Saturday nights – out, about,
Sometimes parties,
Sometimes private, close-friend gatherings,
And sometimes (often) wandering aimlessly
Around town …
No plan, no goal.
Only contingencies for encountering adversaries.
Sharpie “toughs” touring streets – evasive tactics:
Run!!
Curious cops – false personal information,
Name, address … at the ready:
Paul Smith, 63 Parker St, Penrith.
Paul doesn’t mind.
Extra:
The Sharpies (later Skinheads) were aggressive and had a pretty aggressive dance style … I wouldn’t have thought Daddy Cool was a band they liked. I think Lobby Lloyd was one of their Australian musical heros and then, of course, there was Slade. Anyway this footage is from 1974 – a few years after our schoolboy times steering clear of sharpies – and its here because it has some classic archetypes.
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