The NevIn the latest issue of
Black original rude boy photographer
Gavin Watson talks about his teenage years and capturing 2 Tone style as worn by his elder brothers and friends, including a wee guy called Nev. This immediately set off an association in my head with
Neville Staple, original rude boy and founding member of
The Specials who are of course, almost on our doorsteps. Ska fans will no doubt descend upon Real Groovy in Queen Street at 2 pm on August 1 as Neville completes a signing session for his biography
Original Rude Boy. As the bio says "Raucous and charming,
Original Rude Boy is the story of a man who did too much, too young."
The Nev