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Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

bawheidsburd — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:49:40 -0000

found the pic of Ronnie ,Giggles and Davy but on the back it says Punk 1978 (their words ) they don't look very punky mind you.... so maybe they were in a transition stage LOL .

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

doyley — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:24:14 -0000

hi bawheidsburd a think the skinhead called mick you mentioned was mick reiley from galloway street aka glue alley in springburn who became a mod he ran about with elky[rip big man] jim mckinch snod and some of the east end mods hope this helps all the best andy eem

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

ChrisC — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:30:07 -0000

I will look forward to seeing your photo's from inside the Rooster Algie. To me the early period, from 79 to 1981 is the most interesting. I did not get into the whole thing until 1980, but I always think I was very lucky because by early 81 we had the Lindella and the Scene Club exclusively for our use. I did actually manage to get a drink in the Rooster once (aged 16) but even then my cousin went up to the bar. The first time when I tried to get served I was knocked back.

It must have been weird before there were no exclusive Mod clubs in the city. There was always a wee bit of trouble with the neds, as well as the skins and punks of the oi persuasion, and the teds and rockabillies as well. In fact I think there might have been a wee bit of trouble with everybody Li Li !

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

AlgieEEM78 — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:06:11 -0000

I think your spot on there mate i remember Scooters being parked outsdide the Mars Bar in 1978 and also remember quite afew of the names you mentioned and i reckon a few of them were the pioneers of the Mod revival in Glasgow ,or maybe even Scotland All The Best. Algie .

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

AlgieEEM78 — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:38:02 -0000

Alright Macky mate ,good to hear your still in touch with Stevie ,last time i seen him was at Elkys funeral, it would be great to see him again ,ive not seen you for a while either so maybe we could get together if Stevie comes up ,All The Best Algie

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

AlgieEEM78 — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:58:20 -0000

I thought you might have known Rab ,i also forgot to mention Mick Riley aswell asiknew him from the Rooster. Its good to see since imentoned the Mars Bar that its stirred a bit of iterest in the origins of the Glasgow Mod scene ,Bawheids Burds & Modernworlds comments also reminded me of a few people from early on .Ive got a really early photo from the Rooster i think its from 1979 or possibly 1978 ,and most of the people in it also drank in the Mars Bar &went to the Uni ill try and get it on and see if anyone can help me remember some of the faces ,ican only remember a some of them[Dementia Again].ive been really busy this week and only been able to post now and then ,but im on a weeks holiday this week so hope to get a few good topics going on the site . Algie

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

bawheidsburd — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:28:41 -0000

could wee eddie (Renfrew ) be Eddie Cowan ?
as his younger brother Andy was a mod and I just recently found him
We were friends from the Shuffles punk scene. I remember Giggles (Gorbals ) and Rab (Townhead ) from then too I also have a pic of a Mick (Shuffles punk/skinhead ) but not sure if it is the same one ,think he came from Springburn area
but my memory is really bad (due to thyroid problems....... not old age !)
I had a pic of Ronnie,Giggles and Terry (Gorbals Cumbie ) when they were skinheads but think it may be lost now. The punks/ skinheads all hung out together in Shuffles (only place to let us in )
Somehow we all ended gravitating to the Mars Bar , Rooster ,Tech ,Tiffanys ( only on the mod night though) and of course the Scene Club .

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

ChrisC — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:28:13 -0000

It is definitely easy to forget names for a few moments Algie, most times it happens when posting a comment. I had meant to mention another two yesterday. You will remember John Balducci as he and his sister Amanda were regulars at the Scene and Lindella. I also remember a wee guy from Scotstoun called Dan McPhail. His hair went very early (probably 17 at the latest) and he then started going around with the Scotstoun skins, strange that eh.

I actually knew Rab Aitch very well. Not as a Mod, but later on. He had a copy of 'Tin Soldier' by the Small Faces in a picture sleeve, and I was always trying to get him to sell it to me, with no success.

I am not so sure when the earliest Mods actually came to be in Glasgow in decent numbers at the revival time. But I do know that Rab, Wass, and Mick were punks and then became Mods. Like myself, they all went to the same school, so they would have known each other for a while when the revival kicked off. I also later knew Giggles, the guy referred to by Modernworld. He also went around with Rab, Wass, and Mick Paton when the Mod revival was in its early days.

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

modernworld — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:01:39 -0000

Hi all and thanks for the many comments and names mentioned, some i know, most i dont. I have posted on this site and the scottish mod forum on the origins of mod in 1979 to the best of my recollection.
My main claim to fame is that I was in that article in the evening times of the mods in Glasgow green, I was on the back of a lambretta not in the main photo and I was halfed in two in another, I was also pictured along with quite a few other mods in an early edition of the face magazine (i think it was 4 or 5) we were pictured at the loch lomond rock festival (i think it was the second).

