30 years ago

[Conquiztador]

Sehr shone. Die motorrad und die musik. Danke.

[slowpoke]

!978? The rot was starting to set in musically - the new school were trying to pull down the world of the Old Masters (Deep Purple,Led Zeppelin,The Who).Looking back we can see who won in the end.Blondie was the pick of the new bunch.

Oh c'mon man there was still some good stuff to come: The Police, Dire Straits, Midnight Oil, U2, REM, The Cure, The Boss (before he morphed into "folk music performer of the year"), Cold Chisel etc etc

[Fryin Finn]

30 years ago I was tossing up between buying a Yam XS750 and Suzi GS 750. The Suzuki won that contest. I'm sure Pink Floyd's the 'Wall 'was released that year too.

[Maha]

I was shagging around Sydney, about to pick up a brand new XS1100 and listening to this non-stop.

78'......The very year i left school.......
You must also remember the classic Aussie track....'The Newcastle Song'?
'Dont you ever let a chance go by'

I thought (at the time) this was the greastest song, had the LP but couldnt understand the lyrics...!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km2qr...eature=related

[Hitcher]

And Michael Jackson...

[MisterD]

Reasons to be cheerful alright....and still on my "most listened to" now. Strange the tricks your memory plays on you, but I could swear this came along a couple of weeks later, when in fact it was a couple of years...

[Big Dave]

Strange the tricks your memory plays on you,

It's a message to you, Rudi

[slimjim]

aaaarrr yes when petrol was only 76cent's a gallon hummmm yes an my first Rd350 an my third year into my boiler maker trade , and milk was four cent's a bottle , and a packet of fag's was 18cent's lol ooooo sweet-water's hummmmm yessssss sir good years

[Hitcher]

Beer was 54 cents a jug. For $10 on a Friday evening, a young lad in Palmerston North could get liquored, swap a crate and procure three pieces of fish and chips.

30 years later, one has no knowledge of the relative costs of any of those items, or indeed whether they still exist outside of the provinces (apart from the fish and chips). Is it still possible to buy beer by the jug and to swap crates?

[MisterD]

It's a message to you, Rudi

Yeah, too much, too young I suppose...

[MacD]

1978...would have been riding an RD350.

and listening to the Stranglers (NWS if you've got good eyesight)

Now that's a concert in the park!

[SPman]

Noel Coward was a charmer.
As a writer he was drama.
Velvet, jackets and pyjamas,
The gay divorce and other dramas.

There ain't half been some clever bastards
.......

Aahhh - Ian Drury - I actually liked most of his stuff..
esp "Fuck off Noddy"

1978...hmmm....still riding the Ducati...slightly modified as some cunt nicked it in 1977 and it was found dumped off a bush track at the back of Orewa, 3 months later, resplendant in its spray canned, black painted, glory, and missing a few bits.
However, seeing as how it wasn't insured at the time, I was glad to see it back!

[Bonez]

30 years ago Le Trog was born, Ronda was two years old, Gertys engine layout had been developed and was in production. The march of the little yellow men continues...............

[Skyryder]

It was 'Twenty Years Ago Today Sergent Pepper Taught The Band To Play.


Skyryder

[Laava]

This must be right in that era too. Look for Jools Holland smoking a huge cigar.
I love all this stuff posted esp Mr Dury!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pehHNJWKf3g