CONFESSION! I faked being a journalist to meet a PUNK singer in 1979. Richard Jobson of The Skids. 

Yes, they were! The UK produced so much good music then, it was amazing. Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked this story. I did not know that the guitarist from Big Country now plays with The Skids. That's nice to hear. I used to like Portobello Road too. I remember there were some interesting clothes shops there. If Rough Trade is still there, that's fantastic! I did like the Stranglers, especially "Hanging Around" and "Always the Sun." I wonder if they still play. Thanks again for watching my videos. :)

That's an interesting story! You must have been in a band at that time. He doesn't sound like he was very nice. I don't remember him being overly friendly when I met him. It was more of a "press" business lunch, without the press of course! Though my primary memory is just how nervous I was pretending to be a journalist. I'm not a very good liar so the whole experience was stressful. Now I can get a laugh out of it, which is fun. Thanks for sharing your story. And thanks as always for watching my videos!

Thank you M' & as you know I think you're wonderful but yes, & again without saying too much due to not wanting to be libelous, I think he was known to be a difficult character, & one capable of real some real thuggery too! Well done M'. everyone loves you.

Thanks you so much Tommy for always watching my videos! I'm glad you found it interesting. To me it's a story of how things were so different before you could google someone. You wouldn't be able to get away with something like that now - if there are any record companies left, that is. Hello from hot Florida!

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, Stuart Adamson was very talented. Such a tragic death. I read that The Edge went to his funeral and said Adamson wrote songs he wished U2 could have written.

Thank you so much!! I had fun going back in time for this one.

Thanks for the compliment! I didn't feel brave at the time. I was just having fun. You are so right to say that the expensive lunch probably came out of their future earnings. I'm sure that was true!

Thanks for watching! I thought The Skids were in Australia now. I think they go to the UK next. They were never big in America, so they may not come here. Glad they did a great show and that you enjoyed it. What a coincidence that you just saw them live tonight! Yes, he would probably laugh if he heard my story. I wonder if he would remember me. He probably did many many interviews back then. Good suggestion on The Damned. I love that band. I may do a video on their first trip to LA when I interviewed them in 1977. I remember Captain was naked at the end of the show. He was so fun to watch onstage. Thanks again!

Yes, definitely do that damned video, that will be great to hear your experience of seeing them in LA in 77 👍 Keep these great videos coming, thanks 👍

Thank you! I'm just a fan who likes sharing stories and info. Thanks for watching.:)

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching.

What a great thing that Stuart Adamson did! I never heard that story. So glad you watched my video since The Skids were important to you. Thank you!

Oh thank you! I like that word Moxy, btw . :)

How great! I saw them in London a couple of times. They were a very good live band. Kind of unknown here in the US, though. Big Country were huge here, but not The Skids. Thanks for watching! It was fun for me to re-live that story.

Glad you enjoy it! I have fun going back in time myself.

Thanks for watching and liking this one! I was such a crazy punk music fan. And a little boy-crazy too. :)

Thanks for the compliment! I'm glad you liked this story. Yes it's true that when a person is in front of you and not onstage or on TV, it's totally different. When I worked at Top Shop, they never asked about a work permit, which is kind of strange when I look back on it. That's cool you were there in the 90s. I was there too. I worked at the Astoria, again with no permit. The pay was terrible so I suppose they were desperate. Yes, there was a huge 2-tone scene when I was there in the late 70's, but it wasn't what I was in to, so I didn't see many of those shows. I did like the Specials though, and once the singer Terry Hall came into my Top Shop boutique. I was very star-struck with him! He seemed nice. Also, the first time I ever saw The Cure - which was 1978 I think - they were playing a small club opening for a mod band, which I can't remember the name of. Most of the crowd were there to see this mod band and not The Cure. My friend Sue and I talked to Robert Smith afterwards backstage. He was very nice and seemed to like Sue. So yes the mod scene and the 2-tone scene were big in the late 70's. Those were the days.:)

Thanks for watching! That's so great how Into the Valley was your first single. What a nice memory. I remember it was a big hit in the UK. No I didn't notice that you offered music. I'll look for it. On what video? Thanks again!

Yes I saw that on Facebook. Someone posted an AI photo of how he would look today. It was very disturbing to see. So very sad.

I hate those AI things. Die young stay pretty.

Yes, it was a fantastic time for live bands. The band I saw the most often was Joy Division, they were my favorite. I may do a video soon on them. I met them briefly after a gig where they opened for The Buzzcocks in London. I saw all the bands you mentioned, except Generation X. I have no idea why I missed them. I also saw The Psychedelic Furs often. Thanks for watching the video!

@@WhyNotGoPlaces it would be great if you could do an episode about your experience at a Joy Division concert

@@WhyNotGoPlacesone more question please. Did you see Blondie in England in the late 70’s? I know they’re from New York, but I always associated them as a British band when I was a kid. I think they were one of those American bands that broke it big in the UK before the US.

No I never did meet him. I love his current live shows. He's still a great performer.Thanks for watching!

Yes, Oxford Circus is the intersection of Oxford Street and Regent Street in London. At least that's what it was called back then. The Top Shop I worked at was underground at that location. Thanks again for watching!

He was interesting I suppose. I wouldn't say he was super-friendly, though, but he was cordial. It felt like a business meeting to me. He probably did lots of interviews with journalists and maybe he was tired of them, I don't know. It was such a long time ago, my primary memory was how uncomfortable I was pretending to be something I wasn't - a journalist. I remember asking him lots of questions about how the band started, how long they had been playing, their influences, etc. I do remember him saying they were influenced by The Clash. I should have mentioned that.