For the record, there was various small pockets of mods starting in various areas but the main focus was glasgow city centre and in particular the mars bar (it later became the countdown). Probably because most of the mods were disallusioned punks (punk had become everything it set out not to be and the music had narrowed itself into OI) or solid Jam fans. For me and a couple of pals, the turning point was All Mod Cons, I worked beside a guy who with two pals covered jam songs way back then, in fact it was one of there older brothers (by about two years) who was contacted by the evening times to do the above piece mentioned. He was the first person I ever met who identified himself as a Mod, he was into the who, kinks, etc when all we were into was the jam and punk. All four were at that picture session on the green, only two made the photos, i was on the back of the lambretta not pictured.
The four guys came from Blairdardie - Davy McCormick, Ross ? (hes in the picture), Archie and his brother (also in picture)

Guys that i can remember who hung about mars bar-
Gorbals - John McHugh, Andy Burnett, Davy Corey, Tony taylor, Stewart wilson, Rocky, Giggles (John Rodgers)
Pollock- Wee derek.
Castlemilk- Brian, paul, Jason.
Kings Park- jim Hutton.
Springburn- Mick reilly, Denise Corey and pal Liz.
Townhead - rab aitcheson, Donnie, halkie
easterhouse - george Clark & sister Bell, Chris
Bellahouston - Donald, Brian
Wee eddie (renfrew), John Allan,
There are loads of faces i remember but have no names, they will come flooding back no doubt once this has been posted.
Most of these guys and gals went to mars bar/rooster/glasgow tech/glasgow art school. But most (not all) finished with mod by 1980-81 for various reasons

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

mackybudabud — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:42:52 -0000

algie hows u doin am still incontact with big stevie phillips he visits this site hes thinking of comming up soon if u want 2 post something 4 him cheers macky

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

07jonnyboy — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:37:53 -0000

grand site lads, keep up d good work

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

AlgieEEM78 — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:09:06 -0000

I think the old dementia is setting in Chris ,i even forgot the likes of big Urgi and a few others ,but as you say there were just too many to mention everyone. When i first got into the Mod scene at the Mars Bar /Rooster there was a guy i knew from Townhead called Rab Aitchison who must have been one of the earliest Mods in the revival,i had only been into the scene for a few months and he was leaving it ,so he sold me some cracking Mod gear he had got in Carnaby st. It got me thinking about who actually started the Mod revival in Glasgow,Some of the earliest guys ican remember aswell as Rab were Tony Taylor &John Mcue from the Gorbals ,Wee Midge Pollok,Livvy,Big Franny fae Pollok .Ithink some of them must have been there at the very beginning.I reckon alot of the earliest Mods were people looking to leave the Punk /Skinhead scene for something new and started the Mod revival,im quite sure it has its roots can be traced back to the Mars Bar ,The Uni &the Rooster .Iwas only 16 in 1978 but was lucky enough to get in the Mars Bar because my mates big brother knew the bouncers it was a really mad place ,with a mix of Punks ,Skins ,Mods ,Hippies ,Bikers and the usual assorted nutters,but was big in the Glasgow music scene,in fact thats were im sure the Simple Minds were discovered .It was a pure Midden but alwys a great atmosphere. Algie

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

ChrisC — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:45:09 -0000

Great list there Algie, and I knew quite a lot of them. You are also right about how easy it is to forget some names when commenting. There were just so many of us going around then that it would be tough to even recall the people we knew well.

In addition to the names I listed the other day there, here are a few Scene Club regulars from all over the city that I have since remembered: Eddie Curran, Big Chris, Mini, and Cod from the north of the city. Pricey, Flemmy, Vinny, Urgi, Mitch, Stu, and Dough from the east end. Melvie, Mincer, Nivey, Jason Sloss, Davie Spears, Dixie, and George from the Saltmarket, who I nearly bought a 200 rally from.

