Happy new year all...ok its 21 days in...but hey.... hope you all had a very moddy xmas Dunno if anyone remembers the xmas cards i made in 86 with a scoot and santa ? dunno if anyone ever noticed the mouse with a condom on its head in the corner... most of the 1 up got one then :-) but hey.....
ok need a bit of info... ill be up in glesga end of Jan and a few times in Feb so if there are any do's on..post a reply here or bebo me at scooterrab... ta fffolks n kkkeep da ffffaith !
what's all this about sleeping in a ladies' toilet on the way to a rally?
i remember sleeping in a rather cold tent near the pencil in largs, but no toilets. however i imagine speno wouldn't see this as any deprivation at all - he'd be into the ladies like a ferret!
CharlieM
· 1 year ago
Ahh! The infamous "Cool" Kev, now a legendary DJ,ahem!! Always remember him outside The Hawaiin Grill, stretched out on his scooter,being harassed by the police, constantly, he just had one of those faces, your right about his side panels, his girlfriend ,the Goth, I used to call her "Dear Prudence" after the Banshees song in the charts at that time, happier times indeed, good to hear from you Swap, take care.
stevie fae cranhill
· 1 year ago
Does anybody know how he got the nickname? Was it just for a joke?
I can't even remember what he looked like as a mod - i can only ever recall seeing him with his blond flat-top and some kind of scooter gear on.
Is he in fact a DJ now? I do remember him Dj'ing in some clubs in Glasgow in the late 80's. I guess he was a bit aloof although, in his favour, i would add that he never pretended that he didn't know us on the occasions I did see him.
Chris C
· 1 year ago
I would be absolutely amazed if the 'cool Kev' tag was not done with large heaps of irony. I never met anyone who felt he was actually cool. But I did know a lot who felt he was the polar opposite. Maybe it was self penned Li Li !
Chris C
· 1 year ago
I remember cool Kev standing there like a muppet as two guys from the Castlemilk Bundy pushed over his scooter right in front of him. The word 'cool' must have come at some point after that I imagine.
janny
· 1 year ago
remember the bandstand, remember fights happening across the suspension bridge, remember when Virgin opened on Union street and playing The Who on the video jukebox, remember the scooter cafe in the Briggat, remember Charlie ( Scissors??)- glory days!!
Camey
· 1 year ago
Does anyone remember that time the bikers fae (listen records) came to the bandstand with the combat skins and big mick, we retreated over the suspension brodge then Livvi led the charge as the combats and big mick turned and attacked those greasemonkeys, great memories indeed, anyone know were Drummy is these days or wee karen wilson as she had a wealth of photos from that era, wee moose fae the combats ended up sellin the big issue 9inevitable really). Keeping the faith
Glasgow Mods
· 1 year ago
Hi Camey,
I remember it well, I also remember leading the charge when it looked like all the mods were going to do a bunk..... Was a fine day kicking a few fascists that day....
Welcome to the site..... :-)
Charlie
· 1 year ago
I have fond memories of the band stand, there was always a buzz in the air,if you were skint, somebody would buy you a drink,and when you got paid you would return the favour we all stood by one another, it was like one big family. A lot of good bands played there, and I remember a young guy playing "Thats Entertainment" on his Fender one Sunday morning. He came from Uddingston, what a voice he had, a young Justin Currie from Del Amitri The Loving Spoonful was his favourite bands I recall him telling me. It wasn't all about fights, you could be you, the laughter never gets left behind, or the characters we knew its tatooed on our hearts.
april
· 1 year ago
I can't remember as many fights as you lot seem to. Any fights I do remember came to us and not the other way around. The way I remember being a mod was a shared passion in clothes, music, scooters and partying. It was all about the fun. I would hate people to think that all Glasgow Mods did was just went around looking for trouble, on the contrary, a lot of mods I knew just wouldn't have wanted to get their made to measure suits dirty. All the bad memories of fights makes us sound more like the Glasgow neds rather than the Glasgow mods, we were definitely poles apart from all the neds who went to maxwells at the bandstand and came out pissed and caused it with us.
The fights came to us to my recollection, maybe something to do with all you twat guys wearing targets on yer backs, roflmao.
admin
· 1 year ago
"we never really looked for any trouble we would just plod along and mind our own business but jumped to the ready in need of friends no matter the challenge"
I don't remember any of us wearing targets on our backs. What I do remember is making sure all our friends were not bullied by fascists skins, Punks and bikers getting silly, I remember vividly the great times at the bandstand which was our main meeting place over the summers. The only time we entered into fight mode was on two occasions that our fellow Mods were set upon for no reason 1)The gathering of the clans all started due to punks battering a 14 year old boy senseless cause he wanted to buy some tickets for the jam at the same time the punk convention was on, WHAT A MAJOR BULLYING mistake that was. 2)The bikers again had set about some young mods and we decided to confront them at the suspension bridge, all the Mods walked with heads held high after those times, firmly putting bully's in there proper place, just as we did with the Bundy NEDS that pulled billy parker of his scooter at MaxWells. By and large as the post mentions we had more good times with our clothes, music, scooters and parties and I certainly don't remember any senseless violence just reasons for backing up our mates..... Saying all that, I do remember you APRIL chasing Jim Nairn (who wore targets)with a brick and a gang of girls down the lane of Sammy Dows on Mitchell Street, ohhhhh the memories and we were having a peaceful pint too.
Danny The Mod
· 1 year ago
Remember Charlie's mad parties in Queenslie, what a blast. (One party in particular i want to forget, mad as hell)? But what parties they were.
Great times, great people. I remember the Skinheads coming from a pub, i think it was called Minstrels, and it was painted black and white, anyway they came to the bandstand looking for a fight and left wishing they hadn't.
What ever happened to Rab from Cardonald, Sharon, Louie, Jason, wee Arty , John Nally (the guy who looked like Keith Moon)? And Marcelo the Italian Mod? I remember Livy trying to talk Marcelo into getting involved in a battle outside of Listen, but he was having none of it.
I've never seen so many Bikers leave a venue as quick in my life, all the Mods went in the main door and the bikers left by the other exit, but there were more Mods outside. It seems that if all the mods were to reform now, there would be thousands of us. I could write all day about the good times in Glasgow.
It's great to see that the old saying is true, once a Mod always a Mod!
Great Site Jimmy.
Charlie
· 1 year ago
Hi Danny The Mod glad to know you remember my parties for the good times they were,Sharon is happily married in London with a 2 year old daughter called Emily,wee Rab can found in Nice n Sleazy most Sunday's if you fancy coming along Big Jason is in London still, Marcello is married to an Irish girl in Springburn,met him last year,on my way to see The Doors the S.E,C.C. I believe John Nally has gone back to France, I'm here, so is Livi if you want to come to Blackfriars last Friday of the month see you there nice to hear from you Danny and I hope life has treated you well since and after Queenslie,awra best Charlie
Danny The Mod
· 1 year ago
Hi Charlie,
wow mate, you fair know where everyone is, ha ha, good to hear from you mate, and good to see your doing well. I've moved doen to Ayr now, but i've been in touch with Mikey and hopefully be arranging to meet up soon.
Thanks Charlie for the invite, i'll take you up on that mate. Has Livi calmed down any, ha ha?
Do you remeber when we went to change to the Glasgow Civic Mods?? I'm surprised John Nally is still alive after eating a few cans of dogfood at one of your parties.
Good to hear from you mate, and hopfully see you soon. If you see Rab tell him i was asking for him, but i'll make a point of looking him up.
Cheers, Danny.
