Then & Now

[Soulsmith]

Personally I'm having a much better time on the scene second time round.

Be interested to hear other people perspectives.

My first time round was late 70s. Here's a couple of my thoughts:

Now.....I drive a sensible car of Germanic persuasion. Designed to get me there & back in comfort, safely.

Then......I drove a souped up Mk 2 Cortina, that was designed to implode on contact with just about everything. Getting there & back was a lottery, I'm surprised I'm still here. Oh & those jammed cassettes!

Now......a mate will regularly pop round with a new CD compilation.

Then.........so called mates would come round & try to swipe half my collection.

Col.

[Guest]

Now.....I drive a sensible car of Germanic persuasion. Designed to get me there & back in comfort, safely.

Then......I drove a souped up Mk 2 Cortina, that was designed to implode on contact with just about everything. Getting there & back was a lottery, I'm surprised I'm still here. Oh & those jammed cassettes!

Now......a mate will regularly pop round with a new CD compilation.

Then.........so called mates would come round & try to swipe half my collection.

Col.

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Edited August 14, 2005 by moldie

[Guest nubes]

Me too mate do you know, when i first got into Northern in '75, i never ever imagined that my passion and love for this music would still be fierce within me 30 years onward, i don't know about you lot, but i used to say to myself,'right when i get to 21, i will have to stop going to nighters as i would be too old' 21 became 25, then 30, then 'Sod It'!!! when i look at the so called 'normal' crowd out there, with the 'Chicago Rock Night' venues and All You Can Drink And Throw Up/Punch Up Brigade, then I can't believe my good fortune in discovering this underground way of life.KTF, Del xx

[Soulsmith]

Me too mate do you know, when i first got into Northern in '75, i never ever imagined that my passion and love for this music would still be fierce within me 30 years onward, i don't know about you lot, but i used to say to myself,'right when i get to 21, i will have to stop going to nighters as i would be too old' 21 became 25, then 30, then 'Sod It'!!! when i look at the so called 'normal' crowd out there, with the 'Chicago Rock Night' venues and All You Can Drink And Throw Up/Punch Up Brigade, then I can't believe my good fortune in discovering this underground way of life.KTF, Del xx

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Totally agree SoulSis. Quite lucky to have it back. This time round though, people are generally easier to get along with. Back in ye olde days I certainly found certain groups on the scene 'clicky'

Moldie - I can still do do spins,backdrop and splits

Something else that hasn't changed is:

then - I never had £5 for a record.

now - I still don't

col.

[Simsy]

Got into Northern around 1983 and have been in there with both feet since. Interesting topic though, then and now thing .

Now.......I drive a sensible car of Germanic persuasion. Designed to get me there & back in comfort, safely.

Then......I drove an S reg Chrysler Avenger, that was designed to overheat and play up constantly. Tinny sounds from shitty cassette player.

Now.......I may need some 'assistance' to make it through the night.

Then......We stayed to the end and drove back from afar on youth and vitality alone.

[Soulsmith]

Now.......I may need some 'assistance' to make it through the night.

Then......We stayed to the end and drove back from afar on youth and vitality alone.

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Last 100 Club I got stopped by the bouncer carrying in "illicit substances" - V8 Tomato Juice & 2 bottles of Lucozade* (good for stopping cramp in the morning). The guys in the crowd behind me were less than supportive & shouted out the following "What a weirdo" & "Don't let him in - he's not one of us" That was fairly discouraging, as I normally get inside the building before getting heckled.

Col

* lucozade - its only for invalids & athletes.

[Guest miff]

Then - Young free and single, Couldnt aford to go anywhere, But still went

Now - Married 3 Kids, Can afford to go every where But wife wont let me go as much as i would like

[Soulsmith]

Then - Young free and single, Couldnt aford to go anywhere, But still went

Now -  Married 3 Kids, Can afford to go every where But wife wont let me go as much as i would like

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That's strange that, because my wife positively encourages me to go out.

Col.

[Guest]

Last 100 Club I got stopped by the bouncer carrying in "illicit substances" - V8 Tomato Juice & 2 bottles of Lucozade* (good for stopping cramp in the morning). The guys in the crowd behind me were less than supportive & shouted out the following "What a weirdo" & "Don't let him in - he's not one of us" That was fairly discouraging, as I normally get inside the building before getting heckled.

Col

* lucozade - its only for invalids & athletes.

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Take the tablets Col - Lucozade ones!

Orange Juice (and Oranges - ask Billy) are helpful too!

[Guest miff]

That's strange that, because my wife positively encourages me to go out.

Col.

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Never thorght about trying that angle, Will give it a go, what can i loose

Any devoice lawers on hear