Ageing B-Boys Unite!

January 2012 ABU Takeover Show - DOWNLOAD

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:12:00 +0000

Here it is folks, our first show of the year.
Two new features this month:

Album Spotlight: Choose an album which has a particular place in your heart and send me two of your favourite tracks. Contact ageingbboysunite@yahoo.com with your choices.

Demo Trail: Do you have some old demos on 4-track, DAT or vinyl? Digitize to mp3 or WAV and post them in to ageingbboysunite@yahoo.com. 1980's and early 1990's stuff preferred.

All this and the rest of the usual baloney.
Enjoy....

DOWNLOAD January 2012 ABU Takeover Show DSR69

Tracklist in the usual place.....i.e. Comment Box

p.s. the first track I played after the ABU intro ('Young Scene' by Keith Mansfield) has a particular significance with the edition of the show being #69. Can anyone guess what the link is...?

London Posse Remix

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:03:00 +0000

There's a remix competition currently underway to have a go at rearranging the London Posse's Gangster Chronicle.
Here's my little effort.

Strange how some people also remixing this track either DON"T know the song and have NOT even bothered to tweak the vocals to fit the beat.
Braaap.

Death Of File-Sharing?

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:29:00 +0000

This whole file-sharing business is getting silly now. I just noticed that pretty much all my links to my ABU Takeover archives are now all down with a few exceptions.
I just tried uploading to Mediafire and Multiupload with nothing happening. I've managed to download 3 files today FROM Mediafire so no change there. Hmmmmm.

I'll try an upload again later but in these current times you just don't know who's gonna be next to duck out of the game. It's a sad day for a lot of blogs because some of them had pretty much their WHOLE back-catalogue on Megaupload which is now redundant.
Filesonic seem to have voluntarily closed down their file-sharing service and instead leave it only so that personal files cannot now be shared.
The first big casualty of Filesonic was HQ Hip Hop blog which provided some of the best stuff (classic hip hop, old funk and breaks) on superb 320 quality rips.

I want to send a massive shout to Olas Un Bekons who are one of the heavyweights in the game and have vowed to keep going under this obvious pressure.

It's all very unsure about what's going to happen next but no one can say for certain if file-sharing will still even be happening by the end of the year.

MC Shan Vs Marley Marl....?

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:24:00 +0000

There seems to be a little bit of an upset between two members of the Juice Crew going on at the moment which you may or may not be aware of.
It apparently all started with that Master Ace video and Shan only got round to actually watching it after someone recently posted it on his Facebook wall.
Shan took offence to Ace's knowledge of the circumstances surrounding his no-show at The Symphony recording for which Ace subsequently went ahead to participate on. For those that didn't know, it's been a common belief that Shan never turned up on the day the recording was supposed to take place and so Master Ace took his place, going on to start off the song as none of the big-hitters wanted to be first.

Like a say, "a common belief" and not necessarily the correct one. So, what MC Shan has done is put the record straight but in the process has ruffled Marley Marl's feathers and caused the great man to come out with his own video.
Shan then hit back at Marley although to be fair, he is not dripping with venom as he could've done but still brings some home truths and claims there's no beef and that they're both "agreeing to disagree".

At the time of writing, Marley has come back with a response claiming he's cool but not happy with the fact Shan showed a (badly Zeroxed) birth certificate to camera and would rather have preferred a 'report card'.
He then ends by shakily claiming that the whole video thing was a set-up by them both. Really?
Hmmmm, we continue.....

However if after you have viewed their performances and are still not any the wiser as to who is right or wrong then try viewing this video on Shan's parenting. Suffice to say it's not easy viewing for any parent and he should be thoroughly ashamed of himself.

N.b. If any more responses happen to pop-up then I shall add them to the below list.

Respect to Craig for bringing this whole shebang to my notice.

Video 1 - Shan

Video 2 - Marley

Video 3 - Shan

Video 4 - Marley

B-Boy Records Blog Website

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:32:00 +0000

A little while ago someone posted a link in the old c-box about a B-Boys Records blog which had EVERY record in the catalogue. Stupidly I never Bookmarked it and the c-box was removed (by the owners, not me).
I can't remember who posted it - WARZ...? WARLORD...maybe? - but if you remember please could you send it to me again.
Big, big thanks!!

