I was a regular at the Hungry Years, 73-78, and don't recall him there . . . Inn Place was his haunt so I was told . . . Stuart the DJ at the Hungry Years had a copy of Anarchy in the UK he played a lot, then decided punk was 'not acceptable' and smashed up the single one night. It was an...
I don't recall him being bean pole tall . . . but he had extravagant tattoos (snakes and that) on his legs, which was extremely unusual back then. No idea what happened to him. Seemed a bit mad and dangerous, but he'll be about 60 now. 1977 was - **** me - 40 years ago :(
I LOVED the Dandies. The Black Country Rock cover was epic. Must have seen them a dozen times. I still have some of their fliers, and fanzines from that time. Yes, summer of 77 was amazing. Yes, multiple gigs every week (I have a list somewhere - saddo). Another fave of mine, who I saw many...
Ha! Yes, the troublemaker was a bloke called Steve (Montgomery, I think), who had (unusually for the times) flamboyant tatoos down his legs. His usual haunt was the Inn Place. That evening he started on a skinny punk lad with dark hair who stood his ground (that was in the queue on the way in)...
Were you at the Embassy Cinema in Western Road when they played their first Brighton gig? 1977? 'Punky Steve', all sulfated out, picking fights on the way in? That was an odd evening, but the music was crackin'
The Clash at Brighton Top Rank when Pete Townshend joined them on stage
Gen X at the Nashville in Fulham, with Johnny Thunders on guitar, none of them on the bill but stage storming after The Only Ones had finished . . . bonkers
Iggy Pop at ATP in Iceland two years ago
Human league (version...
Arthur Lee and Love playing at Mount Ephraim in Kent in the early noughties
Genesis, Brighton Dome, and some mad ******* has posted it on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khP1iULej-I