tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post1433250319652539900..comments2024-03-28T17:10:16.059-07:00Comments on RETRO DUNDEE: BOW STREET RUNNERS - 1970'SRETRO DUNDEEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07746839418666784001noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-39712739709477258182015-04-03T06:54:51.705-07:002015-04-03T06:54:51.705-07:00The film they made was called rock N roll is here ...The film they made was called rock N roll is here to stay.<br /><br /><br /><br />Son of a runner Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-28119824338586887232015-02-04T10:23:47.607-08:002015-02-04T10:23:47.607-08:00I understood it was Brian Mcderrmot who joined del...I understood it was Brian Mcderrmot who joined del amitri, after a fine gig with SkeetsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-70141746209437748222014-10-12T07:28:20.977-07:002014-10-12T07:28:20.977-07:00Hookie and the rest were great fun, Hilly from Kir...Hookie and the rest were great fun, Hilly from Kirkton used to help them with the gear and I helped him out a couple times at gigs I always remember one gig in Brechin getting into a fight on the dance floor and the band played on.<br /><br />Great memories of Dundee in the 70s<br /><br /><br />X Kirkton boy many moons ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-81829683081524604212010-08-20T02:57:25.967-07:002010-08-20T02:57:25.967-07:00That is brian mcdermott but not the one from del a...That is brian mcdermott but not the one from del amitri brian is on the far rite then andy then billy (hookie) alan then goerge brian and alan are in the sidekicks so think i shood no a good bit since im brians son cheerz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-60475869681618008652010-07-29T07:52:29.913-07:002010-07-29T07:52:29.913-07:00Some other info on the band I have was that the ba...Some other info on the band I have was that the band were offered a recording contract but after a discussion away from the record company people because there wasn't a total agreement that everyone wanted to sign the contract they didn't. Family ties obviously being stronger than the lure of a record contract. The band have also appeared on a BBC TV programme when it was in Dundee and I have also heard of them being part of a film but can't remember what it what it was.<br /><br />As for the first Anon saying that Alan is a dodgy agent having worked for this agency on a few occasions there is nothing wrong with it. There are other dodgy ones but I'm not in the habit of name calling publicly under anonymous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-15739626410987234332010-07-27T13:56:09.338-07:002010-07-27T13:56:09.338-07:00What film would that be?What film would that be?RETRO DUNDEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07746839418666784001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-69662688044053825532010-07-23T07:32:10.997-07:002010-07-23T07:32:10.997-07:00Stop bad-mouthing my daddy and my uncles, they wer...Stop bad-mouthing my daddy and my uncles, they were great in the day!!!! LOL<br />They played gigs at caird hall and even made a film in london :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-81612965277510760382010-07-22T07:08:47.243-07:002010-07-22T07:08:47.243-07:00ha,ha,they actually did use HH speakers or amps,al...ha,ha,they actually did use HH speakers or amps,although the guys did originally live in kirkton billy is and has always been a hulltoon man at heart,there is a book out in dundee called "gangs of dundee" written by gary robertson and billy and andy were interviewed as part of their involvment in the gang days.<br /><br />Son of a runnerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-34526321107185713022010-07-07T05:18:22.166-07:002010-07-07T05:18:22.166-07:00They look like the resident band from Life On Mars...They look like the resident band from Life On Mars - classic photo!The Historiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-85679755082630071742010-07-06T14:36:10.130-07:002010-07-06T14:36:10.130-07:00From someone that has seen that very pic and been ...From someone that has seen that very pic and been told the told the line up during that time by a relation from what is written on the back of that picture as well as fro members of the family the line-up is George, Allan, Billy, Andy & Brian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-57771228930376248212010-07-06T03:20:59.226-07:002010-07-06T03:20:59.226-07:00Brian and Alan play as part o The Sidekicks every ...Brian and Alan play as part o The Sidekicks every now and thenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-80632810371841772112010-07-05T01:46:22.867-07:002010-07-05T01:46:22.867-07:00Early 70's there was a Diaspora of the Kirkton...Early 70's there was a Diaspora of the Kirktonites in the area known as Hulltoon.<br />Can't remember if this was through choice or eviction, though to be evicted from Kirkton you would need to be a right toe rag.<br />Hooky was infamous at the time and was regularly stitched up by Tayside's finest.<br />Be interesting to know what these guys are up to now.<br />The Bow Street Runners were a fairly good clubby band and yep, that isn't Brian McDermott.<br /><br /><br />Dave from AquisisitionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-26602625652072792792010-07-03T15:30:24.308-07:002010-07-03T15:30:24.308-07:00Hulltoon Huns lol..they were from Kirkton mate..Ho...Hulltoon Huns lol..they were from Kirkton mate..Hooky the ginger ain we the one hand was the singer..Brian extreme left we the porn tash was the keyboard player, the drummer ended up playing we Del Amitri, and Alan is a fat bald dodgey music agent operating in Dundee.<br /><br />Sorry but that doesn't look like Brian McDermott to me ...he played with Michael Marra and Danny Wilson before joining Del Amitri...great debut single for him "Nothing Ever happens"..nae or very very little drumsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-10212070542193856732010-07-03T07:43:33.007-07:002010-07-03T07:43:33.007-07:00Yeah you're right, the lads originally hail fr...Yeah you're right, the lads originally hail from Kirkton, but I was concentrating on when they moved to Hilltown, and their gang days which resulted in them forming the band in the first place.<br />Being based in the Hulltoon area, I suppose they could have called themselves the Bowbridge Runners!!RETRO DUNDEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07746839418666784001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075437092819379415.post-46028161519281784232010-07-03T04:32:14.082-07:002010-07-03T04:32:14.082-07:00Hulltoon Huns lol..they were from Kirkton mate..Ho...Hulltoon Huns lol..they were from Kirkton mate..Hooky the ginger ain we the one hand was the singer..Brian extreme left we the porn tash was the keyboard player, the drummer ended up playing we Del Amitri, and Alan is a fat bald dodgey music agent operating in Dundee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com