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Good Vibrations (Day 73)
Filed under: Music, Reflections, writing | Tags: adrian dunbar, belfast, good vibrations, northern ireland, punk, richard dormer, terri hooley, the clash, the undertones
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The Clash in Northern Ireland
Day 73 was centred on Terri Hooley, the man behind Good Vibrations record shop and label in Belfast. He’s a complementary case study to Tony Wilson in the Music chapter, also illustrating the underlying theme of creating from where you are and resisting the drag to the centre/capital.
Alternative Ulster
There was an endearing movie released earlier this year about him called Good Vibrations, similar in vibe to Sex and Drugs and Rock’n’Roll and Telstar. My friend Adie Dunbar made a spirited appearance as a Republican gangster in one of the all-time dodgiest wigs, worthy of a series in its own right.
Terri Hooley
I’m going to see Terri in Belfast straight after this weekend on Day 75 which I’m very much looking forward to.
Richard Dormer as Terri Hooley in ‘Good Vibrations’
My nephew gave me an early Good Vibrations 45 for The Box – One by One by Ruefrex. He was given it by Terri one day when passing through the shop in Belfast. I think I’ll repatriate it (if only temporarily) just for a sense of poetic completion.