Robert
· 1 year ago
Hello Jimmy the Mod
I remember the mods would hang around the bandstand although I didn't my-self. I did go to the occasional party in Queenslie though and there was a guy who had an old NSU which would now be worth a fortune but we would all take turns riding it up and down the street , helmet free and pissed. Back on the scene again and have been going to Friday street and the Mod weekenders for the past few years, so might see you sometime and buy you a beer. Cheers Robert
Charlie
· 1 year ago
Hi Danny,great to hear from you, mentioned to Livi you had been in touch,Drummy as well,they are all asking for you,don't tell John Nally about the dog food sandwiches,that was a full tin he ate on bread,ha ha! Livi is doing well,saw Rab on Sunday at Sleazies hopefully we will all meet up soon,take care Danny.
Charlie
· 1 year ago
The Glasgow Civics was a fantastic one off phase,I remember when we got the badges made,50 of them,next thing I knew,everyone had them,couldn't figure out where all the mods got them from?saw literally hundreds of them being worn,the penny dropped when I saw they were being sold in Virgin Mega Stores thieving gits blagged our badges,the background colours of the badge were based on Big Jasons Harlequin Hipsters,and wee Rab thought up the name Glasgow Civics,so now you know Danny,wild and carefree times.
Big Paul
· 1 year ago
A big hello to everybody...
Ah, the bandstand...
Remember when we used to all walk as a group from the bandstand up to the barras. Or up into town. F****n hundreds of us just crossing roads and walking around as if we owned the place (which we f****n did). Heh heh.
The years that we all spent hanging round the clyde side are still right up there for me as the best. And I'm still a very naughty boy indeed...
Paul
Charlie
· 1 year ago
Hello Big Paul, or should I say"Boris The Spider",ha,ha! Glad to know your alive and well,its the wee small hours in the morning,just clicked on to the site and I saw your name,hope you enjoy the website Big Yin,if your ever in Glasgow pop up and see me,we will have a good chat,ok?Refresh my memory and let me know the name of the band you and John Nally were in.As you can see from our In Memory section,a few of the boys and lasses didn't make it past the finishing post,I was listening to Eric Burdons "Good Times" and it certainly was,then,inbetween,and this very moment in time, I had the most amazing chat with 2 up and coming,talented musicians earlier on tonight,on the verge of forming a band,so good luck for the future,same to you Paul from you know who?
TYB Civic mod
· 1 year ago
ahhh the bandstand...my first memory was seeing a GP lambretta down there, done up in a mod style, first one I had ever seen in the metal. I musta been about 13 and was just in awe. That typical grey spitting rain Glaswegian skyline would never look the same from down the bandstand. Rab and Jason were my closest pals in the Civic mod movement, we all banged heads over at one of the lasses house to arrange the Largs day out. Is that Camey who became a casual? Saved us a doing off ICF one night in Central station if it is so cheers if its you fella....
Wish I could remember the lasses name as I was mad about her at the time but was not old enough or good enough (sigh) hahaha...while on the memories ,,,whatever happened to big Shaun?
Memories of being questioned by some of the Glasgow skins about "who was scissors?" and just filling em with dread telling them he was the last person they ever wanted to meet and see em fill with worry. Marching through town to see "the ace face GS". Police circling the hundred odd strong mob trying to work out if we were on a war path but not being able to stem the flow. By the way, The Ace Face rode what turned out to be a heavily modified honda C90... Sting shouting out at the bloke in disbelief as the poor mug tried saying the C90, complete with backrest (paper cutting cellotaped on it saying ACE FACE) with a fibreglass lammy mudguard & bolted on PX panels was a GS hahaha....Summer nights in Cambuslang, hanging out with a lovely girlfriend and other Civics....The Clothes, the music, the scooters, the feeling of wearing new gear down the One Up cafe, the feeling of power in the city centre because you were one.... TyB haha...
Ran into Jason once in Glasgow in our twenties and he had a leather biker jacket on. I was so shocked. We went for a jar and done a bit of recapping the old days. Still remember Rab and Jason getting well upset with me when I bought my first vespa and went scooterboy. Real anger at me, which didn't last as I remember teaming up with Rab when he bought his first scoot which was a 50 special, but supposed to have been a primavera... the scoot was duly returned to chancer seller, with me riding wae him.
Rab had a massive pile of pictures, wonder if he kept them...am living in Wales now, Cardiff to be exact. Still riding vespas, haven't stopped since those formative years of my first legal scoot at 16...oh yeh...an my nickname at the time.... anyone remember? No big deal..TyB haha
ISabell
· 1 year ago
God I remember the barras and most of the names mentioned above plus Audrey who I think is one of the photos!!
I'm Isabell and I hung about with the Mods at the Barras - the Haiwian Grill and then the One Up Cafe. I went out with Rab McNamara from Cardonald and then Bridey.
Charlie are you the same Charlie who had all the great parties inclyding the one where the local guys burst in and caused mayhem - we all ended up giving statements to the police - Sharon took a flier off the balcony.........
I've actually net up with a few old faces over the years through the scootering scene which was very strange! :0)
Charlie
· 1 year ago
Hi Isabell,I am the same Charlie,and how are you?Wee Rab from Cardonald is still here as well,if you want to pop down to Friday Street whenever you can make it,meet up for a chat no problem,Jimmy Tervit asked me about 7 weeks ago to get involved in this website,its been a pleasure since and I hope you like what we are doing Wee Audrey is married to Davie"Banaman" Blair,remember his yellow hipsters from "The One Up" hence the name,hee, hee!They have been married for years now,have 2 kids I believe.Its such a buzz,hearing from you,if you have any photos,upload them to Jimmy at Admin,we'll do a slideshow for you similar to the ones on our website,you pick the music,there is nothing our website can not do to help keep the Mod spirit alive,past,present,and now,all the best Isabell,God bless.
Rab McNamara
· 1 year ago
Isabel how are things with you????? Some one mentioned you are living in Edinburgh now? You will remember big jason of course who has seemed to disappear! Hows life? what you up to? and all the other Questions of course......
TYB Civic mod
· 1 year ago
Rab... F**k me... its G fae Cambuslang.... can you remember me? Hope all is well wae ya.
Rab McNamara
· 1 year ago
Here G, you say that as if every one expected me to move into the clouds before anyone else mate! lol Of course I remember. Some other names that spring to mind, Geo Stevenson, Wullie Carter, Pauline Lamberton and her pal lynne, Alison Hamilton and Katie Boyle, Davie Martin,where are they now?
N.G. MODS
· 1 year ago
G fae Cambuslang ! it isnae Gonzo is it !
Rab McNamara
· 1 year ago
NG it is Gonzo, there wasny that many Gs fae Cambuslang. Talking about that anyone remember the channel 4 programme called Swank and filmed in the Barras? I think Farrel and Barry fae Barrhead got interviewed..........
N.G. MODS
· 1 year ago
Alsae Rab, oan top o that, dae ye remember when Muriel Gray, Frae The Tube appeared in The Barras ? we all goat filmed, but as we swore tae much, it was all edited oot. Don't know if anybidy may still have that oan Betamax !!!
Last time I saw Gonzo wis at Parkheid aboot 20 years ago and he had a parka oan. Whyt ere happened tae Martin (ginger hair), goat the jail aifter we pit some shoap windae in frae Cambuslang alang wi Tam ?
Dae ye think ye kin compel a list wi 50 members frae the Glasgow Civics ?
