Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Own up ........... those of a certain age!

[hipshaker]

Probably only applicable to those of a certain age but ..... how many of you regarded yourselves as being part of a "youth cult" when you were younger?

In the late 70's and early eighties it seemed like you had to be "something"!!

I've listed as many as I can think of but would be happy to add any I've missed.

Some pictures would be nice too.

Oh ....... and I was well into punk from about 14 until my early 20s.

and just to encourage a few pics ... one of me in my punk rock days ... no laughing now!



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[TP]

Well I didn't vote because I have music from more than a couple of those genre's but ...

Late 70's I kind of hung around home a lot used to nick out for half the day etc towards the end of that period ... and then my glory moment was in early 1981 when I started Year 1 at primary school

But if you are referring to what you listened to in your teens then as I was playing an awful lot of basketball it had to be Ice T, NWA, Ice Cube, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, LL Cool J, Public Enemy etc etc ... then when I joined the Army .. Metallica, G 'n' R, Pantera, and mellowed a bit into what was first called 'alternative' Green Day et al, and later renamed Indie ... and then Pink Floyd and a few others ...

Lots really ...

[iceneweb]

hey tp, what regt/corps were you in? i was british army reme 86-93

i also listened to a lot of different stuff as a kid. the biggest influence for my era (late 70's to early eighties) though was probably NWOBHM. i find a lot of it unlistenable now, but still put on a disc from Lemmy and the boys occasionally . . . . also love early punk, ie Pistols, Penetration etc etc

then came shoegazer, electronica etc etc and now rockabilly, psychobilly, garage punk . . . .

[Edited on 8-7-2004 by iceneweb]

[hipshaker]

NWOBHM ....... now that's a phrase you don't hear very often these days!

Into Saxon by any chance?

[TP]

Originally posted by iceneweb
hey tp, what regt/corps were you in? i was british army reme 86-93

I was in the Royal Australian Signals Corps

My Units:
ARMY College of TAFE (Doing my electronics apprenticeship and basic training)
School of Signals (Equipment course)
133 Signal Squadran (National Maintenance Facility for Cipher equipment)
1st Signal Squadron (later renamed 1st Joint Force Support Unit)

7 years in total ..

[iceneweb]

Originally posted by hipshaker
NWOBHM ....... now that's a phrase you don't hear very often these days!

Into Saxon by any chance?

was . . . . . many years ago

still remember biff and the boys supporting motorhead on the overkill (or was it bomber?) tour at the cambridge corn exchange . . . can't believe they're still going, they looked a bit past it in '80!

[Edited on 8-7-2004 by iceneweb]

[iceneweb]

Originally posted by tp-996

I was in the Royal Australian Signals Corps

My Units:
ARMY College of TAFE (Doing my electronics apprenticeship and basic training)
School of Signals (Equipment course)
133 Signal Squadran (National Maintenance Facility for Cipher equipment)
1st Signal Squadron (later renamed 1st Joint Force Support Unit)

7 years in total ..

scaley-back, eh?

i was in the 'black-hand gang' as a mechanic

i served with 1st Fd Sqn RE, I Troop 3 RHA, 52 Bty 45 RA, and FRG 3 Fd Wksps

loved every minute of it (no really, my specs are not rose tinted )

[Edited on 8-7-2004 by iceneweb]

[TP]

never heard the term scaley-back?

I really enjoyed the first 5 years especially the first 3 but after that it was tedious, petty and small minded. That could have bene my unit but to some extent it was Corps because I was working in IT as an electronics techniician and they wouldn't let me transfer to IT fulltime. So I got out despite being recently promoted etc ... they were ****ed!! Told me I'd never earn more money 'on the outside' etc ...

Oh well

[AK]

- am not sure whether I should have pressed the button or not!

Am definately NOT posting punk pics up, of skinny kid with pink mohican - this all went though, when I got my 2nd bike - as mohican was a bu**er to keep properly, with taking helmet on & off...... looking at pics - my mum must have gone nuts but still have Pistols records under the stairs here....they dont get played now, but do move house each time

Next phase of 'heavy metal bike bird' stayed a while - but didnt quite look righteous on my bike (GS750) with the high heels/platforms I needed to touch the ground with (the things we did when younger eh?). Music still fondly remembered - Blue Oyster Cult, Sabbath, White Snake, Motorhead.....

Now after several metamorphosis' over the years - and there are a few years in between; am just a 'normal' bike riding person.... I think?

C

[hipshaker]

now ... there's nothing up with a mohican. Stylish I'd say