skinhead, gay and sharp

2022-08-12T12:39:00.001+10:00

Well the pandemic has certainly hit most of us in several ways. It has restricted our movements to the point where we have lost contact with many of our mates and friends, but was it really necessary? Yes, I did get Covid-19 and suffered for about 3 weeks with its side effects, but I was lucky; I was triple vaccinated. I think that has been the longest time without my boots on.

Meetings of like minded skinheads have been curtailed but we are now back in force and football is also back for us to relieve some of the pressure and let off a little steam. I am hoping to get to Qatar for the World Cup with my partner Peter; but the assurances of the Qatar Government that homosexuals will not be arrested and are safe still worries me slightly. Can we trust a Muslim Arab Government to ignore homosexuality during the games and for how long afterwards for those wanting to do the tourist thing? I'm sure they will vet every application for a visa during the period of the games. I am a SHARP but that does not stop me pondering how a Muslim Government are going to ignore homosexuality within their country? I would welcome your comments.

My condolences Munich

2016-07-25T08:20:00.003+10:00

May I offer my condolences to all residents of Munich and Germany for what has happened recently. Terrorism whether it be religious fanaticism or home grown terrorism through disgruntled and deranged people; cannot be condoned in any way, shape or form. There is no excuse for this type of action; mental sickness or not. We all have to be vigilant to those around us; family, friends and work mates as to their mental state and seek help for them. Religious ideology is no longer regarded as just religious fanaticism; it is MURDER and nothing less. Governments try their best to head off these attacks but they cannot be everywhere and mentally deranged people such as this latest mass murderer cannot be stopped.

My deepest sympathy to the families and friends of those killed and injured in Munich.

Darf ich mein Beileid an alle Einwohner von München und Deutschland bieten für das, was in letzter Zeit passiert ist. Terrorismus , ob es religiösen Fanatismus oder home grown Terrorismus durch unzufriedene und verwirrte Menschen sein ; kann nicht in irgendeiner Weise , Gestalt oder Form verziehen werden. Es gibt keine Entschuldigung für diese Art der Aktion ; Geisteskrankheit oder nicht. Wir alle müssen wachsam sein , um die um uns herum ; Familie, Freunde und Arbeitskollegen auf ihre mentalen Zustand und sucht Hilfe für sie. Religiöse Ideologie wird nicht mehr als nur religiöse Fanatismus ; es ist Mord und nicht weniger. Die Regierungen versuchen ihr Bestes, diese Angriffe auf den Kopf ab , aber sie können nicht überall und geistig verwirrte Menschen wie dieser jüngsten Massenmörder sein kann nicht gestoppt werden .

Mein tiefstes Mitgefühl mit den Familien und Freunden derer, die in München

getötet und verletzt .

SHARP is true skinhead

2016-07-25T07:58:00.002+10:00

I receive several emails every week through the blog, but unfortunately I cannot return the email as it comes through the blog and not direct. If you would like me to answer your email, please put your email address on the blog comment even if it is done as bolg at gmail dot com then I will reply to your blog.

To indieskin, I would very much like to answer your blog so as we can become email friends one skin to another. If you do not normally speak English then that is not a problem as there are many translators on line.

As a SHARP I am against racial prejudiced as skinheads do not judge another skinhead by the the colour of his skin. Skinheads grew out of the West Indian culture and working men from the East End of London and working class areas. They adopted the work clothing of the West Indian dock workers and so we get the bleachers, the 14 and 20 hole boots; braces and turned up cuffs. The dock workers used these to keep grains and other loose materials out of their boots; hence the longer boot. They also adopted their music and their movements on the dance floor, feeling the beat and moving their bodies to it; hence the stomp. So West Indians were our brothers in work and culture so why would skinheads be against people with colored skin? They started the movement.

As for WP or Nazi skinheads? They are not true skinheads; just men and youths with shaved heads and a need to remove non white people from their country. They are dangerous and psychotic and should be avoided at all costs.