Charlie
· 1 year ago
Hi NG and Rab,great minds think alike, not less than 24 hours ago have I been talking to Jimmy about the S.W.A.N.K Muriel Gray,programme about The Glasgow Mods interview at The Barras!!! I can tell you they interviewed Bridey and Wee Louie and Sharon Curran outside The One Up and The Hawaiian Grill,I am trying to locate for this website,that very programme,I have contacted Channel 4, I will do my best to find it,Indiana Jones,STYLE!!!so if any one has it taped on VHS, or BetaMax,you know where we are,Bridey was wearing my double breasted raincoat,I had sold him for a fiver,that very morning, you will also see Sharon Curran eating a roll and pie,while Muriel Gray is interviewing Wee Louie, amongst others outside The H.Grill,ITS PURE DEAD GLESGA,SO IT IS BY THE WAY!!! Oh before I go! I had spoke to someone at Friday Street not more than 3 weeks ago about this very programme,lo and behold! they called me a lying "BLANKETY,BLANK!" well ya 2 faced git,read it and weep!TOON YA BASS!Next time please say it to me, not when my back is turned,thank you NG for putting the record straight on S.W.A.N.K,
TYB Civic mod
· 1 year ago
hahaha...who is NG mod then? Rab has my email so get it aff him haha...ps...sorry for the mis spell of the name Rab! DOH! Never was ma best subject. Still visiting Paradise but fae Cardiff these days... still got ma US parka and it makes a wee appearance on a vespa every noo and again.
Martin left the whole scooter scene after getting lifted for the shop window thing... He and his family were getting some real bad hassle off local skin neds and i think it broke the man a bit. Jeez, what am i calling him a man for, we were still wee boys looking back... but then again, it didn't feel it at the time.
hahaha oor big Tam got lifted in Argyle Street when a gang of skins surrounded him and a few of the Cambuslang Civics...mad man pulled a blade and CID had him in no time though he did "negotiate" to get the team away from the gang as they were heavily ootnumbered...well...if thats what ye call swinging a blade in the face of the skins wae folk trying to do shopping and suddenly running away screaming hahaha, what we would do for each other eh? Truely thick as thieves looking back... Me & Tam had a few adventures in the years after Civic... to be told another time...TOP LAD...sadly I dont see these fine lads anymore now am livin dann saff
To anyone reading this who was not about, can I point out we are only highlighting the levels of violence we were forced into to defend ourselves, our Mod thing was a lot more than just that.
TYB :¬)
N.G. MODS
· 1 year ago
Gonzo, N.G.MODS is none aither than masel Jim Glass frae Bishopbriggs.
Ah the memories, heres wan tae run by ye, I end'd up takin' a beer glass in the face cause o you and a few aithers parkin' yir scooters ootsyde the butchers shoap next tae the One Up.
The butcher came oot, and telt yous tae move yir scooters, but yir pal, it wisnae Mitch fae Toonheid, wan o yous Moonlighters squared up tae him, the butcher pit his heid intae yir mate and split his heid open.
Needless tae say, he went doon tae the Sarry Heid goat his mates (all between 40-50 yrs of age) and the rest they say is history. Not the sort o thing ye furget.
Tam and Martin, guid lads, I remember haein a few ding-dongs wi the Halfway Skinheids up the toon.
Toon Ya Bass
TYB Civic mod
· 1 year ago
Hi Jim, hop eall is grand wae ye...Rab has my email also ... thats the first time I heard that story!!! Sorry tae read that, Mitch was always game for the bother so its weird it wasnae him! haha!!! Are ye saying the butcher headbutted one of my lot but hurt himsel? I mustn't a been there that day fella as I honestly have no recollection of such an incident! But there was over 40 of us at 1 time... I hope yir ok noo fella!
Wonder what happened tae Mitch, he was a globey when I left Scotland... see Big Tam Reid is in the pic ootside Mickey Oates?
TYB Civic mod
· 1 year ago
we should have a mod reunion day soon doon the bandstand and do a walk tae the Barras or where the 42nd precinct used tae be haha, zimmer frames, electric oldy scooters, walkin sticks...it would be like a poor mans "Thriller" video by Michael Jackson hahaha
TYB Civic mod
· 1 year ago
we should have a mod reunion day soon doon the bandstand and do a walk tae the Barras or where the 42nd precinct used tae be haha, zimmer frames, electric oldy scooters, walkin sticks...it would be like a poor mans "Thriller" video by Michael Jackson hahaha
TYB:¬)
N.G. MODS
· 1 year ago
Last I seen, Mitch wis living in Hillington and wis wurkin in Birkinshaw International Car Parts. Dae ye remember his wee pal, Rab, fae Bearsden, who lived in the graveyard cause his dad wis the greenkeeper ? also had a PK50.
Whatever became of Debbie MacDonald and Carol Harkins !!! if it wisnae Harkins its something near by, they alsae hid a pal called Donna, I think she moved tae the Northampton area.
Life in the Civics wis ne'er dull, dinnae ken hoo meny pairs o dessies I went through !
The incident ootsyde the One Up I remember as clear as day.
I'm noo tryin' tae remember who else I kent fae Cambuslang
TYB Civic mod
· 1 year ago
hahaha .. yeh Mitch had some wuild partties up Toonheed, bit blurry on the lad fae Bearsden. Did ye end up in hospital cos of the butcher incident? Hope no! The Moonlighters thing split doon the middle with 2 different mobs forming, one going on to become The Covenanters...they set up base in Blantyre as a few of them lived there.
Debbie and Carol, what a pair haha, Donna was nice too. I haven't heard from them in ages either. last I knew Debs was working in a bank, her wee bro Don was a maod but just a bit too young for hanging out with oor lot...
The girls used tae have a saying "think positive, think vespa" as they always wanted to pull a mod wae his own scoot haha.... cheeky girls, Carol and Debbie had scooters but they were not always on the road. I bumped into them a few times in town when they were walking wae their helmets....scooters in bits but they reckoned it would pull the lads so they brought them in on the train wae them haha.... You got the names bang on as far as I rememeber pal, Donna was Donna McColl.
TYB:¬)
ISabell
· 1 year ago
Hi Charlie and Rab - blimey blast from the past indeed!! I hope life finds you well these days?? I did indeed live in Edinburgh but have moved through to Livingston but still work in Edinburgh.
I've actually been to Friday Street and to the Mod Weekenders (only the Saturday afternoon mind) over the past few years - through Scootering rather than the Mod side of it though. I do still love the music and everything though and have been known to yearn for those heady days!!! ;0) I've been into the Scootering scene for many a year but have only been active again for the past 10 years - I recognised a fair few people from the Friday Street photos. I actually help organise the Scottish National Scooter Rally at Kelso!
Re S.W.A.N.K - I contacted Channel 4 last year about it and apparently they do not have any recordings of it in their archives and the company that filmed it went bust and they didn't have any other details about them - I couldn't find anything about them on the web and I seem to have lost the email from Channel 4 with the company name!!
Davie's yellow hipsters - I remember thinking they were amazing the first time I saw them.................... ah I was young!!
I will try to get to one of the Friday Street nights and if not we shoudl arrange to meet up at the Mod Weekender to laugh at how much we have all changed over the years - or not!! ;0)
Isabell x
N.G. MODS
· 1 year ago
I remember gaun tae the Inchinon youth disco oan a Monday nicht alang wi Wee Rab and a few aithers, and Carol and Debbie would appear oan their scooters, if my memory serves me richt, thay had a terrible sense of direction.
They went tae visit Sharon Curran, alang wi Sharon Campbell oan their scooters and goat loast, instead o takin' the turnin' fur Lambhill they end'd up in the countrysyde, at least their hearts whaur in the richt place.
Last tyme I saw Big Jason wis in the early 9t's, I wis camin oot the tailors at St Enoch Square and he wis wi his dad (Sammy) wi a leather jaiket oan, I couldnae believe whyt he wis wearin' the conversation sterted aff "Jim, still a Mod, cool" no seen the big man since.
Still tryin' tae wurk oot a few mair faces fae Cambuslang.
Rab McNamara
· 1 year ago
Jim is that an ayrshire twang you`ve developed in your twighlight years or is it just your fingers? lol
Rab McNamara
· 1 year ago
who remebers the uncle sam window incident in argyle st?
N.G. MODS
· 1 year ago
Uncle Sams Rab, I wis talking tae Gonzo aboot that, Martin goat the jail...
