Randomly recorded and just watched ‘Top of the Pops: The Story of 1979’

For those of an age there’s some memories there!!

Rubbish piled on the street. ITV on strike when there were only three channels on TV. Shit cars like the Austin Maxi

Music wise - some half decent post-punk bands like The Skids and Gen X, utter tosh like The Nolan’s and The Dooley’s, absolute belters from Nile Rodgers and then you had the saving grace of The Clash, The Police, The Specials and Madness. And the weirdness of Gary Numan

John Noakes on Blue Peter, Tom Baker as Dr Who, Tomorrow’s World

Desperately trying to get into pubs at 15 (mostly failing) but getting into Cinderella Rockerfellas 

Cherry red Doc Martens and drainpipe Levi’s 

But to cap it all, standing on the paddock at OT to see Frankie’s double, thinking we are in the big time, not knowing the heartbreak a year later

Looking back, life was a bit shit, but fuck me it was brilliant that year 

And then there was Maggie 💣.........

5 minutes ago, Mr Grey said:

Nah Gulity Pleasure this one....

Maggie, what a fucking women ✊

 

Loving your work Mr Grey

Turning it political from the start 🤣

 

7 hours ago, Mr Grey said:

Nah Gulity Pleasure this one....

Maggie, what a fucking women ✊

 

1979 can you imagine the size of the muffs on them two

there is a channel now with 70s music on till 10 then it goes to 60s 

What a fkin year! 
 

I was born. 

1 minute ago, royal white said:

What a fkin year! 
 

I was born. 

Hard paper round pal?

1 minute ago, Escobarp said:

Hard paper round pal?

How dare you! 😄

The 1980's were on last night for 90 minutes, great memories and  bit of foot tapping🦶

Brilliant times the mid to late 70s for me, massive crowds, massive away followings, and the 1975 Burnden park invasion by Man U exorcised twice by the great Frank Worthington. 

i know it wasnt 1979 but my Auntie had been a club singer on the northern circuit through the 70s

she moved on to be a music agent , i remember an earl 80s christmas party at her house with the Dooleys there.

The ladies had spray on shiny trousers , Bob Williamson was crawling around the floor pissed a fart in a very ripped shirt/blouse

with a boxer dog stood on his back

Was that also the year that schools couldn't get heating oil due to some strike and we got a couple extra weeks off after Christmas?

It was around the time of hit me with your rhythm stick.

5 minutes ago, crawshawbooth said:

i know it wasnt 1979 but my Auntie had been a club singer on the northern circuit through the 70s

she moved on to be a music agent , i remember an earl 80s christmas party at her house with the Dooleys there.

The ladies had spray on shiny trousers , Bob Williamson was crawling around the floor pissed a fart in a very ripped shirt/blouse

with a boxer dog stood on his back

Bloody hell, a blast from the past, remember his song about us not going up, "one nil down and all to do if we're not to stay in division two"

As 1979 turned into the 80s football fashion was starting to take off, most geezers still looked like the bass player in Dr Feelgood but i can remember going away to Arsenal that season and seeing young uns in Pringle jumpers and deer stalker hats, we were still a couple of years behind that but got there eventually.

5 hours ago, athywhite1958 said:

The 1980's were on last night for 90 minutes, great memories and  bit of foot tapping🦶

on all day/night  channel 83  any freeview tv

On 27/02/2021 at 09:27, crawshawbooth said:

i know it wasnt 1979 but my Auntie had been a club singer on the northern circuit through the 70s

she moved on to be a music agent , i remember an earl 80s christmas party at her house with the Dooleys there.

The ladies had spray on shiny trousers , Bob Williamson was crawling around the floor pissed a fart in a very ripped shirt/blouse

with a boxer dog stood on his back

Bob williamson married a dooley...barbara?

Yeah, Barbara.

Thatcher.

They don’t make them like her anymore.

The female version of Churchill.

3 minutes ago, captainmed said:

Thatcher.

They don’t make them like her anymore.

The female version of Churchill.

She was good for the time, as was Churchill in his.

I liked the late 70s, lots of good old piss artistry and although the country had gone to shit we still enjoyed ourselves

Williamson lived in Tonge Fold somewhere. Got chatting with him in the KFC on Bury Rd one night. Didn't know it was him at the time.  

56 minutes ago, Underpants said:

Williamson lived in Tonge Fold somewhere. Got chatting with him in the KFC on Bury Rd one night. Didn't know it was him at the time.  

He did

Pretty sure he died ages ago and pretty sure alcohol was involved

21 minutes ago, Casino said:

He did

Pretty sure he died ages ago and pretty sure alcohol was involved

2016. Rare blood disorder, apparently 🤔

 

Got told he liked a drink. Before we got the craving for fried chicken we had been in the Bowling Green just a few doors down. He might have been in the pub as well. Back then it was last orders then out.

48 minutes ago, Underpants said:

2016. Rare blood disorder, apparently 🤔

 

Got told he liked a drink. Before we got the craving for fried chicken we had been in the Bowling Green just a few doors down. He might have been in the pub as well. Back then it was last orders then out.

Bowler was my local in those days and Ken Yates' on Ainsworth Lane at last orders. Bob was alright

Wasn't he in the Tetley Mild advert at the time?

15 hours ago, Dimron said:

Bowler was my local in those days and Ken Yates' on Ainsworth Lane at last orders. Bob was alright

 

15 hours ago, Dimron said:

Bowler was my local in those days and Ken Yates' on Ainsworth Lane at last orders. Bob was alright

Good chippy was Kens proper lard in't fryer and good quality Roy Hudds.

Talking of chippy's, good ones are hardly ever open and shit ones seem to be open 24/7.

8 pints of Willies and a game of Killer in Bowler, Pudding and Chips on way home, who could ask for more?

Ken used to sell Fullomeat Puddings and Pies from Hypatia Street until they got closed down after a rat drowned in the gravy.