Bloodyhell !

[paulf]

God-does this site bring back memories of my mis-pet youth or what ?
In a nutshell this is my life from 15yrs old to about 21.

In 1981 growing up in basildon listened to john peel and got into magazine,joy division,killing joke,buzzcocks,banshee's to name but a few.

My dad owned a bass which he made himself (which i am still really impressed with) so started to try and play it.

Met up with other like minded basildonites (Mark Scott,Andrew Brown,Wayne Burgess,Brian Blackmore etc) and annoyed them all for ages.

Ended up frequenting crocs, then toothbrush & chesters and other places i dont remember.

What memories i have tho from crocs, losing my virginity at 15 in the girls toilets to a blonde 21 yr old called debbie (I think),smoking illegal substances next to the loo,s where everyone just crashed,smoked and groped,drinking purple nasties and all kinds of revolting concoctions.

Was briefly in The Hints from basildon and then anorexic dread (phil chucked me out before my 1st gig as I was so crap).

I then met my wife of 20 yrs there and I am now almost respectable with a 13 & 15 yr old livng nr romford.

I still love most of the old music (got 300 odd albums in my garage),thankfully my kids have good taste and we often all go to gigs together.I now play guitar & bass as does my son (who is an awesome guitarist) and my daughter wants to learn so i will teach her.

what other memories do I have - fresh hold hairspray,crimpers,raven black hair dye,leather jackets n trousers,eyeliner,toothbrushes legendary new years parties,classic gigs,wayne county,lords of the new church,anorexic dread (thankfully without me),medics etc etc,walking home from rayleigh at 4 am out of our skulls.

That place really did shape my life----i gotta keep an eye out for a reunion.

Paul

[sue]

I feel as though I should know you, being from Basildon n all , but Im not sure I do. I think I remember Wayne though. Was he small and blonde?

[paulf]

May 5, 2008 11:04:36 GMT sue said:

I feel as though I should know you, being from Basildon n all , but Im not sure I do. I think I remember Wayne though. Was he small and blonde?

yep-if you look in the pic gallery he is there is a pic called the basildon crew,you have derren (cant remember his last name) on the left,wayne in the middle & brian blackmore on the right.

I Possibly did know you Sue - like I say I most likely annoyed most people in bas at some time or the other ,sadly I got no pics anymore or i would post some, i think my mum n dad kept em all (which is prob a good thing)

Paul

[martinfrombasildon]

hello paul i sort of remember you from the hint's and was a good friend of mark scott and still in touch with wanye.

derren's last name is reynolds.

there is a reunion on the 25th of may at the railway hotel southend.

martin

[paulf]

Hi Martin,

I remember you - 6ft 4ish and drummer off boss noise I think ?

Do you still see Mark Scott, last I heard he was in big trouble for some kind of fraud and his mate andrew brown (joe) was inside ?

I may make the railway on the 25th (east street isnt it ?).

Paul

[paulf]

Sorry Martin,

say hi hi to wayne for me, i remember playing bass with him in brians garage and I think me and rob (cant remember his last name) carrying him home from crocs one night and then stopping at his house for breakfast-what was his brothers name ?

Paul

[martinfrombasildon]

Hi paul

I played drum's in the objects we are in the bands section of this site,
And played in hollow screem with john jenkins.

I aint seen mark around for a while think he mite be away again lol.

Wanyn's brother's name is tony and he is leaving for oz the end of this month.

The railway is down clifftown rd not far from the station.