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over a year ago
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The Face' s Lambretta was actually a Vespa.
Artful's tip of the day is bought to you by The Nocturnal Outdoor Fun Club...stay tuned for more Qudrophenia trivia...  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"The Face' s Lambretta was actually a Vespa.
Artful's tip of the day is bought to you by The Nocturnal Outdoor Fun Club...stay tuned for more Qudrophenia trivia... "
It was indeed ment to be a GS 150 but If I remember it was a rally made to look like a GS for the film lol
Yes I know anorak lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The Face' s Lambretta was actually a Vespa.
Artful's tip of the day is bought to you by The Nocturnal Outdoor Fun Club...stay tuned for more Qudrophenia trivia...
It was indeed ment to be a GS 150 but If I remember it was a rally made to look like a GS for the film lol
Yes I know anorak lol "
Best part of the film is when Daniels drove it over a cliff!  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"The Face' s Lambretta was actually a Vespa.
Artful's tip of the day is bought to you by The Nocturnal Outdoor Fun Club...stay tuned for more Qudrophenia trivia...
It was indeed ment to be a GS 150 but If I remember it was a rally made to look like a GS for the film lol
Yes I know anorak lol
Best part of the film is when Daniels drove it over a cliff! "
Still to this day i ask the question WHY lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The Face' s Lambretta was actually a Vespa.
Artful's tip of the day is bought to you by The Nocturnal Outdoor Fun Club...stay tuned for more Qudrophenia trivia...
It was indeed ment to be a GS 150 but If I remember it was a rally made to look like a GS for the film lol
Yes I know anorak lol
Best part of the film is when Daniels drove it over a cliff!
Still to this day i ask the question WHY lol "
Cos Sting turned out to be a bellboy. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I'm a big bike fan, but I have a soft spot for classic Italian scooters. The smell of a 2-stroke engine is one of my favourite smell"
Mmmm can't get enough of the smell can't wait to next week to get my baby back on the road |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"The Face' s Lambretta was actually a Vespa.
Artful's tip of the day is bought to you by The Nocturnal Outdoor Fun Club...stay tuned for more Qudrophenia trivia...
It was indeed ment to be a GS 150 but If I remember it was a rally made to look like a GS for the film lol
Yes I know anorak lol
Best part of the film is when Daniels drove it over a cliff!
Still to this day i ask the question WHY lol
Cos Sting turned out to be a bellboy. "
I know that but why take it out on the scooter |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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absolutly love them and also had scooters from the early 80's
still got 2 vespa's a 1979 and a 1982 both px125's
had a lammy sx150 special to this day still regret selling it
one run ive never done is brighton and on my list of do's before i die lol
we are the mods we are the mods we are we are we are the mods
keep the faith |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The Face' s Lambretta was actually a Vespa.
Artful's tip of the day is bought to you by The Nocturnal Outdoor Fun Club...stay tuned for more Qudrophenia trivia...
It was indeed ment to be a GS 150 but If I remember it was a rally made to look like a GS for the film lol
Yes I know anorak lol
Best part of the film is when Daniels drove it over a cliff!
Still to this day i ask the question WHY lol
Cos Sting turned out to be a bellboy.
I know that but why take it out on the scooter "
Cos he couldn't have jumped out of a Triumph Spitfire. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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When Jimmy gives Steph a lift home on his scooter, he is on a trailer that is higher than some of the cars.
Not only that, if you look at the vehicles in the background you will see 1970's cars, including a yellow Camero of a 1975 vintage I believe. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Thinking of getting myself one in the summer. Gonna keep it classic though, I hate all those wing mirrors people put on. "
Get a wheel barrow instead, you wont have to push that as much as the scooter |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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One of my single guy friends is an aging mod (god hope he doesn't read this post).
Anyway he has an old scooter that is in immaculate condition which he has as a kind of ornament I suppose in a room in his house, surrounded by memorabillia.
