Don't go Rip.
These are clearly trying times, what with Russell's current indisposition.
Time to re-think, re-invigorate and rally, surely?
As I mentioned elsewhere, perhaps making five or less new threads a day would be easier on the attention-span challenged modern men?
There is still a lot to talk about, reminisce about, think about.
Quality over quantity, perhaps?
One could always consider it a duty to Capt'n Street while he's below decks huffing radioactive gin.
It's been a pleasure Mr Panic, remember you can be a part of this without being as busy as you have been of late so feel free to reconsider.
Rip has really done sterling work here & my heartfelt thanks go to him.
^Seconded.
Brother, you have been doing a prodigious job of keping the board alive. Dont loose faith.
Maybe its just exhaustion
Rip, you gotta stay here!
I'm sure that you still got a lot of good stuff, both about American/ Ivy topics and about British/ Mod topics...
I have to admit I was quite surprised to see all this Mod stuff over here... from the new incarnation of the mod bashing chetmiles/ ISR... but you're doing a great job! I think it's not a bad thing, if the "Trads" read about Little Anthony & The Imperials or David Hemmings... just like the "Mods" should read about Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra or about Woody Allen... anything that broadens the horizon must be a good thing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w1TzLR2tYc
Yeh, I enjoy your posts even if sometimes I'm too bloody young to have a clue what you are talking about.
rip couldn't have done a better job of trolling and watering down Talk Ivy if he had tried
oh wait: maybe he was trying
That was the biggest thing we all laughed at when we came online too!
Especially as to Troll was WAY below just to 'Cruise'.
Trolling was always to seek out a target in the darkest & dankest of Gents.
... So the name fits the Internet very well!
I even offered to post him a copy of John's book!!
Also - The Troll picked up was the target of Trolling. The one who Trolled was not the Troll. Trolling was just the name for picking up & fucking over Trolly 'Trade' in really rank bogs.
When you 'Cruise', 'Trade' is 'Kleenex' - use them once & throw them away.
Is this slang still current?
Just a random thought. Remember Robinsons? I used to go to the pictures in Deansgate with an old queen who ran a shop in their basement. Nothing so jolly as watching a film like 'Mad Max 2' or 'An Officer And A Gentleman' in such company! Then we'd go to 'Stuffed Olives', that downstairs gay bar.
I don't know that 'Kleenex' expression.
Was going to PM this, but I thought we'd share these Madchester memories with 'Big' Tony.
Why do they call him 'Big' Tony BTW?