Slacky UB40 Canner

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Thu Jul 02, 2015 5:48 pm

'Slacky UB40 Canner' was graffiti on the wall of the alley that linked Catcote Road and Swalebrooke Avenue.

Does anyone know what it means? Was probably done in the late 70s/early 80s.

'Slacky Canner' was also on a building wall at Brierton school, of the same era.

Any ideas?

Gerry Mandrake · **Joined:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:23 pm **Posts:** 1446

You posted this exact same thing 3 years ago...
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=45722

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

Gerry Mandrake wrote:

You posted this exact same thing 3 years ago...
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=45722

Should be banned for posting same post 3 years apart

Gerry Mandrake · **Joined:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:23 pm **Posts:** 1446

Monty gave him sound advice but he didn't take than on board and has now remembered it 3 years later. String him up.

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Thu Jul 02, 2015 6:50 pm

Gerry Mandrake wrote:

You posted this exact same thing 3 years ago...
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=45722

I've still not been able to sleep at night, so thought I'd give it another try.

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Thu Jul 02, 2015 6:51 pm

Chip Fireball wrote:

It's not a phrase, its 2 kids, Slacky and Canner, and the name of a band UB40.

I think of the two Slacky was probably the more prolific ( probably a forerunner of the kids that tag trains and rail routes these days ) as his name cropped up a lot on walls and bus shelters.

I think the advent of punk was probably a big factor, it was pretty common place in those days to daub walls with the names of bands, some of the stuff I did in late 70's is still just about visible on walls in Shotton Colliery if you look close enough, though I did sometimes use an undercoat and then go back out the next night and use gloss.

Nice one Chip, I can die happy now.

Hartleblue · **Posted:** Thu Jul 02, 2015 6:56 pm

poolieinnottingham wrote:

Chip Fireball wrote:

It's not a phrase, its 2 kids, Slacky and Canner, and the name of a band UB40.

I think of the two Slacky was probably the more prolific ( probably a forerunner of the kids that tag trains and rail routes these days ) as his name cropped up a lot on walls and bus shelters.

I think the advent of punk was probably a big factor, it was pretty common place in those days to daub walls with the names of bands, some of the stuff I did in late 70's is still just about visible on walls in Shotton Colliery if you look close enough, though I did sometimes use an undercoat and then go back out the next night and use gloss.

Nice one Chip, I can die happy now.

You will die happier after Pools win the play off final at Wembley next year!!!! so don,t go anywhere just yet

crumplin · **Joined:** Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:35 pm **Posts:** 23

On the subject of random graffiti I seem to remember that someone had scrawled ' Jim Holton is a cow' on a wall near Kenny Johnson's chip shop at the Fens. I may have imagined all this. It would have been mid 70's .

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Thu Jul 02, 2015 10:41 pm

When I was a kid there were two pieces of graffiti on what used to be the rail cutting wall, near the garage entrance of the United bus station.

One of them was "Workers unite against war". I forget the second but it was in a similar vein. Obviously both done pre-1939.
Graffiti was made to last in those days. It looked like it was written in tar, mind.

Today it would have been more like "SID GINZO THE BEAN FTW, oh and war."

alleztfc · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2015 1:47 pm

Visible until very recently in Murray Street: 'KEN HALE'S HEROES 50 YARDS...'

ElvisC · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:55 am **Posts:** 4504

"Blue Order" still visible on the Seaton Carew sign on Seal Sands Rd.

ElvisC · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:55 am **Posts:** 4504

"Biff, #1 Mackem "

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2015 2:31 pm

Clarence Road graffiti was the best. And relatively recent too.

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Fri Jul 03, 2015 3:45 pm

I used to like the 'Jesus and Mary Chain' sprayed on a wall at Fens shops in the late 80s. Also the tribute to KLF/JAMMS 'It's grim up north' on the bridge on the way to Graythorpe.

Spender · **Posted:** Sun Jul 05, 2015 4:45 pm

Mr Ripper wrote:

Clarence Road graffiti was the best. And relatively recent too.

It worked an' all. :laugh:

Interesting weekend that. clappp

offshorepoolie · **Joined:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:32 pm **Posts:** 6011

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killergrahamsfarrahs · **Joined:** Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:44 pm **Posts:** 82

MICKEY FISHER ATE MY SOCKS a glaring omission when discussing local graffiti. Bold, timeless and inspiring... Rather like El Fritter himself.

GingerGinola · **Joined:** Mon Feb 02, 2015 10:24 pm **Posts:** 59

I liked "Oxford Road chip shop is skanky" on the Steelworks Bridge. You could say that on Tripadvisor nowadays.

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