Its oan a post somewhaur
Nae twang, jist two stroke and two star
TYB Civic mod
· 1 year ago
last time I saw Jason he was in a leather jacket too haha...gave me dogs abuse when i got into the scooterist thing, as did Rab...never stopped the respect I had for them though! Carol and Debs must a been chancing a run on Carols scoot as Debs was never 100% legal if I remember right. Her old man had it in his workshop for years...he was a great fella too.
Mick Herron was a Cambie mod but committed to the Civic thing also, then there was also an old pal Billy McCallum and of course...big Tam Reid. Oor Martin swore to me he never even put a hand on the window the day of the arrest, guilty of simply being there I think! They wanted us off the streets at that time, as we know.
TYB Civic mod
· 1 year ago
there was a wee shopping arcade in Argyle Street .. just opposite the train station... and I can remember trawling in their for sounds...and the guy in the wee stall had a badges stall... selling Glasgow Civic badges.... hahaha.... how he had them I do not know...I just bought a couple more..... any imges of the original badges folk?
N.G. MODS
· 1 year ago
Yes Gonzo, my Glasgow Civics badge is in storage somewhaur, it wull be post'd up when I cam across it. I do thynk, if my memory serves me richt, its startin' tae rust roond the edges, not bad fur 50p and aifter 20 odd years. I'm I the anely person tae styll retain their badge ?????
answers oan a poastcaird address'd tae Rab MacNamara c/o Cairddonald heights
TYB Civic mod
· 1 year ago
Jim, therz a wee place in Glasgow can do the badges on mass.... get teh artwork back to us all haha Jim T, if ye see this log onto google and look for 50p badges...they will discount ye ... am i right in saying the badge was blue and yellow, split into 4? Brilliant
Dannythe Mod
· 1 year ago
I donated my Civic's badge to the London Museum of Historical Values. I hear they have it at the front door display, in a big glass cabinet with a masive Glasgow Civic Mods Banner behind it.
No, sorry, come to think of, i lost it.... Good to hear Rab that you've still got yours.
I'm having a bad day today, i parked my scooter at work (the Southern General Hospital) and some B*****d has reversed their car and knocked it over. My new crome bits ain't so new anymore!!!
Charlie
· 1 year ago
Hi ISabell, thanks for the S.W.A.N.K info, glad to know your are happy and doing well for yourself, I am sure we will all meet up before The Mod Weekender. We all have a lot of catching up to do, I am looking forward to it,God bless.
N.G. MODS
· 1 year ago
where are you Gonzo ? see my Civics badge beside my name now
TYB Civic mod
· 1 year ago
seen it and LOVE it NG... am gonnae get teh design done again haha, what a legend pal
TYB Civic mod
· 1 year ago
did we no have another badge that simply said TYB and was worn under the lapel as a less obvious type thing due to the fraudulant use of oor original badges HAHA, JEEZ, WAS LIKE BEING A MASON!!!! I can remember going to order the civic badges at the wee stall in the Argyle Street Arcade market thing, but a wee bit hazy on the TYB badges so could be a wee bit wrong on that...
TYB
JimmyTheMod
· 1 year ago
you have to make a comment here hahahaha
Fudgie
· 1 year ago
WOW....I`m speechless...hahaha
`We are the Glasgow Mods`
N.G. MODS
· 1 year ago
Jimmy is that those bloody jaikeys again, sitting doon the bandstand !!!
Davie Blair
· 1 year ago
I remember the butchers incident at the barras. The butcher was gettin annoyed wi the smoke fae the scoots. He went down to the Sarry Heid and got all his mates - grown men!! Somebody got battered - was that you NG?? Mitch I see now & again around Cardonald - he's not into scoots any more. Had time for mitch - sound chap. Any sign of colin wands or ross butler yet? I remember deddie having a green vespa 100 sport (remember them wi indicators?). Theres a pic of her at girvan on the scoot in mine & audreys photos - if you appear here debbie & see this, go have a look. I remember the swank programme - i heard that snobby cow muriel gray saying how she couldnt imagine anyone buying from the barras - get off yer high horse ya stuck up bitch!! Lenny henry was there with his missus dawn french but he was lurking around in the back of some stall to keep out the way when he was spotted by big ricky the globie - he went straight up to him & shook his hand - " awrite lenny my man, hows it gaun"!!
N.G. MODS
· 1 year ago
Yes Davy it was me indeed, beer glass in the coupon, talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I suppose it made me a man haha Charlie, Jimmy and I were only talking about that incident a few weeks back. That was one of quite a few run ins with that certain individual.
Who is deddie ? I remember a Debbie fae Cambuslang with indicators haha as for M****l G**y, i haven't anytime for her, the look of discontent on her face when she interviewed Paul Weller for The Jams last ever appearance on The Tube in 1982, just said it all for me.
WE ARE THE MODS
Davie Blair
· 1 year ago
Sorry - "deddie" is Debbie. Jim - right place - wrong time ; )
lambretagp125
· 1 year ago
The Bandstand was a seven day a week thing you would always find somebody you knew down there. Anybody remember wee Skeeny.
Chris C
· 1 year ago
I remember him. He always reminded me of a Little Lord Fontleroy character. Or am I thinking of someone else.
lambretagp125
· 1 year ago
That s him Chris, met him about 10yrs ago was a washing machine engineer? eh. Always liked him though. While im on remember Urgy, was fea the east end but wasnt into all their shite.
Trina.P
· 1 year ago
Sorry to say that McSkeen has left this mortal coil. This one is true - he lived along the street from me at the time
lambretagp125
· 1 year ago
Fuck sorry to hear that when I met him he was living in Drumoyne. When did he die.
Mind and say hello tae Mick for me.
Trina.P
· 1 year ago
I can't remember exactly when it was but it was a good few years ago - at least 6 or 7. Mik is at work just now but I will let him know you said hello when he gets in. I guessed who you were by the comments about your green suit - I remember it
Chris C
· 1 year ago
Sorry to hear about wee Skeeny passing away. I always remember him in his three buttoned double breasted suit.
Jim Paton used to call Urgy 'Old Tam' because he was the oldest Mod that was around at that time. Him and a few of the East Enders cause absolute bedlam in 'Waves' disco at Scarborough in 82. You were lucky enough to have been on the way home by that point Andy. Me and big Chris McCrae were being stalked by about 200 Yorkshire Mods looking for any Mods from Glasgow.
AlgieEEM78
· 1 year ago
I remember that night well Chris,ive still have a big dent in my napper from one of the bouncers baseball bats. we had been down to Blackpool the previous September for a wee run and ended up having to fight our way out when the bouncers and some of their Scooter boy/ Punk/Skinhead friends took exception to us being in their lovely wee town.We took a bit of a beating but retuned the following year with a full strength side,levelled the tie at 1-1 and recorded a resounding victory in extra time.By the time we rode back to Glasgow my helmet was stuck to my head with congealed blood.AAH the good old days .As you know yourself mate it wasnt always like that, and a lot of good times were had and many good friendships were forged and still last to this day. Blackpool always seemed to end up pure rabble ,probably because it was the last big run of the year for alot of punters who were working and people were just letting off a bit of steam.Im still getting together some stuff for the website and have been in touch with some people and asked them to dig out their old photos etc.My wifes cousin is wee Michelle Odonnel who still sees Tracey Smith,June Crawford,Caroline Dornan,Janice Mcsorley etc so im trying to get some stuff together but it will probably take a wee bit of time but im on the case.Exellent site by the way, having a great time reading other peoples memories of the good times and recognise quite a few of the names and faces on the site ,will need to try and catch up sometime with a few of them,yourself included.Cheers ,Algie East End Mods Always Remember The Good Times.
