Passion Killers \u2013 Station, Gateshead 14\/01\/84 \u2013 <\/strong>Fighting Carries On \/ What\u2019s Inside \/ Start Again \/ Suffering \/ Judging By The Headlines \/ Stand As One \/ Big Tough Hardman<\/a><\/p>\nSee what I mean about the Scum Dribblers set being actually quite short!<\/p>\n
Heres some text about the history of Scum Dribblers courtesty of Huggis from the band:<\/p>\n
Scum Dribblers was formed in the summer of 1983 on Pleasley Hill, Mansfield (Adie Gills bedroom, actually, tho I can\u2019t remember the house number).\u00a0<\/p>\n
The band was: Adie Gill, myself and Phillip \u201cPip\u201d Edge.\u00a0 I had 2 guitars \u2013 a cheap 1st guitar and my then new VOX Standard 24.\u00a0 I swapped the cheap guitar with Adie for some old punk t-shirts (DKs, Sex Pistols).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pip was living rough at the time and was sleeping over the road in the bicycle shed of the defunct Pleasley Hill School with just an electric guitar for company (Memory: Pip had a pair of leather trousers hed made from an old coat hed found but the crotch went nearly to his knees.\u00a0 He slept in and wore an old sheepskin-type coat the likes of which I\u2019d never seen and have never seen since!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucky for us I had an amp with 2 inputs (a huge dirty orange combo (no makers name).\u00a0 It had 2 huge 14\u2033 speakers in it and it took the 3 of us to carry even 1 yard.\u00a0 We organised a proper jam session in a small room in the school that was being rented by 1 of Adies mates brothers as a workshop or something.\u00a0 We were joined by a youth (cant remember his name Im afraid) who lived on Abbots Croft just up the road from me.\u00a0 I think he was expecting us to start playing like Deep Purple or something\u2026bit of a shock for the poor lad (he was older than me actually).\u00a0 I was crap BUT FAST, Pip wasnt much better BUT FAST and the amp was LLLLOOOOOOUUUUUDDDDD!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adie by this time had decided to stick to \u201cvocals??\u201d (good job I had a microphone then-innit?) (I remember some lyrics about avoiding dog shit in the park when its dark). Sometime after (days or weeks, but probably days) Adie announced that his mate (who I presume is this Dig fella) had scored us a gig in Nottingham supporting The Sub Humans.\u00a0 Jeez, a couple hours jammin thrash and no actual songs AND WERE PLAYING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE NEXT WEEK.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Well, some may say that that is or was or was partly the epitome of the whole punk culture but it was a bit scary too.\u00a0 The nite of the gig is indelibly etched upon my brain albeit 25 years ago (almost to the week!!).\u00a0 It was late September and hot \u2013 blue sky, little fluffy clouds, etc.\u00a0 I caught the 63 to Nottingham in the evening.\u00a0 I was wearing dockos, ripped black stretch jeans, Dks t-shirt (gun to the head of statue of liberty), leather jacket with Crass emblem painted on the back, me dogs collar and name tag, mirrored sunglasses.\u00a0 The hair as always spiked with soap.\u00a0 Pip was late and I had to go without him (I was getting really nervous by this time cos I thought I was on me own).\u00a0 However, my being lost in Nottingham gave Pip a chance to catch up.\u00a0 My mam drove him trying to catch up the bus but ended up taking him all the way to Nottingham (good old Mam). We met up in the square in the middle of Nottingham.<\/p>\n
The venue was the Ad Lib Club (that later became The Garage) but we didn\u2019t know where it was.\u00a0 We saw small groups of punks walking around heading in a general direction so we followed them and hey presto arrived. We wandered in and Adie was already there with Tim Cairns.\u00a0 All the punks in Mansfield had planned to see Sub Humans in Sheffield but a small group came to Nottingham just to give us support \u2013 Shirley Cotterhill, Dave \u201cSlob\u201d Dukes and Tim Cairns.\u00a0 It was Tim who coined the name Scum Dribblers rejecting my idea of Mutant Veg (fine by me).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before I forget\u2026 the Ethos of the band was simple \u2013 to be the WORST, MOST CRAPPEST, but FASTEST and NOISIEST absolute CLIFF OF WHITE NOISE band EVER (with the WORST NAME too!!!). Pip and I stashed our guitars and went outside to get stoned.\u00a0 Up to this point none of us had given any thought to the fact that we had no drummer!!!!!\u00a0 Sitting outside was another familiar face from Mansfield \u2013 Pommi, Riot Squads most excellent drummer.\u00a0 Pip and I took a managerial decision (ah ah) and said we would get him in for free if hed drum for us, \u201cFind me some sticks\u201d he said jumping up.\u00a0 I was feeling a whole lot better n better.\u00a0 The gig had 6 bands and we were first up.\u00a0 Pip walked to the far end of the stage and plugged into the guitar amp.\u00a0 He had loads of trouble with 1 of his effects pedals and it kept cutting out.\u00a0 I had to plug my Boss DS1 into the bass amp but that and the Super Distortion pickups on my guitar gave only feedback so I had to dispense with the DS1. Pommi squeezed in behind the drums and got ready.\u00a0 Pip was sorted and Adie was looking back wondering when we were going to start.\u00a0 I had positioned myself behind a large square pillar at the front of the stage because my nerves had returned. My hands were ringing wet \u2013 and I couldnt move my hand on the fretboard!!!\u00a0 A guy from another band tapped me on the arm and handed me a bottle of talc which cured the problem.\u00a0 I played fast thrash non-stop for 20 minutes, Pip played a fast lead riff non-stop for 20 minutes, Adie jumped about, fell on the floor, gyrating n such and making up lyrics on the spot Im sure, Pommi had to keep stopping cos hed never had to play so fast before and was knackered. It was a complete anarchic experience \u2013 no plan, each of us just went nuts and played what we wanted fast n loud.\u00a0 My nerves were gone after a few minutes and I came out from behind the pillar and had good look at the crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Absolute calm had come over the crowd.\u00a0 100+ folks standing around with their arms folded and grim looks on their faces \u2013 what were they expecting fucking DEEP PURPLE?????????????????\u00a0 After 20 minutes someone made us stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\u00a0 By that time I\u2019d noticed 2 or 3 people tapping their feet.\u00a0 The \u201cperformance\u201d was supposed to have been taped by the soundman (who might have been that Dig fella? not sure) but he thought it was the sound check!!! Then some other bands played and we went home.\u00a0 Due to artistic, lifestyle and personal differences Pip and I never played again with Adie and Pommi carried on as normal with Riot Squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As far as I am concerned Scum Dribblers was an EVENT that took place. A complete 1-off EVENT that was seminal in all our individual lives that can now (sadly) never be repeated.\u00a0 Our mates Shirl and Dave have always maintained that the show was really really good and they are honest folks.\u00a0 Pommi always remembers the gig with a big grin.\u00a0 Pip and I see each other twice a week or so \u2013 guitars being present (still having problems with them effing pedals).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
I lost touch with Adie and Tim and never saw the other Scum Dribblers play.\u00a0 I thought at the time that\u00a0 they should have renamed the band but then no-one would have remembered the Scum Dribblers.<\/p>\n
I hope that reading this ramble down memory lane has entertained you as much as it has entertained me to remember it and write it down.<\/p>\n
Facts:<\/p>\n
FIRST GIG \u2013 Ad Lib Club, Nottingham, late September 1983
\nORIGINAL FOUNDER MEMBERS \u2013 Adie Gill, John \u201cHuggis\u201d Hughes, Phillip \u201cPip\u201d Edge, Pommi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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