Knew paul as a kid...same school & lived next door. We knocked around in early punk days. So sorry to read on this site that he passed away. What happened?...he was still young.
Les

I am shattered to hear of Tommy's untimely passing and as I only have this as my link I want to pass on my sincere sympathies to his family and friends in Sunderland.
I was at the poly from 81-84 and Tommy provided not only the soundtrack but also support and an active friendship to me in those, my most formative years of my life.
He was so influential that when, in 1989, I opened my own nightclub in London and formed a band I named them both after his seminal night, The Drum Club. We went on to shape the course of dance music and the band recorded 3 albums and played Glastonbury amongst other major events but Tommy lived at every moment of that life.
I was so fortunate to be in Sunderland in those golden years and felt myself to be very much a part of the Bunker family and so I raise my glass and send massive love to his family up there.
I am working in Italy until the end of March so I suspect that I'll be unable to come and pay my respects in person.
Charlie Hall

Somebody told me about this website so thought i'd check it out.Brought back some great memories.Did a gig at green terrace with Zag-Zig-Zag-Zig and seemed to remember a bottle or can whizzing past my head from supposedly jimmy tate.........(I seem to remember standing next to him when he did it!!...It was a can cos their were no bottles allowed!Booga)........Those were the days.Cass(1977). ps It was sad to hear about Tommy.He directed a couple of vids for the Pits when i was in them

hi booga, terrible news about tommy,so many good memories I hope people keep his memory alive as well as the memorys of the great times everyone had in the old bunker, there will never be anything like it again in sunderland hope the web site survives, best wishes booga,..bernie

Just came by to say how sad I was to hear about Tommy. He was always a canny lad as far as I am concerned.

I've stolen a picture from your site for my own little tribute on facebook. hope that's ok.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/0101011111/4332604917/

Tommy Hair a Bunker Sunderland Music Legend.Spent the summer talking about a Tommy's Disco get together, not under these circumstances tho. Terrible news. Like saying goodbye to a massive part of my youth. Tommy RIP

Hows it goin Booga, Gerry McCulloch here. Just heard the shocking news about Tommy. Words fail me. Tommy truly was one of life's good guys, and so well loved by many people.I'll be up when I hear about the funeral arrangements. Look foward to seeing you and everyone despite the horrendous circumstances. There will be a lot of us gathering to remember the amazing times we spent with Tommy. Hope you are well. All the best, Gerry

I was devastated to hear the news about Tommy. He was omnipresent throughout my whole adult life. Monday nights when he DJ'd back in 83-84 were the happiest times for me. God bless you son!

Toppa website, lots of good memories & great pics. Sure I've got some of the Billy Bragg & Patrick gig somewhere??? Ruth & I had some great nights there. Cheers.
Well done Booga

Just heard the news myself. Tommy Hair was an inspirational person. A really really nice guy and probably had the best dub collection in the whole world. A very very sad day for anyone who knew him. Roots Rock Rebel.

Lasting memory of Tommy will always be turning up at Heroes in Frederick Street (where alot of us seemed to live in the late 80's) and finding it locked up so we humped all the record boxes round to Rascals and he started a new night. Will never forget dancing to the Soup Dragons in front of the wall of tv's showing horror films and clips of bands running about on Roker beach! Great times, wonderful memories. Thanks Tommy x

Absolutely devastated. Rest in peace kidda...

my history is disapearing far to quickly.
the death of tommy is to sad for mere words.

God bless him.... The man documented, and provided the soundtrack to, a generation and an era.
And he was a great bloke, once met, never forgotten.

Where are they now? I've always wondered about that, particularly when I hear "White Man in Hammersmith Palias", Tommy's traditional end of the evening track.

I remember the night Alby set fire to his flat after the Poly disco; what would have happened if Spike hadn't copped off that night? Tommy & Spike going to see him in the hospital next day singing "burning down the house" to cheer him up. Spike always told me that it was /him/ that smelt the smoke when he went to the toilet afterwards; seemed unlikely even then, Spike never paid any attention to anything at all.

