The Velvet Underground – Guess I'm Fallin' In Love with Vocals – NEW! – ...

Listen to that guitar!!!

def leppard early sighting at leeds fforde green hotel

I hitch hiked to Leeds many years ago when Def Leppard were just starting out, and saw them at Leeds FForde Green Hotel, a tiny venue which is sadly no longer in use for music. Also chatted to them, and bought an early t-shirt which would have been worth a fortune when they became huge in America, as it had the original title for their upcoming debut lp which was later changed, The band also invited me to their Newcastle show, with an offer to put me on the guest list.  Great lads, despite the mauling they received from the British press for their American aspirations. Look at the advert and single, it's not like they were shy of wanting it, and l don't blame them, it's a working class dream. I saw them many times around that time, but the Leeds gig was my favourite, despite some other great nights with them at Newcastle Mayfair (also long gone).

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packaging of the year

 I don't know if there is a packaging of the year award, but if there is, we have a winner!

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hating people

 From Viz.  I can agree with a lot of the sentiment, but l sure miss gong to pubs and gigs.

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the great god keef's fingers

 

The great god Keith Richards may have confounded everyone by remaining alive after such a hedonistic devil may care lifestyle, but it's taken it's toll.  Those fingers have suffered, as no doubt, has the rest of his body.  

Photograph by Francesco Carrozzini

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new haircut means l could be bob mortimer's 'alistair the estate agent'

As usual, l've cut my own hair, which was beginning to get on my nerves (or rather, my nipples).  After snipping off about 6 inches worth, l've now got to be careful how it's brushed, or swept back majestically, because otherwise, l turn into an older version of Bob Mortimer's 'Alistair the Estate Agent'.

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cold war steve nails it again

 Another Cold War Steve classic. He's become the modern day chronicler of all that is crap with current Conservative politics

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the first professional footballer gets the vaccine

 

I don't know who's responsible for this, but it's excellent

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the current state of the royal family

 

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lou ottens

 

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - Gimme Shelter

paris st. germain v arsenal, and primal scream at rock city

Cracked it!  Further to the last post, it was this Arsenal game that was on, but the night in question was three weeks later (March 29th 1994), and we were down at Nottingham Rock City again, only this time it was to see Primal Scream.  The night Robbo danced his gout away.

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therapy at rock city

I stumbled upon this ticket a few days ago. It's a gig l always forget l went to, and it's now 27 years ago this week.  Therapy at Nottingham Rock City. Wasn't that bothered about seeing Therapy, but it was an excellent night out for the five of us lads who went down to it. Unless l'm misremembering dates, l think Arsenal were in a European cup final the same night, but that could have been a different Nottingham night out. I shall have to go and check, or it will bug me all evening.

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The Waterboys - 1986 Glastonbury Festival (As broadcast by the BBC)

Waterboys - Glastonbury Festival | June 20 1986 [28:13 min]

glastonbury 1986

I know festival and concert prices have gone up a lot (when they are on), and it's easy to romanticise the past, but l preferred concerts ages ago, when it was for mainly for the alternative culture, prices were low, and you could get tickets all over the place, as most events didn't sell out (if they did) for ages.

Here's the flyer for Glastonbury 1986. Tickets in shops, and only £17 for the full event. Now tell me it wasn't better then.

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a blast from the past - video stores

You don't find these any more - video stores.  At first, the videos cost a fortune to hire, and there wasn't much choice, but the price reduced as the stock increased. Then.......All gone.

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my new trainers touring the usa

 It's bad news when a pair of trainers l've just ordered are seeing more of the world than l am at the moment. I obviously knew they were being posted from America, but didn't realise they would be doing a little road trip first, as this screenshot testifies to. I'm now jealous of them, and they haven't even arrived yet.

####  UPDATE!

They've now left the States!

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"John Lennon" - Genius Is Pain