I'm a couple of years younger than DM, I still live in Basildon. You'd see them around regularly, nice and quiet lads. I even sold Dave a shirt in 1983 (?) in the menswear shop I worked in and he wore it on Top of the Pops that week. If anyone wants any information on Basildon get in touch.
❤ Igor, you did it all! What I used to imagine since some 10 years ago you' ve already done: the "Basildon Pilgrimate". As a fan of the band since 1982, when I was 17 and a freshmen at Law Faculty, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Cheers from Lima, Peru. ❤
You should have gone into Basildon town centre, checked out where they would be weekends buying records at Godfrey's or Pop In record stall on Basildon market, not forgetting Raquel's nightclub (Infamous for the Essex boys case) Depeche Mode played their in 1980 (It is closed now of course but the building and entrance doors where fans queued around the corner to get in is still there). plus the Tesco in Pitsea is still there, I believe Dave Gahan worked there. A short drive further you have 'Crocs' nightclub in Rayleigh (Now called the Pink Toothbrush) where Depeche Mode played a number of times, then Southend, places like the Kursall. I know the bowling ally in Basildon was still open maybe 15 years ago, which was another place they would frequently visit in their youth (It may be closed now, it had not changed much 15 years ago from the time DM would go) For whatever reason I may visit Basildon once a year for the past 40 years, I can say I always think of DM walking the streets and growing up there every time I pass by or visit Basildon..... It's a real S**T hole of a place, but to think DM lived and were formed there, makes it very special. Well worth a second visit and show the places they played, record shops they bought vinyl from.
@@suspiciouswatermelon7639 After WW2, a new proposal of 'New Towns' on the outreaches of London was reached. The idea was to encourage London families to move out of London and into these new purpose built estates. They were often soulless and sterile but also home to some wonderful 'brutalist' architecture. The first towns were Stevenage, Hatfield, Harlow, Hemel Hempstead to the north of London, Bracknell to the West, Crawley to the South and finally Basildon to the East. For completion, Milton Keynes was also part of the proposal, but this town was much further out.
Don’t turn this way. Don’t turn that way. Straight down the middle until next Thursday. First to the left. Then back to the right. Twist and turn til you got it right.
Would be nice im sure if they found time to revisited their old schools ..at least this may give the current pupils inspiration to what can be achieved in life .
Огромный привет, Игорь! Я также ходил в школу, где учился Мартин в ноябре 2023 года, и нижнего регистра не существует. Спасибо за видео! Привет из Румынии!
Que hermoso video!, sencillo y conmovedor, me gusto mucho como vas caminando de la casa de Vince a la de Martin, se siente estar ahi! Congratulations for you! Muchas gracias por compartirlo y aguante Depeche Mode ❤ forever!!!
This was interesting to see.. is 101 film linked to fletcher then??? Address.. also wow they all lived in horrible poor estates / houses, Dave had a slightly better home mind.. was fun to see this
The 101 film and album were so named because the Pasadena Rose Bowl concert was concert number 101 of the Music for the Masses tour. Alan Wilder suggested this name.
Basildon my home town. A right shithole. The boys left for California as soon as they could. I left years ago too. There should be more Depeche Mode related stuff in Basildon.
Nice video... 👍 If anyone else is thinking about doing this, please spare a thought for the current residents/homeowners in these locations, especially walking into schools taking photos or filming... Not particularly advisable unless you have permission... As some have already said, (including members of the band), back then when they were still living in this area, it was a very working class town, it was not the best at times, but hey, look at what we all gained from it...A blessing of major talent. I'm sure, (at least I would like to think), that everyone will be responsible and respectful... Thanks
Great idea and great video! It's a rather ugly small town, but so special for us, the fans. Unfortunately, ther is no proper commemoration in Basildon. And the question is why???
Nice video. But the schools and places you show now are nothing like they used to be , I lived in Basildon for 40 years. They were just ordinary kids - Raquels was a dump. Fights every night. I remember watching them there in 1980. Basildon was built because new large factories opened and London over spill. People may also remember Alison moyet was from there as well. The boys used to sit in the fountain as well.
Hi man, can you describe how was to lived there? You used to talk with them or something? Do you remember what was your reaction when the band became famous around the world? Thanks.
