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Re: Polaroids

AlgieEEM78 — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:52:35 -0000

Hope big Hec can make it too ,by the way do you remember who the guy was we found hiding under the bed with the girls at that party ,i remember he got pelters for it later but cant mind his name (shame on him )ha ha All The Best Mate .Algie

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AlgieEEM78 — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:33:51 -0000

Jimmy has put that photo from the Rooster Mar 1979 on my slideshow maybe you can name some of them for me .your right it was avery lucky escape from Nitshill .All The Best .Algie

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modernworld — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:20:01 -0000

The skinhead who I think you are talking about name was JAKE, I do know that he was the one who threw the tumbler in glasgow tech that caught claire grogan on the face, that caused her scar, because I was there that night.

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doyley — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:26:26 -0000

alright algie look forward to that beer [to be honest a look forward to any beer lol] a thought that skinheads name was gazo dont think we,re to far away from gettin the cunts name let me know when you want to meet up al phone hec over the next day or so and let him know ave been talkin to you talk soon all the best ,andy here,s my email address andrewhowiedoyle@yahoo.co.uk

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bawheidsburd — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:09:35 -0000

Ha ha... Nitshill party .. the thing that stuck in my mind about that party was that even the hall was strewn with smashed glass crunching under foot and every glass thing in the house was smashed except for the telly ! It was truly bizarre When we left (still daylight ) all the old women were hanging over the verandahs shouting at the locals to get us and thats when we noticed wee Margaret (modette from Milton ) was missing ...we had to go back and found her under a bed in the back bedrooom then luckily we managed to run the gauntlet of locals chucking all sorts at us to what I think must have been a bus terminus where a bus was sitting and as I said earlier I was the last on the bus ,trapped in the doors as the bus drove off ...Fun fun fun !

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AlgieEEM78 — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:19:22 -0000

Alright Andy,looking forward to that pint or two mate and seeing yourself and Hec again (the three Musketeers ride again) Macky fae Carntyne also gave me a shout yesterday and is up for a beer aswell ,its looking like a good night ,ive also arranged to meet up with Chris fae Sighthill and a couple of his mates and we can sort out somewhere to meet up nearer the time.I think the guys name was Garzo. Ive asked Jimmy to post a photo from the Rooster from March 1979 so maybe Jackie will remember some of the faces in it as im having trouble remembering all their names,Jimmy says he will put it on in the next day or so when he gets a chance.Iwill send you my e mail address as some times its easy to miss a comment if youve not been on for a couple of days and that way we can stay in touch, All The Best Mate. Algie

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doyley — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:16:15 -0000

hi jackie spoke to algie yesterday a think every mod in glasgow was at that party in nitshill cant remember who,s party it was [wonder how they explained that to parents. algie says it was like the alamo says a railway sleeper came through the window and it all kicked off from there , i asked him about the skinhead waitin for him to get back to me let you know , talk soon ,andy

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bawheidsburd — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:53:59 -0000

My name is Jackie but user name was already taken :L :L so just used my bebo user name Think you are almost there with the skinheads name but not quite.... think it started with G ......I am in touch with my friend Terry (also in Auckland same as Cateran ) from same era and it was him that got us into the Tech I will ask him or Jamie Tracey as think Jamie was maybe at that party too

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doyley — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:32:43 -0000

IT WAS ME AT THE WINDAE HEC WENT OUT THE BACK WINDAE CAUSE HE COULN,T GET OUT THE DOOR IF A REMEMBER RIGHT HE TOOK A CHAIN OF WAN O THEY CUNTS AND SET ABOUT A FEW OF THEM AM SURE YOUR RIGHT ABOUT THE SLEEPER. DID IT HIT WAN O THE LASSSIES? CAN YOU REMEMBER THE SKINHEADS NAME [A THOUGHT IT WAS GAZO] AM UP FOR A NITE OUT JUST TELL ME WHERE AND AL BE THERE AL GIVE HEC A BELL LET HIM KNOW TALK SOON MATE , ANDY

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AlgieEEM78 — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:03:18 -0000

Alright Andy mate ,i remember it all well especially that mad party in Nitshiil,i dont know how we ever got out of there alive it was like the Alamo,i remember big Hec defending the windae wae the Pelmet like John Wayne in the film,wee Spike fae Haghill had smashed the toilet sink and was launching chunks of it at them and the rest of us were trying to keep the front door from coming in .If i remember right it was a railway sleeper that came through the front window just as the party got going (charming ). I was hoping you would come back on mate and we will need to catch up with a few beers. Theres a Mod night coming up at the end of the month and i was hoping to get there ,it would be good if you could get Hec and we could meet up for a few beers .All The Best Mate. Algie (wan o the other Musketeers)

