Childhood Bedroom Wall Posters

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by Puddy, Jan 28, 2020.

  1. i think i might of seen a pic of that story posted up here before.
     
  2. All right. Here's a different pic of the same bike, also in 1980. Racing in the F2 TT, ridden by Eddie Roberts.

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  3. I bet it was splattered like a plasterer's radio!
     
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  4. I had this on my wall as a child. I wasn't a child tho for much longer if you know what I mean!
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  5. Posters at various times/ages:

    Bay City Rollers (group and individuals)
    John Travolta, sat at a school desk (!?!?)
    Adam Ant (Kings of the Wild Frontier and Prince Charming stylees)
    The Nolans
    Athena: Countach, 308 GTO and Testarossa, Porsche 959
    Star Wars/Empire/ROTJ
    Duran Duran Rio album cover poster
    Shiny metallic silk stitched pics (8" x 6") of sports cars that were a fad in the '80s
    Various 8-bit video game posters from C+VG mag (Page 3 girl Maria Whittaker in the advert for 'Barbarian' was a highlight)
     
  6. 911 turbo.
    Rush, Hemispheres
    Stranglers, Rattus Noveticus.
    And that Benelli 6 cylinder thing.
    I wasn’t allowed saucy looking birds on the wall. I had to get on my pushbike and look in the hedgerows for discarded Razzle mags if I wanted that sort of stuff.
     
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  7. I’m embarrassed to say Max Power :confused:
     
  8. Nowt wrong with Max Power!!
     
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  9. Iron Maiden
    Ozzy Osbourne
    Mettalica
    Guns n Roses
    Donnington Monsters of Rock
    Van Halen
    Dave Lee Roth
    and Lita Ford for those quiet me moments
     
  10. Brilliant
     
  11. I painted this on my bedroom wall it took the whole of the wall, I’m not particularly artistic but it was near perfect, my mum hated it
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  12. At my age, the only posters we had on the walls was, " Your country needs you", " Walls have ears" and "Dig for victory"...
     
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  13. 1362090E-60F4-4061-9515-17E68A0C4BAE.jpeg I was into Rodney Mathews art at the time so had a few of those on the wall
     
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  14. I can't remember one. Is that weird? Sure I had heaps.
     
  15. You were too busy wanking yourself dry... like the rest of us....
     
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  16. Sheena Easton and the Sex Pistols....I was conflicted...:worried:
     
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  17. Never knew she did a duet with the pistols , that poster must be worth a fortune !
    Puddy :)
     
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  18. Suzi Quatro and a T160v.
     
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  19. Suzuki Katana
    Tornado on full after burners
    Aston Martin DBS
    GS 1000 heron
    Kate Bush (on a chilly day)
     
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  20. Bruce Lee. Porsche. Man U footballers. Linda Lusardi. Barry Sheene
     
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