Welcome to the real seventies, where the hair is shaved, the music is funky and the football is violent. Chris Brown was right there in the thick of the action. With his regulation haircut, clip on braces, shrunk Levis and bovver boots, he had the look every self-respecting bovver boy could not be seen without. This is the most amazing story of the most maligned decade in British history. It tells of adrenaline-packed Saturday outings, Tonik suits, aggro on the terraces, funk on the dancefloor and Johnny Rotten inside your head.
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Chris Brown. Booted and Suited
Acknowledgements
Contents
INTRODUCTION Never Mind the Bollocks
In Search of ‘Wally’
‘This Is a Scene, There’s Some Kind of Code’
The Service Engineer and the Fruit Wagon
Warriors in Boots
Dancin’, Sounds and the Dear Old ‘Loccy’
The Never-ending Story
The Seventies – A Decade of Disturbance
A History Lesson
Out to Impress
A Welcome in the Hillsides
Front-page News
Strides and Shooters
New Faces
The Divide Widens
A Bit of Psychology, A Bit of Humour and Who the F**k are Man United Anyway?
Celebrity Status
Like Clockwork
All Mouth an’ No Trousers
We’re on the Telly!
When the Lights Went Out
One Team in Bristol
From Miami to Philly, via Sheffield
A Momentary Respite and a Musical Interlude
Back in the Old Routine
Changin’ Times
The Temperature Rises and the Bomb Drops
Dark Days, Darker Deeds and a Savaging by Sheep
Doing Something Outrageous
Do Anything You Wanna Do
No Fun
A Day to Remember
No Let-up
Saints and Sinners
A Battering at the Bell
Notes from a Big Country
Working-class Heroes
Bridewell Blues
The Melting Pot Boils Over
The End of an Era
Copyright
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Dedicated to Gary Mallett, Lyndon ‘Lil’, Matthew ‘Maff’ and Ian ‘Tommo’ Thomson top lads, what a waste. Sadly there are more names to be added to this illustrious list: Chrissie Woodland, Mike ‘Butch’ Richards, Kelvin ‘Frank the Blad’ Hare, Dave ‘Doctor Teeth’ Pearce and the legendary Pete Creber have all passed away over the last few years – as has my dad. Thanks dad for all the advice and wisdom you endeavoured to give me, it’s a shame that at times I chose to ignore it.
This is that book, believe it. Without the likes of that ‘certain individual’ and another unnamed person in particular, I could still have written Booted and Suited but, unfortunately, it would not have been worth reading. To both of you, thanks for making my life more ‘eventful’ and for making this book possible.
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