Re: Saturday Night Under The Plastic Palm Trees
> I can't believe you know the Buzzards.. That track is written about a club
> called Charlie Browns in teh 7 Sisters Road.. and at the end of the night
> the theme to the 'Guns of Navarone' used to be played under the plastic
> palm trees, getting sick on rum and black..
> Notesensibles!! Well, I have heard OF them, never heard them though
> knowingly.. but used to drink in this pub near white hart lane called the
> British Queen .. take it from me.. it was a lively pub.. skins punks and
> mohicans.. saw many people chased out over the tracks of the Liverpool st
> line!! But despite all the sick and beer, it had a great soundtrack..
> hence my knowledge of the Upstarts, the Ants, Vapours etc etc etc.. You
> must have had some of those moments in your cosmo city of Birmingham..
> (not that i have EVER been there to my shame)
> reminiscing again,, thats all i ever do.. wish i could talk about this
> with my class tomorrow!
> Ruffian
There was a pub in town called The Ship Ashore and on a Friday night, in the upstairs room( called The Crows Nest - geddit?) they played loads of ska and punk. This was about 10-12 years ago. It was the only place in the centre of Brum that had a DJ playing that stuff. Sadly, as with all good venues in Birmingham, it no longer exists as it was pulled down to make way for the redevelopment of the Bull Ring I believe that, where it used to stand, will soon become the home of 'Selfridges'. No justice.
I was going through a very major punk and new wave phase at the time, so I started tracking down records and stuff. One of my teachers lent me his record collection and that's when I decided that I wanted to build one up too, so go ahead and inspire your class!
Oh, the dewey eye of nostalgia...