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come back Mark Johnson..........

Started this discussion. Last reply by Neil Smyth Feb 9. 22 Replies

Thought I would put this under the 'Novelty' category - say something stupid - here goes.Maybe the Phoenix list was ultimately responsible for the demise of the scene mid to late 80s (maybe not) but…Continue

 

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Neil Smyth replied to Steve Godfrey's discussion 'come back Mark Johnson..........'
"The Pheonix List also contributed imo to the near death of the scene in the late 80's,I remember in one issue The likes of Eddie Pillar, JTQ Acid Jazz etc getting slagged off as hippies and being traitors to the scene when in fact they were…"
Feb 9
Robert McAlister replied to Steve Godfrey's discussion 'come back Mark Johnson..........'
"I do remember buying the List in the 80s.  It is a completely personal thing, but for me it was almost trying to recreate the 60s. so I packed it in....BUT!! I had no idea who published it, and in fairness and in retrospect it must be said that…"
Feb 9
Graeme Barclay replied to Steve Godfrey's discussion 'come back Mark Johnson..........'
"The guy in question was American. H."
Feb 9
Chris Cameron replied to Steve Godfrey's discussion 'come back Mark Johnson..........'
"I am sure we will be enlightened soon enough Harry, its not as if its any big deal but I initially thought that I was the only one who had never heard of the guy. If there is something about his background that is not so hot its good that people are…"
Feb 9
Graeme Barclay replied to Steve Godfrey's discussion 'come back Mark Johnson..........'
"It's not a secret TBH, regarding Mark Johnson's reputation - there's a couple of articles from a few London mods/faces about his dodgy past in the book; "This is a Modern Life". He obviously wasn't particularly liked…"
Feb 9
Paul James Molloy replied to Steve Godfrey's discussion 'come back Mark Johnson..........'
"Chris he ran the Pheonix list( weekly mod newsletter) from about 84-88ish, that was fine, the other stuff as steve says better we tell ye face ."
Feb 9
Chris Cameron replied to Steve Godfrey's discussion 'come back Mark Johnson..........'
"Sounds like he was known maybe around the mid to late 80s or something Harry but not a name I am familiar with."
Feb 9
Chris Cameron replied to Steve Godfrey's discussion 'come back Mark Johnson..........'
"Cheers Stevie."
Feb 9
steve replied to Steve Godfrey's discussion 'come back Mark Johnson..........'
"Chris,I'll tell you about Mark Johnstone the next time i see you,i don't want to speak ill of the dead,so it's not something to be aired on the world wide web.I was attending mod do's in London in his time and his reputation was…"
Feb 9
Chris Cameron replied to Steve Godfrey's discussion 'come back Mark Johnson..........'
"I will have to get someone to fill me in here. I have honestly never heard of this guy never mind why he was a bit of bad egg ha ha."
Feb 9
Bill The Pill replied to Steve Godfrey's discussion 'come back Mark Johnson..........'
"Jason,you pretty much summed it up there,his heart was in the right place,but ultimately he was a wrong un,was still sad to hear how he ended up/died."
Feb 9
Chris Cameron replied to Steve Godfrey's discussion 'come back Mark Johnson..........'
"Was that the bloke with a moustache that was in Frankie Goes to Hollywood ha ha"
Feb 8
Neil Smyth replied to Steve Godfrey's discussion 'come back Mark Johnson..........'
"Mark Johnson? Heard a few stories about him!"
Feb 8
stephen hughes replied to Steve Godfrey's discussion 'come back Mark Johnson..........'
" Mark Johnson of the Phoenix Society, at the Pan Irish Rally, Eyre Square Galway, 1985"
Feb 7
stephen hughes replied to Steve Godfrey's discussion 'come back Mark Johnson..........'
"Cheers. Dont worry about it. The events listing here is driven by what members themselves add so obviously it wont have everything that's out there - if your on facebook you'll know that different mod events are flagged all over the place…"
Feb 7
Steve Godfrey replied to Steve Godfrey's discussion 'come back Mark Johnson..........'
"Feel terrible now - didn't mean to diminish the good work you do here. The events listings on this site is about the most comprehensive I've seen. I suppose my angle was more of a pure events listing thing rather than an 'all things…"
Feb 7

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