Wattsie - Gifferette Gonad

About me:

I have a South London up bringing, although born North of The Water and have a beautiful daughter, great friends and two dogs, Roman and Linus. I love all my mates because my true friends are genuine, loyal people and trust them with my life - but maybe not my record collection :) Plus they make me laugh, especally my closest mates who are forever trying to fix me up with unsuitable men but I have so much fun with my bandmates - do I really need a man?!! (Answers on a very small postcard c/o The Gonads)

I suppose my main interests are music, going to gigs, watching films and football. (Chelsea & Fisher Athletic.... "C'mon The Fish!!") I went to my first gig open air gig when I was 13 (Rock Against Racism with SLF and Elvis Costello) and my first 'pub' gig at 14 which was The Chords at The Wellington in Waterloo - followed by The Jam at The Rainbow a month later and have NEVER looked back. Around that time too was when I first started working with a band called Apocalypse - they were my school mates

I enjoy playing around on The Jam's and iJamming Forums :)

My band is The Gonads, and have recorded a track especially written for me by Gal Gonad and Tony 'Feedback' (also of Long Tall Shorty & Angelic Upstarts fame) for the new album. I'm also dueting with Gal on a very important track from the new album called "Buy Me A Drink" :)

Our new album was out on 10th December 2009 and went to to Germany early January 2010 to promote it






I have also been in The studio with Long Tall Shorty, and did a bit of backing on their new album Kick Out The Shams -


KICK OUT THE SHAMS OUT NOW!!!!





The limited edition can be buy through info@timeforaction.de or www.soundflat.de

Regular one via selected Mailorder / Record Stores ( Dizzy Detour have also some copies.


KICK OUT THE SHAMS LP REVIEW...






Here's a link to a recent Long Tall Shory Interview and will give you some insight as to where they stand now Long Tall Shorty






I have many beliefs that don't always follow the 'norm' and firmly believe that everything you do there is a consequence to it (good or bad). So I try to be good, honest.....

I watch as many films as possible, some of my favourites I've listed, and try to get to at least one gig a week (usually more) as nothing for me is more enjoyable than a 'live' gig - plus the fact that I then get to see so many mates on a weekly basis.

For the last year or so I started to video gigs where possible and now have quite a large Youtube collection of vids which more or less get added to weekly

Click here for My Youtube Collection of live gig vids

I'm pretty easy going and always up for a laugh, (which was my downfall at school and occasionally work) but I really don't suffer fools gladly and can't abide spiteful or rude people, and avoid as much as possible but LATELY it's not so easy. I don't like being near people who's cup is always half empty. I seriously have very little patience for moaners or people who nag!! Also people who don't do much with their own lives and critise those who do make an effort - you know the types. Oh and pushy mothers/women who lives their lives through their kids or partners and of course anyone who thinks the 'world' owes them a living

I moderate a couple of forums as mentioned where I have met some fantastic people away from the internet as we meet up at gigs etc

Click here and enter The Jam Fans Forum





For all Jam Fans there's a book by The Jam's Offical Photographer, Twink. He has published photo's of The Jam that until now have remained unseen. I've ordered The Limited Edition copy.



Limited Edition, The Jam Unseen - click here












STEVE DIGGLE, MICK JONES, GLEN MATLOCK
& BRETT 'BUDDY' ASCOTT
PRETTY VACANT - 100 CLUB

















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