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RIP benny,sad news.
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"Little Benny" Bennion
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The Lightbowne Cowboy
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Very sad news. RIP Blue. CTWD.
Sweet tender hooliganI got an A&E punch because of him once, long story!
Saw him outside a Smiths gig once too, don't know if he was a tout or fan, seemed an odd mix hooligan and Smiths devotee.
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Without trying to derailing the thread, the myth that The Smiths were a student / wimpy kids band is nonsense. They did become that after the event but not at the time. I went to 5 gigs and the one at Salford Uni was the closest I have been to being at a game when at a gig. Pure meat heads, looking to kick off, chanting 'Salford, Salford Salford' between songs. Most took their shirts off it was so hot in there.... muscle bound shaved heads..... singing and dancing to Hand In Glove and Frankly Mr Shankly. My best gig ever.I got an A&E punch because of him once, long story!
Saw him outside a Smiths gig once too, don't know if he was a tout or fan, seemed an odd mix hooligan and Smiths devotee.
RIP
RIP Benny, can't recall him to be honest. Can I ask, how did he pass away?
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Has anyone got any good tales to share, maybe from the book.
Has anyone got any good tales to share, maybe from the book.
Without trying to derailing the thread, the myth that The Smiths were a student / wimpy kids band is nonsense. They did become that after the event but not at the time. I went to 5 gigs and the one at Salford Uni was the closest I have been to being at a game when at a gig. Pure meat heads, looking to kick off, chanting 'Salford, Salford Salford' between songs. Most took their shirts off it was so hot in there.... muscle bound shaved heads..... singing and dancing to Hand In Glove and Frankly Mr Shankly. My best gig ever.
RIP Benny, can't recall him to be honest. Can I ask, how did he pass away?
Yes I've often thought Smiths = student band is a myth. In Manchester particularly though I distinctly remember feeling outnumbered queuing early for the '86 Maxwell Hall gig as a 'casual' among what was mostly student types dresswise.