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D-MALCOLM · 1 year ago

Hi was speaking to Charlie told me about the website - looks good! I was in the scooter scene 79 onwards in the Glasgow City Cruisers and used to drive a silver PX scoot with chrome panels (bit like Stings). Hung about the Barras, Bandstand and The Scene Club. Knew East End Mods, The Gold Hawks fae Pollok and other Mods who hung about the Barras. Still in the scene - buying, selling and painting scooters. In touch with some of the guys who were in the scene at this time like wee Renzo fae Pollok, Ronnie Mc Gregor and Robert Pollock fae Ruchazie, Robert McTear fae Cranhill, Prentie and Mitch fae Easterhouse.
Think the website could do with some photos of 79 onwards - i have some will email them to you.
All the best Div Malcolm (of Bridgeton now Tollcross)

admin · 1 year ago

Div,
Looking for someone to do a write up ? if you know of anyone that can do a nice write up explaining and capturing the moment with some scooter club photos it would be welcomed. I am holding back on a few areas as I do not want to just have my style all over it. Thanks mate I remember the GCC well.

D-MALCOLM · 1 year ago

Will speak to the rest of the guys re: their stories and gather any photos of the time then i'll collate them and send it back to you.
Cheers
Div

admin · 1 year ago

thanks mate very much appreciated. I can convert video etc from any format. Also if you have any photies from yoru handy work send them too...

Robert · 1 year ago

Hello
I'm an old mod from late 79. I came from Cranhil and had a PX 125 and later a 150 super. Like all mods of 79 hung around the Rooster bar in Classford St and as the scene grew went onto the Scene Club in Oswald street. Drifted out of things around 1983 but never stopped listening to the music and remembering the good old day's. Thanks to meeting with Dave and Linda Malcolm about 7 years ago those good old day's are back and now have a T5. The hair may be gone but the spirit of things live on and enjoying the Rallies and Scooter events as they come along. Roll on Summer 2008

April · 1 year ago

Robert
I see you came from Cranhill. I lived in Barlanark at that time and hung around ith the skivingtons, Tony and Jed and wee Billy Cunningham. We would have parties in Cranhill, I remember a particular one at Billy Cunninghams. In the morning we all went out and stole rolls and milk from people's doors and (I hate to say this) we knocked the milk money from the doors that hadn't been delivered to yet.

Jeese I was 19 and we were up to everything in those days. Wouldn't steal a sweetie in woolworths pick and mix now.

I went around with a girl called Jackie, she was a cracker, lol. Let me know if you remember us or any of the guys.

Robert · 1 year ago

Hello April

I grew up with Billy, Wee Doby, John Mann, Nabby, Jamie Hay, Tony and Ged Skivington. We all got into the Mod scene at the same time and had some cracking parties in Cranhill. I was at the milk stealing party or may'be that was always something we did the morning after. Brilliant times though and met up with good people like Davie Malcolm, Bobo from Gathamlock, Stevie Phillips and Wee Mackie from Carntyne, Mackie from Milton, Big Tank from Easterhouse, Wee Bernie from Barrowfield, Wee Rod the Mod from Shettleson, Welchy from Springburn loads of others from Dennistoun, Sighthill and Barrowfield. I remember your name because I have a friend now called April, but remember a girl who went around with us all back then with the same name. Enjoying being back on the scene again although it's a lot different from then. Met up with Davie Malcolm as I said on last note and bump into my old mate Jamie Tracy at Friday street now and again. Have got back in touch again with Doc from Cranhill and Gordon Prentice(Prenty) and they both are back on Scooters doing the Rallies and all that stuff. Cranhill is a lot diifferent now and unfortunatly Tony Skivington was a victim of the drug scene there and died a few years ago. Don't know what has become of the rest but I bet they still talk about the Mods and good times of the early 80's.

April · 1 year ago

Robert, it was great to see you again on Friday, sorry I didn't get a lot of chance to catch up with you. First time I haven't been the taxi for a while and I had a bit much to drink, lol.I remember a lot of people you've mentioned and those were great times.

The only reasin it isn't the same just now is because we aren't all around, get all the gang down there and it'll be just like old times.

Hopefully see you again soon, oh and you're looking well.

