Cult Maniax, Screaming Dead, Butcher, Self Abuse – Capones, Bournemouth – 26th November 1983

The Cult Maniax bass player was so drunk he had to play slumped in his chair, often also with his girlfriend on his lap. A dedication to alcohol, that was a key part of the UK punk scene at the time.

I found Butcher a little bit one-dimensional after a while but loved Self Abuse. Shock To The System were my favourites though. They just had something a little special that separated them from the rest. I was soon to make friends with them.

These flyer photos were posted by Rut to a concert website

Can’t Wait – 24th November 1983

Can’t wait for the end of the lesson
Can’t wait to get it over and done with
Can’t wait for the end of the day
Can’t wait to get out and live
Can’t wait for the end of the day
Can’t wait for the end of the week
Can’t wait til the end of term
Can’t wait to go out and seek
Can’t wait to leave school
I can’t wait at all

15th May 2023 – Safe to say that I wasn’t a big fan of school.

Red Cacks – 12th November 1983

I got my new pair of red cacks on
Which light up the area when I show them
I don’t like red cacks, they look way out
Red cacks everywhere and round about
Red cacks – stripe down the middle
Red cacks – up my bum
Red cacks – down to my ankles
Red cacks – are such fun

14th May 2023 – My new underwear certainly made an impression. Weirdly I can’t find any definitions for cacks or cecks which I thought was fairly common English slang for underpants and trousers.

You Are Poxy – 8th November 1983

You are poxy
You are a poseur
I don’t like you
And I won’t, no
You are poxy
Everyone hates you
You are poxy
I can’t wait til
Someone kills you
You are poxy
You are a show-off
I don’t like you
And I’ve had enough
Of you are poxy
You are poxy
Poxy poxy

13th May 2023 – ‘You’ in this case was the world – fuck ’em! I was definitely in a bad mood. Maybe I still am.