Smith, Noel Razor

Crazy Man Crazy: Teds Versus Punks and Other Gang Wars

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ISBN 13:: 9781910978030
author:: Smith, Noel Razor
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Rocket 88
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2016
Pages:: 300
Dimensions:: 21.59 x 13.97 x 1.7 centimetres
Genre:: Nonfiction, True Crime, General,
Condition:: New
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Crazy Man Crazy Teds Versus Punks and Other Gang Wars by Noel Razor Smith In the sweltering summer of 1976, a different beat was being played by most young people in South London. For 16-year-old Noel Smith, it was the sound of rockabilly that filled the air, and his own style was about to take a dramatic turn. By the time the heatwave ended, he'd become the leader of a gang of rebels, locked in a battle with other street gangs, including Punks, Skins, Smoothies, and bikers. This is the story of that chaotic era, told with vivid detail and a cast of memorable characters. Noel's account of life in the gang wars is a shockingly violent and sometimes hilarious tale of clothes, music, pubs, and parties. Drawing on his own experiences, he recalls the world of the Balham Wildkatz in a way that's both engrossing and unflinching. It's a story that's as much about the clothes, the music, and the culture of the time as it is about the violence and the gang wars. This is the truest and sharpest telling of London's gang wars of the 1970s and 1980s, and it's a story that's still crazy, even today.

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