New Tape Rips from RUSE

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:20:00 +0000

Some great tape rips here from RUSE ONE.
Grab em quick before the feckin DMCA start throwing their toys outta the pram.

Capital Radio 14/2/87
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ROWN1VZF

Capital Radio 15/2/86
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3Y70JIJV

Christmas - PE live
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8AE9NSO9

London Radio 27/7/87
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PWP23OC2

Capital Radio 5/3/88 and 19/3/88
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GQNYJYU1

Hardnoise Mugs - Serve Tea, Then Hob-Nobs

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:39:00 +0000

Here's a great deal for any of you that missed out on the Disco Scratch mugs from last year.
LG from Style Warrior has produced a dope mug featuring the immortal line 'Serve Tea Then Murder' from legends Hardnoise.
Like all Style Warrior products, expect top quality workmanship and of course complete originality and exclusivity.
To grab one click here but be quick as they are only available on pre-order until Sunday 29th January 2012.

It's The Discooooooo Scratch Calendar 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:44:00 +0000

Yes folks, we're now firmly into 2012 and what's missing on your kitchen wall at the moment? Yes, that's right - a new calendar.
Well fear not, my pedigree-chums for my man Waxer is on the case and busy preparing some deluxe, pristine, hi-rez, supoib quality calendars as I type. Expect some great photos and special dates will all be circled for your pleasure. All for a fiver.

Go here to purchase one but be quick as they are on pre-order for only a short time - until Monday 16th January in fact. If you one of the lucky few who missed out on the Disco Scratch mug then you've got to get on this.

http://discoscratch.co.uk/shop/

As One Door Closes.....

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:05:00 +0000

By now most of you will be aware that WEBSTA is closing down the Heroes Of UK Hip Hop Forum and will concentrate on the main website.
It is sad news and there are some great people on there and this will be coming to an end by today or tomorrow.
However there was an impromptu Poll in last night's weekly Disco Scratch Show and there was a unanimous decision to open up a Disco Scratch Forum.

You can join up immediately by going to http://discoscratch.co.uk/forum . I hope you do, it'll great to see some of you in there.

December 2011 End Of Year ABU Takeover Show - DOWNLOAD

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:58:00 +0000

Here it is, folks. Fresh from it's live broadcast each and every month on Disco Scratch Radio is the latest edition of the ABU! Takeover Show.

http://www.multiupload.com/CKEACGRS62

2 hours of beats and bobs, every month. Get in there!

Playlist is in the Comments-------->

End Of Year ABU! Show - TONIGHT

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:17:00 +0000

It's the last Thursday of the month - nay, the year - today so you know where your butt should be at 9pm, don't you?!!

Loads of good beats tonight (K-Solo, Biz, Jonzun Crew and MC Duke amongst many others) with just a hint of festive flavour and a quick look back at what's good with the Disco Scratch / ABU! review of 2011.

Hope to see you all in the chatroom!

http://www.discoscratch.co.uk/radio

9pm - 11pm

Sure Shot Productions No Half-Steppin Xmas Jam

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:08:00 +0000

Last Saturday was the Sure Shot Productions No Half-Steppin Xmas Jam and as expected was a truly great experience.
DJ's on the night were residents Just-1 and Chrome with Waxer and myself, Repo guesting behind the wheels of steel.
In front of the decks were some absolutely blinding acts. Billed as 'Special Guests' was SUSPEKT who tore up the place.
Following fresh on their heels was a performance from WHIRLWIND D of SOLID N' MIND with WAXER providing scratch duties. Bearing in mind that this was only his second live performance in 20 years then this was even more breathtaking.
Norwich's own CHROME & ILL INSPIRED took to the stage next and proceeded to wreck shop. These two have their routines down and it really shows. Chrome's funky rhymes are matched only by the lyrical dexterity of Bill's fantastic, jaw-dropping lyrics.

DJ JUST-1 got on the wheels straight away and
Next on was the welcome return of KILLA INSTINCT who pushed the envelope even further with MC BANDOG giving it everything he had even though he was suffering from a previous leg injury. Unfortunately K.I. don't perform in the UK as much as we'd all like so watching them here was a bit of an early Christmas present.

It was my turn to rock the jingle bells so I got busy throwing on the black plastic but as time was precious it turned into a 3-man merry-go-round with Chrome and Waxer joining me.

