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aitch wrote:

i think some areas had groups of fashionable guys that hung around in a semi gang atmosphere in the evenings and weekends. hoxton, holloway, stamford hill, the elephant, streatham, near coffe bars or amusement arcades. they got to see "gangs" from other areas at the majestic, the royal,streatham and the lyseum. although you had to be careful. a wrong look could spark off a melee. the clothing and styles grew out of trying to be more together than other "gangs" first. a lot of french influence.... new style dance. madison, twist, before the twist a wierd way of shuffle dance with your bird . first handmade long points, short points, high collar, crewnecks, short jackets nipped in at the waist jackets. mohair 2 button 1 button, narrow lapels, etc etc. as the guys started to earn more money... getting driving licenses as they grew older they worked their way to the west end and the clubs around there. man about town magazine then it became about town. margate. brighton, clacton. bracknell. no rockers anywhere. foreign birds and guys also people of a higher "class" than you may have met in your own working class neighbourhood. the birds liked a bit of "rough" which opened up more avenues for the chaps to widen their horizons. you get older, better jobs, more dough, holidaying abroad. meeting better bought up people you calmed down and realised this was just a phase to take you to the next level but for about 3 or 4 years around 1960 to 63/64 we were kings. it's amazing that for such a short period of time so much came out of it. we may, in a small part, have changed the world

nearly all the music we listened to was black music from the usa. the usual soul, blues, r & b etc. they have a good list on this site

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aitch wrote:

mark feld ( bolan- t-rex) was in it. he nicked money off his mum's stall in berwick street market to pay for his gear. he was the best dressed 12 year old mod in london, handmade everything..he hung around with our mob. my brother's best friend for a while.

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jlmod john wrote:
My sister was a 60's mod but we fell out over 20 years ago and haven't spoken since.

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aitch wrote:

was that from about town mag?

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