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

AlgieEEM78 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:48:20 -0000

Alright Chris how are you mate ,in response to your comments about how strong the scene was back then ,heres a wee list of some of the EEM that i hung about with.some of the names will ring a bell with you and Matt
Andy Doyle Harry Johnstone
Hec Daly Cadge
Wee Mackie
Eddie Crossan Prenty
Jamie Hay Rab Mcormack
Rab Mctear
Jamie Tracey
Rab frazer
Jeff Black
Dobie
Billy Cunningham
Tam Lawler
Rex
Macky
Stevie Philips
John Mann
Frank-l
Geordie Stien
Big Tank
Tony Skiv
Ged skiv
Fraz
Rab parsons
Bobby Biggins
Big Bobo
Jim Odonnell
Iknow there were loads of other EEM at the time but thats the ones ican rememember best ,THE MAD MOB ,All The Best , Algie

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

AlgieEEM78 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:54:00 -0000

Jimmy having problems putting in a comment just sat for about 20 mins writing out a comment hten lost it help Algie

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

ChrisC — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:03:57 -0000

In reply to Matt's list that brings back a lot of memory's and names that I haf forgotten all about, here are a few others to give an idea of just how strong the Mod scene was in Glasgow in the early 80s: Stevie O'Neill, Big Doc, Johnny Wallace, Mick Prior, Johnny Walker, Bob Kelly, Frankie McPhee, Scott Morrison (Sighthill GB) The Patons, Wass, Mick, Jim, Shug, Eddie Cunningham, Rab Cunningham, Jim McInch, Mick Gallager, Eddie Donnelly, Belly, Dan, John McGowan, Alex Frackleton, Andy Wylie, Chaz, Cronie, Shieldsy, Melvo (NG Mods)
Frank Cameron, Andy Murdoch, Tam Armstrong, Paddy, Stevie O, the McLaren brothers, Joe Austin, Stu Farro, wee Colin, Colin and Liam from Milton, Welshy, Sam, Elkie, Boycie from Springburn. I could name loads more when I think about it, but that is not including any of the girls or many of the eastenders that I knew well. Maybe Algie can do that part.

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

matt drennan — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:50:52 -0000

Algie
Good to hear from you mate, I will put the word out and see if any one from Pollok knows were Billy M is at. I was on the works computer showing Jim Mckenzie from Pollok the site you were one of the firist names that sprung out. Great when a nick name still bears meaning 20 odd years later.
Some others that spring to mind would be .
Bobby Black
Big Vince
Ped Burns
Apples
Dougie Macky
Gibby
Spenny
The baz brothers
The Binghams
Frogie
Adds
Billy Morison
Tam Daily
Kenny Cameron
George Campbell
Macky
Ped Smith
Rab Smith
Renzo
Midge
John Stracken
Jamie Brammer
Shorty
Willie Cunningham ~easy end
Steg Mckenzie
Jim McKenzie
Audrey
Flow
Steven Campbell
Auld Tam
Gardo

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

AlgieEEM78 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:42:45 -0000

Much appreciated Matt ,ive been trying to get in touch with Billy but havent had much joy ,so when i recognised your name & Jamie B etc i thought maybe you could help .Iwas really good mates with Billy and spent many a mad weekend up in Pollok on our scooters . When i think about it now there was a load of Mods from Pollok ,at the very beginning of the Mod revival when the Mars Bar and the Rooster were popular with Mods there a few guys from Pollok i was friendly with ,who were into the Two Tone /Modscene .One of them was a wee guy called Midge,iheard years later that he overdosed on LSD ,ended up in Levrendale and when he was released became a Preacher .There was some mad dudes around then mate.Enjoyed your pics Matt and its good to see another old Mod on the site .All The Best .Algie EEM

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

matt drennan — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:16:08 -0000

Algie
I have not seen Billy Morrison for years mate but I still see some of the other pollok guys now and then. so I will put the word out to get them on here and see who gets oline to get in touch with the old crew

matt

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

James T — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:05:16 -0000

brilliant algie glad that your end of your shift is now able to chill with the sounds LOL..... I sent an email with matt included best of luck ...

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

James T — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:30:01 -0000

your welcome matt, great photos..

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

AlgieEEM78 — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:13:44 -0000

Excellent photos Jimmy its good to see more old Mods getting in touch ,ive already been in touch with a few old mates due to the site youse are doing a great job . Im sure i can rememember Matt ,Jamie B and a few of the other guys from Pollok ,there was quite a few Mods from there if i remember right .maybe they can help me get in touch with an old Mod mate of mine from Pollok ,Billy Morrison ,hes in the photos that i sent in ,me and him in the Scene Club &in my house . Just off a nightshift .chillin out to some good Mod Music ,and having a few beers etc, etc ,have a good day mate Algie EEM

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

matt drennan — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:56:23 -0000

Thanks for hosting the photos James.
matt

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

James T — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:19:36 -0000

hi algie just me the sad admin fixing things on the site LOL I posted matts photos, you can see it on the top right under Matt Drennan.

Re: Glasgow Mod Photos

AlgieEEM78 — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:13:43 -0000

Is there anybody out there