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Bay City Rollers: The boy band that turned the world tartan
BBC Scotland News ^
| 13th September 2015
| Steven Brocklehurst
Posted on 09/13/2015 1:52:57 PM PDT by the scotsman
'Forty years ago this week, the Bay City Rollers were the biggest pop band in the UK and were about to the hit the United States, as the Scottish teen sensations rolled on towards turning the whole world tartan.'
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To: Norm Lenhart
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posted on
09/13/2015 3:07:33 PM PDT
by
Norm Lenhart
("The road is long...and I must poop." - Volarian Lionheart/Hero of the people)
To: Snickering Hound
I recall the whole Bay City Rollers thing as one big sad joke. We laughed at the constant comparison to The Beatles. I was 16 in ‘74.
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posted on
09/13/2015 3:18:22 PM PDT
by
TalBlack
(Evil doesn't have a day job...)
To: Norm Lenhart
No cocaine, but a lousy dresser.
Yup, wife did the clothes shopping after that.
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posted on
09/13/2015 3:27:14 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(GOD will NOT be mocked!)
To: the scotsman
The guy on the left went Full Retard.
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To: the scotsman
Again - please quit placing articles such as this in the news forum.
Thanks again.
To: ConservativeDude
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posted on
09/13/2015 3:48:24 PM PDT
by
mylife
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posted on
09/13/2015 3:53:27 PM PDT
by
mylife
To: ConservativeDude
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posted on
09/13/2015 3:56:57 PM PDT
by
mylife
To: tumblindice
No fair to box players. :)
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posted on
09/13/2015 3:56:58 PM PDT
by
Churchillspirit
(9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
To: tumblindice
I saw the cartoon and all I can say is..."poor Weird Al."
1974 was the year of "Billy, Don't Be A Hero" and "Night Chicago Died." Back in those years, you had certain pop songs that played endlessly for months at a time. Then they disappeared from the airwaves and you hardly ever heard them on the radio again.
Other examples were "Seasons in the Sun" by Terry Jacks; "Dreamweaver" by Gary Wright; "Fox On The Run" by The Sweet; "Listen to What The Man Said" by Wings...there are many others.
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posted on
09/13/2015 3:57:36 PM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(A businessman gets things done with own money. A politician takes money and gets nothing done.)
To: Churchillspirit
Mamas got a squeeze box...
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posted on
09/13/2015 3:58:03 PM PDT
by
mylife
To: Hot Tabasco
I thought they were from San Fransisco.
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posted on
09/13/2015 3:58:34 PM PDT
by
Churchillspirit
(9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
To: Churchillspirit
Actually, they were from SCOTLAND. Amazing.
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posted on
09/13/2015 3:59:56 PM PDT
by
tenger
(Trump vs. Sanders would certainly be entertaining)
To: Snickering Hound
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posted on
09/13/2015 4:10:12 PM PDT
by
CatherineofAragon
(("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office."))
To: angcat
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posted on
09/13/2015 4:10:28 PM PDT
by
CatherineofAragon
(("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office."))
To: Dartman
Speaking of crappy bands, when is the anniversary of Dexy’s Midnight Runners?Dexys was and is still a very solid ska-tinged party band. They have a number of great albums and have been putting on killer shows for 35+ years.
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno
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posted on
09/13/2015 4:16:54 PM PDT
by
dead
("I'm up to my eyeball in virgin goats!" - Mullah Omar)
To: mylife
you know, these are great points.....
To: Churchillspirit
I heart Judy Tenuta.
Let me see if I can find a picture of Judy with her squeezebox ....
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posted on
09/13/2015 4:20:22 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: Churchillspirit
Here you go.
Yeah baby!
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posted on
09/13/2015 4:22:44 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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