Wasn't much choice but be labelled a rocker or greaser in my youth as I rode bikes and wore a leather jacket.

Liked the Who and most of the ones Monty listed (although I'm much younger than him :P), had a rake of British bikes culminating in a rather quick Triton (that's a Norton featherbed frame with Triumph engine to you young un's). Didn't like all the silly fighting that went on but it seemed mandatory for some dippy skinhead gang to attack us if they were outnumbering us at least five to one.

Seem to recall that there were "smoothies" as well, these were kids who could borrow daddy's car to drive around impressing the girlies at the weekend.

Hmm... lack of bikes in my youth, on accounts of my folks banning them from even being mentioned in the house!! Still, got there in the end--even took my mum out on the back of a borrowed zzr weekend just gone :)

But for those of a certain age, Lloyd Cole at the UEA LCR, Simple Minds at Milton Keynes, Queen at Knebworth sort of sums up my early days. Therapy at Norwich Waterfront goes down as one of the best gigs of all time. Saw Oasis in the US and they were on top form. Missed Nirvana though and always regret it.... :(

Best gig for me ........ UK Subs @ Portsmouth Locarno 1980. Half the crowd on the stage.

Other good ones .... Jam in '79 @ Portsmouth Guildhall, Damned & SLF both in '80 @ Southampton Gaumant

But I missed The Clash in '79 @ Portsmouth Guildhall. As I remember I couldn't afford the £3.50 for the ticket!! I was only 14 though.

I was there .. I was there. A level year at the Kings School blatting around on a Honda CB250 - OKV 443J

What a place the Wirrina was. Always remember roller skating there...........great place to meet the girls when I was 15.

But...........................gotta say the Clash were good but, in my book, were eclipsed the following year by the Stranglers ........... what a gig that was :o:o

A little admission........... :D:D the first band I ever saw was Mott the Hoople at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1973. The support band were pretty good but a bit weird, 'specially the lead singer. My mate thought they were crap but I thought they'd go places cos I loved their closing number. They were called "Queen" of all things and they closed their short set with a fantastic song titled 'Seven Seas of Rhye'.

Dunno what ever happened to them after that...........disappeared without trace I think ;)

[Edited on 12-7-2004 by everton]

and now I'm just an old romantic ;)

There's no poll for 'none of them' or 'other'

You're WAY too young to know what we're talking about anyway Ms ;)

But I hate being left out... :(

Yo Hipshaker, you going to the IOW this year.
Im trying to get me Lamby finished to go on that, but its one of those projects, ie started about 4 years ago and still aint finished it.
If your going we`ll have to meet up at the King Ludd for a beer.

Went on me first scooter rally in 82.

As for music, I like a real wide range, Northern soul Punk Trance Oasis ACDC Greenday Moby Morchiba Small Faces The Who The Clash Simple Minds(going to see em in a fortnight)The Cult Incubus David Gray, anyone remember The Guanabats and Restless(thought not) The Dammed The Clash SLF Nirvana The Jam Secret Affair Prodigy Echo and The Bunnymen James Last (only joking) James Brown etc.

My motto is if you aint heard allsorts you can decide what is really good and what is really Shite.

:sing::bouncy::bouncy::roll::lol::alien:

Mike ...... yes, I'll be at the IOW again this year. I actually co-run one of the do's over there, coincidentally called Hipshaker too ( info http://www.hipshaker.co.uk )... its at the Ryde Castle Hotel. Definitely meet up for a beer at some point ..... perhaps not talk bikes too loudly in the Ludd though;)

Do you go every year?

[Edited on 13-7-2004 by hipshaker]