Originally Posted by
PeterG
Some of mine, mosty early to mid-90s, but some 00s as well.
*Going to three gigs in one week all over southern England
*Chatting to Tim at a Sleepy People gig in Islington when he was doing the engineering type stuff with sound and lights or something.
*Chatting to Jon Poole and Jim in a pub before a gig in Camden
*Chatting to Bic prior to a Cardiacs gig at The Venue with my friend Ed, who had previously played in a band with Bic. Ed introduced me to Cardiacs in 88, I later played in a band with Ed.
*Managing to get my hands on the last CD copy of Mr & Mrs Smith & Mr Drake at one of the Astoria "xmas" gigs, I think it was either Sean or Marina selling them and they said "that's the last one", I also bought at the same time, the bag of badges, and a polo shirt with the man/house logo
*Finding Rude Bootleg on vinyl signed by all the band in a second hand record shop in Notting Hill
*Coming out of the mini-festival thingy at The Venue, like 1 or 2 in the morning to find my drivers door window smashed, the keyhole screwed & an attempt at removing the gearstick lock.
* Finding two of the 12" singles and an old album all together in a second hand record shop in Islington.
* Finding one of the 12" singles in a second hand record shop in Stoke Newington.
* Finding one of the 12" singles and one album in the second hand record shop outside the Old Spitalfields Market.
* Finding loads of the stuff old and new on vinyl and CD in the record shops in Berwick Street.
* Seeing the back of my head on the video of one of The Sea Nymphs gigs from The Monarch, Camden
* Driving all over southern England and up into the midlands for gigs
* Buying loads of bootleg cassettes and a couple of videos from the geezer on the street in Camden
* Listening to the "Rarities" bootleg cassette, years and years before the Archive CD was released
* Seeing a copy of the Bus 7" single on sale at a record fair at Ally Pally for £60 and still kicking myself for not buying it.
* But best of all, jumping up and down like a demented clown at numerous gigs
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