Quote: George Kaplan @ 7th March 2014, 2:35 PM GMTPossibly too lo-fi for Lazz & Chappers?
Excuse me!
I was right there at the bleeding edge, mate.
16 in '76 - a blessed generation.
Top of the sodding page again.
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Wot, specifically the TV Personalities, or Punk in general? (I know we unknowingly rubbed shoulders at the Music Machine and Dingwalls.) 
TTPYO: All of the reverence for punk, a marketing gimmick created by a clothing store on Carnaby Street in 1976.
Punk was a flash in the pan, a trend, a fad, even those involved in it knew it wouldn't last and milked it for all it was worth. Stupidly naïve kids who bought into it as a political or social philosophy have only themselves to blame. Much like the hippys who preceded them.
As for punks who've sold out - I remember vividly walking around the West End in the 80s and 90s and 'punk rockers' were renting themselves out as living souvenirs for photographing tourists. Yeah, smash the system.
One thing that was apocryphal about punk was the slogan: No future. Most of the punk musicians had no future as professional musicians because they were shite. Abusing those who've had to move onto pastures new to earn a living - whether it's flogging butter or driving a bin lorry for Chester council - seems kind of pointless. Unless you equally bash Paul McCartney and David Bowie for living off their past glories. (And don't even mention Bowie's last album, it sucked. I don't care how many corrupt Brit Awards it won or how many arse licking sycophants bought it - it still sucked)
Quote: George Kaplan @ 7th March 2014, 3:17 PM GMTWot, specifically the TV Personalities, or Punk in general? (I know we unknowingly rubbed shoulders at the Music Machine and Dingwalls.)
Can't remember to be honest, but if they played the Music machine I was probably there!
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ 7th March 2014, 3:41 PM GMTTTPYO: All of the reverence for punk, a marketing gimmick created by a clothing store on Carnaby Street in 1976.
TBH at the time it just seemed like a continuum, rather than a movement. - pub rock- punk- new wave.
The twats with mohicans weren't even there at the beginning - more of a product of psychobilly.
Now The Meteors - there was a truly terrifying band - at least the fans were.
There's been a lot of historical revisionism about punk, which doesn't correspond to the facts as I remember them.
Oh yeah, I was there at the Sex Pistols gig at Free Trade Hall in '76!
Me and 300,000 other liars.......
Quote: George Kaplan @ 7th March 2014, 2:35 PM GMTT'was ever the case.
Reminds me too of this classic:
TELEVISION PERSONALITIES - part time punks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pKkOOQR7_o&feature=kp
Still got my copy.
I bet Badge & Lofty remember it too. Possibly too lo-fi for Lazz & Chappers?
Of course, the intended bonus irony of your piece is that the Punks said exactly the same about Hippies at the time.
Of course I remember it!
I was a great Stiff collector (I know they weren't on Stiff but to show I loved stuff of that ilk!)
Quote: Lazzard @ 7th March 2014, 2:52 PM GMTExcuse me!
I was right there at the bleeding edge, mate.
16 in '76 - a blessed generation.Top of the sodding page again.
Although I was 20. YES - ONLY 20!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ 7th March 2014, 3:41 PM GMTTTPYO: All of the reverence for punk, a marketing gimmick created by a clothing store on Carnaby Street in 1976.
Punk was a flash in the pan, a trend, a fad, even those involved in it knew it wouldn't last and milked it for all it was worth. Stupidly naïve kids who bought into it as a political or social philosophy have only themselves to blame. Much like the hippys who preceded them.
I was never a REAL punk but I loved the energy and excitement of the music.
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ 7th March 2014, 3:41 PM GMT(And don't even mention Bowie's last album, it sucked. I don't care how many corrupt Brit Awards it won or how many arse licking sycophants bought it - it still sucked)
I did agree to some extent until I was given the box set with extras and there's some bloody good stuff on there.
After I'd posted, I remembered you're a big Fall fan, so realised you wouldn't be put off by the ramshackle/anarchic element to the TVP's.
I'm fond of Stiff too - have an original compilation album, plus individual albums by Wreckless Eric, Jona Lewie, and Mickey Jupp (a particular favourite who I saw live too), as well as stuff by the better known bunch - Damned, Devo etc.
It pisses me off having to fiddle about to get US search results in Google rather than UK ones.
Are you using .co.uk or .com?
Quote: lofthouse @ 10th March 2014, 9:11 PM GMTAre you using .co.uk or .com?
Still detects your location as the UK. I can go into it via a proxy website and it brings up the US results, but it should be a bit easier, maaaaan.
Sitting there watching Ever Decreasing Circles when I have to lever myself up to go and answer the door.
Why does Martin Bryce have to have the same doorbell as me?
Quote: Oldrocker @ 11th March 2014, 1:57 PM GMTWhy does Martin Bryce have to have the same doorbell as me?
I've previously mentioned on this thread many moons ago my hatred for people on telly who have the same home phone / mobile ring tone as me.
And as I'm getting older, I'm also confusing television police sirens with real police sirens out on the road. I live in Hackney, so police sirens are fairly common.
That bloody IAMS cat advert altars used to get me! 
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ 11th March 2014, 2:00 PM GMTAnd as I'm getting older, I'm also confusing television police sirens with real police sirens out on the road.
With excuses to Father Ted
'Those Police Sirens are on the telly whilst those police sirens are far away'.