Chris C
· 1 year ago
Great to hear that you still have a lot of stuff from then Algie. We were at the 'From the Jam' gig on Saturday and Shug Paton has also said that he will collect together a lot of the snaps that they took. It will be particularly good to see both them and your own, as it is that crowd that form my memories of those brilliant times.
I never went down to the Blackpool do's but I certainly know all the stories. One year (possibly Sept 80) there was a bit of a barny with a bunch of skins, and big Chaz threw one of them through a shop window, the perfect place for them as far as I am concerned. The Scarborough one was definitley quite scary. It all kicked off cause the Yorkshire lot did not like the way we looked, the way we danced etc. But although they outnumbered us by a large margin some of your boys had come well prepared, and there was a few battle scars before the sheer numbers told. Me and big Chris McCrae were trying to get back to our digs after it and had to dodge about 200 of them looking for revenge on any Glasgow Mods. You'll also remember it spilled over into the Balloch Rally in May 82 when it once again kicked off big time.
Great to see you are still in touch with some of the old crowd. Maybe you's could come along to one of the Friday Street nights. Sadly wee Colin is not on the decks, but they do play some good stuff.
rab (swap)
· 1 year ago
colin is married living in garthamlock with 3 kids..no longer scootering, ross is in london and married still scootering and swap(me ) is still scootering and currently in carlisle
Davie Blair
· 1 year ago
Swap - hows trix m8. Im workin in carlisle just now. Need to catch up for a pint. My temp local the now is The Beehive on Warwick Road.
rab (swap)
· 1 year ago
hi m8, geeza bell 07908531822
Ross B
· 1 year ago
Hows it going lads - long long time no see
Colin is still working in GM Radiators (man and boy) and I've been down London over 10 years now and still got the same P2 u remember Rab!!!
Popped up a couple of weeks ago with work and drove out to Airdrie to see the CVS - some of the old crew still there and a few original faces too
Davie - Jimmy Kyle and Rab Kelly are still in Clydebank scootering
Davie Blair
· 1 year ago
Hello Ross - long time no see m8. Life good i hope. I heard jimmy & rab were still kickin about. Just got in touch wi chic young recently thro this site. Everybodys comin out the woodwork. I'm on two wheels again for the 1st time since the mid 90's.
Lammy Chick
· 1 year ago
Nice little pub Davie and good grub.
Davie Blair
· 1 year ago
Grubs 1st class in there. I stay down 2 or 3 nights a week - too far to commute to glasgow every day. All the lads on the site are workin away from home and thats where they all eat at night. Cheapest place ever for grub and 1st class quality. My b&b is 2mins walk - not too far to stagger after a few ciders. Went into town centre a few weeks ago on a tuesday nite. Place was bouncin for a tuesday (student nite?). Nearly got in a fight wi some dude. Glaswegians eh? Canny go anywhere without upsettin the neighbours :) Got ur number now swap - i'll gie ye a bell and we'll meet up.
Janny
· 1 year ago
Remember it well Davie had the odd sherbert in there myself during my days living there!
rab (swap)
· 1 year ago
Happy days, I remember most of the 'incidents' but mot of the time we were to busy having a laugh and trying to pull to fight, tho i do remember the fight with the chinese, billy parker hak knocked there sign down and as we made our way to the bandstand 2 carloads of chinese came at us with cleavers
NGMods
· 1 year ago
Glad you found us Swap, a few of your fellow Roadrunners pop in now and again, Stevie and Brian aka globiesstolemyscooter and agent00soul plus Speno is lurking around in the background with a few others.
CharlieM
· 1 year ago
Alright Algie, looking forward to the seeing some of the old faces of days of yesteryear, agree 100% ,always remember the good times, glad your enjoying the site, take care, I too got a kicking at Blackpool, we ALWAYS go back, that surprised a lot of their faces when we did,took no prisoners!! Well 26 years on and we are still around, says a lot, eh? Take care, we arra Mods!!
AlgieEEM78
· 1 year ago
Good to hear from you mate ,glad to hear you still Modin it up,i think for anyone who was around at that time in the Glasgow Mod scene ,the whole experience left us all with so many good memories and friends it was inevitable that many of us would start to look back and enjoy what we were part of .As i said the site is excellent and enables people to do that,and i hope it grows as more info comes in and more people tune in .Hope to catch up with you sometime for a wee swally in the future. Always Remember The Good Times. Algie E.E.M
scooterrab
· 1 year ago
who remembers the party in maryhill, think a lass called Graces house.. local neds turned up wanting a fight and every window was smashed... then a pitched battle in the street, my lasting memory is colin wands running with a hoover trying to lamp one of the neds.
scooterrab
· 1 year ago
this is my login screen name SCOOTERRAB (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SWAP)
CharlieM
· 1 year ago
Hi Swap, Jim Nairn and Keg remembers it well as Jim was going out with Wee Jan and Keg was with Grace, Jim kept his scooter in Graces basement and her dad was a retired policeman!!! Rock 'n' Roll!!!
scooterrab
· 1 year ago
HEY SCISSORS, MET YOU AGAIN A FEW YEARS AGO, CANT REMEMBER WHEN, THINK IT WAS AROUND THE TIME ME N ALEX WERE DOING THE TOMMY HUNT N EDWIN STARR GIGS AT BARRAS, WHERE U LIVING NOW M8? IM OCCASSIONALLY IN GLESGA AND WOULD LOVE TO GO 2 ONE OF THE DO'S
scooterrab
· 1 year ago
It obviously wasnt as 'exciting' as your party in Queenslie tho Charlie... I remember the next morning waiting 4 a bus after visiting the royal, with one trouser leg on my light blue (and bloodstained) suit and a luvly shaved patch on my head, when bus came i got on and the driver said ' whit the fek u bin upto?' i just replied been to a mod party m8'.. he let me ride for free!
scooterrab
· 1 year ago
Got loads of memories from 'the days' from the bandstand, 'civics' roadrunners..(polish club was my discovery by the way!') bedsit in maryhill, the parties, in one in my uncles flat in dennistoun, the scooters, the music and especially the people.. we were young free and most importaintly MODS... good times...
anyway one for the roadrunners.... when was the last time you slept in a ladies toilet on the way to a rally?
scooterrab
· 1 year ago
was it (cool?)kevs scooter that had 'MODERNIST FOR SOME JUST A PHASE, FOR OTHERS A WAY OF LIFE' on the panels..then about 6 months later he appeared with a flat top?
Answers on a postcard to: ERNIST. MOD THE BANDSTAND CLYDE ST GLASGOW
stevie fae cranhill
· 1 year ago
'Cool' Kev indeed! Ho! Ho! Well, he was reasonably ok for a guy nicknamed 'cool'
Great comments Scooterrab - it was just like you say - if you were a Mod in Glasgow you were one of us whatever school you went to - and the bandstand was the starting off point for many an adventure...
scooterrab
· 1 year ago
Memories of a fat bstard...pt 1.
The whole glasgow mod thing trancended the 'glasgow bigotry' tim or bear if you were a mod you were welcome....
