tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post4641544389089661944..comments2023-11-03T09:36:19.479+00:00Comments on THE GHOST OF ELECTRICITY: The Best Part Of Breaking Updavyhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09704293846638226252noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-12740312961871236752008-07-19T18:33:00.000+01:002008-07-19T18:33:00.000+01:00You is A Style Icon babe xYou is A Style Icon babe xdavyhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704293846638226252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-69423822621856835672008-07-19T18:08:00.000+01:002008-07-19T18:08:00.000+01:00it was italian vogue or nothing round ours darling...it was italian vogue or nothing round ours darling<BR/>xally.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00785337830247364400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-76488008651314680832008-07-19T11:58:00.000+01:002008-07-19T11:58:00.000+01:00You might try Big Hairy Gnasher Badge and Spunky's...You might try Big Hairy Gnasher Badge and Spunky's Spider too, but I'd advise caution.<BR/><BR/>Glad to be of assistance Nick, if only unwittingly. Those are some fabulosa travel pics at your place.davyhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704293846638226252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-68049265103251486922008-07-18T21:34:00.000+01:002008-07-18T21:34:00.000+01:00Whizzer & Chips...? Time to Wiki...Whizzer & Chips...? Time to Wiki...Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401281910218683136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-84395006885984217682008-07-18T20:49:00.000+01:002008-07-18T20:49:00.000+01:00Being of a (slightly) younger generation, and a hu...Being of a (slightly) younger generation, and a huge AC/DC fan in my youth, I remember reading somewhere that the Young brothers' older brother George was a member of the Easybeats who had a massive hit with Friday on My Mind... but I'd never heard it until now! Thanks for filling in a bit of my mental jigsaw puzzle!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17718613098425011243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-67475057477276936652008-07-18T20:39:00.000+01:002008-07-18T20:39:00.000+01:00Did I dream it or was there a 'Spunky and his Spid...Did I dream it or was there a 'Spunky and his Spider'?dickvandykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590436106154960912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-52750784840462585472008-07-18T19:58:00.000+01:002008-07-18T19:58:00.000+01:00Can I have some cream with my comics tart,please?Can I have some cream with my comics tart,please?Peewithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673172358192519373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-56035175869835341952008-07-18T18:50:00.000+01:002008-07-18T18:50:00.000+01:00Despite reading it regularly I honestly can't ...Despite reading it regularly I honestly can't remember which side of the sectarian divide I fell on in the great Whizzer & Chips wars. I do remember joining the Dennis The Menace fan club and being sent a big hairy Gnasher badge for my troubles, though. <BR/><BR/>But generally I suspect that, like Davy, I was a bit of a comics tart!Kippershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204054692989383519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-32398476873781058212008-07-18T16:17:00.000+01:002008-07-18T16:17:00.000+01:00You can keep the double-sided glove puppet but a F...You can keep the double-sided glove puppet but a Funtastic Magic Booklet? Now you're talking.davyhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704293846638226252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-33335090975788192002008-07-18T16:05:00.000+01:002008-07-18T16:05:00.000+01:00I've just found this site there's a section on fre...I've just found this site there's a section on <A HREF="http://petergraycartoonsandcomics.blogspot.com/search/label/free%20gifts%20in%20comics" REL="nofollow">free gifts</A> - it's literally got me all giddy.Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-47186549234296376322008-07-18T13:22:00.000+01:002008-07-18T13:22:00.000+01:00It's a cracker isn't it ib. You walk into the bar,...It's a cracker isn't it ib. You walk into the bar, stroll confidently up to the jukebox and put this one on, the weekend begins.davyhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704293846638226252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-81438521581362708672008-07-18T12:21:00.000+01:002008-07-18T12:21:00.000+01:00Great Friday choice, davy. This is truly one of my...Great Friday choice, davy. This is truly one of my all-time wake-up calls. I wore it out on a jukebox once when it was still on vinyl.<BR/><BR/>BTW, remember Jon Moss of 'Culture Club' infamy ? Before that he was drummer in a band called London. They released a cover of this. I still have it on 12".<BR/><BR/>Actually, I'm smarting that I didn't post it on S.O.B. before you!ibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788986697776895039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-44411219485951324512008-07-18T11:48:00.000+01:002008-07-18T11:48:00.000+01:00I was a Chips rather than Whizzer, and no I never ...I was a Chips rather than Whizzer, and no I never seperated either. <BR/>I only found out recently, about spotting the Whizzer star in Chips and vice versa - but my fave ever was Krazy (with those built in disguises on the back)<BR/><BR/>Couldn't get on with Buster or Cor (you can't make a monkey out of Gus)<BR/><BR/>Have you heard about <A HREF="http://piley.blogspot.com/2008/07/damn-fine-comic.html" REL="nofollow">DFC</A> meant to be the new version of these thingsMondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-21085988824973169912008-07-18T11:27:00.000+01:002008-07-18T11:27:00.000+01:00Tart!I used to like those big Astounding Stories c...Tart!<BR/>I used to like those big Astounding Stories comics that were old fashioned even in the 70s. They seemed to be reprints of old US comics with several stories (about 5 pages each). Can't think of those without thinking of Paignton.Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13086396915055033307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-88135960516620917752008-07-18T11:21:00.000+01:002008-07-18T11:21:00.000+01:00I was a rather promiscuous comic reader, tee hee; ...I was a rather promiscuous comic reader, tee hee; it depended on who had the best free gift on the cover.<BR/><BR/>All stories should end like that PM.davyhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704293846638226252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-13603023536434313692008-07-18T11:11:00.000+01:002008-07-18T11:11:00.000+01:00It's the least they deserve! btw are you a Whizz ...It's the least they deserve! btw are you a <I>Whizz kid</I> or a <I>Chipite</I>? I wouldn't want to be talking to the enemy. And did you ever actually separate the comic in two? Be honest.Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13086396915055033307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-41498014132733778892008-07-18T11:06:00.000+01:002008-07-18T11:06:00.000+01:00I don't mind Bowie's version on 'Pin Ups' either.C...I don't mind Bowie's version on 'Pin Ups' either.<BR/><BR/>Can't beat those Summer Specials (or Seaside Special)even though almost every story had the same ending - here's £5/ice creams/slap up feed (usu: sausage and mash)<BR/><BR/>Have you visited <A HREF="http://www.toonhound.com/fleetway.htm" REL="nofollow">Fleetway Street</A> yet?Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-40526522305347578152008-07-18T10:58:00.000+01:002008-07-18T10:58:00.000+01:00..Has snapped the stylus?!! A case for adoption sh.....Has snapped the stylus?!! A case for adoption shurely?davyhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704293846638226252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35608056.post-76354650278834278402008-07-18T10:54:00.000+01:002008-07-18T10:54:00.000+01:00My little ones don't finish til Tuesday but consid...My little ones don't finish til Tuesday but considering one of them has snapped the stylus on my turntable I've been threatening them with Holiday Club. Top tune - one from my childhood.Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13086396915055033307noreply@blogger.com