Robert · 1 year ago

Hello April
It was good to meet you again and enjoyed the time while I was there. Unfortunatly I was doing my Taxi Driver and couldn't have a drink.
I'm sure with all the work Jimmy and Charlie are doing on this site we'll hopefully get a few more of the old familiar faces coming back.
I don't think I'll make the melting pot this Saturday but I will be looking forward to the next Friday Street and will keep in touch.
It was good to meet you to Charlie and bringing back those Brookes Bar/Scene Club memories. Look forward to viewing the photographs especially the Blonde with her Sugar Daddy.
Cheers folks
Robert

ted · 1 year ago

just found out about this web site i used ta run around way charlie,sissors. as i knew him my name is ted jarvis from drumchapel

James T · 1 year ago

hi ted charlie helps me with research for the site, he's never far away.... lives in maryhill these days...

MICHELLE · 1 year ago

hi Ted, I see you found the site ok

ted · 1 year ago

i c what u mean great site icant remember jimmy

MICHELLE · 1 year ago

everybody know's our wee Jimmy lol

James T · 1 year ago

thats it michelle you tell him we are the mods..

ted · 1 year ago

jimmy great site i know live in airdrie thats the home of the clyde valley scooter club tell sissors i said hello

Charlie · 1 year ago

Hi Ted, long time no see, how are you, were are you???? Jeez its been a long time, but I think we will meet now, eh? Thanks to Michelle, our wee angel. If you want to e-mail no problem le me know whats been happening these last 2 centuries,mad tjmes
indeed, talk to you soon Ted, another Mod Re-united!!

ted · 1 year ago

i know live in airdrie charlie been here for 17 years dont know were to start devo up for a meet ta tell u wit i have been up ta for rhe last 2 centuries i cany remember michelle thou but am glad she remembered me

MICHELLE · 1 year ago

Ted we went tae the same school, you were a year above me & you were friends with Jim Carr who sadley passed away, he was a mod also and was in my class . I used to go up to his house in the flats tae borrow some records from him. How is Jaffa doing ?

ted · 1 year ago

jaffa doing fine been busy thou he has four kids we all live in airdrie my brains r fried tryin to remember u did u stay up near linkwood ave up behind southdeen am sorry about not remembering old age is catching up way me i have been talking ta charlie trying ta arrange a meet way him

MICHELLE · 1 year ago

Ted I stayed in summerhill rd in drumchapel before moving to Knightswood,
you went out with a lassie called Mandy at school & i had a wee crush on you then, haha

ted · 1 year ago

i didny know i went ta a blind school haha uha wee crush on me what can i say as for mandy y first love did i hng out way u in thebandstand am still none the wiser have any old pics

James T · 1 year ago

should we add jim carr to the rip page

MICHELLE · 1 year ago

Jimmy that would be nice, although I don't think he ever hung about wae the Glasgow mods, but he was a great guy.

Charlie · 1 year ago

17 years in Airdrie, did you marry one of the Mod lassies from there? If not
are you in jail as 17 years in Airdie is a prison sentence,ha ha! Friday Street
(the old Rockwells) is on this Friday if you want to meet for a chat, a few of the
auld gits like me go there, once a month, hope life has treated you well Ted.

You can tell me if we meet, okay?

ted · 1 year ago

am away this weekend but give me a date time n place n i will be there any other time i ended up in airdrie ta get away fae my x wife iam very much still a mod at heart had some right good laughs remember the night we went ta dumbarton ps i will sat no more my da had a pub in airdrie were the cvs met up the broomfeid tavern any way as i said tell me when n we will meet up

ted · 1 year ago

SO WHENS THE NEXT TIME URE IN THE TOWN E MAIL ME SO CAN GET IN TOUCH HY WE RTHE MODS

Charlie · 1 year ago

Like I said Jimmy, "Quadrophenia" was based on the 4 personalities of the band
Roger Daltrey the "Helpess Dancer" John Entwhistle the "Hopeless Romantic"
Don't need to say much about Keith Moons part,eh? Pete Townsend was "THe Spiritual seeker" Jimmy The Mod was The Who, hence Quadrophonic, falls
into place now. Very creative thinking from Mr Townsend. Genius!!!