One thing about the three of them - if ever you needed a hand, with anything, they were always up for it. Evan

What an AMAZING find! Where are you all now, I wonder?
Came across site trying to track down friends of Fossie. Absolutely gutted to say that he died last week. Anyone interested in saying goodbye(v. early Jan) should contact me at susiecircus@hotmail.com. He was the warmest, biggest & best pain in the arse you could EVER hope to meet...love, love, love. The mystery girl in the pic with him is Debbie(Gibson?).
ps: this is Susie who knocked around with Vanessa Campbell.

An inspirational document of exciting times. I was an art student at the Poly in 82 and went to the old bunker once just before it closed - it was like the scene from Apocalypse Now where the drugged up GIs litter the landscape. I went to the new bunker a few times - saw Poison Girls/Rubella Ballet there (my mate Mark from Chesterfield was in the latter.) Great times - I remember listening all night to the same Men they Couldn't Hang single about the first world war while on mushrooms with Gerry and Hud, Patrick playing at Hartlepool a couple of times, the trip to Leeds to see the Famous Imposters when the van broke down on the North York moors (that's a picture of me with pink hair in the van, I look so fresh faced - please label me!). Also a London trip to the New Half Moon, the Drum Club, and the 60s style club in Hendon. Hello to Jim, Hud, Gerry, Raf, Christie, John Collison, Richie Allsop, Jill, Marnie, Smit, Tonya , Trevor (I never did really get to see his face) and Russ, Effy, Mike and Grabham who I still keep sort of in touch with. And Alf - I guess he is sat with Sid and Nancy up in the clouds at this very minute. And I agree with John Bryant - we want more pictures of Marcus Allsop.

I'd love to make the next reunion. I sent some pics to Russ but they got lost in the post - I will try and relocate them.

Hello Booga. I just spent hours looking through this. Its a great piece history. Well done on it and the Masters which I assume you now have.

Regards

David

Picsf blonde girl on own and with ren was pauline (dash's x). I think the lad with hocine and su is craig denyer and the lass with graig and gay on the bus was called lynne (went to 6th form with her) and she moved into Jordans flat after bob brown moved out. Christ its this is your life. Keep the faith and up with the good work paul

well what memories this has brought back.over the moon i found the site -geat pics loved the poly gigs .i see alby now and again and saw tommy and micy a few years ago and thats about it.

top site - good on ya booga

squirmy

Long shot I know, but here goes....Im tying to find a recording of a
> Sunderland bad from the early 80's who appeared on, I think,. Friday
> Night Live on tttv. All I remember is a song with the lyric "frightened
> Soldier,going awol, heed the warning, run away, run away" or something
> like that. The singer as I recall, was a student type with I think, some
> sort of flat cap on. Any help you can give me would be appreciated,
> cheers,
> Gary

well, fuck me! i was beginning to think all my memories were somehow figments of an ageing imagination. Booga- have been itching to say 'ey up' (as we Yorkshire lasses do) for ages and now you have made it easy and confirmed I'm not going mad after all. Great to see everyone again - I've got loads more pics if you want them. Di

Grabham,yer brave
Yer eating,yer chips
in front of
me face
talk about scran
I nearly bust me gut
yer chips
In front of
me face
Talk about scran...

Great site and photos and memories... please set up a Facebook group!

thanks for doing this booga,and hello to anyone who might still remember me.

cool site

What a fantastic job you've done Booga... you've captured some precious events in history! What a time it was and what a great bunch of people to be around and share some of it with. Me and our Claire and our Deb have some brilliant memories. I still go to Cornwall every year for my hols - I've told hundreds of people the tales of our trips - what larks xxx

Thank you very much Booga for these memories and thank you Craig for sending me the adress of this site. I don't have the words to express my gratitude. I only spent one year in Sunderland but I'll never forget it. A wife, two daughters and more than 20 years later, I still feel part of the family.