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doyley — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:34:16 -0000

hi bawheidsburd [wots your name cant keep callin you bawheidsburd] a think a was wrong about the skinheads name beginning with E am sure his name was GAZO hope that rings a bell let me know talk soon cheers andy

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bawheidsburd — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:24:08 -0000

Just read Doyley's comment about the party in Nitshill I was there too ......OMG it was the same skinhead who slashed Claire Grogan (ALtered Images ) in the Tech NOW IT WILL DRIVE ME NUTS TRYING TO REMEMBER HIS NAME ....he terrorised everyone up the town for a while .....Nitshill Party ...I was last on the bus as I had to go back for wee Margaret from Milton as she was so petrified when the windows came in she was hiding under a bed I got on the bus and my bag was stuck outside the bus but the driver was so scared he drove off with me stuck in the door One of the girls I didn't know but I somehow always thought was Jamie Tacey's ex Katie got trapped on a roundabout and they were kicking the shiit outta her but the driver wouldn't stop so we could help her .......need to go to work ..AGAIN

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bawheidsburd — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:10:23 -0000

Hey Cateran AKA John Riddle LOL
that explains why we always got so pissed IN the Scene Club then AND WHY I STOPPED DRINKING FOR YEARS AFTER THIS but gaunie tell me what the pub was we went to before heading to the scene club ... the barmaids name was Sandra ...Its driving ME NUTS ........They probably wouldn't recognize you nowadays without your eyeliner !

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doyley — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:51:37 -0000

alright algie how you doin havin a few beers and readin your comments brings back a lot of good memories . i remember blackpool wot a weekend remember robin the offsales and havin a party on the two big rowin boats on the front then gettin moved on by the polis if a remember right we camped out in a bus shelter.a remember a free forall in diamond lils at the pleasure beach and gettin our photos taken next day with the bouncers by the way eddies still innocent .do you remember the party in nitshill am sure we had a few words on the bus goin to the party with a skinhead a think his name began with an e [right ugly cunt am sure you gave him a couple of digs lol on the bus ] a remember the party was in full swing then the door went and some cunt threw a blade that stuck in the wall and it all kicked off.then we got a police escort on a corpi bus into town a still see john mcquillin now and then in partick hope your keepin well all the best . andy[ [wan o the musketeers]

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cateran — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:12:02 -0000

As I said, follow the breadcrumbs. To find Rocking Joe and the Jets, you might need to bump into those two bampots Animal and Tarzan or any the crowd they hung about with as they knew joe personally. But apart from that, I still listen to all the same music that I did then, still wear Fred Perrys and if you look under John Riddell on Bebo. I don't think that you will recognise me after this many years but there is a photo of me and Bawheidswife ( jackie Nicoletti) when we were going up to the Scene. You might remember me as the Red head from Maryhill who was always pissed and took the money off you when you came in, or when wee colin left I was doing the DJ thing, but was never as good as wee Colin.

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AlgieEEM78 — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:09:18 -0000

Been in that situation many times ,its really sad that so many good guys have lost their way either through Smack or Booze when you remember them young and full of life it really is quite sad .
The next night in Feb sounds good to me and i look forward to it ,hopefully ican get a hold of some of the old EEM and meet up for a drink or 12 and get the stories going and have a good crack .By the way Chris is it held in in the old Blackfriars Pub .

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ChrisC — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:29:10 -0000

I will plan on getting along to the next Friday Street do, which should be on the last Friday in February. That should give those who were stone broke after Christmas a chance to recover. It would be great if we could meet up for a drink or ten then.

I know what you mean about the scooter thing. There is an Italian restaurant where I stay in Bishopbriggs called 'La Vita.' They have this lovely Li 150 which is mostly sitting outside in all the elements. I once jokingly asked the owner if he would sell it but the answer was no. If it keeps up like this it will look crap in a few years.

I have sadly not seen Jim for a good few years now. The last time I saw him he did not look the too hot and was with a couple of guys who were out of their faces. I wanted to to go over and say hello but I didn't bother. That was about ten years ago. It's one of those situations that I would change if I could turn the clock back but as I said, the two other characters looked wired to the moon.

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AlgieEEM78 — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:24:07 -0000

Your probably right about January Chris ,but let me know the next time somethings happening and i will sort it out for then ,it will give me a chance to meet up with a few old
mates ive not seen for a while.