2015-03-09T09:55:00.000+10:00

There is a new skinhead book available at Amazon and Kindle. It is called 'Retribution' by Phillip Lesbirel and about a young skinhead who has done time in Juvvie and Prison. Wilbur John Collins is questioned over a fight in the town center by Sgt. Grainger but not charged due to insufficient evidence. Collins is heading for a life in prison but Grainger manages to rescue him through teaching him to box. Wilbur or 'Shiv' to his mates, starts to date a girl and later finds out she is Grainger's daughter.

They finally wed, much to Grainger's dislike, but when Carol fell pregnant, Shiv wanted a better life for his family. He managed to get a job near Macklesfield as a farm hand and life changed for them all. He became a real family man when his son was born and their life settled into the everyday life; until one fateful day. Carol was heading to the town with their son in the car when they were hit by a van driven by a guy who was drunk. It was a hit and run, and Carol died in the accident and their son severely injured causing him injuries to his brain. Shiv swore vengeance on the driver and the passenger he had that fateful day, and when he finally did find them, his retribution was swift and deliberate.Never cross a skinhead.

This book is well worth reading for all you fans of skinhead books. It is believable and could have been almost an autobiography in the way it is written; but of course it is fiction.

armyboi

2014-05-10T11:34:00.003+10:00

Well as you are all aware, I follow the writer Phillip Lesbirel who has written several good skinhead books and his latest release is 'Retribution' about a skinhead who marries and has a son, who moves from the city to the country to let his son grow up without the poverty and pain he had endured himself; but he loses his wife in a car accident and his son is seriously injured. The story dwells on his need to see the drunken driver of the other car dealt with by the courts but when the driver is given a slap on the wrist, he takes matters into his own hands. An interesting story and surprise ending. I recommend this book to you. Available through Amazon, Kindle and most book sellers or in electronic downloads.

The Old Firm Casuals feat. Roi (The Last Resort) - "Violence in our mind...

2014-05-10T10:49:00.001+10:00

Boot Boys - "2231" - Videoclip Oficial (HD)

2014-05-10T10:47:00.001+10:00

SAINTS & SINNERS - SKINHEAD 4 LIFE feat.Sucker (Oxymoron/Bad Co.Project)

2014-05-10T10:43:00.001+10:00

Booze & Glory - "London Skinhead Crew" - Official Video (HD)

2014-05-10T10:42:00.001+10:00

Fred Perry Subculture Skinheads 2012

2014-05-10T10:41:00.001+10:00

WORLD OF SKINHEAD FULL VIDEO

2014-05-10T10:39:00.001+10:00

Life's Journey complete book published

2013-11-02T07:31:00.000+10:00

Finally Phil Lesbirel has completed a complete version of 'Life's Journey' about a young skinhead; Johnie Burkett, who joins the brotherhood at 16 years old and revels in its friendship and culture as if born to it. Johnie is a rebel and a hot head, always in trouble with the law but always a lover of men first. This book covers his initiation into the skinhead lifestyle through to his running from the law. All 5 published books combined into one paperback version. http://www.amazon.com/Lifes-Journey-complete-Phillip-Lesbirel/dp/1492826588/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383340347&sr=1-5 Available in paperback, E-book and Kindle.

A Gay skinhead story.

Life's Journey complete

2012-06-17T11:26:00.000+10:00

The 5 book series of 'Life's Journey' is now complete and all 5 books are now available on Amazon. Shortly the author has said he will combine all 5 books into one volume and place it on Kindle firstly then it will be available in book form 3 months later.