Hi Booga, Bernie here, remember Me,I found your site by accident while trying to find old mates from home, Iv'e lost touch with so many people,I havn't been back home for years, It's a fantastic site and great to see all the people I remember,If anyone would like to contact me I'd love to hear from you all, they can on phips60@hotmail.co.uk and its brill to see the new Bunker is still going as well,and I was very very sad to find out that Alf has died, he was a great Lad, Booga keep up the fantastic work...Bernie

My god those pictures of yous are great, bloody hell - when we were even younger ;}

Hi, thank you so much. The bunker archive has just given me a real blast from the past. It has reminding me of how many inspirational people lived in and around Sunderland. I lived in Sunderland for around a year and was fortunate to meet some brilliant people and see some great bands from the anarchist/political/punk scene. My main connection was with Andy Hardcore and the famous Imposters(FI's). I came to know about this site after a nostalgic listen to an anarcho punk compilation, which had the FI's on, and then a bit of web surfing.Thanks again for reminding me about some really influential people and some really significant moments in time. Barnsley Sean (pic in Bunker people)

Dear Booga, I use to shave your bleeding head and Karen showed you her tits and there's no photos of us on this site. Great to see who is on though. lots of love your old student mates xxxxxxxxxxx

the best years. full of joy and a bit of sadness. had amazing times and sometimes wish I could say sorry to someone special. i formed a band and did a massive club night in London 90-94 called Drum Club totally inspired by Tommy's club. I owe you lot so so so much

Hi, hardly anyone here will remember me but I lived in a big student house on Argyle Square near The Bunker. I lived with Sue Donkin, Jo Morgan and Jimmy Tate (who called me Softy Walter), Spikey John, and fellow students Gill Shirt, Sue Atkinson, Eric Chapman and a whole load of visitors like Charlie Hall, Gavin Hay. Good times they were. Your website is brilliant Booga - nice to see all those old faces, looking young, if you know what I mean.

I came across this site by accident - Booga, what a brilliant job. I was a student in Sunderland when the Bunker was first started and in my last year 8 of us shared a house in Argyle Square including Jimmy Tate, Jo Morgan, Sue Donkin, Spikey John and other students like myself. The memories this site has brought back and the photo's of people that I have not seen for 25 years.

All the plotting an planning that went on in our kitchen when you were trying to get it off the ground. What you did was great - something constructive at a time when life was pretty bleak for many of us.

I remember Jimmy asking me to drive Patrick to a gig in the falling to bits van (who needs MOT's!) the day after I had passed my driving test. I was crapping myself - particularly when it was explained to me that the van only had one gear working - I think it was 2nd! And of course we were late setting off. Never again - 5 blokes all shouting instructions at me and all I had ever driven before was a Ford Fiesta. Happy days!

Thanks Booga for brightening up a wet and miserable Sunday afternoon!

really enjoyed the site. only made it up your way from chesterfield a couple of times iirc, at Rafs hospitality. Is anyone in touch with raf would be good to sent him all the best from steve (return of the naive vagabond and other fanzines) and all the chesterfield people who had such memorable moments in his company

Oh my god Booga - I had no idea about this site. YOu wouldn't belive Sandra (an me) now. You've done a fantastic job here!
I only ever see Sandy now although she still sees people around the town occassionally and remembers everyone (unlike me!)
Anyway - have to ask - can we post some other (better [ego, ego] pix to on the site. Let me know and I'll scan a couple for the archive.
TTFN Helen Gravy

My first memory of the Bunker is going to see (I think) Dirt and/or Omega Tribe at Green Terrace with my older brother. I got a bit of grief at the door off Booga and (again "I think") Al Christie for having a BLITZ patch sewn on my jacket! I was only about 12!

Another good one was when Red Alert finally played at the stockton road bunker and someone got on stage to tell the seig heiling idiots in the crowd to either pack it in or get chinned! Nobody took up the second option as I remember!

If I was a young'un today looking for a place to play I'd be straight over to the old fire statiom next to the empire and squatting it! Would be an ideal place for gigs I reckon...

Thanks Booga. Last time I saw you was at the last game at Roker Park and that was ten years ago!
I never felt part of The Bunker or The Musicians Collective but I knew a man who did. It was nice seeing some of those old faces looming at me again.Great work fella

I think there should be more pics of Marcus Allsopp.That is all.

Seen one of the best gigs I've been to at new bunker, when we went to see Poison Girls in 80' something. They were supported by a band I'd never heard of at time called Chumbawamba and they ended up taking the plaudits that night, with a very theatrical set involving cardboard TV's on people's heeds. The night had already started well when we (me, Skytie, Vincentio & Dickie Allsop, I think) actually met and had a crack on with both bands, whilst buying booze in Dillon's prior to the gig. Needless to say a goodnight had by all, nearly as good as the night Brookside & corrie 'stars' came to my birthday party at Vincentio's, after the Langham, but that reader, is another (non bunker related) story.

