bolloxbolder said:

Vincenzo said:

Hi AddicksAddict said:

Vincenzo said:

The Clash - Complete Control
Pistols - Anarchy
Subway Sect - Ambition
Patrik Fitzgerald - Safety Pin Stuck in my Heart
Penetration - Don't Dictate
X-Ray Spex - Oh Bondage, Up Yours
Buzzcocks - What Do I Get?
Elvis Costello - Pump It Up
ATV - Action Time Vision
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Mo-Dettes - White Mice
Rezillos - Flying Saucer Attack

I'd better stop there...!

Thanks for putting up your list, @Vincenzo, I'd been trying to think of Patrick Fitzgerald's name since I put my list up.  He was the other possibility to be the king of punk poetry alongside John Cooper Clarke, not that either of them would have made the claim themselves, of course.

Saw the Mo-Dettes in the arse end of nowhere somewhere south of Sydenham, they were quite talented as I recall.

My pleasure. Saw Patrik at Woolwich Poly (supporting Buzzcocks along with Penetration AND The Slits IIRC).

When I saw John Cooper Clarke a few years ago I was slightly stunned to find it had been 35 years since I’d seen him last.

Correct. What a gig that was. The Buzzcocks were so good we went and saw them again 6 days later at the Lyceum. Still hear in my head Shelly coming on stage and saying "Hello Wol wich" ha ha. 

I saw The Buzzcocks at Woolwich Poly (think it was called Thames Poly). I presume they only played there once. 

Vincenzo said:

Hi AddicksAddict said:

Vincenzo said:

The Clash - Complete Control
Pistols - Anarchy
Subway Sect - Ambition
Patrik Fitzgerald - Safety Pin Stuck in my Heart
Penetration - Don't Dictate
X-Ray Spex - Oh Bondage, Up Yours
Buzzcocks - What Do I Get?
Elvis Costello - Pump It Up
ATV - Action Time Vision
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Mo-Dettes - White Mice
Rezillos - Flying Saucer Attack

I'd better stop there...!

Thanks for putting up your list, @Vincenzo, I'd been trying to think of Patrick Fitzgerald's name since I put my list up.  He was the other possibility to be the king of punk poetry alongside John Cooper Clarke, not that either of them would have made the claim themselves, of course.

Saw the Mo-Dettes in the arse end of nowhere somewhere south of Sydenham, they were quite talented as I recall.

My pleasure. Saw Patrik at Woolwich Poly (supporting Buzzcocks along with Penetration AND The Slits IIRC).

When I saw John Cooper Clarke a few years ago I was slightly stunned to find it had been 35 years since I’d seen him last.

1978 - I was there!

Was a student at Thames Poly at the time.

JamesSeed said:

AddicksAddict said:

Vincenzo said:

The Clash - Complete Control
Pistols - Anarchy
Subway Sect - Ambition
Patrik Fitzgerald - Safety Pin Stuck in my Heart
Penetration - Don't Dictate
X-Ray Spex - Oh Bondage, Up Yours
Buzzcocks - What Do I Get?
Elvis Costello - Pump It Up
ATV - Action Time Vision
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Mo-Dettes - White Mice
Rezillos - Flying Saucer Attack

I'd better stop there...!

Thanks for putting up your list, @Vincenzo, I'd been trying to think of Patrick Fitzgerald's name since I put my list up.  He was the other possibility to be the king of punk poetry alongside John Cooper Clarke, not that either of them would have made the claim themselves, of course.

Saw the Mo-Dettes in the arse end of nowhere somewhere south of Sydenham, they were quite talented as I recall.

I saw the Modettes headlining at the Moonlight Club, West Hampstead, with U2 supporting. 

The Modettes were great!

Wow. U2 supporting the Modettes? Strange.

I actually played at the Moonlight Club, supporting a band called Dolly Mixture. Anyone remember them?

Was in a band with Fritz, the guitarist from The Nips (nee The Nipple Erectors), the band Shane McGowan was in before the Pogues. Loved The Nips, especially their single Gabrielle. Saw them at the Rock Garden.

Vincenzo said:

Hi AddicksAddict said:

Vincenzo said:

The Clash - Complete Control
Pistols - Anarchy
Subway Sect - Ambition
Patrik Fitzgerald - Safety Pin Stuck in my Heart
Penetration - Don't Dictate
X-Ray Spex - Oh Bondage, Up Yours
Buzzcocks - What Do I Get?
Elvis Costello - Pump It Up
ATV - Action Time Vision
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Mo-Dettes - White Mice
Rezillos - Flying Saucer Attack

I'd better stop there...!

Thanks for putting up your list, @Vincenzo, I'd been trying to think of Patrick Fitzgerald's name since I put my list up.  He was the other possibility to be the king of punk poetry alongside John Cooper Clarke, not that either of them would have made the claim themselves, of course.

Saw the Mo-Dettes in the arse end of nowhere somewhere south of Sydenham, they were quite talented as I recall.

My pleasure. Saw Patrik at Woolwich Poly (supporting Buzzcocks along with Penetration AND The Slits IIRC).

When I saw John Cooper Clarke a few years ago I was slightly stunned to find it had been 35 years since I’d seen him last.

I saw him at ULU, 28th October, 1978 (http://www.45worlds.com/live/artist/patrik-fitzgerald/3).  I'd forgotten the headliners were The Only Ones, probably because some bastard nicked by bike jacket which had my bike keys in the pocket, my Dad very kindly drove up from New Cross Gate with the spare key.

The Flys - Love and a Molotov Cocktail
The Boys - First Time
The Yachts - Suffice to Say
The Clash - Complete Control
The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet

It was such a great time for singles, sadly I sold all of mine (life changes that you later regret!) and they would be worth a fortune now. Still got the music in my head though.