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Rob Hill replied to Bobby Charlton's discussion 'The Most Stupidest Mod Related Thing You've Seen Lately...'

"The saddle was custom made for Sir Bradley to sit on whilst he cycled 2000 miles around France last summer."

Apr 7

Rob Hill posted a photo

Mod Bar, Palermo, Sicily

Saw this last week in Palermo. Didn't get the chance to check it out.

Apr 6

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Rob Hill posted a status

"Friday 22 March 6.30 at the Victoria and Albert Museum Ska at the V&A Launch event of the London International Ska Festival, http://www.v"

Mar 21

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Rob Hill replied to Jeremy's discussion 'Penny Round Pin-Through Collar Shirts'

"What a choice. Peckham Rye do a more pointed collar but only in white. They also stock the pins, the only place I know that does."

Mar 13

Rob Hill replied to Sydney's discussion 'Misunderstanding Mod'

"Well said Richard, I agree 100% except I don't listen to all that jazz crap, I listen to classical crap. Don't think Schubert was a mod."

Mar 13

Rob Hill replied to Derek Gardner's discussion 'surely the sharpest 'pop' dresser'

"I agree it's Charlie; if only for the time he got out of bed one night, washed and shaved, put on a Savile Row suit went down the hotel corridor and gave Mick Jagger a slap for calling him "my drummer". Well that's what Keef said."

Mar 12

Rob Hill replied to AngusForrester's discussion 'Research assistance'

"Hi Gus, I identified with mods in the mid sixties and it was the clothes that really caught my imagination as well as the music. When you are 14 or 15 you want to be like those older (16 -19) kids riding scooters. It's hard to describe how drab…"

Mar 11

Alan Sinclair commented on Rob Hill's video

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - You really got a hold on me

"Reminds me of growing up in a household where my sisters had this constantly on the turntable."

Mar 11

Alan Sinclair commented on Rob Hill's video

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - You really got a hold on me

"Quality!!"

Mar 11

Rob Hill commented on Rob Hill's video

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - You really got a hold on me

"Just watch the way the Miracles move. How cool was Bobby Rogers?"

Mar 11

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Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - You really got a hold on me

Mar 11

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Rob Hill replied to Josh Thomas's discussion 'Watches?'

"The Braun Dieter Rams watches are very clean and sleek just like the radios and record players he designed. http://www.mrporter.com/product/325871"

Mar 10

Rob Hill replied to Sydney's discussion 'Misunderstanding Mod'

"Really good point about shops Andy. Like must of us I have splashed out on big ticket items. For some reason there is a bit of extra pleasure in picking up a really nice item cheaply in a 'non mod' shop. In the summer a friend remarked on…"

Mar 9

Rob Hill posted photos

Mar 8

Rob Hill commented on stephen hughes's photo

Barbican

"Great photo. Really captures the drudgery of going to work on the tube. I know, I did it for over 20 years. By the way the 1960s Barbican tower block is by Chamberlain. Powell and Bon."

Mar 4

Rob Hill posted a video