In which year did it become law that students must wear a long sleeved James t-shirt at all times?
I do recall the law being abolished in 1991 in favour of the controversial "Rule Of 3 Amendment" where normal students were allowed to wear a Ride - Nowhere t-shirt.
The more wacky types, you know the sort....the "Coming down the SU bar" at 7.00am in the morning sort? The "God i was so wasted last night....i thought i was dead" types. The more studenty, front of the gig, moshing, beer spitting, types...They were only allowed to wear Neds Atomic Dustbin - God Fodder t-shirts....but only once their hair touched their shoulders. Those whose hair was suitably long were given Wonderstuff t-shirts but only if they didn't know where Stourbridge was.
Anyone that had bought a red James long sleeved shirt that year, got to exchange it for a Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine t-shirt. These were also given away as prizes in the NUS "CUNT of The Year" awards as well as the "(We Know They're Shit But...) We Like Carter Because NME Said We Should & C'mon, They've Got "Fun" Names....I'm Going To Call My Daughter Fruitbat" awards.
Order was mostly* restored the following year when all students had to wear a Nirvana t-shirt. In fact, students not wearing a Nevermind t-shirt were denied entry to their final exams.
Small pockets of rebellion grew as a handful of students wore Manic Street Preachers t-shirts. Those involved were told to go home and return in 1998.
There were un-confirmed reports of students pleading with the authorities to let them wear t-shirts of Scotlands answer to The Mock Turtles....Teenage Fanclub. This was rejected unanimously once parliament saw the cover of Bandwagonesque.
Ain't No Use In Prayin', That's The Way It's Stayin' Bayayby.
Regards
Jimbob
NB I am not suggesting that any of the above weren't good bands*. Just poking fun at those that wore the t-shirts.
*Apart from Carter. They were piss.
** Just had an irate email from Piss, furious at being compared to Carter.
In which year did it become law that students must wear a long sleeved James t-shirt at all times?
I do recall the law being abolished in 1991 in favour of the controversial "Rule Of 3 Amendment" where normal students were allowed to wear a Ride - Nowhere t-shirt.
The more wacky types, you know the sort....the "Coming down the SU bar" at 7.00am in the morning sort? The "God i was so wasted last night....i thought i was dead" types. The more studenty, front of the gig, moshing, beer spitting, types...They were only allowed to wear Neds Atomic Dustbin - God Fodder t-shirts....but only once their hair touched their shoulders. Those whose hair was suitably long were given Wonderstuff t-shirts but only if they didn't know where Stourbridge was.
Anyone that had bought a red James long sleeved shirt that year, got to exchange it for a Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine t-shirt. These were also given away as prizes in the NUS "CUNT of The Year" awards as well as the "(We Know They're Shit But...) We Like Carter Because NME Said We Should & C'mon, They've Got "Fun" Names....I'm Going To Call My Daughter Fruitbat" awards.
Order was mostly* restored the following year when all students had to wear a Nirvana t-shirt. In fact, students not wearing a Nevermind t-shirt were denied entry to their final exams.
Small pockets of rebellion grew as a handful of students wore Manic Street Preachers t-shirts. Those involved were told to go home and return in 1998.
There were un-confirmed reports of students pleading with the authorities to let them wear t-shirts of Scotlands answer to The Mock Turtles....Teenage Fanclub. This was rejected unanimously once parliament saw the cover of Bandwagonesque.
Ain't No Use In Prayin', That's The Way It's Stayin' Bayayby.
Regards
Jimbob
NB I am not suggesting that any of the above weren't good bands*. Just poking fun at those that wore the t-shirts.
*Apart from Carter. They were piss.
** Just had an irate email from Piss, furious at being compared to Carter.