Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

[jazzy]

There were so many great Liverpool Bands from the 80s. We've had The Lotus Eaters, OMD and The Flock of Seagulls, but there was also Echo and the Bunnymen, The Mighty Wah, The Teardrop Explodes, The Icicle works, China Crisis, Black, It's Immaterial, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Dead or Alive, and towards the end of the 80s bands like The Lighting Seeds and The Las. I sure the lead singer from Dr and the Medics was a scouser too. A great band that never made it but were very popular on the local club scene were Alternative Radio. I saw them a couple of times and they were excellent.

The 80s were a great time to be young on Merseyside. We even had the two best football teams in the world. The club scene was brilliant too.

Absolutely spot on Fred.

It was hell of an eye opener for me coming from the cultural wasteland ( lovely city though ) that is Plymouth.

 

[anjelikaferrett]

A blast from the past for you Anj, 1976 I reckon, I keep it sandwiched between my Deaf School Lps
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OMG! That is fantastic. And a real blast from the past. From what I remember, they all had good careers in the Music industry after they disbanded and Bette Bright married Suggs out of Madness.

 

[anjelikaferrett]

Do you remember the Armadillo on Matthew St ?

It was one of very few places Mrs J could get veggie food in the 80's

I do. The Everyman Bistro was another good place for veggie stuff....and very trendy.

 

[anjelikaferrett]

Braver than me, I like blue cheeses and ginger biscuits but together sounds as bad as mushy pea soup haha lol

Here in the north east they have wensleydale cheese with Christmas Cake. My late mother in law introduced me to the concept. It is a surprisingly good combination.

 

[roydo]

There were so many great Liverpool Bands from the 80s. We've had The Lotus Eaters, OMD and The Flock of Seagulls, but there was also Echo and the Bunnymen, The Mighty Wah, The Teardrop Explodes, The Icicle works, China Crisis, Black, It's Immaterial, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Dead or Alive, and towards the end of the 80s bands like The Lighting Seeds and The Las. I sure the lead singer from Dr and the Medics was a scouser too. A great band that never made it but were very popular on the local club scene were Alternative Radio. I saw them a couple of times and they were excellent.

The 80s were a great time to be young on Merseyside. We even had the two best football teams in the world. The club scene was brilliant too.

There are few cities on the planet that comes close to Liverpool for the Music/Footie combo. London and Manchester run us close I guess, but neither had The Beatles. And The Stones were from Dartford, Kent.

 

[Terrarian]

Here in the north east they have wensleydale cheese with Christmas Cake. My late mother in law introduced me to the concept. It is a surprisingly good combination.

Wensleydale does go well with fruit actually, I like a crumbly white cheese mmm

 

[blue1948]

I’m glad you told me what this tool is for before my imagination began wondering

You are very talented working with wood, is this your trade? Or did it became a hobby after you retired?

No I am a woodworker ,I started sewing after I retired because the sewing machine is just like a table saw .

 

[jazzy]

Wensleydale does go well with fruit actually, I like a crumbly white cheese mmm

Had apricot with Wensleydale last night!

 

[anjelikaferrett]

A few years ago me and Cal were having a meal in Bistro Noir on Lark Lane and we were sat next to this couple on the next table. He was loud and pretty drunk but not in an obnoxious way Anyway we got talking to him and it turns out that it was Ali Score, the drummer from Flock of Seagulls, and he was drunk because he was celebrating his birthday and had been on the pop all day. I didn't recognise him at all, he was very weighty and completely bald. His girlfriend was very attractive and much younger than him, but I suppose who it was explained why he was punching so much above his weight. lol

Anyway we had a good laugh during the meal and he asked us to join them for a drink afterwards on Lark Lane. We ended up spending the who evening with them and bad a great time with him telling some great stories. He could certainly handle his ale.

Fred I am now convinced that me you and @jazzy will have been in the same places at the same time in years gone by. Lark Lane was a great place to go out, We had our wedding reception in Marantos. Keiths was always the in place to go.

My only claim to fame story is that I was in the Casablanca club, downstairs one night, quite bevvied and ended up snogging the face off a not unattractive young man who was a friend of a friend. He told me he was a singer and had a record out soon. Yeah right I said. A few weeks later imagine my surprise when I saw him on Top of The Pops! Black - Wonderful Life.

 

[Barnfred 55]

There are few cities on the planet that comes close to Liverpool for the Music/Footie combo. London and Manchester run us close I guess, but neither had The Beatles. And The Stones were from Dartford, Kent.

I think culture in general. We've always had great comedians, actors and playwrights too. Upstairs at he Museum of Liverpool Life there's a whole floor dedicated to Liverpool's contribution to the Arts. You could easily spend a whole afternoon there. The architecture is brilliant too. There's a saying that when you walk around the streets of Liverpool you should always "look up".

 

[jazzy]

Fred I am now convinced that me you and @jazzy will have been in the same places at the same time in years gone by. Lark Lane was a great place to go out, We had our wedding reception in Marantos. Keiths was always the in place to go.

My only claim to fame story is that I was in the Casablanca club, downstairs one night, quite bevvied and ended up snogging the face off a not unattractive young man who was a friend of a friend. He told me he was a singer and had a record out soon. Yeah right I said. A few weeks later imagine my surprise when I saw him on Top of The Pops! Black - Wonderful Life.

Fantastic !

Yep used to love Keiths and Marantos. What was the Mexican called at the Park end of the Lane?

In fact Keiths was probably the only place at that time where you could get a fantastic Lebanese wine called Chateau Musar - beautiful!

 

[anjelikaferrett]

Just got back in from the rugby match. I am freezing. Decent turnout considering the weather. Hopefully they have raised loads of money for the Team Luke Foundation ( shameless plug!) Still not a massive fan of rugby.

 

[anjelikaferrett]

Fantastic !

Yep used to love Keiths and Marantos. What was the Mexican called at the Park end of the Lane?

In fact Keiths was probably the only place at that time where you could get a fantastic Lebanese wine called Chateau Musar - beautiful!

Was it Que Pasa? Not sure though.

 

[jazzy]

Was it Que Pasa? Not sure though.

That's the one !!!

 

[roydo]

There's a saying that when you walk around the streets of Liverpool you should always "look up".

I apply that to most cities. Bristol, another port city, has some fantastic architecture, but unlike Liverpool, just feels smaller in scale.