red Type in Clear Print. Believe he was at that point in one of the Maoist RIL formations. He produced a massive booklet called WRP Explosion about the numerous and interminable splits in the party. Its in 56@ archive Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-20943492524532179112023-09-23T11:43:28.583+01:002023-09-23T11:43:28.583+01:00There's another Black Flag piece on this in is...There's another Black Flag piece on this in issue 145 which has just gone up at Libcom - https://libcom.org/article/black-flag-145-1-7-1985<br />Fozzienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-79615611069194656652023-09-08T23:20:32.474+01:002023-09-08T23:20:32.474+01:00I remember skip jiving in the late 50s to The Mick...I remember skip jiving in the late 50s to The Mick Mulligan trad jazz band.singer George Melley. Very energetic fast jive.in Deansgate Manchester then going to an underground club called The Left Wing in Allbert Square . modern jazz..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-83339286201150498922023-09-06T17:08:18.541+01:002023-09-06T17:08:18.541+01:00Greatest of times and been chasing those Club Uk n...Greatest of times and been chasing those Club Uk nights ever since. Always remember Access raising the roof and then mixing in Welcoome to the Club... Boom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-9112174940762017402023-08-19T22:15:13.824+01:002023-08-19T22:15:13.824+01:00I attended Metro High School with Darryl and one o...I attended Metro High School with Darryl and one of my favorite memeories is Darryl singing the Doobie Brothers "Takin it to The Streets" at a talent show. His star power was evident then and the joy on his face and exuberance as he sang was unforgettable. I'll never forget that big voice and million dollar smile. I never saw Darryl in a bad mood and he was friendly to everyone and a stranger to no one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-49417915223008485352023-08-18T23:25:41.458+01:002023-08-18T23:25:41.458+01:00Went to clubs all over the United Kingdom - Club U...Went to clubs all over the United Kingdom - Club UK on Friday night was by far was the loudest sound going - especially the back-room - it was so loud in that room that my throat was thumping & body throbbing<br /><br />Gutted it got shut down, i was their from day one till the last night it got raided, there is no other club experience like that with the best DJ'S on earth, when Jeff Mills & Carl Cox gigged their i'm sure the tech-guy cranked it up too maximum overdrive :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-40729315708006711842023-08-18T23:24:09.178+01:002023-08-18T23:24:09.178+01:00Went to clubs all over the United Kingdom - Club U...Went to clubs all over the United Kingdom - Club UK on Friday night was by far was the loudest sound going - especially the back-room - it was so loud in that room that my throat was thumping & body throbbing<br /><br />Gutted it got shut down, i was their from day one till the last night it got raided, there is no other club experience like that with the best DJ'S on earth, when Jeff Mills & Carl Cox gigged their i'm sure the tech-guy cranked it up too maximum overdrive :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-15259385759471798942023-08-03T12:33:41.480+01:002023-08-03T12:33:41.480+01:00hi - i'm writing from a publishing company in ...hi - i'm writing from a publishing company in italy. we would be interested in republishing issues of shocking pink, and we were wondering whether anyone from the original team would like to get in touch with us so we can discuss publishing rights? <br /><br />we're not very well financed, but we still wouldn't like to rip anyone's work off. <br /><br />; )Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05288665966526195600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-57440463639029683462023-08-03T12:33:22.297+01:002023-08-03T12:33:22.297+01:00hi - i'm writing from a publishing company in ...hi - i'm writing from a publishing company in italy. we would be interested in republishing issues of shocking pink, and we were wondering whether anyone from the original team would like to get in touch with us so we can discuss publishing rights? <br /><br />we're not very well financed, but we still wouldn't like to rip anyone's work off. <br /><br />; )Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05288665966526195600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-10675021079164940082023-07-20T17:02:00.114+01:002023-07-20T17:02:00.114+01:00Yes, great little club. Sadie was friendly and pro...Yes, great little club. Sadie was friendly and professional but you were not able to do or take liberties with him.Always took care of everyone.Generous , what happened to Sadie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-43926152846131899932023-07-04T00:06:31.198+01:002023-07-04T00:06:31.198+01:00Thanks for the great write up...I was one of the b...Thanks for the great write up...I was one of the backing singers in Numero Uno. Those were fun days at the Rivoli !<br />YoursTrulyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15820502363794430093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-13096475560121290932023-07-01T19:26:12.030+01:002023-07-01T19:26:12.030+01:00Final frontier highlights for me were Twitch and B...Final frontier highlights for me were Twitch and Brainstorm and Jam and Spoon. Circa 1993/4 Epic nights. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-55983422221564581912023-06-04T15:07:06.858+01:002023-06-04T15:07:06.858+01:00Our first home was in Wood Green, North London. Wh...Our first home was in Wood Green, North London. While there,in 1981, the Wood Green anarchist riots took place. I could open the window and hear the sound of breaking glass, or switch on the TV to see it in action. I'll never forget an interview with one of the rioters who was in the process of smashing up a Mercedes showroom. Why are you doing this?", the TV guy asked. His reply: "I'm doing this because these days everyone seems to be on the hamster wheel! They're working really long hours in jobs that are very often highly stressful, having to spend less and less time with family and friends, in order to earn more money than they need, in order to be able to buy things they don't need, in order to impress folks who they don't like!<br /><br />Ashley Medickshttp://skinshipuk.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-51603512184511967022023-05-11T21:43:23.903+01:002023-05-11T21:43:23.903+01:00I love this blog. I mean, how many other queer, an...I love this blog. I mean, how many other queer, anarcho punks who were also in the early (Acid)House scene were there? And then you come with the Baths ticket for the Chumbas gig. My hometown. And I was there at 17, drunk and speeding and you probably remember it better than me! Scunny at the end of the strike was not the happiest place in the world to be, certainly not for a 17 year old queer kid, so hardly surprising I blocked so much of it out. But thanks for the memories anyway :-)lunabaashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745851594390810746noreply@blogger.com