ANDREA T

Looking for Mod, Psych, Scooterist types to hang out with in Victoria.

We have been living way up north for the last year and are desperate to link up with some like minded souls.

iaink

D'oh... false alarm

Ill fetch me coat... its not a fish tail parka..

Oink

There's a tiny bit of a scene in Vancouver with a few scooterists and a British music night at a local club, but in general it's pretty sad. A desperate lack of decent old scooters and what they do have are nearly all Vespas.

dboy

I was a mod once. had the long green coat with the RAF sign on the back ...listned to the Jam, the who and the Specials ( and madness were they mods)...but me mam frowned upon the boots and scooters so i took the bus. Sad, very sad.

oh, and watched Quadraphenia over and over and over and over..........................

we used to tie our school ties backwards so the thin side was showing

dboy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT7xvMi6pzE

where's me pork pie hat!

okay bit of the rude boy ska.....Buster blood vessel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRYpFpUGg80

Oink

I was at the Jam gig when they debuted Town Called Malice and That's Entertainment. I had red Lambetta Jet200. Smashing scooter it was, although the fly-wheel cover rattled a bit. Had a nice US army parka with a removable lining and hood. Would never have put patches or badges on it though. Very third class..

John_B

That must have been brilliant. I loved the Jam but never got to see them live. I've seen Paul Weller quite a few times though.

Down in the Tube Station at Midnight. Probably the best song ever written.

dbd33

I saw the Jam at the Masonic Temple in Toronto. It was a strange evening.

Souvy

Why? It's a decent enough song, if you like that kind of thing, but it's hardly stunning.

dbd33

At the time, perhaps, if it predates "Levi Stubbs' Tears".

John_B

The lyrics are great and the tune has a real edge to it. It was punk, but with more depth and melody. It's been described by some as one of the great Urban Classics. I tend to agree. But then I like that sort of thing.

Can't argue with that. Billie Bragg at his best.

Souvy

Fair enough. I never was fan of Jam. Neither did I like Pink Floyd. Lots of people obviously did. Lots of people probably wouldn't share my liking of Don Ross, Andy McKee and Antoine Dufour. Each to his own.

John_B

A quick Google and I can see what you mean about the artists you've listed. I love the guitar, and those guys are quite exceptional.

It's hard not to love this one though. (Roger Water's vocals are a bit off key, but still a great song.)

Oink

That's good one. My favourite is Strangetown although most of The Jam songs were brilliant.

Greenhill

However, note that Gilmour has a sly smile at Mason (2:28); apparently, according to the internet, they all had a get-together at an Indian restaurant the night before. Although they all pretended there were no remaining disputes, Waters was surprisingly easily tricked, some even say "coerced", into eating a full Chicken Tindaloo with just a small side dish of pilau rice.

Mason, with two Imodium remaining split the said pills with Gilmour a couple of hours before the gig.

During the song, Roger Waters was really desperate for a shit: a runny acid shit in great need of adventurous volcanic escape. He let rip around 2:53 in the video, with visible guff, to his great relief and reviving his vocal ability.

Fact.