Ive not been on a Scooter for years either but i intend to get get one some day ,sooner rather than later,(Regulations F*** Them].Theres this Italian guy who i know ,he has a Lambretta 150li 1964 in almost mint condition and ive been bursting his lugs trying to get him to sell it to me , the thing is he hes never really used it and just keeps it as a prop.He says he will give me first option on it if he does decide to sell,it would be great to get out on the road again with it all Modded up.ps Do you ever hear from Jim Mcinch .Cheers. Algie

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ChrisC — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:44:34 -0000

I'll bet the older Mod guy was absolutely over the moon when he was on your PX Algie. I have not been on a scooter now for over 20 years, but I would love to have one more go on one. I keep threatening to buy one but these new regulations put me off somewhat.

You are spot on about some of the trouble that was a small part of the scene back in the early 80s. It was just growing up and a tribal sort of thing. Everyone I know from that time (myself included) did things they would rather they had not but no one ever bore any grudges in the long term.

Maybe those interested could meet up for one of the Friday Street do's. The one coming up would possibly not be good for most people recovering from Christmas, but it should definitely happen. It would be great to swap stories of the mad old times.

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AlgieEEM78 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:02:59 -0000

That would have been us in the Rooster we never missed a saturday morning /afternoon session as big Joe or Tommy would usually be in and stick on some good sounds for us.There was an older couple Archie & Mary who were regulars in the Rooster and were Glasgow Mods of the 60s ,they never missed a Mod night and i once gave him a loan of my Scooter so he could take his missus a run round the town centre ,when they came back he was pure buzzin .As ive said before the Rooster was abrilliant pub for Mods at the time and was sad to see it shut .I think all that stuff with the Teddy Boys was just a mutual hatred at the time ,but it went on for a while.Life is too short to hold grudges and i just look back on it with a wee smile and see it all as part of growing up in Glasgow,we were all just young and a bit mental at times ,the good times far outweighed the bad. we will need to arrange that pint sometime soon it will be good to have a gab about the good old days. All The Best. Algie

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ChrisC — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:25:18 -0000

I'll certianly never give up on it John. I'll keep an eye out for Rockin Joe and the Jets. But by the sounds of them I would take my ipod along and listen to something decent, and then ask the guy called Joe after the gig.

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cateran — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:40:16 -0000

Don't give up that easy, as I said try looking in the phonebook etc. another way is he was also a friend of the co-owner of the Club. His name was Joe and I heard he is still playing in pubs and clubs in Glasgow under the name of Rocking Joe and the jets. another breadcrumb to follow.

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ChrisC — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:34:19 -0000

Cheers for that mate. But I had a funny feeling that question was going to have a negative response. Its became the Mod version of the Holy Grail, only I think the one thing we have in our advantage is that we know for sure that the film definitely existed.

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ChrisC — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:27:22 -0000

Yeah, I did know about some of the history about the incident with the teds/rockabillies Algie, that's why I thought we were going to be in trouble that time in the pub when the three of them came in. I knew for certain that most of them always carried blades, and as we were in a sitting position we were at a real disadvantage. Its one of these situations that you don't want to let them know they are intimidating you by standing up or changing what you had been doing before, but they could easily have done something before we had much of a time to react.

The couple of times I went into the Rooster (once successfully) was around May/June 1981. Both times were on a Saturday afternoon, and on both times there were certainly a lot of Mods in, maybe it was you guys. But they were all up at the back as you came down the stairs. For a young Mod of 16 it was all really exciting stuff. I knew about the Scene Club then through guys like wee Prenty, but I had not yet been up, and did not really know its whereabouts. Later that summer I got to know a lot more guys (and girls) who frequented the Lindella and Scene Club, and I started going up myself. I was going out with a girl from Easterhouse who delivered a wee ultimatum 'Either jack in this Mod thing or me' obviously she had to to.

Take care mate, and I'll look forward to meeting up for that pint soon.

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cateran — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:46:08 -0000

The video was shot by a guy called Ray. Don't remember his surname, call it old age but it was nearly 30 years ago. Lorrie, the Scence club owned hired him as some big shot video maker/editor. But turns out he had all the gear but was a bit of a Walter Mitty. The person that obviously could give you all the details is Lorrie as he hired him. Unfortunately, I lost contact with Lorrie when I moved to Aberdeen. I have tried looking online in the BT phonebook but with no luck. You can try and see if you have any better luck over there. Lorries full name is Lawrence Ivan mc culloch. At the time of the Scene Clum he was a senior manager with Strathclyde Regional Council ( time & motion department). sorry but that is the best I can do. I lost my copy and everything I had on the Scene club, including the turntable and most of the records, when the neighbour below me decided to make chips when he was pissed and fell asleep with the chip pan on.