I potter about in the garden. I have to, I'm a 64 year-old man and that is in the job description. Earlier this week I planted this new rose. It's a climber, a variety called 'La Pastorale'. I bought it at a specialist nursery in the next village called Les Roses de la Prade. It was not cheap at 38€, but they give good advice and it is nice to support the local economy.
In 1976 I was doing my first year at UC London. I was 18 years-old and my job description was entirely different. 'New Rose' then meant only one thing to me, the title of the first 45 released by a British punk rock band. Take a trip back in time with The Damned:
The rose is lovely. We're close in age but I was not a fan of punk but did go to a local punk bar in Detroit a couple of times. Quite the departure for a Catholic school girl from the suburbs lol. It is now a sports bar and grill which is so funny but my music tastes haven't really changed from back then. I did take a view of your video. What impressed me most was the quality of the video. Sadly, my taste for punk is unchanged by viewing it😉 I guess I'll stick with my classic rock😊 best of luck with the rose!
@jackies365 I think punk was very much the music of a time and place, and made more of an impact in the UK at the start of the Thatcher years, a time of street riots, IRA terrorism and even a war. It hasn't worn well and doubt if many listen to it now. This song did feature on my playlist of "songs to stop you falling asleep at the wheel" when my job made me do long journeys on the autoroute.
I grew up in Manchester, a northern city, and in the 60's & 70's the music of your home city became tremendously popular in dance clubs throughout the North, to the extent it was labelled "Northern Soul". It has lasted much better, as you can see from this video of a Tami Lynn song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyS-3JudiB4
May 12th, 2022
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I grew up in Manchester, a northern city, and in the 60's & 70's the music of your home city became tremendously popular in dance clubs throughout the North, to the extent it was labelled "Northern Soul". It has lasted much better, as you can see from this video of a Tami Lynn song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyS-3JudiB4