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Neil Innes
If I had been born in Manchester or London, I would, no doubt have a stock of anecdotes about sitting next to Joe Strummer on the bus or being at school with Peter Hook or delivering mail to Ian Dury or whatever. Living my … Continue reading
Posted in rock music
Tagged 70's biography, bongo dog band, East Anglia, Neil innes, Thorpe grammar school, viv stanshall
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The Summer of 79
The Summer of 79 lasted for ages, I left Polytechnic in June and wouldn’t go back until nearly October. I managed to get in the Glastonbury Fayre/Festival in June and a trip to Ireland in August (I have documented these … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, rock music
Tagged 1970's, 70's biography, Bryan Adams, crap punk bands, East Anglia, memoir, norwich, punk, sex pistols, Thorpe grammar school
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Drinking, Dogshit and the Stones
By the beginning of the summer 1978 and finding myself without a girlfriend, a band and, temporarily, without a family (they had gone to the USA to see relatives) I decided it was time to get a job. After a … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, rock music
Tagged bill wyman, drums, East Anglia, gay, ian mclagan, keith richards, mick jagger, Ronnie Wood, The Stones
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Nic Jones, Annarchie Gordon
This could be my least loved post, not helped I’m sure by me originally titling it ‘ Annarchie Gordon ‘ which means naff all to everyone( well almost). By way of a postscript I found a tape I had made … Continue reading
Posted in folk music, folk rock, memories of 70s, rock music
Tagged 70's biography, 70's music, annarchie gordon, Britain, East Anglia, folk, folk rock, kate rusby, nic jones, vinyl
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Pretender
“I know that the Pretenders have looked like a tribute band for the last 20 years. … And we’re paying tribute to James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon, without whom we wouldn’t be here. And on the other hand, without us, … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, punk rock, rock music
Tagged 1970's, 70's biography, 70's music, band reformations, Britain, East Anglia, nick kent, nick Lowe, norwich, St Andrews Hall, top of the pops
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Matty Groves
A holiday, a holiday And the first one of the year Lord Donald’s wife came into the church The gospel for to hear And when the meeting it was done She cast her eyes about And there she saw little … Continue reading
1978
And lo.. a new year was born and we called it 1978. The year started promisingly with me loosing my job. It appeared that my employers had overestimated the public’s desire for paper based goods. Business had not been good … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, punk rock, rock music
Tagged East Anglia, Hippies, memoir, new wave music, politics, punk
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In the bleak Midwinter
As soon as it transpired that I was not destined to be a criminal my life took a turn for the better. I had decided that it was time for me to get a job. I had been considered for … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, rock music
Tagged 1970's, 70's biography, 70's music, Britain, East Anglia, norwich, Paul McCartney, pop music, wings
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Live Stiffs
On the 18th October 1977, just a few days after my nineteenth birthday, the Stiff tour hit the University of East Anglia. Elvis Costello chose this time to debut a ragged version of ‘I Just don’t Know What to do … Continue reading
Posted in memories of 70s, rock music
Tagged 1970's, 70's biography, 70's music, Britain, drums, East Anglia, Elvis Costello, gigs, guitars, Ian dury, larry wallis, nick Lowe, norwich, pub rock, stiff records, UEA, University of East Anglia, wreckless Eric
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Busted!
At the end of last year I told the tale about how I missed the Anarchy tour by virtue of the initial gig being cancelled just hours before it was due to take place at the University of East Anglia. … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's biography, 70's music, Britain, drugs, East Anglia, norwich, University of East Anglia
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