Ima Cliche,Ima Cliche!

[leefer]

Great record...X Ray Spex at there best,anyway was reading today about cliches and how they are in our everyday language and one cliche we use often is sort of football related so here goes.
In 1908 Spurs and some other teams toured Argentina,i think Swindon used to tour South America at times..anyway this involved long ship trips back and for winning the all team fancy dress the ships captain presented Spurs with an exotic Bird,that lived at White Hart Lane for 11 years!
In the old days you had to apply to join the first division and Spurs did,but there hopes were hijacked by there local foes Woolwich Arsenal,whos chairman was on the league commitee.
On the day they were denied the famous Spurs Parrot became sick and coupled with the fact Spurs were not elected this was big news and the cliche As Sick As A Parrot was born.
The word cliche is French for click and was taken from the clicking of the newspaper printers that first started using cliches in a big way for there Headlines.
Hope i didnt bore you but at The End Of The Day its just abit of trivia.......oh and thats the biggest used cliche that we use in this country!

[Reg Smeeton]

Great record...X Ray Spex at there best,

 There's a band I haven't thought much about for many a day....think I've got a copy of Oh Bondage up yours somewhere.

 That was a great period from about 76-79 when punk meant just about anyone could have a bash at forming a band...and John Peel would play your stuff.

 I liked their name, which I always presumed to be a reference to the things always advertised in Action Comics and Marvel Comics...which presumably nobody ever bought...or maybe they did.

[leefer]

Poly Styrene was great,i saw them at the Brunel with the Jam,they have just reformed........and your right about Peel with bands like the UK Subs,Ruts,Sham 69,Stiff Little Fingers.

[Reg Smeeton]

Poly Styrene was great,i saw them at the Brunel with the Jam,they have just reformed........and your right about Peel with bands like the UK Subs,Ruts,Sham 69,Stiff Little Fingers.

 That was a good time for bands in Swindon....although I lived London, did catch the odd act when back for a weekend or something.

[leefer]

And with xtc we had a great band....they just come from the wrong Town me thinks....not forgeting The Hamsters From Hell.

[Don Rogers Shop]

Ah isnt this sweet

[Reg Smeeton]

And with xtc we had a great band....they just come from the wrong Town me thinks....not forgeting The Hamsters From Hell.

 Methinks XTC couldn't have come from anywhere else. When Barry Andrews left XTC, and they replaced him with Dave Gregory...who used to play in an ace Swindon band, Dean Gabba and the Gabba Deans...I only eve rsaw them in Bristhole where they had a following, but kind of died when Gregory left. Then there was Pete Cousins' band Stadium Dogs, who weren't too shabby. Pete, of course, being STFC legend Harry's son.

 As you may tell from on here Leefer the local music scene still has some life, get your arse along and see some of these boys and girls.

[leefer]

Saw Hazel O Connor at the 12 bar...was still good,ide love to see more local bands but dont watch it alot any more....saw a Bristol band called the Cuban Heels at Riffs a while back,they wernt too shabby....didnt realise Pete was Harry Cousins son....was he the fella with the dog,Harry that is.

[Don Rogers Shop]

Any band with the name dean in it demands respect reg. I like richards band thorne

[leefer]

What about the main man Martin.

[Don Rogers Shop]

Never really saw much of him

[leefer]

Nor me.....cant think of any other Deans in groups.

[Reg Smeeton]

Any band with the name dean in it demands respect reg. I like richards band thorne

 I can't think of any others, but I'm sure there must be. Dean Gabba used to wear a flasher Mac....