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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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