UK Decay

Ian Lee · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:41 pm Post subject: Scary memories

I was there too....for the Statics, not my home town band Art Nouveau...I remember being backstage afterwards, 'handling' a microphone stand belonging to Art Nouveau. I was stopped by my own brother from taking it anywhere. And rightly so, of course. The Statics were an excellent band.

Barry Clarke, on behalf of South Beds District Council, was the person I had to persuade into allowing punk bands to play again in their halls.
In my case, at the Bossard Hall, Leighton Buzzard, under the guise of a private (21st birthday) party - I just made sure all the right people were there ! (As well as my parents and brother, my two grandmothers were present too- one was very amused by the punky style, the other horrified !) This was the first time UK Decay played Leighton Buzzard.

Barry Clarke put me on his personal guest list for a then forthcoming Motorhead gig (The Bomber Tour) at The Queeensway Hall, which I went to. Quite a few punky types were there, including David Barr.
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jay wolfendale · Druid Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 41 Location: london

i went to that one. As i did with lots of statics gigs. They were great and should have been what U2 became (though not as boring and up their own A** ! . Shame.
I thought Art Nouveau were good as it happens. With their high altitude pilots suits.
I went on a coach to see them at the embassy club in london, for the launch of 'too shy' as Kajagoogoo.
The embassy was owned owned by hayter caulters dad, i recall him asking why we didn't charge for entry at an early brickhill woods party. He went on to do just that and made shitloads from the rave scene. I didn't - yeah baby...x

rogerholdstock · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject:

Statics video here - http://oldstockvideo.co.uk/examples.aspx

markcottle · Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 6 Location: Brisbane Australia

Nice one Roger! Very Happy

Easy to see you've got too much time on yer hands.
Good to see a picture of me bruver Richard during his spell as Statics drummer (betwen Rat and Dennis if memory serves).
Keep up the Good Work.

rogerholdstock · Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:31 am Post subject:

Ta, Mark. Big problem is, no pictures of you or Eric in the group. Have you got any?

Alan · Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:10 pm Post subject: Statics

All my remaining Statics photos have been sent to the big bad werewolf today.
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jay wolfendale · Druid Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 41 Location: london

How cool seeing the video thing for electric city. Shame noone had a super 8 film or something of them............still sounds great....x

werewolf · Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 5:41 pm Post subject: Big Al's Stics pics;

Big Al's Stics pics;

Thanks Alan your pictures have been received and the first three are
now posted up!

rogerholdstock · Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 7:40 pm Post subject:

Updated "Electric City" video on Youtube and at www.oldstockvideo.co.uk - thanks to Mark Cottle for supplying a far superior soundtrack.

Ghost · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:46 pm Post subject:

I met Eric a few years back in the street in Covent Garden... he was selling the Big Issue at the time, had a big grin and didn't know wtf I was! LOL!

Some of my best memories are of the various gigs at 33 Guilford St, we supported the Statics a couple of times and we later had the pleasure iof having Paul sing with us for a bit!

Laughing

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