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01 Jan 2011

2 minutes of manic Meerkat magic

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Posted By : Alyerpal | Comments : 14

Well actually it was more like 3 hours......

but I didn't video all of it!

Sick to death of sitting in watching Jools Holland's 'Hooterfekkinanny', myself, Babsmewife and IainRKid decided to dust off our passports and set sail for darkest Bolton last night to watch Johnny Meerkat at The Seven Stars, one of the northwests smallest, but friendlist venues.

I'm not going to review them, 'cos you all know I've seen these guys several times and I think they are brilliant.

Just wanted to share a bit of the fun with you

Happy New Year to all

AYP

Comments

# Posted by JOHNNY MEERKAT - 01/01/2011, 14:34 (GMT)

Thanks for coming along matey it was great to see you, Babsmiwife and Iainrkid in tow, we really do appreciate it when fellow NWBers make such an effort to come and see us.

All the best for the New Year and when the lazy barstewards that are Kingpin can be bothered to play again me n Mrs Skip will be there! lol

Skips

PS another "Kicks" video to add to Gary's collection?? PMSL

# Posted by TEX & THE HARDCORE TROUBAD... - 01/01/2011, 14:58 (GMT)

Lol, proper entertaining band, wish I could have made it ;-(
catch ya'll soon
Tex

# Posted by IainRkid - 01/01/2011, 15:52 (GMT)

It was really nice to se you guys as well, thanks for a great New Years Eve :-)

# Posted by LAST GANG IN TOWN - 02/01/2011, 14:50 (GMT)

No offence to Graham or the Meerkats here....BUT.....if you wanna do a tune for ''all the old punks out there'' why not do one we'd appreciate instead of doing Teenage Bastard Kicks.....
Why does everybody feel they HAVE to play this song...WHY ?????
It's one for kids just starting school bands.....for FUCK sake.....

# Posted by JOHNNY MEERKAT - 02/01/2011, 18:50 (GMT)

@LGIT Gary none taken mate...It's just a good song end of :0)

# Posted by TEX & THE HARDCORE TROUBAD... - 02/01/2011, 20:26 (GMT)

The MeerKats do the most entertaining version of that song I ever heard, I would sooner they do that one than a Sham 6fookin9 number ;-)
and that is from a GENUINE OLD PUNK !!!
Tex Ray Spex

# Posted by ~ THE SUG4R BULLETS ~ - 02/01/2011, 21:08 (GMT)

Wowowowoooow Tex.....

Borstal Breakout, If The Kids Are United, Hurry Up Harry...

I would love to see the Meerkats do Hurry Up Harry...top Sham tune & a defo crowd puller!

# Posted by TEX & THE HARDCORE TROUBAD... - 02/01/2011, 21:56 (GMT)

lol, just checked n you men do all three !!!
Hmm, Borstal Breakout, I'll give ya that one, as for the other two c'mon, that aint punk!!
Sorry but back in the day I couldn't fookin stand Jimmy Pursey n it seemed to me that only the skinheads were into them anyway, no offence meant to any Sham fans but I dont like em !!!
Tex Ploited

# Posted by LAST GANG IN TOWN - 02/01/2011, 23:49 (GMT)

Sham 69 were a crossover punk/Oi band, I never really liked all their stuff but there were some great Sham tunes.
We do Kids are United and Questions & Answers....gonna have a go at Hersham Boys for the new set and maybe Borstal Breakout too.....
We played on the same bill as them at the Morecambe Punk festival a couple of years ago, Pursey isn't with them anymore.
And when they were on TOTP in the day, why was Jimmy often referred to as 'Sir' ...?????

# Posted by TEX & THE HARDCORE TROUBAD... - 03/01/2011, 06:37 (GMT)

Ya got me on that one Gary !! to quote an old Lurkers song, ''Aint got a clue'' ;-)
but it seemed to me that as soon as true punk started to obtain underground cult status with the disgruntled teens of 77 it soon became watered down and made palatable to the masses by industry bigwigs and bandwagon jumpers who saw the pound notes, then we ended up with ''New Wave''
I aint knockin new wave but ffs me parents liked it !! ....pmsl
Some bands who today 'deservedly' have punk rock status actually played a major part of that transitional watering down process ie Billy Idol & Generation x, Siouxie, The Damned, yes and Sham 69
others were just a joke, ie,the likes of Plastic fookin Bertrand & Jilted fookin John, they must have had Wayne County spinnin in his knickers...lol
Gary, it's somethin to chew the cud over next time we gerra beer hey ?

# Posted by LAST GANG IN TOWN - 03/01/2011, 11:53 (GMT)

Tex
Happy to chat about Punk over a beer anytime mate, after all I was one of those disgruntled teens you refer too....

# Posted by Alyerpal - 03/01/2011, 13:28 (GMT)

@ Gary - you fancy a beer on Friday night? The Seven Stars, Bolton?

AYNLP

# Posted by LAST GANG IN TOWN - 03/01/2011, 13:53 (GMT)

AYP
Sorry mate, got an all night rehearsal booked up in Sowerby Bridge.....out on Saturday though.....wanna lift ????

# Posted by Alyerpal - 03/01/2011, 14:04 (GMT)

Might still see you there Gary, just that there'll be interesting people to talk to on Friday!

AYP

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