TYB Civic mod · 1 year ago

I was a member of the CVS in the early 90's...do they still meet Monday nights up there in the main street? Can't rememeber the boozers name sadly

Chris C · 1 year ago

I don't know the name of the place that the Clyde Valley Stompers had their meetings in TYB. But they did have their do's in a pub called the 'Barrel Vaults.' The nights always seemed to result in a fight between a section of the CVS and the Glasgow Mods. Must have been all that Buckie that they consume out there.

Charlie · 1 year ago

Are you coming to Friday Street tonight Ted? Hope you can make it, be nice to catch up on some things, we are the Mods!!!

LC · 1 year ago

Lucky you Charlie, have a great night and have a little shimmy on the dancefloor for me. Hope Paul plays JLL for your entrance, as usual LiLi

ted · 1 year ago

am back from weekend away wis a bit of a disaster but anyway keep me up ta date of when the next time your intown n i will try ta make it

Charlie · 1 year ago

Hi Ted if you want to meet up any time no problem a all I remember the party very well!!! What a flash back ha ha!!!

NGMods · 1 year ago

Your a pie Charlie haha

Charlie · 1 year ago

Thats okay cuz your a hairy pie, ho,ho!!!

NGMods · 1 year ago

Thats pietastic !!!

Charlie · 1 year ago

I Spy For The P.I.E.!!! H o, ho!!

NGMods · 1 year ago

Who ate all the pies Charlie ??? your favourite game was pieman, running about with your mouth open swallowing all the pies ho ho ho

TYB Civic mod · 1 year ago

haha thaats the place...the barrel vaults....I remember it now....and Gav Lennox.... hahaha, we used to meet Monday nights there and all teh scoots would be lined up outside the pub...with regular ability Gavin would sneak out when nobody was watching him and switch everybody petrol off.... ye think we would learn!!! We would all get to the same roundabout and all the scoots would start dying out hahaha, think we would learn!!!

ChrisC · 1 year ago

I was never in the Barrel Vaults myself, but a few of my mates used to go through now and then. We always knew they would come back with a tale of a barney with the CVS, and they always did. I think it was a particular mob that used to cause all the hassle, and they may have been called Section 5 or something like that. I suppose if I am being honest though, the Scene Club boys were not exactly backwards at coming forwards when it came to staring a fracas.

ChrisC · 1 year ago

Oh dear, typo shock horrror. I obviously meant to say 'Starting a Fracas' and not 'Staring a Fracas,' which would have been particularly weird.

dellboy · 1 year ago

just read your article on glasgow mods 79- present .i got into the mod scene at 15 in 1976 and i thouht i was the only mod in the country simply because i did not see or hear of any other mods or scooter boys at that time . In my home town of warwick it was full of bikers . can you imagine by 1977 theres this one small tiny vespa fully covered in lights and mirrors . Now i dont why but for some unknown reason they took an instant dislike to me ha ha . Steadily more people started to get into the mod scene and by 1979 warwick had quite alarge amount of scooters . We soon all got together and started going on scooter rallys as some of us still do today and enjoying every minute of it . keep the faith DELLBOY

stevie fae cranhill · 1 year ago

We really are delighted to have you here DellBoy - and loving your insight into the Mod scene 'between the wars' - i imagine how cool it must have been to step out as a sharp dressed Mod in the years that style forgot (the 70's).

if you have any particular stories or photos you would like to have on the site we'd be glad to have them.

Cheers

will · 1 year ago

Cool picture 10/90 of the lads outside mickey oates, any idea were i can get a copy.
My memories are that I did a lot of running from skinheads bikers and anybody else who hated mod. But hanging around the barra`s and virgin on saturday`s will stay with me forever

CharlieM · 1 year ago

Hi Will get in contact with The Evening Times, there are 2 pictures of The Glasgow City Cruisers outside of Mickey Oates, believe they are £5 each, as the photos appeared in "Times Past" in The Evening Times. a great momento for any Mods or Scooter Boys who love all things cool!!! We arra Mods!

Chris C · 1 year ago

The pictures are £10 each Charlie, and if you want larger versions you can do that for an extra £4. Although there are a few guys from the Cruisers in the photo I wold say that it was very mixed. There are also three Glory Boys from Sighthill there, a couple of NG Mods, Big Frank fae the Gorbals, and Bobby Black from the south side as well.