5 million pound bonfire

Tom Hark Preston Park

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• Nov 27, 2016

• #21

pearl said:

think McClaren saw himself as London's Andy Warhol, but he didn't have the talent or the empathy. I admire Westwood though

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They came as a couple. Hard to admire one and not admire the other IMHO. Very little doubt that Malcolm McClaren lit the blue touchpaper on proper UK Punk. Without the lurid headlines and - more importantly - an underlying attraction to a disaffected youth, it would have been one damp squib. IMHO, like.

 

Saladpack Seagull

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• Nov 27, 2016

• #22

If he MUST have a bonfire, can we stick Bill Archer on the top ?

 

El Presidente

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• Nov 27, 2016

• #23

I suspect the only person who thought that pile of shite was worth £5m was McLaren Jr, desperate to get some publicity for himself.

 

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pearl

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• Nov 27, 2016

• #24

Tom Hark said:

They came as a couple. Hard to admire one and not admire the other IMHO. Very little doubt that Malcolm McClaren lit the blue touchpaper on proper UK Punk. Without the lurid headlines and - more importantly - an underlying attraction to a disaffected youth, it would have been one damp squib. IMHO, like.

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I don't find it hard at all, there's a lot more to VW than the punk thing. I went to an all day punk concert in ..... Croydon (oooppphs) 1976, it was disgusting, gob, piss and beer everywhere, blocked toilets and fornication. I didn't really get the disaffected youth bit, guess I was too young with nothing to be angry about

 

Herr Tubthumper

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• Nov 27, 2016

• #25

Dick Head said:

And ancient.

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And they drive an ice cream van

 

Albion my Albion

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• Nov 27, 2016

• #26

GT49er said:

Surely there are cheaper ways of saying, "Look at me"?

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Many!


Tyres burn nicely.

 

The Clamp

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• Nov 27, 2016

• #27

Does anyone believe some boxes of unsold merchandise are worth £5m. Haha!

 

Albion my Albion

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• Nov 27, 2016

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If it ain't worth two threads then it ain't worth posting.

 

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cheshunt seagull

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• Nov 27, 2016

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It was supposedly in response to the 40th anniversary events. I went to a number of the events around this held at the British Library (Viv Albertine, Buzzcocks, Jon Savage..) and they weren't a marketing ploy but a serious attempt to look at the causes and impacts of a key political, social and cultural event. The related exhibition was put together by 2 people that had been around at the time and really knew their stuff. Burning things is rarely a positive thing.

 

vegster

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• Nov 27, 2016

• #30

I never got Punk and still don't , it always seemed to be lots of angry, skinny people shouting.

 

beorhthelm

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• Nov 27, 2016

• #31

vegster said:

I never got Punk and still don't , it always seemed to be lots of angry, skinny people shouting.

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reckon you did get it...

 

Mellotron

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• Nov 27, 2016

• #32

To be fair punk seems to be about being a bit stupid and reckless, so this fits in quite nicely.

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

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• Nov 27, 2016

• #33

pearl said:

I don't find it hard at all, there's a lot more to VW than the punk thing. I went to an all day punk concert in ..... Croydon (oooppphs) 1976, it was disgusting, gob, piss and beer everywhere, blocked toilets and fornication.

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Ah, the good old days! Used to go and see bands at the Fairfield Halls, or more usually at the Greyhound pub. That was always interesting.The gigs were held in an upstairs hall and punks were banned from pogoing as the building was somewhat old and creaky and the floor was in danger of collapse

 

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pearl

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• Nov 28, 2016

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Tom Hark said:

Ah, the good old days! Used to go and see bands at the Fairfield Halls, or more usually at the Greyhound pub. That was always interesting.The gigs were held in an upstairs hall and punks were banned from pogoing as the building was somewhat old and creaky and the floor was in danger of collapse

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don't remember negotiating any stairs, do remember Generation X were there and an unknown local trio The Cure (Think RS wondered what the hell he was doing there!)

 

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• Nov 28, 2016

• #35

Is he from Croydon?

 

Don Tmatter

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• Nov 28, 2016

• #36

Is he expecting to be taken seriously whilst dressed as Harry Hill?