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Originally posted by LV15
if you tell me you roadied for the pistols too then i may have to kill you 
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Nope - never roadied for them :-) . I was never the 'roadie'. I was the soundman - see user name - lol. OK, I had to hump the gear too but I usually had a crew.
As for the Pistols - well I did see them about 6 months before they got famous at the local 'Art School Dance'. They were memorable for their complete inability to play anything coherently !
This era marked the death of classic rock and roll - in the UK at least.
Went on to do sound for a few more 'punk' bands including at the famous Hope and Anchor venue in Islington.
The most memorable of these bands in my mind was Bauhaus ( a gig at another venue ) . They actually could play *and* put on a great visual act too. They broke one of my mics - so after a quiet word with their manager I acquired one of theirs.
Sadly the violence accompanying punk bands led many promoters to cease bothering with local gigs. I saw some sad instances myself. That marked pretty much the end of many live music venues in the UK - the management wouldn't risk their venues any more.
Luckily things are now improving again.
Graham