I love street faires! So many cute things and good food

Hey, thank you for the tip with the nag champa. Maybe i can find them somewhere. Over twenty years ago i tried to smoke my coachman's coat... it did not worked well...😅

Great video! X

Thank you so much for coming into the shop John! It was great to finally meet you 😁

Sorry to hear about your ears John.....I had the same thing a few years ago....once syringed it was magic ...instant cure! So nostalgic walking with you through Stalybridge....I was quite touched by this video and seeing it once again...made me quite homesick. One of my first jobs...a YTS in a shop was on Melbourne St. The old bus station seems to have given way to the canals....funny as when I lived there older people would say there was the old canals buried below the roads...seems like its gone full circle! Nice to see the market stalls and hear the accents once again....I do miss Northern people...more specifically Mancunians ...I was born in Crumpsall Hospital. Thank you for this treasure of a video....I'm sure future generations will look at this also as a moment in time and thank you also. Best wishes and take care 🌛🌝🌜🖤

I love Stalyvegas John! A group of former teachers and myself used to visit a couple of times a year, coming through on the ale trail train. One of them has a season tickets for the football club and sponsors a player. He was born in Stalybridge. It's a wonderful little town, thanks for bringing back some great memories and sharing your beautiful place.

What a lovely place!

Thank you for your kind words about the work at the church yard. We're still making slow but important progress uncovering all the graves. Follow our progress @saddleworthstchad on the lower yard 😁 I'm trying my hand at making some videos so please enjoy

Look like a nice, little town John. And thanks for showing us around. Loved the witch shop and great they could get more people working there. That's windy! At least your hat stayed in place. Hope your daughter loved her gift from you. Loved the skulls you showed in one of the stalls. Have a great Sunday John. Cheers 🦇🖤🖤🖤🖤🦇

Cool place

Looks great...drove through a few days ago on my way to Ashton

I started getting into goth/punk music in 1986 in the San Francisco Bay Area. I waited two days in line to get U2 tickets for their first Joshua Tree tour in 1987. I had so much fun and met a lot of cool people. There was a US chain store called Contempo Casuals back then that carried a lot of alternative friendly clothing. I always found cool stuff just going to regular stores and thrift stores. My favourite skirt in the 90's was something I found in a mainstream store; a long black lace layered skirt. I think the internet is the best and worst thing to happen to alternative subcultures. Everything is now accessible but imagination has taken a back seat to buying 'goth/punk in a box'. I was lucky and lived near some very good record stores that had separate punk and goth sections. I started buy cds in the late 80's because I couldn't stand cassettes, they would always warp. I used to DJ punk/goth music over twenty years ago and I have the cd binders to prove it! LOL Love the Danzig cross, I saw the original line-up in 93 and it was one of the best shows I have ever been to. Those first three Danzig albums are excellent and I still know them all by heart. LOL I also love Samhain and I own a mint 1st edition US copy of November Coming Fire. It's my holy grail and I got it for only £100 a few years back.

Gigs, concerts, fashion were all driven my the music papers when I was a kid NME, Melody Maker, Sounds and Disk. Posters for bands were everywhere and I remember sending a SAE to Newcastle City Hall with a postal order inside and a couple of days later my return envelop would come back with my tickets inside. I queued up all night with my mate at Newcastle City Hall to see The Rolling Stones in 1972 and I still have my ticket sub £1.65! I used to love all my LPs but they were all boxed in my garage for years, so sold the complete collection last year for £1K . Cheers Alan

Yeah I prefer to have a physical ticket and cd instead of digital. Another great video John 🖤🦇

Ahh the good old days...things have certainly changed for the worst..i wish we could go back to these days

Cloth 2024... Im not interessted in trends ore great brands: Sitting in germany countrified area... going on etsy, and you are able to order an original old british military music corps cap... smelling grandpa put it in an old cabinet for decades. But you couldnt get that anywhere else here in my area. 🎉 Great times for that. ... Your words about beening an a... ole are so true. Thank you for taking us through old times.

