I first saw him in the 1960s. Me and my mates referred to him as 'the Jesus man'.
@s1nnah_21921 күн бұрын
He was a beautiful person.x
@GaryHipwell2 ай бұрын
Saw him walking all over Bradford from early days. Everyone knew him
@iplanes13 ай бұрын
I remember him but I was told his name was Peter. I think some people called him Saint Peter.
@user-tj2cj2sj4t3 ай бұрын
Geoffrey had a lot of mental problems. For the most part he was harmless, but he assaulted my small niece by slapping her in the face for no reason as he walked past her. She was only five. Years later I was on a train to Skipton and he was in a dreadful state. Poor fellow was shaking like a leaf. Only a few months later I heard he had passed away. RIP
@MrIrrepressible3 ай бұрын
I think I remember seeing him as a small child in the early 80s. Was a little afraid if him at the time.
@sylviabriggs40873 ай бұрын
He must have waved at every single person over time, he would wave as if he remembered each and everyone, I was a small child when I first saw him, I’m a lot older now and still every now and then I would see him and to me he never looked any older ,,
@jennabushell67504 ай бұрын
My uncle Pete and my auntie rosie that's so cool
@nigelscales23196 ай бұрын
I grew up in Bradford in the 1960’s and 70’s and then moved to London. I remember Geoffrey. He could pop up anywhere, but my main memories are of him walking along Rooley Lane close to the West Bowling Golf Course Club House. I have often wondered what happened to him. Thrilled to have stumbled across this video and all the very lovely (and well earned) tributes to him.
@janekwiatkowski59232 ай бұрын
thats exactly where i saw him first about 1975 rooley lane motorway end
@nigelscales23192 ай бұрын
@@janekwiatkowski5923 Oh wow - thanks for your comment Jane, very kind of you. Do you still go along Rooley Lane?
@janekwiatkowski59232 ай бұрын
@@nigelscales2319 hi no i live in somerset now but i grew up in bierley but i spent a lot of time going up and down rooley lane as a kid dudley hill to the motorway,i left bfd for the last time in 2001.
@appooseful7 ай бұрын
My school lillycroft primary school
@19buddyboy9 ай бұрын
I know you
@keironhiggspoet10 ай бұрын
Aki's part of the history is interesting, and i had no idea he was from Bradford. There's something very fascinating about the bradford punk scene. my mam is from down the road in halifax and was around for the first wave of punk herself, having my gran as a seamstress as she would often ask her to design punk clothes for her and regaling me with stories with how Crass once played one of the social clubs in the area. on the bfd side though, I imagine you know my previous exes father Stephen, who played in the band Vexx.
@johnajohnson42162 ай бұрын
I knew Stephen very well I was at his wedding Last time i saw him which was decades ago Last time i saw him he was in Hebden Bridge What was fascinating about the Bradford Punks was the diversity of the group Anyone who didn't fit into normal society got involved with the Bradford punk scene It was a great time for Bradford
@keironhiggspoet2 ай бұрын
@@johnajohnson4216 ah that's lovely. sadly me and the previous mentioned are a memory in the past now i'd rather forget. i did find her a picture of him during his time in vexx which she really appreciated, thanks to the power of the internet and all. my mam's crowd of punks were very same, i see still her old punk boyfriend among my travels in halifax, he himself is still in love with the lifestyle, as much is myself. good times for all.
@johnajohnson42162 ай бұрын
@@keironhiggspoet I don't think i met Steve's Daughter ;we;ll i did but she was very young back in the Hebden Bridge days I really liked Steve He had issues but so do more people When i had a serious health issue Steve was a great help as he had experienced a similar situation There was a place called called the Good Mood in Halifax back in 77 /78 which was above the George Pub We would sometimes go over there when they had good bands on
@keironhiggspoet2 ай бұрын
@@johnajohnson4216 sad that, yeah, its more a reoccurring thing now. good to hear he was there for you. yes, i was told of the good mood. plenty of good bands dropped in there which are probably playing the piece hall now for almost twice the price ! haha.
@javidrashed2553 Жыл бұрын
I was there 1979
@ohwiseowl9163 Жыл бұрын
Pie n pees n tizer yes those were the days
@Thirdfish24 күн бұрын
Pie Toms.
@barrypetcher8542 Жыл бұрын
I lived at 88 Norbury Rd, and the girl I loved lived opposite at 77 Norbury Rd
@rizwanabutt7130 Жыл бұрын
Miss Roth is it yusuf hi
@vibezinguk Жыл бұрын
Reflected on this Johnna brought back memories of great times, great people, great place to grow up. It was the gateway to my life in London.
@peterhopkins915 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if anyone remembers my late wife, Margaret Fieldhouse. She was at Buttershaw in the late 1950s/early 1960s. She had a spell nursing at St Luke's, but later worked at the Baird TV factory at Lidgett Green. We married in 1969 & moved to Leics. She sadly died in 2003 at only 57. I've had a couple of nostalgic trips back to Bradford to show our son where his mum lived & grew up. I met her at an evening fitness class at Buttershaw in 1967 (she had left a few years earlier & was working at Bairds by then), but the old building seems to have vanished.