You might only have known a fellow mod for a few hours, but if it kicked off you had his back,
a brotherhood of innocence in a time if youth... fek if i hadnt been a mod my life would have been empty.. the skin/punk scene was shit and around the corner were casuals..(well dressed neds!)...so mod it was, and at heart will always be...ktf... we arra... n gizza fag!
scooterrab
· 1 year ago
The toilet incident was en route to scarborough 86, we spent about 4 hrs trying to get out of lanarkshire and every1 was having probs with the scoots, my exhaust sheared, spennos electrics kept going and various other fekups...we got to melrose at 10pm and needed petrol..everywhere was shut for the nite..so we bedded down in public toilets... next morn we awoke to find a rugby match starting in field next to us....
globiesstolemyrally
· 1 year ago
ah yes, i remember the tale now. was speno in charge of directions? otherwise, how did you find yourselves in melrose when driving from lanarkshire to scarborough...
scooterrab
· 1 year ago
spenno was indeed in charge of directions....he had a lil map taped to headset and it was pissing with rain, seems his way to scarborough involved b c n d roads via melrose and ended in galashiels......
scooterrab
· 1 year ago
dunno if age is souring my memories, but was there not a few do,s in 'daddy warbucks' just off george sq?
also I remember 1 do we ran (we being roadrunners)(beep beep) in the gay pub on clyde st, some lass had grabbed my grolsh n ran into ladies with it..never being shy i pursued her in, anyway a few of the lasses were shouting at me to leave..so as i left i banged the tampon machine and it procceded to empty on floor..the girls were filling their bags and soon drunks were trying to light their fags with them and others were finding large swabs of tampon in their pints....
globiesstolemyrally
· 1 year ago
classic story, that!
it was some time later that i found out the place (vintners) had a certain "reputation". probably they were the only place that would take us...i mean would you hire a pub to a bunch of strangely dressed 19-20 year olds wanting to drink, play records, dance and generally cavort around?
scooterrab
· 1 year ago
does anyone else remember 'the mothers bar' in st enochs???
James T
· 1 year ago
we all do couldnae forget it ... it was a right shit hole, robert halpern used to zap us all and make us believe that it was a nice place.... glad you found us SWAP ?
TYB Civic mod
· 1 year ago
Swap? Hows it fl;owin my man, Gonzo here, i used to kick about with Grimbob and Co over Uddy..Basil.ie and mannis fae Blantyre too....Happy Christmas
kenny
· 1 year ago
swap how u
kenny
· 1 year ago
hi kenny wheelchair here how u all do u remember the good nights in mothers and as for cool kev ha ha ha cool ha ha ha big head yes
kenny
· 1 year ago
hope u all get ur xmas cards iv just worked so hard for u all so from kenny hamill and all his fagowmily a very merry xmas to u all we are the glasgow mods we were the best mods the bandstand mods ktf all the best
kenny
· 1 year ago
that was family
CharlieM
· 1 year ago
Alright "Kenny Wheelchair" have a very Merry Xmas, those werte the best of times with our "family" of friends, The Band Stand days of folklore now, we are the Mods!!! KTF, Kenny.
scooterrab
· 1 year ago
ken, gonzo HOWDY DO DAY
kenny
· 12 months ago
hi ya kenny wheel chair here hi gonzo
Camey
· 11 months ago
Testin link
CharlieM
· 11 months ago
Hey Camey "Scooby Doo, where are you?" where have you been hiding??? Good to hear from you!!
hully
· 11 months ago
Hi there new member here just joined and was looking at the story about Billy Parker at the bandstand, I pressume this is the same Billy I knew as Perch ? He was a good mate at gar-t sec school and had the biggest grin in the world and the bandiest legs to match massive influence on me when at school and after !!!!!!!
James T
· 11 months ago
Hully that's the same Billy Parker I knew big cheesy grin and always a great pal to everyone. He is sadly missed to this day..... there are some good photos with him on his 50 special at the bandstand with a few others.
hully
· 11 months ago
Thanks for the reply James, My name is Tony Hillhouse but couldnt get Tonyh as my addy here lol . I hung around with Billy when we were both at school he was in year above me and our parents knew each other,I just bought myself a vespa at the weekend trying to recapture my youth!!! and its brought all the great memories flooding back. Especially those about Perch he was one of the genuine ones out there and I do know what you mean about still being missed to this day !! Tony H
All Comments
Dunno if anyone remembers the xmas cards i made in 86 with a scoot and santa ?
dunno if anyone ever noticed the mouse with a condom on its head in the corner...
most of the 1 up got one then :-) but hey.....
ok need a bit of info... ill be up in glesga end of Jan and a few times in Feb so if there are any do's on..post a reply here or bebo me at scooterrab... ta fffolks n kkkeep da ffffaith !
i remember sleeping in a rather cold tent near the pencil in largs, but no toilets. however i imagine speno wouldn't see this as any deprivation at all - he'd be into the ladies like a ferret!
I can't even remember what he looked like as a mod - i can only ever recall seeing him with his blond flat-top and some kind of scooter gear on.
Is he in fact a DJ now? I do remember him Dj'ing in some clubs in Glasgow in the late 80's. I guess he was a bit aloof although, in his favour, i would add that he never pretended that he didn't know us on the occasions I did see him.
Keeping the faith
I remember it well, I also remember leading the charge when it looked like all the mods were going to do a bunk..... Was a fine day kicking a few fascists that day....
Welcome to the site..... :-)
the air,if you were skint, somebody would buy you a drink,and when you
got paid you would return the favour we all stood by one another, it was
like one big family. A lot of good bands played there, and I remember a
young guy playing "Thats Entertainment" on his Fender one Sunday morning.
He came from Uddingston, what a voice he had, a young Justin Currie from
Del Amitri The Loving Spoonful was his favourite bands I recall him telling me.
It wasn't all about fights, you could be you, the laughter never gets left behind,
or the characters we knew its tatooed on our hearts.
The fights came to us to my recollection, maybe something to do with all you twat guys wearing targets on yer backs, roflmao.
I don't remember any of us wearing targets on our backs. What I do remember is making sure all our friends were not bullied by fascists skins, Punks and bikers getting silly, I remember vividly the great times at the bandstand which was our main meeting place over the summers. The only time we entered into fight mode was on two occasions that our fellow Mods were set upon for no reason 1)The gathering of the clans all started due to punks battering a 14 year old boy senseless cause he wanted to buy some tickets for the jam at the same time the punk convention was on, WHAT A MAJOR BULLYING mistake that was. 2)The bikers again had set about some young mods and we decided to confront them at the suspension bridge, all the Mods walked with heads held high after those times, firmly putting bully's in there proper place, just as we did with the Bundy NEDS that pulled billy parker of his scooter at MaxWells. By and large as the post mentions we had more good times with our clothes, music, scooters and parties and I certainly don't remember any senseless violence just reasons for backing up our mates..... Saying all that, I do remember you APRIL chasing Jim Nairn (who wore targets)with a brick and a gang of girls down the lane of Sammy Dows on Mitchell Street, ohhhhh the memories and we were having a peaceful pint too.
Great times, great people. I remember the Skinheads coming from a pub, i think it was called Minstrels, and it was painted black and white, anyway they came to the bandstand looking for a fight and left wishing they hadn't.
What ever happened to Rab from Cardonald, Sharon, Louie, Jason, wee Arty , John Nally (the guy who looked like Keith Moon)? And Marcelo the Italian Mod? I remember Livy trying to talk Marcelo into getting involved in a battle outside of Listen, but he was having none of it.
I've never seen so many Bikers leave a venue as quick in my life, all the Mods went in the main door and the bikers left by the other exit, but there were more Mods outside. It seems that if all the mods were to reform now, there would be thousands of us. I could write all day about the good times in Glasgow.
It's great to see that the old saying is true, once a Mod always a Mod!
Great Site Jimmy.
for the good times they were,Sharon is happily married in
London with a 2 year old daughter called Emily,wee Rab
can found in Nice n Sleazy most Sunday's if you fancy
coming along Big Jason is in London still, Marcello is married
to an Irish girl in Springburn,met him last year,on my way to
see The Doors the S.E,C.C. I believe John Nally has gone
back to France, I'm here, so is Livi if you want to come to
Blackfriars last Friday of the month see you there nice to hear
from you Danny and I hope life has treated you well since and after
Queenslie,awra best Charlie
wow mate, you fair know where everyone is, ha ha, good to hear from you mate, and good to see your doing well. I've moved doen to Ayr now, but i've been in touch with Mikey and hopefully be arranging to meet up soon.
