tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123381635701729020.post1519280726739381900..comments2024-02-09T21:30:27.229+00:00Comments on View From Windowsill Bay: Thomas Leer and The Long MacA.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13142931714121592395noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123381635701729020.post-53436231893975027972011-06-30T18:16:13.273+01:002011-06-30T18:16:13.273+01:00Yes, what a curious world it still is from time to...Yes, what a curious world it still is from time to time...A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13142931714121592395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123381635701729020.post-18005758626156843002011-06-30T17:02:01.157+01:002011-06-30T17:02:01.157+01:00Well, I have to say that I'm just astounded at...Well, I have to say that I'm just astounded at all this serendipity!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123381635701729020.post-81485427275443086922011-06-30T11:57:54.454+01:002011-06-30T11:57:54.454+01:00Haha you were one of the lucky ones! We were all ...Haha you were one of the lucky ones! We were all over by the end of 1979. Actually I think we did play Bishops Stortford once but I don't remember seeing you in the audience ;-). I never knew or saw FPI but I certainly knew of them.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13142931714121592395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123381635701729020.post-86576905074077343032011-06-30T10:39:57.101+01:002011-06-30T10:39:57.101+01:00Must just say also that I was so intrigued by Came...Must just say also that I was so intrigued by Camera 3 and your mention of gigging with Crass and the Poisons...I'm sure I'd remember if I had seen your band, sadly I don't, but it was probably a near miss!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123381635701729020.post-22985490164566746032011-06-28T18:20:04.669+01:002011-06-28T18:20:04.669+01:00Haha Thanks J. And talking of bleached hair ... yo...Haha Thanks J. And talking of bleached hair ... you always were more cool looking than most of the bands on stage!A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13142931714121592395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123381635701729020.post-89475818138683808252011-06-28T15:14:03.023+01:002011-06-28T15:14:03.023+01:00Hi Andy great blog, love the bird drawings and the...Hi Andy great blog, love the bird drawings and the low down on Thomas Leer, but the 999 fans were also long macs, bleach bleach hair and often stood facing the back of the auditoria which also happened at a Cab Voltaire gig I went to in Camden, it was more cool looking at the exit than the band...... beast washes Jeremy BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123381635701729020.post-28632847948634538092011-06-28T11:03:50.508+01:002011-06-28T11:03:50.508+01:00Yes, I'm sure you're right. I try not to s...Yes, I'm sure you're right. I try not to spend too much time dwelling on the past but you only need a few cues and it can become very absorbing. Time for some proper work I think...A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13142931714121592395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123381635701729020.post-85853629022890293692011-06-28T10:14:30.380+01:002011-06-28T10:14:30.380+01:00How evocative. Whilst your tastes were perhaps a b...How evocative. Whilst your tastes were perhaps a bit more left-field than mine then I can really relate to that 'feel' of the time. For me it was listening to various sessions on John Peel, buying singles mail-order from Small Wonder, etc. etc. Oh and, yes, Wasp synthesisers! I had forgotten that whole Long Mac thing - great memory jogger! As they say, I think you probably did have to be there...Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.com