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Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

JimTheDj65 — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:39:35 -0000

John thanks for the comments, its a miracle the tracks actually got up there given the folks that I have mentored the last year didnt even have a computer 12 months ago... I think the chappy who did them was just learning how to sample his vinyl...

all the best...

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

johnalder — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:57:47 -0000

Dear Glasgow Mods. Thanks loads to all concerned for being so complimentary about the band, and putting our tracks up on your site, and I'd I’m interested to know what's meant by Uncle Charlie having 'dusted' Party Games down. So, a couple of corrections if you don't mind. Just for once, someone could get my name right. It’s Alder not Adler. He was the harmonica player. Mind you, unless my sassenach brain is completely mince, I think it’s Partick Thistle, not Patrick! Londoners??! Shame on you. Yes we lived in London when we got the band together, but so did your fellow countryman Alex. Still does in fact. His address is.....(only joking Alex). No, Nick and I grew up in Scarborough, where we started playing music together around 13-14, ermm..I think. It’s a long time ago guys! In fact my Mum ran a guesthouse, and some of you could even have stayed there on holiday when you were kids. That would be weird. A point of interest is that my older brother was an original Mod in Scarborough, along with his mate Robert Palmer no less! On a techy note. Our tracks seem to be playing slow, and pitched down, which suggests that you’ve got a 44.1/48k sample rate mis-match somewhere down the line. I know about that shite. Unless you just prefer them that way.
Love to all, John Alder

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

CharlieM — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:21:51 -0000

Hi Tommy3Chord, Alex Baird The Jags drummer "Magic Alex" has been in contact with us, I had asked him the same question, we still live in hope The Jags re-unite, they are a fantastic band, who knows?? Thanks for your comment, if you have any photos of them from the San Francisco gig, feel free to send them to admin A-T glasgowmods.co.uk, we will be more than happy to add them to The Jags section,all the best, Tommy3Chord.

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

Tommy3Chord — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:51:34 -0000

The Jags need to reunite and Tour. I was fortunate to see you once in San Fransisco back in the day. If you re unite you can all crash at my place...

I am loving the stuff on YouTube. Is there any more???

Tommy

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

N.G. MODS — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:32:42 -0000

Magicalex theres alot of good footage of The Jags on YouTube, what made you go for the twin bass drums ? not too sure about the Superman T-shirt, now the girlfriend has just confessed to buying a copy of "Back Of My Hand" when it came out, just caught her singing it !!!

I'll tell her to get her jacket..........haha

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

steviefaecranhill — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:15:51 -0000

yeah Camey - and lets not mention you - and telephone boxes - and Mod girls - you dirty dog!

But, back to Sharon, i hope very much she is well.

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

MICHELLE — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:15:45 -0000

camey it was in the evening times years ago about sharon,I don't think she's home yet

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

Camey — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:05:19 -0000

Oops my bigmouth has struck again, Sorry to hear that Michelle and i hope she turns up soon, Shes maybe back home by now if it was a while ago u met her mum, lets hope so mate. Damn thats a bit of a shock to be honest.. Hey Stevie, you spent quite a lot of your time in darkened rooms with mod girls from what i can remember lol, Maybe Quinny will know if Sharons back or not? Lets hope so. W.E.M

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

N.G. MODS — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:55:57 -0000

Magicalex are you sitting on any unreleased tracks by The Jags ? most bands from that period seem to have stuff that hasn't been released yet and it's only now that it's starting to surface ? Anything doing on the bootleg circuit regards The Jags live in concert ?

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

steviefaecranhill — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:27:32 -0000

Michelle very sorry to hear about your pal Sharon going missing - she was a great girl - i remember she had us in her room listening to the Doors and Pink Floyd - that was enough to depress anybody! But I hope she has found happiness wherever she is.

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

MICHELLE — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:31:08 -0000

Camey I've not seen Sharon for years, I met her mum last year and she told me she went out one night and never came back, her mum & dad are heartbroken. she has a wee bhoy but he stays with his dad since sharon went A.W.O.L

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

Camey — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:45:05 -0000

Hiya Michelle, do you still have your eternal bodyguard Sharon by your side ;) , Hope alls well with u young Michelle W.E.M

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

Chris C — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:52:54 -0000

Nice to hear that you played one of your gigs at the main Glasgow University magicalix, I'm sure it was as good as the many gigs I saw at Strathclyde. If it was a good enough venue for the best post 60s band (The Jam) it was good enough for anyone. Talking about The Jam, I noticed in the lyrics to 'Woman's World 'Do this, Do That' which is the same as 'Billy Hunt.' Even to day All Mod Cons is my all time favourite LP, was it a big influence on the Jags ?