The author, Phillip Lesbirel, has written many gay and straight skinhead books and is fast becoming well known for his skinhead writings of its culture and scene. Life's Journey is about a 16 year old inexperienced and naive apprenticed motor mechanic who discovers the skinhead brotherhood in the late 60's early 70's, devours its culture and lifestyle as if born to it, but his internal anger and quick temper lead him to a prison term. On release from prison, he seeks a life away from his past and with a false passport and by buying a working trip to Australia heads away from the UK. Although he has bought the silence of the freighter's Captain, the Captain notifies the authorities as he enters the Port of Melbourne, and Johnnie has to jump into the frigid waters of Port Phillip Bay with his South African lover Joe.

They barely survive but Johnnie is determined to never be caught and return to prison and commits 2 murders to ensure this. He meets and falls in love with Skull, a parole violator himself and an ex con having served 6 years. Book 5 deals with their growing love, their work on the prawn trawlers in the Gulf of Carpentaria and how through an industrial accident, Skull is killed and how Johnnie's grief is handled.

Heart warming, vicious, violent; The series follows Johnnies short life from a naive youth to a vicious killer. Throughout the series you love and hate him, but mostly you love him, like him and root for his success. Johnnie is a skinhead, angry, with attitude, gay and willing to excel in all the fetishes even the fringe fetishes, as he believes he should experience all that life has to offer. I believe you would enjoy this series and will not regret buying it or maybe wait a few weeks and borrow the full series book from the Kindle Library.

New gay skinhead books

2012-05-24T11:31:00.000+10:00

There are few gay skinhead books on the market but Amazon have a few. One writer, Phillip Lesbirel, has several in print and one released today is book 4 of a 5 book series. The book is called 'Life's Journey book 4 - Survival and is a follow up to books 1, 2 and 3 published earlier. It deals with a young 16 year old apprentice moror mechanic, Johnnie, who discovers the skinhead culture and goes on to prostitute himself, gets jailed for 18 months, escapes parole and heads to Australia, survives a fridgid swim to safety and now is on the run from Australian police. Now 22 he has teamed up with Skull his lover, and Joe a prevoius lover and Joe's lover Brains an ex Melbourne wharfie.

Johnnie has gone from inocence to prostitution, to GBH to murder and there is still book 5 to come. He is not scared of a fight and always fights dirty like all skinheads should. Johnnie is all skinhead, gay and proud. He works the prawn trawlers up in the Gulf to try and stay away from city police and with his traveling companions, have bought a small trawler of their own for the off season and called it 'Skin Fisher'.

Phillip Lesbirel has also written other skinhead books, 'Matter of Honour', 'Fighting Dog' and Daniel. 'Life's Journey' will be combined into one book when book 5 is completed and published. Look for this book in about 3 months.

New skinhead books

2012-05-16T12:02:00.000+10:00

There is a new skinhead book now published by Phillip Lesbirel called 'Life's Journey'. It is a series and 3 books have now been published with a promised 4th shortly.

The storyline is of a young 16 year old youth who discovers the skinhead way of life, its gay love and fetishes. Johnnie is a tough, street wise kid and ends up being jailed for assault. On release from prison, he decides he needs to leave England and head to a country where he can start again, but his prison record will not allow him to move legally so he buys a new identity and signs on to a freighter bound for Australia.

In Cape Town he meets with Joe, an orphaned dockside worker and Joe stows away on board ship when it leaves port. Johnnie falls for Joe and they decide to jump ship in Melbourne, but their plans are thwarted by the ship's Captain and as they are heading into Port Philip Bay, a police tender comes aside the ship. Johnnie and Joe jump overboard. Book 3 ends with our wandering if they survived, but with the announcement of book 4, we have to believe they did.