Loved Aflecks Palace; I bought my first biker jacket in the Underground Market and 'Never Mind The Bollocks' on vinyl in there....parents went mad! The smell of cigarette smoke everywhere.....I feel quite nostalgic smelling stale cigarette smoke now :)))) Good video 👍take care 🖤

You got me think there John... guess I got my first computer in end of the 90s. And I had hardly known the word Goth yet. But I was listening to the bands and wear mainly black clothing. With the computer it started getting easier getting in contact with others and that way discover even more music. My best "goth years" was between 2000-2008 something... back then I had my most extreme alternative looks too. I think in beginning of the "digital music" you did get the cover when you bought digital music. Nowadays I use KZbin or Spotify, cause I can't save music directly. And all photos and music (on vinyls and cds) was lost when I moved away from my narcissist to ex husband. It was that or I might not been alive. I was so bad mental back then. I do miss the old times. Meeting up with people that shared intrests. And if I remember right, I didn’t think watching a movie was expensive on cinema, cause we watched a lot. Now it's bloody expensive! Thanks for sharing your thoughts John. Have a wonderful evening and cheers 🦇🖤🖤🖤🖤🦇

Ha ha I remember working weekends as a kid, saving up for cassette albums. There was of course no guarantee that I would even like the album and I remember music magazines reviewing albums, trying to describe with words what the music sounded like. Travelling into town on the bus with my hard earned cash, sifting through music shops, the agonising decision making, which album to get? I like this band, this one has more tracks though, this has good reviews, but this one is rarer, but this is a classic, every fan should have this one, going back to the first shop, hoping nobody else had picked it up and finally sat on the bus on my way home looking at the artwork hoping I’d made the right decision. Now my daughter just asks Alexa to play whatever music she likes. 😂 There are probably people reminiscing about cds in the same way people do about cassettes and vinyl now. Love the video mate, I found it very interesting and it took me back, would like to see more stuff like this.

I missed out on the live music scene as a youngster, I think I was 20 before I went to my first gig - it just wasnt the done thing with the people I hung around with. I really missed out!

I'm only 38 but I definitely miss those good old spooky days!!!!!

Jut got in with my 4 year old grandson and we have spent the last 3 hours picking blackberries, plums and apples, which we make into wild berry jam. Never heard of Wim berries or Mucky Mouth Pie before, as my grandson always calls them blueberries, so if that makes him happy lol. We went to a 3 day Space Rock Festival and Blues in Wales for a canny few years and loved it, till they changed the venue (and the country to England) and it was just not the same, we lasted one more year and never been back. I always feel better outside than I do sitting indoors, always feel refreshed and nice and chilled out, cheers Alan

That was the mixture of our alternative village disco: Gothic, Punk, Metal... and we had Rock. And the normal village people that came into cause you could sit in the tavern part of the disco. Ravers we had never. That mixture is lost with this place closed... sold... and became a residential. But the spirit lifes in the people who had been there through the many years.

nice one john,is that up nr the seven falls?

Never heard about that type of berry before. I know I don’t like the American blueberries and they are not even close to ours (that grows in the Forrest). Nice mitt walk again... Awww, we didn’t have the ravers... we had cybergoth (those two was different types of music. Know some ravers tried copy the cybergoths outfits with less success. And I did put on cybergoth inspired outfits sometimes around 2005. Have a wonderful week John and stay safe. Cheers 🦇🖤🖤🖤🖤🦇

Nice look back on your history and about 2 years ago I said on a video "if you have any questions, leave them in a comment", two years on, I am still answering them, so it is something that people are interested in. We all have a story to tell and it is interesting hearing yours, cheers Alan

What punk bands were you into?...in the 80's

I love it when you tell your little stories and insight into your life. Rockworld was the place for me so many different types of people never had any problems in there started going in 1996 to 2008. I was more into rock n a bit of metal and a mix of other bits apart from dance could never get into that type of music 😂 thanks for this vid John as always be safe 🤘

I have listened to a lot of different Goth KZbinrs and I specially Love listening to you on your rambling videos, but this video has at last made me leave a message and this is because of the two night clubs you mentioned. I was into the alternative music from the mid-eighties down in Kent and my favourite band being the Damned, thanks to hearing Grimly Fiendish (I was told by a friendly Punk, whatever I say about The Damned, always say I got into them with New Rose). Anyway I moved with a girlfriend to Salford in the early nineties, and The Banshees on (I think Saturday) and the Ritz on a Monday night were the nightclubs we went to. They were fantastic! It was at these nightclubs where I was first introduced to The Chameleons and Stone Roses' 'So Young' tune. Also I was introduced to Christian Death while going to the Banshees! I Love the Ritz where occasionally the last track was the Dam Busters theme tune. Thank you John for the reminder and please keep it up, they are great videos you make! I now live in Brighton where once a month Simon Price (from the Guardian) has a night called 'Spellbound' - Eighties music for those who hate eighties music... It's like old times! 🖤🦇

