A great story, Lisa and it took me down memory lane. It reminded me of the time we used to go to Kensington Market to buy our clothes back when I was a 'New Romantic' – not that me and my mates called ourselves that!

Ken Market, as it was known to us then trendy poseurs, was more or less a flea market showcasing a lot of the up and coming designers. My mate's sister had a stall there and she designed clothes for a lot of the acts back then in the very early 80s including Spandau in their 'Cut a long story short' days before they went stellar! As a result, we were always able to find out where all the bands were playing their 'secret' gigs. Great stuff!

I also remember one time at a gig with my mate's sister at the Lyceum (can't remember who was playing which is a shame!) but as we stood around several stars of the day came up to say hello. I remember Buster Bloodvessel sticking out like a sore thumb amongst all of us in our finery and a long chat with Richard Jobson, of the Skids who went on to become a TV presenter and who founded the Skids with Stuart Adamson who in turn, of course, went on to form Big Country). All great fun!

Halcyon days, indeed!