Dave Allen

Booga: I was at that party!

Found this site by chance. Used to know a few of the bods, Marnie,Jo, Booga & of course, Treva who I used to be at college with. It's thanks to him that I became a veggie when I was 19! Still am! Went to the Bunker once or twice too, & travelled up to Sunderland to see folks from where I lived in Thornaby at the time. I remember seeing Big Country at Sunderland Poly, & Patrick at Middlesbro Crypt & the uni.
Really great to be able to see the young pics of everyone. Any chance of a reunion of any kind do you think? Good to see the pics of Trev too, wondered what you were doing mate! :) If anyone would like to get in touch, my email is bluesycat1@aol.com.
Ciao for now, Elz x

topper website, loadsa memories flood back on seeing the pictures. my favorite is wibb drumming (?) for dub warriors. still looks the same , jammy get! take care the lot of yers, jeff calaghan.(exiled in teeside)

Came across this whilst doing some random searching. It was great to see all those faces then and now. Have problems with my memory now so this was good for me! Keep up the good work.

Yeah lovely photos mate, and good of you to put them up for all to view, from a much missed and appreciated era.
Take care and all the best.

Cat
watford

Given Booga's recent operation to help his neck support his heroically historic head. we got talkin and telling funny stories of Booga, specifically regarding the predicaments which he has got himself into over the years we feel that it's right to request that visitors to this site leave their own humorous tales of BOOGA on the Guest Book.

For instance:

The time that BOOGA tacked and wiched his way into Sunderland (on a boat) in a gale with a broken rib!

or:

The time he ran out of a Burt Reynold's Five recording session (after 48 hours) shouting 'YOUR ALL F***ING NAZIS, YOUR ALL F***ING NAZIS!'

(leaving Chris mackintosh in a drunken heap, Harri looking perplexed and Tim and Frankie Stubbs alone to finish the job - Frankie put trombones on the end of the track).

To our dear BOOGA, we wish you a speedy recovery!!

HI, first off, what a great site you have, some brilliant old photo's. I have been trying to get hold of Anth for sometime now, I'm in touch with Andy and Raf, has anyone got an email for Anth. I released the F.I./The Dead split single on my Scrobe records, I came up to the bunker many times for gig's etc, I have some gig photo's if your interested, F.I., System, Psycho Faction, Flux, etc. Hope you can help Cheers. Trunt.

Thanks for some great times.
Last time that I saw spike he was working for Sunderland Reprographics. He did all my printing for free. TAAA Spike.

My mate Julie was an on off shag of Spikes. It was on a night that they were busy doing what ever it was that young girls used to get up to with Spike, that I realised that there was smoke coming down the stairs. Albie had managed to fall asleep and set fire to his bed. Luckily the fire brigade got him out in one bit. Unfortunatly his cat didn't make it. And my huge psychobilly quiff didnt wilt!!!

Take care every one

Oh yes and those great nights down at the Salem (I distincly remember lots of Hells Angels or was that the effect of too much special brew?

Langham Tower Bar----Bloody Brilliant.

My highlight of the whole 80's

Billy Bragg at the Bunker and The Fall at Wearmouth Hall.

Alison

and is to be turned into flats!!!

it is an outrage.

we need to do something, whatever we can

Hey Booga, what a great website, fantastic to see all the photos, it has brought back some great memories, most of which had been lost through the haze of cider, vodka and a lot of years gone by!

Cheers!

Anne Cattermole

Now here's a site I'll be trawling through for hours, nee doubt !!
I'm reet ower the moon to see it and I cannet wait to see all the owld faces... Nice one Booga... hope yer deein' alreet, mate ?
Might have some fotos for ya... gizza shout if y' want em, topcat...
tara fr now..

I thought the dub warriors flicks on u tube were classic.
Where is everyone gone?? Last I heard of Hud was that he's a plumber with two daughters living in waltham abbey. Me 2 sons london

thanks for putting all that together...a little bit before my time, but i know a couple of folk on there - tommy hair and alby (through tommy)...ain't seen tommy for years now - you know where he is, or what he's up to?

good bit of history that, and a good read..

cheers and best wishes

tony

I reckon that final picture, where the blue Bunker plaque hangs folornly on Debenham's wall, with no-one and nothing in sight apart from a chained-up mountain bike, its' extremely poignant - our own cultural Ground Zero bulldozed and rebuilt, first as a car park and then as a temple to consumerism.