It is really lovely, all polished and shiny. I would have loved to have a picture taken on it but didn't ask of course because I'm a big girl and I might have broken it |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Vespa man here. I was at one of the local scooter club meets last night as it goes. Though never been a member of a club, prefer to go my own way."
Were you at the woolybacks do last night by any chance |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"One of my single guy friends is an aging mod (god hope he doesn't read this post).
Anyway he has an old scooter that is in immaculate condition which he has as a kind of ornament I suppose in a room in his house, surrounded by memorabillia.
It is really lovely, all polished and shiny. I would have loved to have a picture taken on it but didn't ask of course because I'm a big girl and I might have broken it "
Trust me scooters are a lot stronger than they look and when mine is back on the road maybe you would like your pic taken on it xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Sorry Scooter people....
But the sight sound and smell of a BSA A10 Road Rocket still makes my knees wobble  "
That's cos you look pretty tall but your heels are high... |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"When Jimmy gives Steph a lift home on his scooter, he is on a trailer that is higher than some of the cars.
Not only that, if you look at the vehicles in the background you will see 1970's cars, including a yellow Camero of a 1975 vintage I believe."
The classic is when jimmy tells his mum he is not well just after she opens the curtains in his bedroom and a high speed train goes past the window. Thought this was ment to be the 60s lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Sorry Scooter people....
But the sight sound and smell of a BSA A10 Road Rocket still makes my knees wobble
That's cos you look pretty tall but your heels are high..."
Simple things are complicated look pretty young but I'm just back dated |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"When Jimmy gives Steph a lift home on his scooter, he is on a trailer that is higher than some of the cars.
Not only that, if you look at the vehicles in the background you will see 1970's cars, including a yellow Camero of a 1975 vintage I believe.
The classic is when jimmy tells his mum he is not well just after she opens the curtains in his bedroom and a high speed train goes past the window. Thought this was ment to be the 60s lol "
In the famous alley scene with Jimmy and Steph, it looks like someone follows them down. It was the sound man that was working the boom.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"When Jimmy gives Steph a lift home on his scooter, he is on a trailer that is higher than some of the cars.
Not only that, if you look at the vehicles in the background you will see 1970's cars, including a yellow Camero of a 1975 vintage I believe.
The classic is when jimmy tells his mum he is not well just after she opens the curtains in his bedroom and a high speed train goes past the window. Thought this was ment to be the 60s lol
In the famous alley scene with Jimmy and Steph, it looks like someone follows them down. It was the sound man that was working the boom.
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Was made out to look like a copper in the film lol |
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By *teborahCouple
over a year ago
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"I'm a big bike fan, but I have a soft spot for classic Italian scooters. The smell of a 2-stroke engine is one of my favourite smell"
The smell is down to the type of oil used in the fuel/oil mix. the nice smell is when castor oil is in the mix.
Castrol "R" or cazzie R as it's known and it's true it smells bloody georgeous |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Vespa man here. I was at one of the local scooter club meets last night as it goes. Though never been a member of a club, prefer to go my own way.
Were you at the woolybacks do last night by any chance "
Nope, not that one. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"One of my single guy friends is an aging mod (god hope he doesn't read this post).
Anyway he has an old scooter that is in immaculate condition which he has as a kind of ornament I suppose in a room in his house, surrounded by memorabillia.
It is really lovely, all polished and shiny. I would have loved to have a picture taken on it but didn't ask of course because I'm a big girl and I might have broken it
Trust me scooters are a lot stronger than they look and when mine is back on the road maybe you would like your pic taken on it xx "
Oo yes that would be great, I want to be properly dressed for the occasion though |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I'm a big bike fan, but I have a soft spot for classic Italian scooters. The smell of a 2-stroke engine is one of my favourite smell
The smell is down to the type of oil used in the fuel/oil mix. the nice smell is when castor oil is in the mix.