Books 1, 2 and 3 have a great story. Set in the late 60's at the start of the skinhead culture, it does discuss some of the more bazaar fetishes known to the gay world at that time. It also deals with the rivalry of the skinhead gangs or crews of the time. I loved all 3 books, can't wait for book 4.

http://www.amazon.com/Lifes-Journey-Book-1/dp/147526433X/ref=sr_1_17?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337133846&sr=1-17

http://www.amazon.com/Lifes-Journey-Book-Young-Master/dp/1475281439/ref=sr_1_21?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337133938&sr=1-21

http://www.amazon.com/Lifes-Journey-book-Phillip-Lesbirel/dp/147741391X/ref=sr_1_22?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337133938&sr=1-22

Skinhead tattoos

2012-02-27T09:04:00.000+10:00

Most skinheads have tattoos, whether they be gay or straight. The problem is deciding what tattoo to have. There are few tattoos that directly relate to skinheads, and these can be dramatic as in full backs or just smaller tattoos for the arms or other areas of the body. Personally I have 2 tattoos, a 'Spirit of 69' tattoo on the left arm and a 'British Bulldog' with the Union Jack on my right arm. I also have a slave tattoo on my neck, but that does not relate to skinheads. I have searched the internet for skinhead tattoos for some time and cannot find anything decent to allow me to comlete a full sleeve. I don't want just any tattoos, I want skinhead tattoos and not Nazi ones either. I am a SHARP so any reference to Nazi or WP is definately out.

Tattoos are very personal. Each tattoo on a guy is well thought out before they are tattood on his skin for once on, they cannot be removed without heavy scaring. I intend to place the 'Crucified Skinhead' tattoo across my entire back in the near future, but the full sleeve for my right arm eludes me. Any suggestions as to what to use or where there are decent skinhead tattoos on the internet I can browse? Let me know through this blog.

Gear for gay skinheads

2012-01-26T09:24:00.000+10:00

There are so many fetish sites with gear for gay skinheads, from rubber to leather, to bleachers with rear zips and polo's to let your fellow skinheads know you are gay and proud. T-Shirts appear to be making a splash on the fetish scene as well as Tank Tops or Singlets. I still prefer the Polo shirt as my dress. maybe I am old fashioned, but I am a traditional skin so Polo's are all I wear. As for rubber and leather? I am not against it, in fact I get a hard on when I see these young skins in tight leather pants or skintight rubber jeans, their rubber Polo and braces wearing their Doc Martin 14 or 20 hole boots. Even the waders turn me on, but are they true skins or are they feetish gay men grabbing the skin culture to their own ends?

We have so many fetish styles now, including work gear and the military look. To have this look at a fetish party is great but it is not a look for everyday use, down the pub or down the football match. They are purely club use. We are skins and we are a brotherhood of working class men with a culture we are all living for life. Our fetishes are just that, a fetish. To use when it is time to play, so brothers, play and play hard but dont forget our roots in the working class of our country.

The skinhead party planned in London shortly by Recon lists all the fetishes, but also state that admittence is dress code only. With all the different fetish styles of dress, how can we call this a dress code. To me a dress code is skinhead; bleachers, polo, braces, Doc Martin's or Underground boots, football socks and MA1, preferably olive green. A shaved head tops this off, but a No.1 is acceptable. If you are a skinhead then dress to impress and maybe that man you are looking for will be waiting for you to impress and grab from the crowd. Enjoy Fetish Week in London guys.

Hair

2012-01-11T08:43:00.000+10:00

Skinheads traditionally have a shaved head but there appears to be a trend towards buzz cuts, shaved sides and mohawks. These socalled skinheads are bluring the line. Anything more than a Number 1 cut is not a skinhead look. Many Punks are claiming to be skinheads but their hair and clothing are nowhere near what a skinhead should be.

A skinhead traditionally shaves his head and wears his clobber with pride. He is part of a youth army world wide and to part from tradition is putting the brotherhood at risk. If you want to follow fashion then so be it, but don't call yourself a skinhead. Skinheads don't follow fashion. They follow a tradition. What is a skinhead tradition? A shaved head, a working class background and a uniform recognised world wide. Yes, it is a uniform, no different to the military. We are an army of arrogant, angry men, fed up with unemployment, low paid jobs and a media that cannot come to terms with our culture.

