tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post409776224322546713..comments2024-03-28T21:49:02.667+00:00Comments on History is made at night: New Wave Rave 1977Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-91152838878400761462019-02-23T10:09:59.683+00:002019-02-23T10:09:59.683+00:00... and, come to think of it, the term "Trans...... and, come to think of it, the term "Transpontine" to describe someone from South London.Jim Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642992463679646250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38519501.post-25050959050573277802019-01-23T10:08:35.158+00:002019-01-23T10:08:35.158+00:00I suspect the term (in the context of the British ...I suspect the term (in the context of the British jazz scene) probably originated with George Melly and his bandleader Mick "King of the Ravers" Mulligan, whose exploits in the 1950s are well documented in Melly's highly entertaining book ' Owning Up'. The Mulligan gang was also responsible for coining the term "Jobsworth", their description of deliberately unhelpful / officious managers, doormen, petty authority figures, etc.Jim Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642992463679646250noreply@blogger.com