Thanks Charlie for the invite, i'll take you up on that mate. Has Livi calmed down any, ha ha?
Do you remeber when we went to change to the Glasgow Civic Mods?? I'm surprised John Nally is still alive after eating a few cans of dogfood at one of your parties.
Good to hear from you mate, and hopfully see you soon. If you see Rab tell him i was asking for him, but i'll make a point of looking him up.
Cheers,
Danny.
I remember the mods would hang around the bandstand although I didn't my-self. I did go to the occasional party in Queenslie though and there was a guy who had an old NSU which would now be worth a fortune but we would all take turns riding it up and down the street , helmet free and pissed. Back on the scene again and have been going to Friday street and the Mod weekenders for the past few years, so might see you sometime and buy you a beer.
Cheers
Robert
Ah, the bandstand...
Remember when we used to all walk as a group from the bandstand up to the barras. Or up into town. F****n hundreds of us just crossing roads and walking around as if we owned the place (which we f****n did). Heh heh.
The years that we all spent hanging round the clyde side are still right up there for me as the best. And I'm still a very naughty boy indeed...
Paul
Wish I could remember the lasses name as I was mad about her at the time but was not old enough or good enough (sigh) hahaha...while on the memories ,,,whatever happened to big Shaun?
Memories of being questioned by some of the Glasgow skins about "who was scissors?" and just filling em with dread telling them he was the last person they ever wanted to meet and see em fill with worry. Marching through town to see "the ace face GS". Police circling the hundred odd strong mob trying to work out if we were on a war path but not being able to stem the flow. By the way, The Ace Face rode what turned out to be a heavily modified honda C90... Sting shouting out at the bloke in disbelief as the poor mug tried saying the C90, complete with backrest (paper cutting cellotaped on it saying ACE FACE) with a fibreglass lammy mudguard & bolted on PX panels was a GS hahaha....Summer nights in Cambuslang, hanging out with a lovely girlfriend and other Civics....The Clothes, the music, the scooters, the feeling of wearing new gear down the One Up cafe, the feeling of power in the city centre because you were one.... TyB haha...
Ran into Jason once in Glasgow in our twenties and he had a leather biker jacket on. I was so shocked. We went for a jar and done a bit of recapping the old days. Still remember Rab and Jason getting well upset with me when I bought my first vespa and went scooterboy. Real anger at me, which didn't last as I remember teaming up with Rab when he bought his first scoot which was a 50 special, but supposed to have been a primavera... the scoot was duly returned to chancer seller, with me riding wae him.
Rab had a massive pile of pictures, wonder if he kept them...am living in Wales now, Cardiff to be exact. Still riding vespas, haven't stopped since those formative years of my first legal scoot at 16...oh yeh...an my nickname at the time.... anyone remember? No big deal..TyB haha
I'm Isabell and I hung about with the Mods at the Barras - the Haiwian Grill and then the One Up Cafe. I went out with Rab McNamara from Cardonald and then Bridey.
Charlie are you the same Charlie who had all the great parties inclyding the one where the local guys burst in and caused mayhem - we all ended up giving statements to the police - Sharon took a flier off the balcony.........
I've actually net up with a few old faces over the years through the scootering scene which was very strange! :0)
what we are doing Wee Audrey is married to Davie"Banaman" Blair,remember his yellow hipsters from "The One Up" hence the name,hee, hee!They have been married for years now,have 2 kids I believe.Its such a buzz,hearing from you,if you have any photos,upload them to Jimmy at Admin,we'll do a slideshow for you similar to the ones on our website,you pick the music,there is nothing our website can not do to help keep the Mod spirit alive,past,present,and now,all the best Isabell,God bless.
Some other names that spring to mind, Geo Stevenson, Wullie Carter, Pauline Lamberton and her pal lynne, Alison Hamilton and Katie Boyle, Davie Martin,where are they now?
Last time I saw Gonzo wis at Parkheid aboot 20 years ago and he had a parka oan. Whyt ere happened tae Martin (ginger hair), goat the jail aifter we pit some shoap windae in frae Cambuslang alang wi Tam ?
Dae ye think ye kin compel a list wi 50 members frae the Glasgow Civics ?
talking to Jimmy about the S.W.A.N.K Muriel Gray,programme about The Glasgow Mods interview at The Barras!!! I can tell you they interviewed Bridey
and Wee Louie and Sharon Curran outside The One Up and The Hawaiian Grill,I am trying to locate for this website,that very programme,I have contacted Channel 4, I will do my best to find it,Indiana Jones,STYLE!!!so if any one has it taped on VHS, or BetaMax,you know where we are,Bridey was wearing my double breasted raincoat,I had sold him for a fiver,that very morning, you will
also see Sharon Curran eating a roll and pie,while Muriel Gray is interviewing
Wee Louie, amongst others outside The H.Grill,ITS PURE DEAD GLESGA,SO
IT IS BY THE WAY!!! Oh before I go! I had spoke to someone at Friday Street
not more than 3 weeks ago about this very programme,lo and behold! they called me a lying "BLANKETY,BLANK!" well ya 2 faced git,read it and weep!TOON YA BASS!Next time please say it to me, not when my back is turned,thank you NG for putting the record straight on S.W.A.N.K,
Martin left the whole scooter scene after getting lifted for the shop window thing... He and his family were getting some real bad hassle off local skin neds and i think it broke the man a bit. Jeez, what am i calling him a man for, we were still wee boys looking back... but then again, it didn't feel it at the time.
hahaha oor big Tam got lifted in Argyle Street when a gang of skins surrounded him and a few of the Cambuslang Civics...mad man pulled a blade and CID had him in no time though he did "negotiate" to get the team away from the gang as they were heavily ootnumbered...well...if thats what ye call swinging a blade in the face of the skins wae folk trying to do shopping and suddenly running away screaming hahaha, what we would do for each other eh? Truely thick as thieves looking back... Me & Tam had a few adventures in the years after Civic... to be told another time...TOP LAD...sadly I dont see these fine lads anymore now am livin dann saff
To anyone reading this who was not about, can I point out we are only highlighting the levels of violence we were forced into to defend ourselves, our Mod thing was a lot more than just that.
TYB :¬)
Ah the memories, heres wan tae run by ye, I end'd up takin' a beer glass in the face cause o you and a few aithers parkin' yir scooters ootsyde the butchers shoap next tae the One Up.
The butcher came oot, and telt yous tae move yir scooters, but yir pal, it wisnae Mitch fae Toonheid, wan o yous Moonlighters squared up tae him, the butcher pit his heid intae yir mate and split his heid open.
Needless tae say, he went doon tae the Sarry Heid goat his mates (all between 40-50 yrs of age) and the rest they say is history. Not the sort o thing ye furget.
Tam and Martin, guid lads, I remember haein a few ding-dongs wi the Halfway Skinheids up the toon.
Toon Ya Bass
Wonder what happened tae Mitch, he was a globey when I left Scotland... see Big Tam Reid is in the pic ootside Mickey Oates?
TYB:¬)
Whatever became of Debbie MacDonald and Carol Harkins !!! if it wisnae Harkins its something near by, they alsae hid a pal called Donna, I think she moved tae the Northampton area.
Life in the Civics wis ne'er dull, dinnae ken hoo meny pairs o dessies I went through !
The incident ootsyde the One Up I remember as clear as day.
I'm noo tryin' tae remember who else I kent fae Cambuslang
Debbie and Carol, what a pair haha, Donna was nice too. I haven't heard from them in ages either. last I knew Debs was working in a bank, her wee bro Don was a maod but just a bit too young for hanging out with oor lot...
