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its been on before and is actually a very good watch the old man was a skinhead back in the sixties around the bush ive been bought up on the tales , he had the Crombie coat the Harrington jacket , the Sherman, & fred perry shirts and the two tone suits , he loved it especially the fashion side of it , I bought him a red Harrington last year for his b/day to take him back to his glory days what the old man always says is that the majority of his mates were west Indian and that they embraced the culture and the clothes more than the white lads did , he still goes to reggae and ska bands to this day
And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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The story of skinheads. on 16:29 - Feb 16 with 5192 views
The one and only, brilliant Don Letts. Seen here with Pauline Black. His story about scoring ganja in London for Bob Marley in this programme is an absolute classic.
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The story of skinheads. on 17:00 - Feb 16 with 5145 views
The story of skinheads. on 16:18 - Feb 16 by paulparker
its been on before and is actually a very good watch the old man was a skinhead back in the sixties around the bush ive been bought up on the tales , he had the Crombie coat the Harrington jacket , the Sherman, & fred perry shirts and the two tone suits , he loved it especially the fashion side of it , I bought him a red Harrington last year for his b/day to take him back to his glory days what the old man always says is that the majority of his mates were west Indian and that they embraced the culture and the clothes more than the white lads did , he still goes to reggae and ska bands to this day
The story of skinheads. on 16:18 - Feb 16 by paulparker
its been on before and is actually a very good watch the old man was a skinhead back in the sixties around the bush ive been bought up on the tales , he had the Crombie coat the Harrington jacket , the Sherman, & fred perry shirts and the two tone suits , he loved it especially the fashion side of it , I bought him a red Harrington last year for his b/day to take him back to his glory days what the old man always says is that the majority of his mates were west Indian and that they embraced the culture and the clothes more than the white lads did , he still goes to reggae and ska bands to this day
It's a great era as far as W12 is concerned, absolute metling pot of musical influences and cultures.
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The story of skinheads. on 20:15 - Feb 16 with 4926 views
The story of skinheads. on 16:18 - Feb 16 by paulparker
its been on before and is actually a very good watch the old man was a skinhead back in the sixties around the bush ive been bought up on the tales , he had the Crombie coat the Harrington jacket , the Sherman, & fred perry shirts and the two tone suits , he loved it especially the fashion side of it , I bought him a red Harrington last year for his b/day to take him back to his glory days what the old man always says is that the majority of his mates were west Indian and that they embraced the culture and the clothes more than the white lads did , he still goes to reggae and ska bands to this day
Not forgetting the Doc Martens boots. The Royal's, Brouges and Gibson shoes. Levi Sta-pressed anyone.
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The story of skinheads. on 20:33 - Feb 16 with 4898 views
My mum used to know Don Letts and as a kid I went round once. He gave me a Big Audio Dynamite tape and I was impressed because it had the trellick tower on the front. Even at 11 I recognised his mrs, Audrey, was a sort.
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The story of skinheads. on 20:40 - Feb 16 with 4885 views
The story of skinheads. on 20:15 - Feb 16 by TripleR
Not forgetting the Doc Martens boots. The Royal's, Brouges and Gibson shoes. Levi Sta-pressed anyone.
Shame that Skinheads in the late 1970's and early 1980s that I met had generally morphed into a bunch of at best "conflicted" individuals when I was a teenager.
Many was the Bury Street, St .Pauls, Southbourne disco in my formative years trying to understand the seig heiling and racist chanting going on whilst dancing away to finest ska music, Harry J and the Allstars, Liquidator was a particular fav track to chant "humorous" casual racism, the irony being that most the band then joined Bob Marley as the Wailers in a later guise. Turned into one of the tunes that Chelshit used to come out at the dump that was Stamshyt Bridge at the time. Given that the NF were rampant, especially in the shed at the time, you should tell you all you need to know about how that movement was hijacked by the far right.
Never knowingly understood
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The story of skinheads. on 22:37 - Feb 16 with 4771 views
The story of skinheads. on 20:15 - Feb 16 by TripleR
Not forgetting the Doc Martens boots. The Royal's, Brouges and Gibson shoes. Levi Sta-pressed anyone.
Tonic suits, monkey boots, Brutus, Brute, sleeveless V necks and girls were called sorts. Saturdays consisted of a trip to the market or Stuarts and then in the Loft for knees up Mother Brown.
RIP: Sniffer, Doug and Pat
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The story of skinheads. on 22:51 - Feb 16 with 4750 views
The story of skinheads. on 22:37 - Feb 16 by kingo
Tonic suits, monkey boots, Brutus, Brute, sleeveless V necks and girls were called sorts. Saturdays consisted of a trip to the market or Stuarts and then in the Loft for knees up Mother Brown.
Is Stuarts still going? Was still open a couple of years ago.
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The story of skinheads. on 23:12 - Feb 16 with 4719 views
The story of skinheads. on 15:24 - Feb 16 by CroydonCaptJack
That looks like that guy who used to hang around with the Clash behind.