What a night. It's hard to say what exactly was the best moment for me but some highlights include:

Going to the Graffiti Crimbo Jam prior to the evening jam and seeing KILO's absolutely dope piece (below).

Meeting a load of friends I hadn't seen since the 3 The Hard Way Xmas Jam last year in Birmingham.

Showing Auntie Repo to the ABU! Massive.

Waxer's impromptu demonstration of smashing Bring Forth The Guillotine to pieces during his set!

So much respect for Chrome and Just-1 for getting this all together. Remember this is every month although no live acts, but special guest dj's.
And also catch Just-1's Hip Hop Sessions every Tuesday on Future Radio at 10pm.

And also a big hello to anyone who is visiting the blog for the first time after picking up one of the little ABU! cards that were left around the pub on Saturday ;o)

The 'Reader's Wives Club'!

Killa Instinct

MC Chrome

Repo & Inch High

A rather excitable Waxer with Repo

Bill Ill Inspired

Lennie from Suspekt

DJ Just-1

Scenes with Inch

KILO's piece at the Crimbo Graf Jam

Files About To Be Deleted

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:03:00 +0000

The following files are about to be deleted - between 5-7 days - so best grab them while you can. They're on Rapidshare - a company which I find decidedly crap - and as I don't use them any longer, I shan't be paying them one red cent to continue hosting my files so this time next week they'll be gone.

https://rapidshare.com/files/416863101/_02__Chad_Jackson_-_Ultimate_Trax_Vol_1-3_Battle_Of_The_DJ_s_8687.mp3

https://rapidshare.com/files/416863102/_01__DJ_Cheese_-_Ultimate_Trax_Vol_1-3_Battle_Of_The_DJ_s_8687.mp3

https://rapidshare.com/files/416863104/_03__Whiz_Kid_-_Ultimate_Trax_Vol_1-3_Battle_Of_The_DJ_s_8687.mp3

https://rapidshare.com/files/416890320/_04__DJ_Jazzy_Jeff_-_Ultimate_Trax_Vol_1-3_Battle_Of_The_DJ_s_8687.mp3

https://rapidshare.com/files/416890321/_05__DJ_Streets_Ahead_-_Ultimate_Trax_Vol_1-3_Battle_Of_The_DJ_s_8687.mp3

Extra Telest. Knowing We The Best.

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:10:00 +0000

Looking For The Perfect Beat - A Hip Hop History Doc

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:19:00 +0000

Old-timers will already have seen this when I first posted it last year.
It's an audio documentary broadcast on BBC Radio 1 in 1990.
The link was originally on the rather effeminate Rapidshare service which expired in seconds, more or less.

Check the post as I've updated the link.

http://repo136.blogspot.com/2010/05/looking-for-perfect-beat-hip-hop.html

Disco Scratch ABU! Takeover DOWNLOAD - November 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:36:00 +0000

In the house...

It was another roadblock in the Disco Scratch chatroom last night with some new faces joining the usual suspects which was really good to see.
The banter was as good as could be expected with everyone on their best behaviour as not to frighten any newbies away.
Or not.

Some particular 'highlights' of chat include.....

" i over heard my neighbour tell some one when she had her kid she split from her fanny to her arse... her words" (Jim_Cee)

"The popemobile is very environmentally friendly... it runs on the tears of abused alter boys" (Wax_At_The_DOV)

"all this intellectual conversation, bromance and general bumming" (InchHigh)

"it's all in Thora, I've got no more" (Jim_Cee)

"Yeah this MOvember thing, I only hear about it on Saturday... so I started to let my bollock hair grow if anyone's interested (normally I'm a shaver raver)" (Wax_At_The_DOV)

Two hours of smokin' hot tracks with Serial Killa and Black Nostaljack getting a particular favourable thumbs-up. And when the main show had ended, my man Waxer jumped on to give us more of what we need and slammed on some rarely-heard early productions and demos from the House of Wax.

Remember, it always pays to listen live for the extra bits at the end which are strictly NOT included on the download. You fassyholes.