By the way, who are those old gadgies hanging about in the other pictures?

Could we get another gig together...say in November...with people pretending to play music and rase the money to get the Bunker video on here? I think it is a crime not to have it on here!

Yes, agree fully with wore Fe...Great day, even with no bands - how punk rock is that! More gigs would be great and will be happy to help xxx

thanks for putting the day on.....even though I'm WAY to young to go the original bunker I had a cracking time. Can we have another one soon please?!
& thanks to DJ Christie for playing Tube Disaster!

If it wasnt for the Russ and Effies pooch, Gemma freaking out, I dont think i´d have believed this.
Sometimes in that flat scared the fuck out of me.
There was a staircase that ended dead just up from Russ & Christies front door on whatever floor. Some of the noise that came from beyond it (no-one lived there) were nuts. I remember one night even Christie was shitting it when we heard little kids running up and down the stairs, backwards and forwards, sometimes just banging going on. We used to take the piss out of each other for being so stupid about it ´woooohhh they´re coming to get you tonite little boy etc´..but when the dog was first brought home, I think she knew that all was not well. I honestly believe that the only thing keeping the spirits away were the smell of AC´s god awful veggie chilis! (and his para boots - not good).

Hey there, we're the dutchies that met Russ, John, Mick and Johan in Dublin at the oldest pub o' Ireland, The Brazen Head. They told us we could find them on this site and we did: http://www.bunkerarchive.com/photo_989351.html. So guys, if you read this, send us an e-mail! And how were the matches?

cheers,
michel & clara

Hi, Great site! I'm seeking Issue One of my old fanzine called Hate & War - I'm wondering if anyone can help. Also can anyone remember a Lad called Marty from Byers Green, Near Spennymoor? I was a regular at the second Bunker site though only attended one gig at the Green Terrace site - 23rd October 1982 D.I.R.T./Alternative & Reality Control.
Thanks......Will.

I'm his son and is he the one with the gegs with foz and Ray. If it is I'm disowning him!!

Jamie Kelly

good web site keep up the good work

My memories of the trip are.

Jamming the fag machine with 5p pieces a the border crossing and worrying about someone opening it up to check. The police wondering why a few people had water pistols in there cases.

Going to some sort of punk night at a club and being asked if we would fight everyone there as it would be a honour for the german punks and afterwords Christie getting followed all the way to the place we were staying by a gay bloke on a motorbike( remeber Christies face as he banged on the door get in.

Poo, cover in toilet roll, then piss on it. You had to see toilets to understand this.

The Turks elbowing the German Punks as they danced next to them.

German Police pulling a gun on me as i drunkenly tried to confront them in the passage of place we were staying.

The prostitue spitting her chewy in the bin before going into a cubicle to service a customer.

One hell of a miserable night in hamburg when van broke down(if memory serves me well).

Booga being the only one able to walk straight on the ferry as it was tossed about the north sea(i think it was the half bottle of Bicardi that helped).

Seeing Boogas head stuck out of the train window as we passed over it in the van,remarkable coincidence since we had driven miles and never seen train until then.( Booga and Jim tate had to get train for some reason i forgot).

I can confirm that the fat boy 2 were infact the first white Rap outfit in the UK...

altogeater now....fried rice curry etc !

Thank fuck for Mickey Stewart.He must have been the only one person able to focus on super strength lager. Hansa Badger Kestral Barley Wine,and Merrydown all hail to thee.

A sterling job and pay no heed to Vincentio's disparaging remarks, he's only bitter there's no pics of him. It's good to see Mick Dunbar with hair for a start.

Thank God for Mickey Stewart. Only the Don McCullin of the Bunker generation could make even our pasty 'fish finger diet' complexions worth a second look. In these more cynical times, 'nice' might seem a boring, safe adjective best avoided. But Mickey was, and is, one of the nicest people I've ever known..and a true genius to boot.

