by Jim » Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:44 am
Oi Graham, so yer gettin' a pay rise, you jammy git! Is that why you were knockin' back Watneys Red Barrel like nobodies business the other Friday night down the 'Atchet! You must be loaded mate, cuz you was flashing the pound notes about like you'd just won the bleedin' pools or sumfing!
Anyway, where were ya the other day?? We 'ad a great larf we all went down town Saturday morning didn't we- all the gang was there- Chalky, Spider, Davey, Bonzo, Nipper, Stevie, Gerbil, Crispie, Paddy and Nobby. We parked the scoots outside the Arcade, an' goes lookin' round the shops- I wanted to get another knitted tie to replace the one I lost the other night- it aint cheap being a Mod is it! We 'ad a look in that shop where Crispie got 'is Levis from the other day- still reckon thats a bit steep for a pair of jeans, but they look great, specially after they fade a bit. Anyway, they didn't 'ave any ties I fancied, so I only went an' bought some jeans the same as wot Crispie 'as! 'E reckons you've got to sit in a bath or sumfing, seems a bit nutty, so I'm gonna do that this Friday when I gets 'ome from work, just before Ready Steady Go starts- I just 'ope that me ol' man dont see me wiv a wet pair of jeans on! 'E finx I'm a bit mental as it is!
So we goes back to the arcade, an' theres a copper there, 'avin' a right good look round our scoots. Course, 'e zoomed right in on Crispies bike, I told Crispie that 'e would get nicked ridin' round wiv the letters missin' offa 'is front numberplate, but y' know wot 'es like, more interested in covering 'is scoot wiv bleedin' stickers- 'is scoots only a year old 'n' all! So we pretended that they wernt our scoots, an starts walkin' past, whislin' an' lookin' the other way! Trouble was, this cop starts askin' us if these scooters belonged to us, an we said no! We all 'ad parkas on, so it must've been a bit bleedin' obvious. Anyway the cop starts asking' us 'oo we were, so we gave the usual false names 'n' addresses. Good job these old coppers 'avent got a clue about pop music, cuz I said me name was Keef Moon! Mind you, I thought Bonzo was pushin' 'is luck a bit- 'e only said 'is name was Desmond Dekker! Still' these cops 'ave got no way of checkin' up, 'ave they! So we got away wiv that- just as well, cuz Crispies licence 'as got more stamps in the back of it than a green shield book 'as!
Anyway, I didn't tell you 'ow I got on wiv that bird I said I was gonna meet down the locarno last Monday night. I phoned 'er up Monday afternoon, used the phone in the office where I works, ( I 'ates the place- one day soon, I'm gonna tell me boss where 'e can stick 'is job!) an' she only goes 'n' blows me out doesnt she- said she was a bit tired after workin' on the checkout at that shop on the High street., an' she said she might see me around, all casual like. 'Er names Steph, I reckon you'd know 'er, nice bit of stuff, nice long hair, always got nice mod clothes on, well, hopefully not always if I gets off wiv 'er. Trouble is, Dave fancies 'er an' all, an' 'e can be a real animal!
So I thought fair enuff, I won't bovver wiv the Locarno on Monday night, and decides to go down the Top Rank on Tuesday night wiv Crispie an' guess 'oo was there, Steph, wiv some other geezer- but you'd never guess 'oo 'e was, only the bloke that spilt 'is pint all down me new suit trousers the other night. 'E's a right flash bastard- Crispie knows' im- 'is names Peter Fenton, works down 'is uncle's scrapyard, so 'e's got lots of money, lucky git! Crispie reckons this bloke can get us some pills, so although I hate this bloke for being with Steph, 'e just might be a bloke worth knowing, if you get me drift! So me 'n' Crispie 'as a few pints, but nuffing 'appened birdwise- to be 'onest, all I could fink about was Steph!
So is she going steady wiv this geezer, or wot? I 'ad to find out, so the next day I rides me scoot round to the shop where Steph works an' waits outside for 'er to finish, an' when she came out, I was there, sat on me scooter, combin' me 'air lookin' all cool! She came over and I gives 'er a lift 'ome. She reckons she's just 'anging around wiv this Peter Fenton geezer cuz 'es a bit flash, e's got quite a nice scoot, for a vespa that is, not as nice as my scoot of course, anyway she's going down to Brighton next weekend wiv 'im, but she said if I was going, she'd definately see me there, and gave me a nice smile! So maybe I am still in wiv a chance of knockin' er off! Anyway, wotever 'appens, me an' the lads will all be there, cuz theres gonna be loads of rockers there, so a bit of a punch up might be on the cards. Steph asked me if I'm gonna be one of the faces down there, well I told 'er, "I am one of the faces!"
Well, we'll see wot 'appens an' I'll let you know 'ow I get on.
Jim