mods

Mods, Delinquency and the Green Bowler Cafe

May 30, 2018

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tigerclown2

According to the poet Philip Larkin “Sexual intercourse began In nineteen sixty-three (which was rather late for me) – Between the end of the Chatterley ban And the Beatles’ first LP.” (Philip Larkin) It may have been a bit late for Larkin but it was rather early for me. In 1963 I was 12…
The 1960s Counterculture in Britain and America – a talk by Kenny Wilson at Secular Hall, Leicester on October 6th 7.00 p.m.

September 10, 2017

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tigerclown2

I am doing a talk at The Secular Hall, Humberstone Gate, Leicester on the 6th October 7.00 p.m. Hope you can make it. It should last about an hour including audio and film clips, and there will be an opportunity for questions and comments at the end. Also, in the spirit of the time,…
From the Observer archive, 24 May 1964: Mods v Rockers: Britain’s summer of discontent

July 9, 2016

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tigerclown2

I have discovered the digital archives of several publications and they contain fascinating contemporary reports of events and happenings in the past. More importantly, I can also access them.This is one about the Mods in 1964 and the leaders known as Faces. Incredible! I’ve found lots more like this and I feel quite excited by…
Mods in Leicester U.K. in the mid 1960s

October 10, 2014

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tigerclown2

This is copied from an article about Mods in Leicester in the mid 1960s printed in the Leicester Mercury in 2010. It is the only thing that comes up if you Google some of the Coffee Bars and Clubs in Leicester around at that time. The internet Information Revolution seems to start in the 1990s and knowledge about…

Mods, Delinquency and the Green Bowler Cafe

The 1960s Counterculture in Britain and America – a talk by Kenny Wilson at Secular Hall, Leicester on October 6th 7.00 p.m.

From the Observer archive, 24 May 1964: Mods v Rockers: Britain’s summer of discontent

Mods in Leicester U.K. in the mid 1960s