Link

Download the November Disco Scratch Takeover Show here

Tracklisting:

01 House Of Pain - Jump Around (Pete Rock Remix)
02 Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half-Steppin' (Daily Diggers Re-Tweak)
03 Faze 1 - Layin Down A Beat
04 Doug E Fresh - Bonus Lesson #1
05 Ice Cube (feat Chuck D) - Endangered Species
06 Yellow Magic Orchestra - Computer Game / Firecracker
07 Just Ice - Turbo Charged (for Bradski)
08 Kraftwerk - Tour De France (Radio Version)
09 Show biz & AG - Fat Pockets (Remix)
10 Macattack - Art Of Drums
11 MC Wildski - Warrior (Disco-Tek Mix)
12 Big Lady K - Don't Get Me Started
13 Monie Love - I Can Do This (Uptown Mix)
14 Main Source - Fakin The Funk
15 The Fassyhole Diss Track (For Inch)
16 Fred Wesley & The JB's - Blow Your Head
17 Kid Dynamite - Uphill Piece Of Mind
18 Steady B - Bring The Beat Back
19 Dr Dre - Deep Cover
20 Heavy D - You Can't See What I Can See (Dedicated to Stevie Wonder from Bisto)
21 Blondie - Rapture/Braaaapture! (copyright Waxer 2011)
22 OMD - Enola Gay

23 Aleem - Release Yourself
24 High Fidelity Three - B-Boys Breakdance (for RUSE)
25 Run-D.M.C. - Hit It Run
26 Camp Lo - Black Nostaljack (Mix Tape Remix feat Run and Kid Capri)
27 Busy Bee Vs Kool Moe Dee
28 Snoop Dogg - Serial Killa (Feat. Tha Dogg Pound, RBX & D.O.C.)
29 Black, Rock & Ron - That's How I'm Livin' (for Agent Finch)
30 Dexter - Lautinus (for everyone down with Bob James)

ABU! Disco Scratch Takeover Show - November 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:39:00 +0000

Don't forget it's that time of the month again.

9pm - 11pm

www.discoscratch.co.uk/radio

And keep listening 'til the end because ya never know......!

Future Radio ABU! Takeover DOWNLOAD

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:55:00 +0000

ABU was in the house last night rocking the wheels as a guest with DJ Just-1 and Mr Eps on The Hip Hop Sessions show.
Listen to the download to hear how it went down.

Tracklisting.... as they say, 'look away now if you don't want to know the results'.

Download the ABU Takeover Hip Hop Sessions #2

Just-1

01 T La Rock - Breakin Bells
02 Roxanne Shante - Bite This
03 Supreme Force - You Gotta Come Out Fresh
04 Stetsasonic - Just Say Stet
05 Just Ice - Put That Record Back On
06 Ultimate III - Ultimate III Live
07 LL Cool J - Rock The Bells

Mr Eps

01 Sweet Tee - It's My Beat
02 Prime Time - So Damn Tuff
03 The Bizzie Boys - Turntable Terrorizer
04 Majestic Productions - Frontline
05 Phase & Rhythm - Hook-N-Sling
06 Emski - No Image

Repo

01 Doug E Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - The Show (Gadget Mix)
02 Original Concept - Can You Feel It
03 Diamond D & The Psychotic Neurotics - I'm Outta Here
04 LOTUG - Check It
05 ED OG & Da Bulldogs - I Gotta Have It
06 Gang Starr ft Big Shug & Freddie Foxx - The Militia
07 C.E.B. - Get The Point
08 The Pharcyde - Pork
09 Word Of Mouth Ft DJ Cheese - Coast To Coat
10 Tricky Tee & Mantronik - Johnny The Fox
11 Man Parish - Hip Hop Be Bop
12 Paul Hardcastle - Rainforest
13 Jive Rhythm Trax
14 The Information Society - Running
15 The Dynamic Duo Ft Shaquan - We Are The Knights

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Future Radio ABU! Takeover - Taking Over Your Radio AGAIN!

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:16:00 +0000

ABU! is back and live on the wheels of steel tonight on DJ Just-1's Hip Hop Sessions show on Future Radio.
Tune in at 10pm for 2 hours of solid old school hip and breaks as I've been graciously allowed to return to the studio to perform yet more dodgy mixing and for the masses.

Click here to listen live.

And of course a big shout to everyone who made it to the last No Half-Steppin night on Saturday with Just-1, Chrome spinning and special guest DJ JU-E from the FGM Crew who dropped some Random Rap and executed some ill scratches on top.
Next month's event is the Xmas Special and is set to blow to roof off with special guest PA's as well as yours truly guesting on the wheels. More news on this very soon.