The girls used tae have a saying "think positive, think vespa" as they always wanted to pull a mod wae his own scoot haha.... cheeky girls, Carol and Debbie had scooters but they were not always on the road. I bumped into them a few times in town when they were walking wae their helmets....scooters in bits but they reckoned it would pull the lads so they brought them in on the train wae them haha.... You got the names bang on as far as I rememeber pal, Donna was Donna McColl.
TYB:¬)
I've actually been to Friday Street and to the Mod Weekenders (only the Saturday afternoon mind) over the past few years - through Scootering rather than the Mod side of it though. I do still love the music and everything though and have been known to yearn for those heady days!!! ;0) I've been into the Scootering scene for many a year but have only been active again for the past 10 years - I recognised a fair few people from the Friday Street photos. I actually help organise the Scottish National Scooter Rally at Kelso!
Re S.W.A.N.K - I contacted Channel 4 last year about it and apparently they do not have any recordings of it in their archives and the company that filmed it went bust and they didn't have any other details about them - I couldn't find anything about them on the web and I seem to have lost the email from Channel 4 with the company name!!
Davie's yellow hipsters - I remember thinking they were amazing the first time I saw them.................... ah I was young!!
I will try to get to one of the Friday Street nights and if not we shoudl arrange to meet up at the Mod Weekender to laugh at how much we have all changed over the years - or not!! ;0)
Isabell x
They went tae visit Sharon Curran, alang wi Sharon Campbell oan their scooters and goat loast, instead o takin' the turnin' fur Lambhill they end'd up in the countrysyde, at least their hearts whaur in the richt place.
Last tyme I saw Big Jason wis in the early 9t's, I wis camin oot the tailors at St Enoch Square and he wis wi his dad (Sammy) wi a leather jaiket oan, I couldnae believe whyt he wis wearin' the conversation sterted aff "Jim, still a Mod, cool" no seen the big man since.
Still tryin' tae wurk oot a few mair faces fae Cambuslang.
Its oan a post somewhaur
Nae twang, jist two stroke and two star
Mick Herron was a Cambie mod but committed to the Civic thing also, then there was also an old pal Billy McCallum and of course...big Tam Reid. Oor Martin swore to me he never even put a hand on the window the day of the arrest, guilty of simply being there I think! They wanted us off the streets at that time, as we know.
answers oan a poastcaird address'd tae Rab MacNamara c/o Cairddonald heights
No, sorry, come to think of, i lost it.... Good to hear Rab that you've still got yours.
I'm having a bad day today, i parked my scooter at work (the Southern General Hospital) and some B*****d has reversed their car and knocked it over. My new crome bits ain't so new anymore!!!
doing well for yourself, I am sure we will all meet up before The Mod Weekender.
We all have a lot of catching up to do, I am looking forward to it,God bless.
TYB
`We are the Glasgow Mods`
The butcher was gettin annoyed wi the smoke fae the scoots.
He went down to the Sarry Heid and got all his mates - grown men!!
Somebody got battered - was that you NG??
Mitch I see now & again around Cardonald - he's not into scoots any more.
Had time for mitch - sound chap.
Any sign of colin wands or ross butler yet?
I remember deddie having a green vespa 100 sport (remember them wi indicators?).
Theres a pic of her at girvan on the scoot in mine & audreys photos - if you appear here debbie & see this, go have a look.
I remember the swank programme - i heard that snobby cow muriel gray saying how she couldnt imagine anyone buying from the barras - get off yer high horse ya stuck up bitch!!
Lenny henry was there with his missus dawn french but he was lurking around in the back of some stall to keep out the way when he was spotted by big ricky the globie - he went straight up to him & shook his hand - " awrite lenny my man, hows it gaun"!!
That was one of quite a few run ins with that certain individual.
Who is deddie ? I remember a Debbie fae Cambuslang with indicators haha as for M****l G**y, i haven't anytime for her, the look of discontent on her face when she interviewed Paul Weller for The Jams last ever appearance on The Tube in 1982, just said it all for me.
WE ARE THE MODS
Jim - right place - wrong time ; )
Always liked him though.
While im on remember Urgy, was fea the east end but wasnt into all their shite.
When did he die.
Mind and say hello tae Mick for me.
Jim Paton used to call Urgy 'Old Tam' because he was the oldest Mod that was around at that time. Him and a few of the East Enders cause absolute bedlam in 'Waves' disco at Scarborough in 82. You were lucky enough to have been on the way home by that point Andy. Me and big Chris McCrae were being stalked by about 200 Yorkshire Mods looking for any Mods from Glasgow.
Always Remember The Good Times.
I never went down to the Blackpool do's but I certainly know all the stories. One year (possibly Sept 80) there was a bit of a barny with a bunch of skins, and big Chaz threw one of them through a shop window, the perfect place for them as far as I am concerned. The Scarborough one was definitley quite scary. It all kicked off cause the Yorkshire lot did not like the way we looked, the way we danced etc. But although they outnumbered us by a large margin some of your boys had come well prepared, and there was a few battle scars before the sheer numbers told. Me and big Chris McCrae were trying to get back to our digs after it and had to dodge about 200 of them looking for revenge on any Glasgow Mods. You'll also remember it spilled over into the Balloch Rally in May 82 when it once again kicked off big time.
Great to see you are still in touch with some of the old crowd. Maybe you's could come along to one of the Friday Street nights. Sadly wee Colin is not on the decks, but they do play some good stuff.
Colin is still working in GM Radiators (man and boy) and I've been down London over 10 years now and still got the same P2 u remember Rab!!!
Popped up a couple of weeks ago with work and drove out to Airdrie to see the CVS - some of the old crew still there and a few original faces too
Davie - Jimmy Kyle and Rab Kelly are still in Clydebank scootering
Got ur number now swap - i'll gie ye a bell and we'll meet up.
local neds turned up wanting a fight and every window was smashed... then a pitched battle in the street, my lasting memory is colin wands running with a hoover trying to lamp one of the neds.
MET YOU AGAIN A FEW YEARS AGO, CANT REMEMBER WHEN, THINK IT WAS AROUND THE TIME ME N ALEX WERE DOING THE TOMMY HUNT N EDWIN STARR GIGS AT BARRAS, WHERE U LIVING NOW M8?
IM OCCASSIONALLY IN GLESGA AND WOULD LOVE TO GO 2 ONE OF THE DO'S
we were young free and most importaintly MODS... good times...
anyway one for the roadrunners.... when was the last time you slept in a ladies toilet on the way to a rally?
Answers on a postcard to:
ERNIST. MOD
THE BANDSTAND
CLYDE ST
GLASGOW
Well, he was reasonably ok for a guy nicknamed 'cool'
Great comments Scooterrab - it was just like you say - if you were a Mod in Glasgow you were one of us whatever school you went to - and the bandstand was the starting off point for many an adventure...
The whole glasgow mod thing trancended the 'glasgow bigotry' tim or bear if you were a mod you were welcome....
You might only have known a fellow mod for a few hours, but if it kicked off you had his back,
a brotherhood of innocence in a time if youth... fek if i hadnt been a mod my life would have been empty.. the skin/punk scene was shit and around the corner were casuals..(well dressed neds!)...so mod it was, and at heart will always be...ktf... we arra... n gizza fag!
next morn we awoke to find a rugby match starting in field next to us....
also I remember 1 do we ran (we being roadrunners)(beep beep) in the gay pub on clyde st, some lass had grabbed my grolsh n ran into ladies with it..never being shy i pursued her in, anyway a few of the lasses were shouting at me to leave..so as i left i banged the tampon machine and it procceded to empty on floor..the girls were filling their bags and soon drunks were trying to light their fags with them and others were finding large swabs of tampon in their pints....
it was some time later that i found out the place (vintners) had a certain "reputation". probably they were the only place that would take us...i mean would you hire a pub to a bunch of strangely dressed 19-20 year olds wanting to drink, play records, dance and generally cavort around?
Tony H