Castrol "R" or cazzie R as it's known and it's true it smells bloody georgeous "
Do you remember the bloody awful strawberry flavoured two stroke oil they brought out in the early 90's? It just ruined the smell of a rideout. lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"One of my single guy friends is an aging mod (god hope he doesn't read this post).
Anyway he has an old scooter that is in immaculate condition which he has as a kind of ornament I suppose in a room in his house, surrounded by memorabillia.
It is really lovely, all polished and shiny. I would have loved to have a picture taken on it but didn't ask of course because I'm a big girl and I might have broken it
Trust me scooters are a lot stronger than they look and when mine is back on the road maybe you would like your pic taken on it xx
Oo yes that would be great, I want to be properly dressed for the occasion though "
Now that sounds good to me be good to show it off on here with a sexy lady sat on it |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I'm a big bike fan, but I have a soft spot for classic Italian scooters. The smell of a 2-stroke engine is one of my favourite smell
The smell is down to the type of oil used in the fuel/oil mix. the nice smell is when castor oil is in the mix.
Castrol "R" or cazzie R as it's known and it's true it smells bloody georgeous
Do you remember the bloody awful strawberry flavoured two stroke oil they brought out in the early 90's? It just ruined the smell of a rideout. lol"
Oh yes I remember it well and no never liked it's smell. I love it when a scooter goes past and breath in that smell mmmmm heaven |
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By *am123Man
over a year ago
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"I'm a big bike fan, but I have a soft spot for classic Italian scooters. The smell of a 2-stroke engine is one of my favourite smell
The smell is down to the type of oil used in the fuel/oil mix. the nice smell is when castor oil is in the mix.
Castrol "R" or cazzie R as it's known and it's true it smells bloody georgeous "
love that smell thats wht my hair dryer runs on so i dont have too worry about the electric  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I'm a big bike fan, but I have a soft spot for classic Italian scooters. The smell of a 2-stroke engine is one of my favourite smell
The smell is down to the type of oil used in the fuel/oil mix. the nice smell is when castor oil is in the mix.
Castrol "R" or cazzie R as it's known and it's true it smells bloody georgeous love that smell thats wht my hair dryer runs on so i dont have too worry about the electric "
So how fast does ur hair dryer go lol |
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By *am123Man
over a year ago
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"I'm a big bike fan, but I have a soft spot for classic Italian scooters. The smell of a 2-stroke engine is one of my favourite smell
The smell is down to the type of oil used in the fuel/oil mix. the nice smell is when castor oil is in the mix.
Castrol "R" or cazzie R as it's known and it's true it smells bloody georgeous love that smell thats wht my hair dryer runs on so i dont have too worry about the electric
So how fast does ur hair dryer go lol "
put it this way in a race off the lights with a vespa ud be left in the castrol smoke lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I'm a big bike fan, but I have a soft spot for classic Italian scooters. The smell of a 2-stroke engine is one of my favourite smell
The smell is down to the type of oil used in the fuel/oil mix. the nice smell is when castor oil is in the mix.
Castrol "R" or cazzie R as it's known and it's true it smells bloody georgeous love that smell thats wht my hair dryer runs on so i dont have too worry about the electric
So how fast does ur hair dryer go lol put it this way in a race off the lights with a vespa ud be left in the castrol smoke lol "
Is it a lammy hair dryer then lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I love them . Never owned one yet but I will when the kids don't spend all my money for me "
Vespas are cheaper than lambrettas purely as lambrettas are no longer made |
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I was a bit of a hybrid. I loved the mod fashion and some of the music, but I was a bit of a rocker too.
I had a 750 Bonny that I pushed more than I road. Only had it because it wasn't cool to ride a Jap bike and I couldn't afford an Italian Guzzi or a Laverda.
I've never ridden a scrot.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"my hair dryer is more powerfull than a scooter not a ts 1
you can get very fast engines "
TS1s are pretty quick but not the quickest by a long mark, tuned scooters can vary between 18 and 35 plus bhp.
