Mensi of The Upstarts - RIP



I didn't know he was a Sunderland fan.

Before my time but I bought 2,000,000 voices years ago and enjoyed it a lot. Great punk-folk songwriting.
 
I was brought up on Brockley Whins (up until the age of 12) living in the same street as Mond, with Decca Wade at the bottom of the street and Mensi just round the corner. I was actually at the gig on the garages being described in the video as an eight or nine year old.

My Dad used to take Mensi to the matches when he was a kid and when he got older I can distinctly remember him riding into our living room on a motorbike and my Dad jumping in the back to be taken for a ride. 😮

Latterly I was once in the back of his car prior to a derby game going down Falwell Rd and he mounted the kerb in an attempt to mow some Mags down, they were forced to jump into gardens to escape. 😬
I didn’t realise you were such a fresh faced youth. Always had you down as having wandered further down the road of life.
 

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