Also, thanks, Booga, for being even remotely arsed, and to Tommy Hare for the soundtrack.

this is crap it makes me feel very old but thought I would be the second woman to put a message on well done Sue. Great to see Terese in the photos. Good one Booga loads of work but worth it.

Obviously the stories are coming back. Plenty of mushroom ones.
One of my first memories of Green Terrace was that you'd always get a good mix of people in there, from all over. Never any real bother. I remember getting pretty wasted on homebrew on the bus on the way over, then having some serious vision problems after drinking a lot of bastard strength Kestrel lager. I remember seeing what i thought was a tasty looking goth bird in a black leather mini skirt, black lycra tights, killer heels, a Seditionaries Prick Up Your Ears t-shirt and bigger hair than me. Full of confidence I went over to squeeze her bum and try my luck, I was getting on famously, so went for the cheeky kiss, I think Carol, Daggers girlfriend then ran over to me really quickly and said "what you deeing man" thats a fucking bloke? Remember Marcus? We ended up being pretty decent friends after that.

the web site just gets better,nice one mr maven. you may be interested to know 1977 are again to be seen at the black bull on bank holiday monday 28/5/07
1pm start. overkill ? ?

Alright Booga,
I think you will remember me. Ive just been in touch with Kenny from The Bunker and he passed on the link to your site. I'm on the photos, big hair, pint glass with Jill. Remember? I worked on AOD fanzine with Raf, Russ, Mike and Christie. Always round their house at Park Place. I thought that i'd honestly never ever catch up ever again. But gor blimey guvnor what a stroke of luck!
I moved away from England about 12 years ago, 5 years in Amsterdam and 7 years here in Madrid.
I'm working as an Art Director for a big british jeans brand. Loving it.
I am still working supporting un-signed bands and am currently pushing about 30 of them from as far away as Los Angeles, London, Glasgow, Berlin, Madrid, and Manchester. Its keeping me sane.
I get back to England maybe twice a year.
If you still see all that lot give them all a big hug from me. Give them my email address or whatever it'd be nice to hear from em. Ive still got hair, its still punky, my belly isnt big and ive just had a massive day of the dead tattoo done on my arm. Never say die.
Well done mate. A little wee lifeline.

All the best

Trev, that one with big hair.

Who would have thought any one of those reprobates and anarchist's with which the Bunker was populated would be capable of producing such an insightful, thoughtful and well researched piece of work.

A very meaningful contribution to the records office };-)>

My mid-life crisis continues :-0

Dean.

submit your own photos you lazy gits and then Booga can take mine off. You tits.

on the yellow detail pics thats not john emmerson of side effects booga....! its john emmerson of 4more.....!!!!!!

the site just gets better mate....!

and tell christie we are not all tits...!

cheers

jonny

It would be great to meet up with everyone - what about a reunion? Where are you now Jo Morgan, Tonia Liddle,Sam, Rob Baker, Hud, Jim Tate, John Collinson, Mo Fisher and everyone else we ever knew? Get in tough with Booga and we'll meet again! It would be good to see you again Andy Gibson and what about Mick Catmul?

this site rocks....! booga should be given a medal for this, bloody wonderfull stuff....!

alright there cocker-chumpy, just checking out your site - got it off Skytie. Nice, real nice. But then, you are a child of the 60's as are us and that.

Like.

Keep up the good work, but enough of the Christie hommage! Christie this and Christie that.

Like.

Don't you all look fresh around the face

they weren't 'minging' Mr Wares, they were bespoke distressed denims!

as we wallow in the rose tinted light of nostagia{not a bad thing}you punks may like to relive the sounds that shaped our lives at the black bull on bank holiday monday 07/05/07 1pm start.
sing your hearts out with 1977.

not self promotion,as if !!

Google earth & e bay are now obsolete!Bin the prozac and revisit your youth..... fucking 'eckie. Booga for mayor!

i would like to take this opourtunity to refute the scurrilous accusations of self promotion,my lawywers are watching "mr f macbeth"
but by the way 1977 happen to be playing on bank holiday monday at the black bull {1pm start}a pub which i may have a slight interest in

Booga,
Nice site, keep it up. Thanks for letting me bathe in the soupy warmth of nostalgia.

Get him to smile next time

I am!