Disco Scratch Needs Your Help

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:54:00 +0000

For all of us religiously following the weekly Disco Scratch Radio show, you'll know that things haven't been rolling smoothly since the summer. The following is an open letter from the head honcho, Waxer........

Dear all Ageing B Boys & Fly Girls... an open letter to you. The POV was silenced 6 weeks ago and working an 80 hour week at the moment is kinda hard to fit anything else in... also recently had to sell all my gear so nothing to broadcast on... HOWEVER... I would dearly love to get back on air and I'm just asking something of you all... If I asked you lot to blindly donate some money to the Disco ...Scratch cause until I got to £170 which is what I need to pay for stuff to get broadcasting again, would you consider making the donation?

Every person who donates will get a bundle of niceness in the post and when I'm back on my feet a little bit, the freeness will continue with a second bundle out to fans of Ageing B Boys Unite! and Disco Scratch... not forgetting the monthly Heroes of UK Hip Hop takeover shows I'll be starting up again... this post is just a discussion, so if you feel I'm taking the proverbial, please let me know, it's just a tester...

It'll just be a paypal thing until I get to the amount I need, I've got the rest of the money I need but I'm a bit short and can't justify the expense when I've got so many other outgoings... You will all be truly rewarded if you contribute and when I do the first Disco Scratch Records release (hopefully next year) you will be mentioned as a contributor in the sleeve notes...

I'm in this for the long haul, just had a little glitch at the moment, so please post your response below, if I get enough positive responses, I'll do it... I'll let it run a few days and see what you guys think. Disco Scratch is 3 years old this Christmas, let's see if we can roll FOREVER! Here's the Christmas show first podcast from 2008: http://discoscratch.co.uk/2008/12/24/disco-scratch-christmas-podcast-featuring-corrina-joseph/

This one featured the missus, just playing some breaks & beats to the breaks, you know the steez... Bigup all family and let's see if we can bond together to make this work, I PROMISE YOU, YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED! Respect to all crew...

Any more information I get I will of course pass on to you fine folks. I think it goes without saying that our Thursdays have been that little bit darker recently - and that's not including the Daylight Saving shizzleness.

R.I.P. Heavy D

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:46:00 +0000

Rap legend, Heavy D aka Dwight Arrington Myers - as I'm sure you must know now - passed away yesterday (8th November 2011).
It seems almost pointless posting about something that you already are aware of because what else can I add?
I just feel I should acknowledge the passing of one of the true heavyweights (no pun intended) in our culture in some way.
He was one of the good guys and liked by everyone. He was one of the heavy-hitters (again, no pun intended) of the industry responsible for mentoring Sean 'Puffy' Combs, he was also behind the early career of Mary J Blige and was the cousin of Pete Rock, too.

It doesn't seem right. Well, it doesn't seem right when ANYONE goes, right? But in Hev's case it really was too early, he was only 44 years old and was still working hard in the industry.

Bizarrely, a friend of mine sent me a link to his latest blog entry which contained this video below earlier in the day. I didn't actually read the title. Well, I did, but it didn't register - 'Heavy D – His Final Interview…'. Obviously, viewing it after I had heard the news made watching it even more painful and poignant.
Westwood - who I seem to be coming round to more and more after all these years of being another 'hater' - is in fine form and chats happily to Heavy D about the birth of hip hop, the tragic passing of Troy, working with Jay-Z, producing, touring the UK, Teddy Riley and Pete Rock.

RIP Heavy D

Respex due...Irish Craig

Graffiti Writers Wanted!

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:29:00 +0000

My man, LG is currently on the lookout for writers for an upcoming project.
I'll let him takeover...

"I used to publish a graffiti fanzine nearly 20 years ago called ‘Art of Servival’, and now I am planning to resurrect it.
I’m looking for graffiti writers young and old or even retired to contribute to this project. The difference with this fanzine is that it will be text only… no photo’s.
I want to hear any funny / interesting stories that you may have from your time as a writer. You can write as little or as much as you like, you really have a total free reign.
I’ve put the feelers out and have some positive feedback, with a promising list of writers keen to get involved… some you may never heard of, others you would definitely have.
You can read more details here, please get in touch if you want to get involved."

