“Most of mid/late 80's hung around with Isles , Hickle , Sean Williams , 2 Gary's , Keith & Shaun (3CR) and often drank in Station (Ashton) and some night club/pub towards Droylsden on left that played the odd alternative track. Remember Higgsy who you to scrounge but be very persistantly polite & pleading about it. Remember Steve referring to Flannel a few times but can't say i remember him. Plus a few from Hyde like a lad called Neil , bit of a skinhead hair cut but wasn't one. Last time i was in Ashton was The Threats gig late last year.”
“The gig where Joke took an eternity to come on while the crowd was way beyond safety numbers and the nearest I've felt to a Hillsborough type crushing.”
“Just read above , lot of names familiar , last time I saw Mabul was in Leiden (south of Amsterdam) '85 , purely by accident when me & Steve Isles were dancing to some records before Husker Du's gig and he tapped us on the shoulder
and said "thought i recognised the 100mph running dance of you 2!".
Dead Kennedys at Mayflower think was £3-50 when all gigs were £2'ish so all the Swinton punks wouldn't go , then the year after they were barred from M/cr after "Too Drunk.." came out , shud have played Fagins , so we planned to go to Leeds , my car broke down so couldn't go , Carole Roper & big DK's fan Diane Hudson went , but Carole got head cut open by a bouncer , bouncers got away with murder in those days. Ian Davenport (Davi) , Paul Wainwright , Fray still into it , most of the Swinton lot sold out years ago , Stalybridge were more fun to hang around with. Cyril i'm sure got sent down early 80's for his p£rv ways , when he came out we sung "Cyril is a p£rv£rt" at the ANWL,Defects,Chelsea,Chron Gen gig at club opposite Rotters , he took it in good heart , good guy. I found the Mayflower a scary place as a 17 year old skinny g1t travelling all the way from Swinton. At least with Dukkie Drifters i cud drive by then. Ozzie had green hair , lived for awhile in Flixton with Clive , Chris , i found him a bit of a bully with people 1/2 his size. What ever happened to Audu from Crumpsall , red leather with Slaughter & Dogs on back , good bloke , wish more coloured people would get involve in those days but things were very tribal them days. People say nostalgia is for losers , always look forward , totally disagree , your memories are everything. I for 1 has never stopped doing gigs , though i can't keep up with Isles these days , he does 7 a week!! MC5 next in 2 weeks.”
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