That ist what i remember too: The "normal people" could be very negative and impolite, in goth subculture you could met very polite... and yes... more positiv people. Now we are the older ones, its our turn to show young people that. ✌️ I dont think that our times are always true meaning more friendly to alternative youth. 🦓 That green iro i would like to see. I think its often so, that you think at own youth styles and ask yourself if that was cool ore not. 😅

You're right John, the oral tradition is so important. You've a fascinating history, they were interesting times when we all pushed the boundaries and forged our unique styles. I wonder if young folk will feel the same in forty years time?

Really fantastic memories you told us. And you are right, we remember the good and kind ones. Hope the project is ready soon to be public. Start being very curious! Have a wonderful evening and thanks for sharing those stories with us. Stay safe and cheers 🦇🖤🖤🖤🖤🦇

I love anything to do with the Romans, they absolutely fascinate me, especially the way the dominated the ancient world. That looked a cracking walk, great countryside there and great to see the information boards and even better they had not been vandalised. Great place to sit and have a break, especially when you have it all to yourself as well, great walk and the White Lion sounds the perfect end point, cheers Alan

Good one John. I'm going to have to visit that fort myself sometime.

Really interesting video John; do love the history of the area......and those 'gallows' were awesome :)

I always wait until Ive enough time to watch your whole video John, you capture some beautiful countryside and fill them with information! Thanks mate!

What a wonderful landscape. What a interesting history. At the area near I live the romans had a not so good time. There must be a great assault from the forest and moorland to a big roman military campaign that must had been destroyed from it. A britisch Officer Major Clunn detected a lot of coins and staff in the 1980s. A roman cavallery Helmut masc was found later and much other stuff until today.

Nice walk that John 👍🏻 yep....every walk should end at a pub 😁🍺🍻

another fine walkjohn,not sure if there is a roman fort at denshaw.

Cool...the fort looks impressive

Look like really nice walking weather. And beautiful views too. Intresting history too. And yes, it can feel strange knowing what type of people walked there much, much earlier. Haha... That's my type of humor too! You should put down in description box what music you have in the video. Didn’t recognize the one today, but did love what I heard. Thanks for sharing John. Have a nice evening. Cheers 🦇🖤🖤🖤🖤🦇

Once again a _VERY_ calming walk through my good friend. So calming. Also very intriguing to think about all of those wide open fields once held all of those Roman forts as well. History truly is all around us in several ways. 🦇🖤🎃

I love the 'dark' of the woodland! I love the way the light falls on the path and road in your video, its magical. Love the history of Stalybridge and the local area; that man who cleared it is a legend. Your right....I do like 'dark and gloomy' 🖤 ......how many Satanist's does it take to change a lightbulb?.................................none! let darkness reign.

Thank you again that you take us with you John. Im absolut a moorland and woodland walker... through all the year and all the weather. For me its the landscape im growing up. So, its not realy gloomy for me seeing it in good weather and summertime. But i can understand people that are a bit.... you know.... walking in woodland. As a child it was a enchanted place for me.... when the weather was to dark, ore the forest was so deep and dark.

nice history lesson there john,thanks for sharing.

Awesome!

Aren't there some lovely folk around John? Can you imagine the effort taken to clear that road? Lovely video, thank you.

Really nice walk again John. And what a job that guy did, to make the path better. And agree. It is medicine for the soul to walk in the nature. Specially when it's not crowded by others. Thanks again for another great walk. Have a fabulous weekend and cheers 🦇🖤🖤🖤🖤🦇

The only thing I was interested in at school was history absolutely fascinated me and could not wait for the history lesson every week. Its funny how those old roads are still there and still look pretty substantial, yet out modern roads are all covered in potholes. Great day to be out walking and the surrounding countryside looked great too, especially with it all being so quiet. I am always chilled out when I am walking in the outdoors and despite being a very social person, always happy with a very quiet walk, cheers Alan

Brilliant video John. Be different Stay weird Stay free I subscribed to your channel quite a while ago and don’t think I’ve commented before. You’re doing such a wonderful thing for others and yourself mate. Cheers ❤️🙏👍🖖