You know how dope his designs are already so expect the re-dux fanzine to be just as well-produced.
I , for one, would love to read about stories of writers' escapades from the train yards and crazy cops all from back in the days. So get in touch with him if you have a story or two.
LG is hoping to get the first issue done by the end of 2011and aiming to make it 52 pages, A5 and printed in Black and White photocopy format. Old school ;-)

And hopefully the 'zine will be a *little* bit cheaper than a certain other premium graff mag out there at the moment (cough, Gr*ph*tizm, cough).

UK Fresh 86 Facebook Group

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:50:00 +0000

There's a nice group on Facebook dedicated to the legendary event UK Fresh 86. It's not new and has in fact been going for quite a while but as of late is enjoying a real boost thanks to some never-seen-before photos taken by a couple of members.

Were you there? Did you sneak a camera into the event? Or perhaps you just want to re-live some of the moments from the show. Or just see what all the fuss is about.
Check out the group here: http://www.facebook.com/groups/140553270289/

Respect to 'Godstone McGuires'.

What We're Gonna Do Right Here Is Go Back - #1 Grange Hill Honeys

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:44:00 +0000

I've been watching the whole of the legendary BBC1 kids drama, Grange Hill since the early part of this year. But more importantly my daughter has become a confirmed fan and relishes each episode.
We've just finished series 9 which - as many agree - is regarded as the Golden Age of GH.

Yes, the school fire, asbestos, fibre-glass attacks, Imelda and her Terrahawks gang, Ant Jones' singling-out by Mr Bronson, Miss Partridge the single mother (shock, horror), Fay and Mr King's exra-curricular liasons, the return of the school magazine, the Speaking Wall, Danny Kendal, Gonch & Hollo, new boy Ziggy Greaves, Gonch's Toast Bar, and course this series was the one that followed Zammo's downward spiral as he fell victim to a heroin addiction and subsequently found by Ro-land in the video arcade back room.

Ahhhh. Them were the days.
My daughters' eyes are constantly out on stalks whenever the scene is set in the school canteen as back in those days schoolkids could quite happily munch on crisps, Mars Bars and sip on Coke without being told to 'eat more healthily'. There was even salt, pepper, vinegar and a bottle of Heinz on them dinner tables!

For me though I must've stopped watching Grange Hill by about the 12th series in 1989. I know that later on it all went a bit poncey and I can recall that one teacher walked around the halls with some sort of early version of an iPad - this would've been in the early 2000's. The show always seemed to be banging on about softer subjects and the importance of being eco-friendly and 'green'. Never again would the 'Hill feature as hard-hitting a subject as drug abuse ever again.

Tell 'em about the honey, mummy.
Now, while I've been watching Series 12 I've noticed that there have been quite a lot of easy-on-the-eye ladies moreso than in earlier episodes. I remember harbouring a secret crush on Julia Glover (her dad was a busybody PTA member) as well as Georgina Hayes who was the love-interest of new-boy Ant 'Quiff/Mullet' Jones.
Of course I fancied Zammo's squeeze, Jackie Wright - who didn't? But then there was Caroline 'Calley' Donnington who really blossomed in later years (and subsequently dated film director Michael Winner!). And of course, before this there was Claire Scott who was going out with Stewpot. Who remembers what became of her? She did some modelling I seem to recall....

Watching Grange Hill seems to have been a rite-of-passage to most of us in that late 30's/early 40's stage. I couldn't say if it was as important to teenagers during it's last few years in the 2000's as it was to me when I was originally watching Series 9 aged 15. Probably not.

Anyhoo, I found a batch of pictures of some of the cast of GH at some reunion recently and thought I'd do a 'then and now' of some of the laydeez.
So below I present some of the Grange Hill Honeyz. Can you remember them all?
I didn't include Georgina as I couldn't locate a current pic of her, sadly.
And Imelda....? Hells yeah!

Jorun Bombay & Marley Marl - "The Symphony" (THE JORUN BOMBAY REMIX)

noreply@blogger.com (Lord Summerisle) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:21:00 +0000

He's only gone and done it again.
Here's another Jorun Bombay remix this time using the acapella of The Symphony (where did he get that??!!) and taking it even further.
This bloke is seriously picking up Marley Marl's crown as far as I'm concerned.

Listen to this. Can I get a soul-braaap?

You need to hear more from Jorun.

AINT NO HALF STEPPIN

ITS YOURS

CHILDRENS STORY

And of course, PETER PIPER REMIX which is a stone-cold classic reworking.