I loved Picc Gardens when I was a kid. Full of characters who seemed, somehow, less threatening than the er, 'characters' you get around town today. I also remember seeing the Wombles LIVE onstage in the Gardens in about, um, 1976 ?? Not exactly punk of course, and I'm pretty sure that Mike Batt himself wasn't in one of the furry suits onstage, but, very entertaining nonetheless. In fact, thinking about it it was my first EVER gig! The next was to be Patti Smith at the Apollo - the day that everything (musically in my life) changed.
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