So if you call yourself a skinhead, then look at your hair or lack of it. If it is not a shaved head or Number 1 cut, then you are not a skin. What you are is your business but don't call yourself a skinhead.

New skinhead book

2011-12-26T08:27:00.000+10:00

I recently found a new skinhead book, in fact I found several gay skinhead books, and all by the same author. I have now read all his skinhead books and really enjoy his style of writing. He tends to write about the fetish side of skinhead life and also is SHARP. I particularly liked his new book 'Fighting Dog' but his other book 'Daniel' had me wanting more also. He understands the skinhead lifestyle and culture and is very discriptive in his writings. He has 3 skinhead books published, 'Matter of Honour' as well as 'Fighting Dog' and 'Daniel' Check them out at this Amazon site. They are all available in soft cover, E-Book, Kindle and 'Matter of Honour' is also available in hard cover for possible gifts.

http://www.amazon.com/Phillip-Lesbirel/e/B005IZQBO6

Strikes

2011-11-30T08:49:00.000+10:00

The drivers of the bus company I work for are talking about going out on strike over a pay dispute. I hate strikes and believe there are better ways. A strike only hurts the passengers and not the company. Personally I believe we should still turn up for work, only refuse to take money for trips. This way passengers still get a service and the company loses money.

It is always the public who lose out on strikes. Bus passengers are usually the lower end of the social ladder, pensioners, low paid workers. school kids and the unemployed. As a skinhead I am usually at the lower end myself and know what a bus or train strike can do to the unemployed, pensioners etc. Like many skinheads, our working class roots are there for all to see and public transport is usually our only way to get around, so why hurt our fellow workers and brothers.

I say no to striking and yes to free travel until the company cough up or lock us out, then its a whole new ball game.

Skinheads

2011-11-28T09:31:00.000+10:00

I get many questions from people who just cannot understand what a skinhead really is. They have no concept of their culture or what they stand for so in a few short words I am going to try and answer these questions.

First and foremost a skinhead is a working class youth/man, no if's or buts, his roots are working class and he identifies with the working class. Seldom does his work go beyond the lower echelons of working society, laborors, warehouse workers, building trades etc. Some lift themselves out of these mundane jobs but they are few and far between. Many are unemployed and live from hand to mouth on social security.

Skinheads came into existance in the late 60's as the mods and rockers wained and the young working class lad started to find the West Indian culture of song and dance, using their work clothes and adapting it into a recognisable uniform. Boots were high and steel capped, pants were usually Levi jeans, 501 and faded but eventually being bleached to rid them of their new look, braces were a sign of the common working man and the polo shirt which was a later addition, but replaced the work shirt used originally. The jacket started as a donkey jacket or army cast off but eventually the MA1 in olive green took over. The uniform eveolved from a working man style to a smart recognisable style of their own.

The media caught upon the look and their perchance to soccer violence and blew it up out of all proportion but in doing so, others decided to get into the act. Many youth or hooligans hit on the shaved head look and so the soccer hooligan reputation began. The national Front or the military front for the Nazi Parti took the look also and as they had a racial predudice look on life became known as Boneheads, as skinheads were none racially predudiced. Their culture had come from the West Indian culture so why would they be racially predudiced. In all skinhead groups throughout the world all races are accepted into the brotherhood regardless, but the NF or WP (White Power) Boneheads have a racially based membership. They are not skinheads and any media outlet who allow themselves to use this name in relation to them are misinformed.

Why do we become a skinhead? We are working class and we are proud of our roots. Skinheads stand for the working class youth since the late 60's and are seen as more than just a gang of lads. It is the culture, the brotherhood, the music and the friendship that every skinhead worldwide knows is waiting for him in every country and in every city. It is not something you retire from when you marry or find a relationship. It is a love of culture for life, and you hang up your boots on top of your coffin.