That guy who used to hang out with the Clash! I hope posts below yours have given you a clearer picture PJack. Amazing guy Don Letts - directed several Clash videos and co-founded BAD. Bit of a name-drop here, but I was at the Grammy's in 2003 when they did that amazing tribute to Joe (who died in 2002) and Don was there of course, to collect his Grammy for directing Best Music film: The Clash Westway to the World. I had a chat to him about it afterwards and have chatted to him several times since in Queens Park. A proper local is Don and a top man.
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The story of skinheads. on 03:45 - Feb 17 with 4530 views
Being a Notting Hill/Ladbroke Grove lad of 17ish around 1970, I/we used to go up to the small West Indian record shops at the north ends of Portobello and Golbourne and buy Ska imports to listen to. Also, though maybe a bit of a joke to some now, Slade were big (six straight-in-at-number-ones).
A lot of the other stuff has been mentioned (my Squires Brogues and Loafers cost 8 Guineas a pair each and my first DMs were 5 Quid ---my first job was paying £8 pw.) but, for entertainment (apart from the obvious Palais), we used to go to the Castle Ballroom Richmond and The Boat House at Kew (both long gone now).
Away matches with Rangers (or days out at the coast often involved hiding spare laces and braces about our person as local Plod like to be clever(?) and confiscate the ones we were wearing when we arrived.
My generation had grown up with the children of the new immigrants and been at Primary school with them so we were mates with the OB as the only real enemy.
And the so-called "Second Generation" of skinheads was an abomination that was a very different species, from a different time, as far from the original Skinhead thing as Bristolians are from the inhabitants of South Kensington. And yes, we enjoyed a good ruck but the tosser-fascist lot just enjoyed being bullies
[Post edited 17 Feb 2018 4:58]
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The story of skinheads. on 08:08 - Feb 17 with 4413 views
The story of skinheads. on 04:45 - Feb 17 by OnlyMe
Being a Notting Hill/Ladbroke Grove lad of 17ish around 1970, I/we used to go up to the small West Indian record shops at the north ends of Portobello and Golbourne and buy Ska imports to listen to. Also, though maybe a bit of a joke to some now, Slade were big (six straight-in-at-number-ones).
A lot of the other stuff has been mentioned (my Squires Brogues and Loafers cost 8 Guineas a pair each and my first DMs were 5 Quid ---my first job was paying £8 pw.) but, for entertainment (apart from the obvious Palais), we used to go to the Castle Ballroom Richmond and The Boat House at Kew (both long gone now).
Away matches with Rangers (or days out at the coast often involved hiding spare laces and braces about our person as local Plod like to be clever(?) and confiscate the ones we were wearing when we arrived.
My generation had grown up with the children of the new immigrants and been at Primary school with them so we were mates with the OB as the only real enemy.
And the so-called "Second Generation" of skinheads was an abomination that was a very different species, from a different time, as far from the original Skinhead thing as Bristolians are from the inhabitants of South Kensington. And yes, we enjoyed a good ruck but the tosser-fascist lot just enjoyed being bullies
[Post edited 17 Feb 2018 4:58]
As you say, great days to be a youngster supporting the Rangers. Skinheads was a fashion with very precise rules governing what was correct or ‘tasty’ and what wasn’t. It was important that your Levi’s or Sta priest were the right length with the right size turn ups, with ultra thin braces. Your Crombie or Tonic jacket, had to have a silk handkerchief with a tie tack and you had to only have the top button done up on your jacket but your Ben Sherman or Brutus had to have the top button on done. Loafers and brogues has to have the heels quartered plus blakies. Saturdays were a great opportunity to see what was new fashion wise and then to save up for what seemed ages to get it at either the market or Stuarts. Great, great days in the Loft too. Many of the faces from back then I still see now.
RIP: Sniffer, Doug and Pat
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The story of skinheads. on 02:53 - Feb 23 with 3838 views
The story of skinheads. on 11:53 - Feb 17 by kingo
As you say, great days to be a youngster supporting the Rangers. Skinheads was a fashion with very precise rules governing what was correct or ‘tasty’ and what wasn’t. It was important that your Levi’s or Sta priest were the right length with the right size turn ups, with ultra thin braces. Your Crombie or Tonic jacket, had to have a silk handkerchief with a tie tack and you had to only have the top button done up on your jacket but your Ben Sherman or Brutus had to have the top button on done. Loafers and brogues has to have the heels quartered plus blakies. Saturdays were a great opportunity to see what was new fashion wise and then to save up for what seemed ages to get it at either the market or Stuarts. Great, great days in the Loft too. Many of the faces from back then I still see now.
I'd forgotten about the Blakies. My Dad thought it an excellent sign that I was taking such steps to protect my shoes ;-}
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The story of skinheads. on 03:05 - Feb 23 with 3816 views
The story of skinheads. on 22:51 - Feb 16 by Brightonhoop
Is Stuarts still going? Was still open a couple of years ago.
10% discount for QPR members and season ticket holders
They celebrated their 50th anniversary last year and are very much going strong. It is pricey but their online sales are excellent and often the reductions are 40/50% original price.