@@fqrainy they were ordinary people. Dave was seen all the time with the others around town. I’m quite sure they went to Southend art college . They played at hundreds of small clubs. Including crocs. Ect. They even had to take there instruments on the train with them. I’ve always loved the band. Dave’s lucky to be alive after his drug use. But we all learn ….
Потрясающе, я увидел, где DM рождался.... Так Винс Кларк с Мартином соседи))) Интересно, а нынешние жильцы понимают, что они в доме Композитора сэра Мартина Ли Гора живут? Забавный кабак, каких тысячи... У Энди дом 101. Прям как Концерт DM 101. Еще у него кот в окне )). Дом продается? Спасибо, Igor R!!!! Ждем еще видео с памятных мест!! Депеш форева!!!
Спасибо большое за видео, интересно было посмотреть на те места где выросли мои кумиры. 🤗♥ Надеюсь пожилую пару которая сейчас живет в доме Мартина не донимают депешисты. Очень жаль , что дом Флетча продан. ☹️
...at 9:29, that poster on the wall in James Hornsby School, stating: "Together We Excel" ...isn't it a bit awkward? 😆Five people out of six on it are popstars, who attended some 50 years earlier! 😄 Nevertheless cool.
Dave has been back once, I believe. 13 years ago. He took his family to see his old house, pulled up outside and drove off. He didn't get out of the car. They all said they'd never return...It is a real S**T hole. But I know Dave had a very quick visit to his old home to show his family. I see Vince Clarke in Southend pubs, a number of times around 1994 ( I recall it was 1994 as Erasure were number 1 in charts with I say, I say, I say and pointed it out to him in the window of Woolworths. It's a real dump of a place and I doubt they have any great memories.
@@igorr6921 Благодарю Вас,Игорь, от всего сердца за проделанную работу. Посмотрела,прослезилась,пересматриваю много раз. Как вы думаете,а кто сейчас живёт в доме Дэйва? Наверное,кто-то из фанатов приобрёл этот дом.Я писала одному из комментаторов,он так уверенно пишет,что Дэйв приезжал к своему дому,поглядел,да и уехал,так из машины и не вышел. Хотелось бы узнать,почему он так подумал. Как я обрадовалась ,когда увидела Ваше видео- словами не передать,и радость ,и слёзы- всё смешалось. Спасибо Вам! 🤗
I have done that on a much smaller scale. Lol. The strange too video and show you the world in my eyes videos were filmed here in Salt Lake City. I took my goth friends in college to the Motor Vue Theater drive in and we took pictures.
Интересное видео! Я почему то себе представлял Бэзилдон в формате панельных, ну в лучшем случае кирпичных пятиэтажек, а тут не очень нарядные, но таунхаусы двухэтажные😊.
Basildon became a new town after WW2, building didn’t start till the mid 50s, the houses where the boys lived would have been built in the early to mid 60s.
@@asiya6316 я как раз был совковым подростком в конце 80х, жил в городе, где в названии есть слово "завод", кругом строили панельные пяти и девятиэтажки, куда из двухэтажных деревянных бараков расселяли счастливых пролетариев, соответственно, какую еще картину могло нарисовать мое воображение? 😄
Can someone describe that attendance register? Why each day consists of two halves and what those alternatively angled lines mean ("o" means absent I assume)? And horizontal lines mean different lessons/disciplines so there were 7 lessons each day?
The two halves mean Morning and afternoon (after lunch) when the register, as it was called back then, was taken. The lines meant you were present when the register was called and 'o' meant absent. 'L' meant late. Hope that helps.
No , it's as you said originally, the horizontal lines signified periods during the day where different subjects were taught ie:Maths 9am -10, English 10am - 11 etc
Back then I’d get my morning mark And leave to go into town with my mates (who’d do the same thing).Ditto the afternoon, The teacher marking you present wasn’t usually your teacher just your form teacher. Mine was an art teacher so only had her class once a week😂. I finally got caught when we had the TB and polio jab and we were watching Zombie dawn of the dead at a mates so missed our call up. My Dad was science a teacher a Fryenrs and had Dave in his class. (School is now a housing estate ). I was a couple of years younger and hung out with his brother Peter. I’ll still have a beer at the Mayne when I go back.
Ничего мелкобуржуазного там нет. Город был и остаётся городом рабочего класса с жильём и школами сильно ниже среднего уровня и с самым высоким уровнем преступности в Эссексе.
