Just to put the story straight on some of the misinfo flying around here,
GPO did not have any influence on the acid house scene. He very publicly
tried to jump the bandwagon a bit too late in the day and was extremely
unsuccessful. He became seen as a charlatan and laughing stock as he went
around giving interviews claiming to have single-handedly invented the
scene. He released an atrocious fake 'acid house compilation' with made up
bands, name of it escapes me but it had a union jack on the cover. Also I
believe he is completely anti-drug so the jacking up in an alleyway fears
are likely to be groundless. I gather thee temple ov psuckik yoof was not so
much a 'countercultural youth tribe' as a mail order fan club. I knew a guy
who joined but balked when he was supposed to send them a sample of semen
drawn at dawn or somesuch. I think it all became a bit marilyn manson for
the british.
(Just to keep the Lady Sarah theme going, in case you missed it here's a
classic one of kevin rowland from dexys midnight runners -
http://www.oilzine.com/images/features/kevinrolandIndrag.jpg)
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