We had some good machines, but they don't work no more

[mrph]

I've got a bleak dose of Whitby/goth nostalgia creeping up on me - I blame the bug and the weather, but that doesn't entirely help.

I miss the days when Manc/Ox/Cam/Cov/Brum/Soton goths seemed almost tribal, when ducks, courgettes and T-shirt slogans were the order of the day.

I miss the days when I could buy Manuskript CDs in a music shop in central Coventry, and you'd see at least half a dozen Coventry people on the train to/from any Birmingham gig.

[For that matter, I miss the days when there were regular Birmingham gigs, with a decent attendance and a great atmosphere to 'em - yes, there were some stinkers too, but...]

I miss the days when people actually danced in the Whitby Spa, damnit.

Comments

[ladybirdintheuk.livejournal.com]

dancing in the spa? ... some of us are too busy gossiping for that!

[inulro.livejournal.com]

It didn't help that the only decent tunes I heard were just before the bands were about to go on, and thus the dance floor was covered with people about to watch the bands.

Hey, at least people actually watched the bands!

[zarbi.livejournal.com]

courgettes?

Anyway, get well soon. Lots of truly nasty bugs about.

[mrph.livejournal.com]

Courgettes. Yes. And I'm sure there'll be a passing Camgoth to point you at the tale (and/or photos) sometime soon... :)

[scy11a.livejournal.com]

Please, let us forget.

A. Camgoth

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Hey I danced!

Moshed even!

[mrph.livejournal.com]

Aside from the CE set, the only dancing I did was at the 80s night. For some reason (which may just be a personal quirk) I've not felt the calling of the dancefloor before the bands for a while - and there's not been much time/chance between the bands.

As for after the bands... er... the only night I was there that long this time was for AAE, and then the place promptly closed. Although the early departures have been more because of worries over B&B keys and evaporating CovGoths than anything else, so they may not apply next time...

[duranorak.livejournal.com]

Eeek, I feel young, again.
Wish I'd been there. ~sigh~ Do know just what you mean, though.

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