The Word 'Grebo'

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Big Si wrote: Image
that's a hell of a chin he's got :notworthy:
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Ned's!!! :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: ;D
I left my heart in Ballycastle... :cry: :cry: :cry:
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"Am Anfang wurde das Universum erschaffen.
Das machte viele Leute sehr wütend und wurde allenthalben als Schritt in die falsche Richtung angesehen."


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AndyTheGoth wrote:Green, German Army Jackets - Dredded Hair - Dogs On A Rope! -
My dog (RIP) had a nice proper lead and would not keep the regulation scarf on.

Nor did I have dreads or a German Army Jacket. But I did have black Belgian combats which were both stylish & hardwearing.
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Oh my god Si, you have just posted pics of all my hoppos....

You aint got a piccie of the mitre on S'bridge high street as well have you??

"On the seventh Day God created Stourbridge.....home of Grebo"

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His Last Parade
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oh it all comes flooding back.....
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mayhem wrote:
Steve303 wrote: Baby Turpentine - What a classic!
Ah yes, & one of my favourite song titles ever, 'What gives you the idea that you're so amazing baby?'
and one of mine - GBOA's Don't Be Human Eric, Lets Be Frank :D
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Gaye Bykers on Acid!! I used to be into them, saw them supporting The Cult a couple of times. They used to have an alter-ego band called Lesbian Dopeheads On Mopeds!!
useless info for you, the lead singer from GBOA went on to sing for Apollo 440 :eek:
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More useless info

GBOA - Mary Byker was in Pigface, for a while, wasn't everyone?
PWEI - Clint Mansell now writes soundtracks
Crazyheid - bass player was called The Pork Beast
Wonderstuff - not grebo, but certainly dull
The Ned's - nice idea two bass players, never really happened, did it?
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be nice to neds. i remember asking REALLY nicley if i could stay up late to watch them on... TFI friday? summat like that anyway.
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What at 6pm???? Bloody hell your parents were strict
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lol! it was after 11pm - i rember that much.
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I've just realised Mr The Goth was talking about crusties, not greebs..there was some crossover but there was a difference, as shown in Richey James' ( the other one) comment that if you shouted 'Jeremy' at a Levellers gig every man in the audience would look round. :twisted:
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Spare a thought for Tracy, she was the Original singer in Neds AD doing lavvvly duest with Jonn, left to become a nurse - the next day they signed to Sony....no -one told Tracy it was gonna happen....

Spare a thought for Mary Mary - after GBOA ended up in some godawful Yank outfit with 3 drummers....

Speare a thought for Richard Poppy - now teaching music at Halesowen College - looks like BRA are over...
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mayhem wrote:Richey James' ( the other one)
what other one?
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doktor wolf wrote:Spare a thought for Mary Mary - after GBOA ended up in some godawful Yank outfit with 3 drummers....
Ah! that'll be the Pigface sir.
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Dan wrote:
My Dad says the word was in use in the 50's. Then it just referred to a greasy biker type. The music thing obviously came later.
Am in agreement with Dan's and his pater here,
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Debaser wrote:
Dan wrote:
My Dad says the word was in use in the 50's. Then it just referred to a greasy biker type. The music thing obviously came later.
Am in agreement with Dan's and his pater here,
Indeed. I seem to recall reading about just such a youth/sub-culture around the time the term came back into use.

Though a certain Mr Manning was possibly the "coolest" Grebo (if there can be such a thing) I am aware of, past or present. :von:
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RicheyJames wrote:
mayhem wrote:Richey James' ( the other one)
what other one?
No offence sir, just a coincidence.....
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