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[Quazi Washboard]

Originally Posted by Col.Kurtz

I used to collect local band posters and flyers, still have a few, Walter Mitty's head, Sulphate family, Harry Wharton and Co...I thought they brightened up the grottier parts of town. What I don't care much for are the Circus/monster truck posters that get 'carpet posted' 20 at a time in the same spot!

Now there's some band names I haven't heard in a while. I know most of those guys quite well, infact all three of those were on the same local compilation album (Grit in the Oyster) that I was on with The Filth Patrol, and I was at school with two chaps from Harry Wharton & Co.

[jaseyboy]

Originally Posted by ollie

are you sure thats legal, 'cause if it is, consider yourself employed!

pretty certain it is. cant see any real problemo with it, but ill have a looksie.

[Quazi Washboard]

Well, they didn't print my letter in todays paper, but it was sent in via e-mail and I suspect that they prioritise the letters written on paper for printing first, plus the letters page seems to be full of political stuff to do with the elections. I'll try doing it on paper and re-posting it.

[Col.Kurtz]

[quote=Quazi Washboard]Now there's some band names I haven't heard in a while. QUOTE]

Late 80's - early 90's was quite good for bands around Burnley, Nelson and Colne. I always wanted to be in a band, but could not do anything musical :( .
So I occasionally took photographs/video or made projection loops for some of them.
A couple of years back I found out I was working with a member of a band I'd filmed at the mechanics - illegally lol - the trick is to look like your meant to be there. They were called "Beware the green monkey", and this lad was the drummer, unfortunatly you couldn't see him behind the drumkit, but he was pleased to see the footage.
There seemed to be a lot more places to play in those days, Keighly Green, Annabella's, Yorke House, Kestrel Suite, Hearts of oak in Colne...Bank hall miner's...
Once went out on a fly-posting mission with The Sulphate Family, (there was nowhere to legally post then either), I think we only got the board that was near the bus station because of a petition started by a local band - The Lynch I think - could be wrong though...so not much has changed, apart from less venues to play. :(
Good luck with your campaign Quazi.

[Quazi Washboard]

[quote=Col.Kurtz]

Originally Posted by Quazi Washboard

Now there's some band names I haven't heard in a while. QUOTE]

Late 80's - early 90's was quite good for bands around Burnley, Nelson and Colne. I always wanted to be in a band, but could not do anything musical :( .
So I occasionally took photographs/video or made projection loops for some of them.
A couple of years back I found out I was working with a member of a band I'd filmed at the mechanics - illegally lol - the trick is to look like your meant to be there. They were called "Beware the green monkey", and this lad was the drummer, unfortunatly you couldn't see him behind the drumkit, but he was pleased to see the footage.
There seemed to be a lot more places to play in those days, Keighly Green, Annabella's, Yorke House, Kestrel Suite, Hearts of oak in Colne...Bank hall miner's...
Once went out on a fly-posting mission with The Sulphate Family, (there was nowhere to legally post then either), I think we only got the board that was near the bus station because of a petition started by a local band - The Lynch I think - could be wrong though...so not much has changed, apart from less venues to play. :(
Good luck with your campaign Quazi.

Ahh, those were the days, (am I sounding like granny here?) before the advent of the "Fun Pub" (spit!) and "kariokie" (gob!) and Burnley becoming a blues town. (cough, wretch!)
I remember the Sulphate Family. They were nuts, but compleatly brilliant!! Whatever happened to them guys?
The most insane fly posting mission I ever went on was with the drummer out of a punk band I was in called Clockwork Zombie.
This guy would run up behind a bus that was just pulling out of a bus stop and quickly paste a poster on the back of it while it was moving.
It was hillarious to watch him running down the street slapping wallpaper paste all over the place, then, when the bus had to stop for traffic, he ran straight into the back of it. He was covered in paste and they wouldn't let him into the pub afterwards for the obligitory "after mission pint!"

[Col.Kurtz]

[quote=Quazi Washboard]

Originally Posted by Col.Kurtz

I remember the Sulphate Family. They were nuts, but compleatly brilliant!! Whatever happened to them guys?

I couldn't have put it better myself ;)

Once heard them described as "A cross between The Happy Mondays and Hawkwind" on "On the wire", think that's quite a good description.

I've not seen any of them for years, used to see Andy the drummer around town, he always cracked me up, when I last saw Andy the Bass player he was on about going to Hebden bridge to live in a Teepee. Lee was a postie and Mick was at McBride's.
Had some good times going to see their gigs, but I could not keep up with their beer intake!

[Quazi Washboard]

[quote=Col.Kurtz]

Originally Posted by Quazi Washboard

when I last saw Andy the Bass player he was on about going to Hebden bridge to live in a Teepee.

HA HA HA!!! :yelrotflm Priceless!!

[Col.Kurtz]

You couldn't make it up! lol

I'll have to check the 'archives' for pics...

[Quazi Washboard]

Originally Posted by Col.Kurtz

You couldn't make it up! lol

I'll have to check the 'archives' for pics...

If you find any, post 'em up on here, it'll be nice to see them. ;)

[Col.Kurtz]

Originally Posted by Quazi Washboard

If you find any, post 'em up on here, it'll be nice to see them. ;)

Will do...when I get a scanner/camera that works properly

[Bezza]

Originally Posted by Col.Kurtz

I think we only got the board that was near the bus station because of a petition started by a local band - The Lynch I think - could be wrong though...so not much has changed, apart from less venues to play. :(
Good luck with your campaign Quazi.

Whey hey just reading though this post and the names of some of the band took me on real trip down memory lane.



I can’t remember which band finally got the board put at the bus station (which only lasted a couple of months), but the whole thing stated after Burnley Council had an article in the Burnley Express stating they would prosecute any band for fly posting in the Burnley area. This followed a number of letters in the paper complaining about the number about the number of fly posters in the town advertising a “SkullDuggery” (no Quazi not Dull B*ggery) Gig, I played in the band at the time and have to admit we went a bit overboard. A couple of us had gone out with a ladder and put about 500 posters all over the town, there were rumours that a representative of the council would turn up at the gig but they never did and the publicity in the paper got more people to the gig than fly posters ever would.



I’ve been trying to remember when this was ………. Was it 91/92 ish seams some thing never change

[Col.Kurtz]

Originally Posted by Bezza

I’ve been trying to remember when this was ………. Was it 91/92 ish seams some thing never change

I think it was around that time, welcome to the board Bezza!