Posts by Watermelon man

Quote: Originally Posted by Man-of-Mystery  Come to think of it, the police were probably acting unlawfully, nicking bootlaces and braces. I remember thinking that at the time, but none of us mouthed off about...

Quote: Originally Posted by elwood  MoM, I found a site on internet with retail price index info. That suggests RPI has gone up 14x since 1969 - which would put the current equivalent for the 7 guinea Royals at about...

Quote: Originally Posted by buttons  That may well be the case. I'm sure you'll find all kinds of secrets if you dig down a bit. Like the ready meals you buy that say made in England - half the time, they're made...

Quote: Originally Posted by flyfronted  How many do you get for 12 sovs ?  these are lovely but way out of my pockets...

Quote: Originally Posted by Parker  That's a photo of The Islington Twins by Janette Beckman for The Face mag back in the 80s. They're still quite sharp dressers today.   Glad someone pointed that...

Quote: Originally Posted by ek77  got this package of shoe polish as a present from a former skinhead who used to have his own shoe repair shop over here... and especially the shoeboys polish is way better than kiwi...

Quote: Originally Posted by browniecj  ... He ,at least,had made an effort.. Funny. I saw a group of typical 14-15 year-olds on the bus the other week, all but one wearing mass-market rubbish throw-away, mixed-up style...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lasttye  No one looks cool when they are fat and bald, Shit, but true, Roy. Old age and beer gets many of us in the end    Don't know whether this autobiographical cartoon...

A lot of posts to catch up with. Before reading them all, I'll say that Roy is right.   What shocked me a couple of years ago, going to see a museum exhibition about Mods, was how commercial the whole thing eventually...

Back to the new Baractuta owners. Ignore the outrageous prices for the moment (almost double the price, just for a (long overdue) better-quality zip and new 'technical' lining (whatever that means).   There's a PDF file that...