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steviefaecranhill — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:40:34 -0000

Your wee mate NG is obviously missing you Michelle!

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

steviefaecranhill — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:37:11 -0000

i only wore that jumper once - i probably looked more like dennis the menace than an aberdeen casual. i actually wore a beret for about a week...we did have some crazy styles.

say hello to Marcello, Charlie - he was always a cool guy - of course he was always first to tell us that also!

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

Charlie — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:22:21 -0000

Kinda strange Davie, I was talking to Marcello on the phone earlier
on tonight, bizarre? He is doing fine and may make an appearance
at Friday Street, after his Salsa dancing with his Missus,see you
next week Marcello!!

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:19:07 -0000

Oh N.G its all at everyones leisure, your taking yourself a bit too seriously lately..... All in its own good time... RELAX frankie ...

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

N.G. MODS — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:16:04 -0000

What where you Stevie ? Santa Claus hohoho

Hi Michelle stop lurking and start posting !

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

Davie Blair — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:14:36 -0000

Danny - i remember the day the casuals came in the one up.
It was a sunday afternoon - they all sat up at one end at the big window singing "we hate the mods, we hate the mods...".
Outnumbered big style - we all sat & took it. Either that it was a kickin.
Poor marcelo was sitting by the door - nearly every one of the casuals had a swipe at him on the way out.

Magicalex - i remember tapin your Jags song off top of the pops - tape recorder by the telly speaker. I think The Ruts song Babylons Burnin was on the same totp episode. Thats one of those one off memories you have as a kid - i was about twelve so no money for singles. Didnae start buyin records until i was about 14 wheni got my 1st part time job.

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

steviefaecranhill — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:36:36 -0000

i used to have a red and white stripey jumper (just like my hero Chris C). Unfortunately i was wearing it on the day of Celtic v Aberdeen match - and i happened to be hanging around Queen Street station - some Celtic fans were discussing giving me a kickin' for being a Don. Fortunately, one of them must have been an ex-mod and recognised my attire was a fashion statement and nothing to do with the sheep worrying fiends...

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:49:06 -0000

alex your welcome to butt in anytime pal, at least you can see your music isnae lost ......

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

magicalex — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:14:10 -0000

Sorry to butt in again and change the ongoing thread. Just here to answer a couple of Jags related questions (the band, not the team). Yes we did play Glasgow (in 1979 just before Back of My Hand charted). It was at Strathclyde Uni and we were supporting Simple Minds who, at the time were unknown outside Scotland.

Woman's World is a pretty misogynistic song really. A tongue in cheek comment on women's attitudes. Some of the words are as follows.... "It's a woman's world we live in, and a woman's world can't wait. It's a woman's world we live in, and a woman don't think straight!" and "They keep telling you they want to do this when they really mean that they want to to that. Every day telling you they want a new dress. Do this, do that. Do this, do that!" Sorry all you ladies. No offence intended. But you can take some consolation in the knowledge that our then female fans didn't buy it. The joke sorta' backfired!
Ah well. You live and learn, I suppose.

OK. Back to the barras and the running battle. Orrabest!

Re: Tribute To Jim Nairn and Drummy The Jags

Chris C — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:13:23 -0000

I remember they used to hang around George Square. There was only about two dozen of them and they looked shocking. If they thought they looked good they must have been on something. Wee Gibby, who used to be a Mod was hanging out with them at the time, and I used to give him a lot of stick about hanging about with those wee arseholes going up to Daddy Warbuck's. Talk about going from class to clueless.

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Danny — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:56:43 -0000

I remember that one well Cammy. Some of us ended up running into Tropics Pub in Central Station and attacking them as well. There were teams of Mods outside once word had spread that they were in there.

They were running from the Barras all the way back to Central Station, however, some of them were slighty dazed and confused and ran in other directions only to meet more of Glasgows fine Mods coming to meet them.

I was working out of Aberdeen (Offshore) from 89 onwards and had to keep reminding the Aberdeen Casuals of the lies that their author, Jay Allen, had wrote in his book. His version had their Casuals battering Mods daft, well he did'nae want to tell the truth did he. On that subject, surely someone should be writing a book about our exploits, a best seller!!!

I remember another incident where the ICF came into the one up and we were well outnumbered, they all lined up on the back wall to sing F**k a Mod. Thing was i had just bought a scooter from one of them the night before in Clydebank.

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N.G. MODS — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:42:15 -0000

Chris you don't even need to read a book, just look at some of the patter on certain websites, theres enough material there for Big Arnie in another Hollywood Blockbuster !

Funny how the passage of time plays tricks on peoples mind, I'm sure Mr Charles said there was another tune by The Jags on the way haha