This is a local battle for local people

[WightShrimper]

What about The Hamsters?

 

[MK Shrimper]

What about The Hamsters?

Wheel(y) good. You nominating?

 

[WightShrimper]

Wheel(y) good. You nominating?

Yep, sure am!

 

[MK Shrimper]

1) Kursaal Flyers - Napster
2) Ceephax Acid Crew - Pubes
3) The Boxer Rebellion - MK
4) Squarepusher - Drastic.
5) Dr. Feelgood - Uncle Leo
6) N-Joi - Mad Cyril
7) Tom McRae - Pickled Seal
8) The Hamsters - Wight Shrimper.

I'll leave it open until tomorrow morning should anyone else like to play along.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Not nominating, but weren't one of the Rubettes from round here?

 

[Napster]

Not nominating, but weren't one of the Rubettes from round here?

John Richardson was born in South Ockendon, 23 miles away. One for MK.

 

[MK Shrimper]

John Richardson was born in South Ockendon, 23 miles away. One for MK.

Computer says no. Without rules, where would we be?

 

[OldBlueLady]

John Richardson was born in South Ockendon, 23 miles away. One for MK.

Computer says no. Without rules, where would we be?

I thought one of them came from Leigh, obviously not then.

 

[Firestorm]

Ireen Sheer (eurovision in the 70s for monaco i think) was from Billericay
I went to school with her brother

 

[davewebbsbrain]

1) Kursaal Flyers - Napster
2) Ceephax Acid Crew - Pubes
3) The Boxer Rebellion - MK
4) Squarepusher - Drastic.
5) The Paramounts - Barna (not Dr. Feelgood?)
6) N-Joi - Mad Cyril

N-Joi would have been my pick. Reminds me of Roller City. I may have to go for Talismantra, the group formed in the wake of Nigel and Mark ending N-Joi


Please can I have Depeche Mode

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Computer says no. Without rules, where would we be?

France....

 

[davewebbsbrain]

1) Kursaal Flyers - Napster
2) Ceephax Acid Crew - Pubes
3) The Boxer Rebellion - MK
4) Squarepusher - Drastic.
5) Dr. Feelgood - Uncle Leo
6) N-Joi - Mad Cyril
7) Tom McRae - Pickled Seal
8) The Hamsters - Wight Shrimper
9) Alison Moyet- davewebbsbrain

 

[Supernaut]

9) Depeche Mode - davewebbsbrain

Don't think Mode are eligible - original members born in North Weald, Dagenham, Nottingham and Woodford.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Don't think Mode are eligible - original members born in North Weald, Dagenham, Nottingham and Woodford.

****...MK, can you confirm

 

[OldBlueLady]

****...MK, can you confirm

According to Wiki....

Vince Clark born North Woodford
Dave Gahan born ?, raised North Weald/Basildon
Alan Wilder ?, raised in Acton
Andy Fletcher born Nottingham
Martin Gore born Dagenham

Alison Moyet is, of course, eligible though!

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

I nominate NJoi.

We have a winner. Live in Manchester is still the standard.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

According to Wiki....

Vince Clark born North Woodford
Dave Gahan born ?, raised North Weald/Basildon
Alan Wilder ?, raised in Acton
Andy Fletcher born Nottingham
Martin Gore born Dagenham

Alison Moyet is, of course, eligible though!

My pick is now Alison Moyet. Duly changed

 

[callan]

eddie and the hot rods
fleetwood mac
nine below zero
lorraine silver

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

At work the guy I sit next to is Terry Hall's son and he does accounts for Lee Harris and Paul Webb who I understood to both be from Benfleet and Mark Hollis isn't. Put me down for Talk Talk please as they are exceptional.

Squarepusher and Ceephax are brothers......has that been mentioned?

 

[callan]

At work the guy I sit next to is Terry Hall's son and he does accounts for Lee Harris and Paul Webb who I understood to both be from Benfleet and Mark Hollis isn't. Put me down for Talk Talk please as they are exceptional.

Squarepusher and Ceephax are brothers......has that been mentioned?

I went to school with Paul webb from talk talk....so they should count.