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Tag Archives: 1988
Ran like clockwork
Here’s an interesting one for 80s Walsall music fans, a fanzine of the period – I feature these occasionally, as I come upon them in my stash or as they’re sent in.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, Local music, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged 1988, 80's, Brownhills local history, Clockwork Sausage Dog, eighties, fanzine, Local History, Mother, Noise News, Noize Neuze, Overstrand, Punch and Judy, Ron's Neighbours, Sossidge, Walsall, Walsall local music, Walsall Musicians Collective, WMC
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Acceptable in the 80’s
Long term readers will remember that last year, I published a post about local music fanzines of the late eighties produced by David Frost of Brownhills, and what a profound effect they had on the young BrownhillsBob. Whilst rooting for … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, Local music, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged 1988, 80's, Apna Sangeet, Biss the Pocket Opera, Blue Ox Babes, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Frost, Dogs D'Amour, eighties, Fanzines, Jo Digger, Little Red Schoolhouse, Local History, Mother, Noise News, Noize Neuze, Nose Flutes, Overstrand, Punch and Judy, Ron's Neighbours, Sandkings, Split in Two, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall local music, Walsall Musicians Collective, Wimpletodes, WMC, Woderstuff
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Dirty old town
This week, we’re taking a trip to Walsall for pictures from the past, but not just any old Walsall. Late eighties Walsall. A younger Bob could be walking these streets, I knew them so well at the time. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Features, Followups, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, Currys, Dixons, Doc Marten Shop, George and Dragon, Georgies, local blogs, Local History, Marsh Street, New Photos, Old bus station, Park Street, PC Richard Stanley, Pubs, Rushall, The Bridge, The Pen & Wig, Twitter, video jukebox, Walsall, Walsall Bus Station, Walsall Council, Walsall General Hospital, Walsall Lithographic, walsall_pete
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