@787Martin2 жыл бұрын
i saw Frankie jnr take the long track world titel in baarlo NL with a massive roof spoiler. On what a career in f1 he went....! Congrats to his daughter as well!
@bethoberly28252 жыл бұрын
If money is so very tight how could she afford a tattoo after the baby was born? She has her name tattooed on her chest.
@Unfinishe2 жыл бұрын
Best days of my life 2000-2005. All the Y teachers. Woody, Cooley, Dowdy, Wardy.
@Scourge-cn4kb2 жыл бұрын
Dixons Allerton is a shit school so dont go there
@glezosalberganti75762 жыл бұрын
Fabulous. Absolutely Brilliant.
@TheAdArchive2 жыл бұрын
Still shocking that members of Bradford council didn’t go to prison regarding the clear corruption involved with this cinema. They left it to rot for years and tried to get a payday until being found out and covered up.
@maqsoodjanjua19732 жыл бұрын
Zabardast
@BradfordThroughTheLens3 жыл бұрын
Great Video. Dearly missed. RIP.
@Scourge-cn4kb3 жыл бұрын
Lmao I used to go to this primary two years ago
@joncourt92723 жыл бұрын
Happy memories of the Skive n Jive gig at Bradford Uni outdoors in the summer, the first time I saw a charismatic bloke in a t shirt with “ fuck off” and the anarchy sign. The next time I saw him he was the front man of The Negativz. How much fun was it as a teenager to leap around in a pub with the smell of sweaty leather jackets and beer to that music? Thanks for the video.
@sessolkhan57263 жыл бұрын
Best qawal in uk Hameed brothers omar
@sessolkhan57263 жыл бұрын
Waaah Jee waaah hameed vol 1
@davidmacgregor51933 жыл бұрын
At least a quarter of the shops in Bradford are now empty, it's hard to believe it now but Bradford used to be a very rich city due to the textile industry.
@mb-bi3nm3 жыл бұрын
theres a track here ''assault and battery'' which band is this?
@johnajohnson4216 Жыл бұрын
It's Violation with Gary O Connel singing . Violation changed to Southern Death Cult When Ian Astbury moved to Bradford
@martinmcfred675810 ай бұрын
@@johnajohnson4216 Fuck me i always thought O`Connel was bullshitting when he said he found Astbury on a bench in Leeds. Was early 90`s and put it down to drug bullshit. wow. Top man.
@johnajohnson421610 ай бұрын
@@martinmcfred6758 We saw Ian at Liverpool after an Ants gig there Then Ian moved to Bradford
@jam1966ful3 жыл бұрын
Whatever happened to Billy black bum? lol.Not a punk but knew a few.
@a11csc3 жыл бұрын
i worked at securicor morley from 1979 to 1989 and remember him walking the a650
@arthurstoyles70773 жыл бұрын
We used to go to Pie Toms for pie and mushy peas. I can’t remember if it was in John Street market, Rawson market or Kirkgate market. Can anyone remember Busbys in Manningham Lane?
@brucegulland14983 жыл бұрын
great piece
@andrewbiny9133 жыл бұрын
Love Bradford
@djsmartmonkey4 жыл бұрын
love to see akis brother as a punk
@cowboykilla4 жыл бұрын
I'm a new-ish resident of Bradford, and a Mexican/American Indian immigrant here, and more proud today than ever to have settled in Bradford. I've left behind my own very rich No-Coast Midwest American punk scene to settle here, with my husband- an OG Bradford goth/punk. I'm really honoured to have such a vibrant cast of crew that made this area badass far before I ever came this way. Thank you Johna and Aki and all the Bradford scene folks for the rich history this elder American scene kid gets to settle in. I do hope this sometime becomes a full length piece, as I'd love to see it. <3
@johnajohnson4216 Жыл бұрын
Thank you and thanks for your brief history Take care
@sallyclay19744 жыл бұрын
Just like the US. Welfare leeches.
@RakibMfilms4 жыл бұрын
He’s a weirdo
@whitecraig2468leeds4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant pally !!
@islagracey4 жыл бұрын
To all those in bbec at the moment I’m currently a Year 5 student wanting to go to bbec have you got any tips and tricks that would help me thank you
@Alexis-pi2sq4 жыл бұрын
Don’t act hard. That is my tip lol other wise the teachers will smack your bottom. 😂
@Alexis-pi2sq4 жыл бұрын
Do you go to Wibsey ??
@athaz36992 жыл бұрын
dont go into buttershaw. study harder and get into a grammar somewhere
@dripzzonyt30954 жыл бұрын
I’m a year 8 student at bbec and the school is the worst school at the moment 😂🤘🏼
@Alexis-pi2sq4 жыл бұрын
Wait .... who is this ??!!!😂😂
@mathemer244 жыл бұрын
Fuck oFF?
@legodimensionsrules4 жыл бұрын
That’s my uncle wow
@susanelliott22874 жыл бұрын
Best thing is not to get pregnant when you can't afford children, and in the case of the runaway fathers why should the taxpayers bring up your babies. With the second girl she had more morals but why was the boyfriend doing? Why can't be work? These people are always going to get a job in the future, oh really that's more unlikely than seeing rocking horse shit on the pavement.