tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143780.post108789309895298133..comments2023-10-31T20:15:44.396+10:30Comments on Tripe Soup: Beasley StreetAndy Farnsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15259589052648765889noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143780.post-45095927239108778012017-02-20T06:59:58.461+10:302017-02-20T06:59:58.461+10:30Dave has it mostly right.
'Shit-stopper drain...Dave has it mostly right.<br /><br />'Shit-stopper drains' (drainpipe jeans) and 'crocodile skis' (Lacoste ski jackets) were choice <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casual_(subculture)" rel="nofollow">Casuals</a> wear around the time Beasley Street was written. <br /><br />The advice is for the vulnerable (women young and old) to studiously mind their own business and <i>seeBBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687930416706386215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143780.post-68618510412721300922011-08-06T10:20:36.446+09:302011-08-06T10:20:36.446+09:30http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEur8-LbduIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEur8-LbduIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143780.post-71038831386839816432011-08-06T10:14:17.332+09:302011-08-06T10:14:17.332+09:30Way back I bought the record 'Poetry Olympics&...Way back I bought the record 'Poetry Olympics" for this poem read by its author. Loved it so much but I remember a line differently. "the rats have all got rickets,they spit through broken teeth. A blood stain is your ticket, one way down Beasley street"<br /><br />that stuck with me as did "Sleep is a luxury they don't need; a sneak preview of death"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143780.post-87282429846255223962010-05-15T02:36:38.420+09:302010-05-15T02:36:38.420+09:30I think the woman is watching her own furniture be...I think the woman is watching her own furniture being removed by some skip tracers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143780.post-35640042772688099642009-01-30T04:44:00.000+10:302009-01-30T04:44:00.000+10:30Mother-to-beWatch the three-piece suiteWhen shitst...<I>Mother-to-be<BR/>Watch the three-piece suite<BR/>When shitstopper drains<BR/>and crocodile skis<BR/>are seen on ...Beasley Street </I><BR/><BR/>Shitstopper drains are tight trousers. Drainpipe trousers were straight black slacks in the 1960s and were revived in the 70s particularly by mod/ska/Northern Soul fans.<BR/><BR/>Given the context I'd take a guess that crocodile skis were Lacoste shellDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13751383359424192213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143780.post-25345508156859409792008-12-01T10:11:00.000+10:302008-12-01T10:11:00.000+10:30The 'hired hat' is a paid body guard methinks. The...The 'hired hat' is a paid body guard methinks. The thought of an old age pregnant mum is pretty fucked up, but it kinda works.<BR/><BR/>'mind the 3 piece' harks back to when mass produced furniture became available on hire purchase, ie be careful not to damage the furniture<BR/><BR/>dunno 'ripp joint' shut<BR/>any ideas, love the Priestly reference, Get it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143780.post-20428494739995064082008-09-10T22:41:00.000+09:302008-09-10T22:41:00.000+09:30coming to this late i know but;no typo "shit-stopp...coming to this late i know but;<BR/>no typo "shit-stopper drains" ie drain-pipe trousers so tight at the ankles that 'nothing' could escape from them <BR/>"crocodile skis" are shoes made of croc skin or croc-skin 'effect' - very long at the toe, like...erm, skis...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143780.post-66063642811720128922008-08-31T04:41:00.000+09:302008-08-31T04:41:00.000+09:30hired hat: my guess is probably along the lines of...hired hat: my guess is probably along the lines of "the hat you wear" or your persona/character. Hired hat probably means false character or facade undertaken in public.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143780.post-1163694869895344802006-11-17T03:04:00.000+10:302006-11-17T03:04:00.000+10:30Apologies to all concerned if JCC's term in the po...Apologies to all concerned if JCC's term in the poem have been addressed. I give you my tuppenceworth:<BR/><BR/>"Crazy pavement" or 'crazy paving' is broken stone or precast concrete paving slabs laid to approximate edges but an even surface and jointed with cement mortar - a bit like mosaic perhaps. Quite commonly used as paths in gardens. 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He lived in Beasley St Ryde.<BR/><BR/>JCC is where the Hip Hop artists need to look for inspiration. the spoken word was never done as well, not since Noel Coward anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143780.post-1117642238420114792005-06-02T01:40:00.000+09:302005-06-02T01:40:00.000+09:30Not so, anonymous. See http://www.manchester.gov.u...Not so, anonymous. See http://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/lsuimage/streetview/beasley.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143780.post-1115797392434069352005-05-11T17:13:00.000+09:302005-05-11T17:13:00.000+09:30Nice one matey, but the photo isn't Beasley Street...Nice one matey, but the photo isn't Beasley Street. Beasley Street doesn't exist. Not in Salford anyway. Mostl ikely guess is that its Murray Street, Lower Broughton, where he used to live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143780.post-1088932985438711742004-07-04T18:53:00.000+09:302004-07-04T18:53:00.000+09:30focking luvlee..
We used to shout this at the top...focking luvlee..<br /><br />We used to shout this at the top of our lungs in the 1970's, crammed in orrible squats in saff lunnon..<br /><br />its barista, by the way..<br />nice site you got here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6143780.post-1087907984159602102004-06-22T22:09:00.000+09:302004-06-22T22:09:00.000+09:30Thanks for the nostalgia. JCC almost slipped out o...Thanks for the nostalgia. JCC almost slipped out of memory. I remember him as this skinny guy in a tight suit with amazing hair spitting/sneering out the "Beasley Street". Very impressive to an impressionable teen poet. Might have to check with my old neighbour if he still has the cassette.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05849240671473744463noreply@blogger.com