Shaving

2011-11-27T12:13:00.000+10:00

Skinheads are easily recognised by their shaved or short cut hair. Personally I prefer shaved, but there is a side effect of shaving your head. Apart from a cold head in winter, it is a task you must keep up on a daily basis. The smooth look is hard to maintain and requires time each morning to rid the head of stubble and give the smooth, cue ball look we skinheads admire so much.

30 years ago I had a major car accident that left me with many scars on my head and to leave shaving for several years until these healed sufficiently to allow a smooth finish once again. I maintained as close a cut as a pair of clippers could handle but eventually dared to use the razor once again. The first few days was agony as my head became a mass of blood and the razor nicked and cut into the many scars. But I perservered and am so glad I did. I felt lost without the smooth feel of my scalp like I didn't belong any more.

Now I am proud of the smooth finish, I even oil my head to make it shine. I feel a part of the culture once again for without the smooth finish I did not feel like a true skinhead. Long live the cue ball.

What is a SHARPIE

2011-10-24T07:35:00.000+10:00

What is a SHARPIE? a skinhead is against racial predudice. Why? Because the skinhead culture originated out of the West Indian culture and skinheads are part of that culture. Without the West Indian culture skinheads would not exist. Therefore, to say Neo Nazi Boneheads or WP are skinheads is to say all skinheads are racist. The media call them skinheads, well it's about time the media got their facts straight. By calling Boneheads skinheads is to defame true skinheads. Just because the Boneheads wear our clothes and shave their heads does not mean they are skinheads, because they aren't. They are racist nationalistic youth with a huge chip on their shoulder.

True skinheads are from all races, color and creeds. Skinheads are the most cosmepolitan group of youth in this world because they accept anyone who enjoys the culture of the skinheads. We are SHARP (skinheads against racial predudice) and accept all to our ranks and squads. Join us, enjoy our culture and be part of a world wide youth movement for the working class. We are more active and better know than the scouts and have a better uniform. Dib Dib, Dob Dob, Oi Oi

Can a skinhead be a property owner?

2011-10-16T09:21:00.000+10:00

Well yesterday I decided to put an offer on a 2 bed unit in a beachside subburb. The need to get away from the crippling rent spiral has led me to think buying finally. I am a working man and would usually always be a renter like my parents but times are changing and skinhead or not, rent is dead money, lining some rich guys pocket and not your own.

So for the same price as rent I can buy a small flat of my own. It is hard to find a deposit when you are a worker with half your wage going on rent and the other half on skinhead gear, but I have made the sacrafice and put up with my old skin gear for a while and now have a small deposit, enough to get this flat.

I don't earn much, in UK terms about 300 pounds a week but in ten years I will own my flat and maybe get some new gear again. I know my Doc's will last that long, and my bleachers can survive with care but might have to buy some new braces, sox and polos during that time, but that's ok. So, this skinhead is now a property owner. Now to find a skinhead BF to match the decor. Any takers? SHARP forever

skinhead gear

2011-10-13T08:49:00.000+10:00

Over the years my jobs have not allowed me to wear my skinhead gear to work. Apart from when I was in the military where I wore the Disruptive Pateren Uniform, this was the only time I felt like I was dressed as a skinhead. Other jobs I had to wear a uniform but I always wore my boots, much to the discust of many of my employers.

Now I have a job as a bus driver, and can finally wear most of my gear. My trusty Doc's of course, a company polo which is ok in royal blue with a yellow colar and sleeve edges but I have to wear the company work pants which are proper work pants. I use my black braces instead of a belt and often get comments, but I don't care. As a skinhead and a working man, the work pants are a good substitute for my bleachers. So now I feel like a skinhead when I am at work.

Being a skinhead and feeling like a skinhead 24/7 is so important as a person identifies whith his peers. I live in a country where skinheads are few and mostly in our southern capitals and the tropics of Australia do not lend itself to this type of clothing. I persevere because I am a skinhead and would live no other life. I no longer have a skinhead mate as he has returned to the UK but I continue to look and hope for another to join me here and become my mate in a LTR.