Thank you very much . Had a great day.

Regards

Pete

I hope you emptied the pockets first,because they wern't smarties hunny 

Struggling to find an outstanding band of the 90's & 00's but its deffo The Smiths for me in the 80s.

Do any of you guys remember Half Man Half Biscuit?

Indeed Teacake, met some guys from Birkenhead on holiday in Spain in '87 that knew them!!
I had their first two albums which are absolutely hilarious and have since downloaded other stuff of theirs, the one that particularly stuck out was The Referee's Alphabet. Pure Class.

Pete

For me it has to be The Stone Roses self titled debut. From the eerie opening baseline of  I Wanna Be Adored to the amazing outro of I am the Resurrection, it is pure class. Hints of The Beatles, The Byrds and Hendrix and the jazz guitar at the end of Bye Bye Badman made this album unforgettable.

More than that though, being in my late teens at the time of its release we were being fed a musical diet of U2, Simple Minds and Hair Rock. We expected a little more after being treated to TheJam, The Smiths and The Jesus and Mary Chain.

The vibe in the North of England at the time of this album's release was immense. It felt like we had a secret that no-one else knew about. The atmosphere in clubs was fantastic and the fashion that went with the movement was memorable( where are my twenty-one inch bell bottomed baggies Shell??)

People bang on about Oasis, and they have written some excellent tunes, but without The Stone Roses there would be no Oasis (by Noel's own admission).

I played the (vinyl) album constantly for years and never tired of it. I played it the other day, and the hairs on the back of my neck stood to attention.

This album continually makes top ten in best all time album polls . Timeless classic.

Pete

Evening all,

I Would just like to say a massive thankyou to you all that spoke with Shelly and played the stt's last night.

I know this helped her immensely.

It has been a tough day for us both,but all your kind words and support have been much appreciated.

We would also like to say a big thankyou to action man and wardonkey for their generosity.

The charity of our choice would be cot death research.

And on a finishing note I would like to say a personal thankyou to Suzzane who has been a great Friend to Shelly.

I can see now why she spends such alot of time on blonde,what great bunch of people you guys are.

kind regards
Pete

Hi There,

Thanks for the lovely welcome, as I'm sure you are aware I am Shelly's husband. I thought seeing though as she spends so much of her time on here I'd better see what all the fuss was about! Been playing for about three years, mostly cash. Also enjoy Betfair trading.Hope to see you at the tables.


Pete