A Vespa is a Vespa and a Lambretta is a scooter by the way |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"my hair dryer is more powerfull than a scooter not a ts 1
you can get very fast engines mmmmm  tsi have read valves
like on fast yamys you know rd s
and bored out too 250 or more."
The reed valve helps with mid range and increases torque so helps it to be quicker but not faster (Quick is acceleration and faster is top speed) |
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By *ucky_LadsCouple (MM)
over a year ago
Kidderminster+ surrounding areas. |
where i live there are lots of scooter fans out on sundays as they often come past us on our bikes on our cycling club sunday runs,there is an affinity between us as quite a few of our clubrun are aging old mods from the first time round in mid 60s who used to go to the northern soul discos on scooters. |
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"I used to be a mod in the 80s in Cornwall. St Austell walked into the general wolf and the Cornwall Scorpio were in there I thought I was dead. I ended up talking to a guy called Dez who turned out to be there leader. Got on like a house on fire and lived another day lol   "
The General Wolf is boarded up now and the Scorpio's have been taken over by Hells Angels I think, anyway, they aren't around anymore. You rarely see a patched biker in Cornwall these days.
The Chopper Club held a rally in Ladock about 10yrs ago and I think that was the last time I saw a patched biker. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I had a lammy Li150 as a do up job. I never got it on the road. Swapped it for a primmi 125. That did make it on to the road. Past my test on her. Oh them were the day's. Rallies all nighters. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Vespa man here. I have a T5 (thats my new one only 16 years old photo on my profile) and a 150 super (1966) a true classic fully restored.
The rideout season starts March with the easter egg run to all local hospitals delivering easter eggs to the kids and finishes next december with the toy run. Same thing only delivering toys to kids who are in hopital over Christmas. During the rest of the year there are many rideouts all for charity So as you can see it's not just a MOD thing.
The brighton ride out you mention is the Aug bank holiday weekend which is crazy as it clashes with the Isle of white weekend.
Ride safe and Keep the faith |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Sorry Scooter people....
But the sight sound and smell of a BSA A10 Road Rocket still makes my knees wobble
That's cos you look pretty tall but your heels are high..."
The simple things you see are all complicated..... |
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"When Jimmy gives Steph a lift home on his scooter, he is on a trailer that is higher than some of the cars.
Not only that, if you look at the vehicles in the background you will see 1970's cars, including a yellow Camero of a 1975 vintage I believe."
Very much looks like a 75 Camaro.
Still a great British film, IMO. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"When Jimmy gives Steph a lift home on his scooter, he is on a trailer that is higher than some of the cars.
Not only that, if you look at the vehicles in the background you will see 1970's cars, including a yellow Camero of a 1975 vintage I believe.
Very much looks like a 75 Camaro.
Still a great British film, IMO. "
Agreed! A classic |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"bobbrummie have you ever done gingers egg run from lowton nr wigan , massive event and a good do after "
No mate I do the midlandscooter.com charity rides. We deliver easter eggs to the Birmingham Childrens hospital and Heartlands hospital childrens wards. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"my hair dryer is more powerfull than a scooter "
Hmmm i beg to differ, i had a GT200, which i had rebored, i fitted on it a Ducati 650 carb, and an Ancelottie seat, it was mint, went like a bat out of hell |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Love them or hate them. I love them been in my blood sinse the 80s and quadrophinia came out. Must do a ride out to Brighton on mine soon  "
Quad was released in '73 NOT the 80s! Love em tho - we R the mods we R the mods we R we R we R the mods! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Actually the first quad album was released in 1973 the film was made in 1979 I saw it in the early 80s and I met the guy that played spider in the film Gary shail at the I O W Rally last year lol |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"anyone want to ride an old TV ?
Only if its a Lambretta lol
vespa never made TVs did they !"
Sorry was ment as a bit of humour Christina please forgive me |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Did sting become famous before or after quadrophenia? is that how its spelt? what does quadrophenia mean? has elton john ever played a real pinball? so many questions..... |
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