my mum lived in Clacton in the mid-60's, where the first 'riot' took place.
take it from her that it was all media hype. she suffered all year round
because the police got a bee in their bonnet about crowds of youths
descending on the place and accidentally breaking a window. she was there
and saw it happen. maybe a word like 'attack' was a bit too strong, and was
the first word i could think of whilst typing. but that's just the
historical fact of where bowling shoes are from, which everyone knows if
they've read the Mods! book. can i say i haven't actually got any bowling
shoes as they aren't a very 'girl' shoe, and that mod is what people want it
to be.
hell, look at Paolo Hewitt. (on second thoughts - don't)
>From: Jason Tinkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: To hell with bowling shoes!
>Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 10:50:23 -0800
>
>Yes, but...when's the last time you were with a group
>of your friends and decided to head down to Brighton
>and wreak havoc?
>
>The people who took part in all of that were just
>silly little boys who were following the herd, and mod
>isn't about that anymore.
>
>And bowling alley shoes are even worse! I won't even
>go bowling because of the shoes. You can spray all the
>tough-actin' Tenactin in the world in those things,
>I'd die before I laced those onto my feet. Not only
>are they ugly, but they're crawling with fungus.
>Sounds like a fun night out to me!
>
>Mod shouldn't be about settling for things that
>"aren't that bad". You should want the best.
>
>Ta,
>jason.
>
>--- Helen Barrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > i don't think they're that bad. they come from the
> > days of mods attacking
> > seaside resorts where they nicked them from the
> > bowling alleys for kicks.
> > when i lived in a seaside resort, i tried to get a
> > job in a bowling alley to
> > get discount bowling shoes! well, i was only 17...
>
>
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