This fine old-school masterpiece was done using the ancient technique of "paint pot & brush"!
It dates back to the 70's, so it is an original from the gang wars era.
Actually, that should read was an original, we now need to talk about it in the past tense, because despite it having been there all that time, last year somebody came along and graffed over the top of it.
Tut tut..!!
Thanks to JG
where was this painted again? i remember seeing it loads of times, i recall the thunderbirds one on the gussie wall, that was probably an even earlier one, might have not been a dundonian who did it tho considering one of the others was king billy :0)
ReplyDeletethis was dun by sharko gander graham cooney ritchie craig in 1979/80
DeleteGander,Angus Lindsay,was a beast/Rapist,he raped at least three women from the Hilltoon,and at least two of close mates knew!!!!!!
Deletenew he was a bully but a beast??
Deletegraham cooney no 1 seen him for years herd in hideing n bellzo dead so whos the 2 mates then popeye petrie?
Deletegander nvr m8s we petries?? anybody mind Malone brothers went to school we Ian good lad
Deletemost of HH went to Morgan
Deletetam mogi Billy Johnson HH rember them well Carnegie boys my sister went oot we Billy bck in the day
Deletedrank on the hull nvr in the Huns tho Billy dun more time than most HH ** big j
Deleteis mogi johnson dead ???
Deletebrolac magnolia, yeh canna beat it for wear an tear. on the back wall of what is now archies garage and car park of d&a factors
ReplyDeletecan you elabourate a wee bit bear please, about the location, no the pent :)
ReplyDeleteI believe that is down West Henderson Wynd. I used to pass it almost everyday on my way to my Art Studio at Meadow Mill.
ReplyDeletespot on Alex, if one were to be visiting the Verdant Works tourist hotspot and had finished ones tour, as you do, on leaving the premises turn left towards the Hawkhill, and there before you (assuming no cars/vans hindering your view) is the daubbing over on the opposite side of the road(wynd) on the north face of the building whos frontage is on Brook st, and is only a short walk from the Rep where there is a well appointed resturant with two bars. sorry I'm over enthusing
ReplyDeleteThe original 'artwork' was done by a 'friend' of mine
ReplyDeleteAs a non-Dundonian, how many of the scheme gangs were affiliated to either football club or did football not come into it?
ReplyDeleteThe Hilltoon lads certainly followed Dundee at the time and also you have to remember that Utd hadn't any success until the late 70's, so no gangs were present in their support until later.
ReplyDeleteI think Dundee gangs were pretty mixed on the teams they supported although I do remember a healthy Hulltoon mob attached to the dees during the mid / late 70's. Always thought Fintry Shams were more united but knew a good few Derry boys from Fintry so prob not true.
ReplyDeleteit was pretty mixed, but when together they were the mighty " SHIMMY" a 60's/70's version of the utility, put the fear of death into the weedgies like :)
ReplyDeleteThe Shimmy were made up of mods and early skinheads who were a city wide gang that followed United.
ReplyDeleteFae my memories of the 70s most scheme gangs were mixed with hulltoon huns and lochee fleet being more dundee fans and kirkton huns and fintry shams being more united
I was the person that did this a lab named Sharko and I did this in the 70's
ReplyDeletesorry that should be lad Im fay dundee efter a
ReplyDeletesorry again I did the original work and did notice that some one had over painted it but thats fine as nothing lasts forever. as some of the pips on this site show. it must have been 78/79 I remember the tin of yellow paint we did others that night but that one lasted the longest time. some good memorys here.
ReplyDeletewas Sharko called Mark went to the Morgan ????
ReplyDeleteabove comment wssnt from coondo as he new who did it as he 2 all ovr d/dee coondo h-huns dfc was evry where early 80s as was othrs sharko bellzo gander ect crasy days up the hull 1980s n thy all dees
ReplyDeletedun by sharko who went to morgan dnt think he was 1 oh the top boys more a glue sniffr
ReplyDeletewish cld go back to those days no cctv n no fckn poles the top men o the hull cooneys gander rony p bellso kendo gander wld nvr av allwd it brit jobs for brits
ReplyDeletefuck dont think any of them worked scotty most ended up on the drugs grew up in wellington square but most huns at seahorse end if u no u no anbody mind oh danny heron wellington ??
Deletebenny hassen fae the hull is he in dundee ?? vaughny ?
Deleteguys who need steriods r pussys none o that cowardly shit in the 80s
ReplyDeletetotaly agree
Deletewho was the hulltoons main rivals lochee or fintry bams? n who was there leaders?
ReplyDeletesteven cooney rip 12 1 12 sadly missed top bloke from all up the hull rest in peace mate
ReplyDeleteHuns are the Turks. American Indians, Russians and Europeans are the Turks. Your skull's midle - behind have a bulge. This is Turk's sign.
ReplyDeletewat is that tool on rmbr huns rool n fuck the fintry cowards
ReplyDeletelets b honest the hulltoon were the only gang who took it to anyother gangs f rom 80 '2 85 with both cooneys gander mclaren at the front n a lot oh game boys at there side small gang 30plus but put dundee on the map once seen 15 hulltoon av 1twe 50 aberdeen casuals n all stood
ReplyDeleteCertain people know,a few.of Ganders mates , that he was a beast/rapist
Deletevery true
ReplyDeletemany good rucks on hulltoon
ReplyDeleteRip
ReplyDeleteMostly all dead now
ReplyDeletewho the fuck is zippy ??
ReplyDeletezippy dek hunter in London now * used to stay in Wellington tower pals we chaz lamont on my landing does anybody remember jim kenny always tell me at work he a hun but dont think he was ??
Deletenew jim kenny pals Dave west soul boy
Deletewho the fck was is zippy
ReplyDeletenever herd of or new anything about this dude herd a pal of the lamonts so never a hun
Deleteye lamonts quite lads footballers nvr gangs
DeleteGander aka Angus Lindsay.was a rapist
Deleteperson sayn gander a rapist if u cant name victims its shite or at least give more detail ye he a bully but cmon rapist ??
Deletegay boy now I brighton
Deletehedn back to london on train readn some oh this shit stayed kinghorne 70/80s new carrols cooneys bellzo gander steve martin for me top boy
ReplyDeletemy old man told me jim Wright hulltoon most ever dangerous man back in the day
ReplyDeletehulltoon to much infighting to be nmbr 1 so my mum says lol lol
ReplyDeletezippy is gay stays in Brighton stayed in my multi wellington
ReplyDeleteSteve Martin toth never a hun
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