The British, when we look at how you live, it becomes sad at heart. It's gray and uncomfortable. And these are Depeche mode areas.. We have a hundred times better in Russia, so you strive to join us. This is absolutely understandable. You just don't understand it, you're used to the darkness of your streets.
I'm a couple of years younger than DM, I still live in Basildon. You'd see them around regularly, nice and quiet lads. I even sold Dave a shirt in 1983 (?) in the menswear shop I worked in and he wore it on Top of the Pops that week. If anyone wants any information on Basildon get in touch.
❤ Igor, you did it all! What I used to imagine since some 10 years ago you' ve already done: the "Basildon Pilgrimate". As a fan of the band since 1982, when I was 17 and a freshmen at Law Faculty, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Cheers from Lima, Peru. ❤
Wow, thank you!
You should have gone into Basildon town centre, checked out where they would be weekends buying records at Godfrey's or Pop In record stall on Basildon market, not forgetting Raquel's nightclub (Infamous for the Essex boys case) Depeche Mode played their in 1980 (It is closed now of course but the building and entrance doors where fans queued around the corner to get in is still there). plus the Tesco in Pitsea is still there, I believe Dave Gahan worked there. A short drive further you have 'Crocs' nightclub in Rayleigh (Now called the Pink Toothbrush) where Depeche Mode played a number of times, then Southend, places like the Kursall. I know the bowling ally in Basildon was still open maybe 15 years ago, which was another place they would frequently visit in their youth (It may be closed now, it had not changed much 15 years ago from the time DM would go) For whatever reason I may visit Basildon once a year for the past 40 years, I can say I always think of DM walking the streets and growing up there every time I pass by or visit Basildon..... It's a real S**T hole of a place, but to think DM lived and were formed there, makes it very special. Well worth a second visit and show the places they played, record shops they bought vinyl from.
I thought Essex was supposed to be posh.
@@suspiciouswatermelon7639 After WW2, a new proposal of 'New Towns' on the outreaches of London was reached. The idea was to encourage London families to move out of London and into these new purpose built estates. They were often soulless and sterile but also home to some wonderful 'brutalist' architecture. The first towns were Stevenage, Hatfield, Harlow, Hemel Hempstead to the north of London, Bracknell to the West, Crawley to the South and finally Basildon to the East. For completion, Milton Keynes was also part of the proposal, but this town was much further out.
You must be a Basildon boy as well. I lived there 40 years. Bit mad at Raquels. And the bulls eye was lively on a Friday night. Good old days
Come on Basildon. Lets have a decent murial done of the band
Exactly!
Who's Murial? ....oh you mean mural!
Murial? 😂😂😂
@@janeperkin5286 ha ha. Yes mural.bloody spellcheck. Statue even better
I have been asking myself why there is still nothing done
Thank you for the trip, Igor! Despite the bad weather...
Greetings from Brazil!
Glad you enjoyed it! The weather was not so bad either!
Nice video Igor! You walking from one house to the other + the school kind of made me feel like I was walking in their shoes🖤
Que buen vídeo, que maravilla recorrer y visitar los lugares de orígen de DEPECHE MODE, excelente...!! 👍👍👍😃😃😃🇨🇱🇬🇧
Good to see you got the balance right. Nothing down that area would want me to live in this location.
Just ordinary lads living the dream ❤
Don’t turn this way. Don’t turn that way. Straight down the middle until next Thursday. First to the left. Then back to the right. Twist and turn til you got it right.
I’d travel from California to Japan to London then to Brazil and Back up to New York to see Depeche Mode with Alan as a special guest! LOL 😂
Благодарю за знакомство с городом, где родилась любимая группа.🌺
Would be nice im sure if they found time to revisited their old schools ..at least this may give the current pupils inspiration to what can be achieved in life .
Огромный привет, Игорь!
Я также ходил в школу, где учился Мартин в ноябре 2023 года, и нижнего регистра не существует. Спасибо за видео! Привет из Румынии!
Really great one,thanks for sharing! Greetings from Athens, Greece.
Спасибо большое за видео!!!❤ Классно!!! 😍
Que hermoso video!, sencillo y conmovedor, me gusto mucho como vas caminando de la casa de Vince a la de Martin, se siente estar ahi! Congratulations for you! Muchas gracias por compartirlo y aguante Depeche Mode ❤ forever!!!
Excellent video .. thanks for sharing. 👍🏻
This is so cool!❤
Это просто прекрасно. Спасибо большое.
Can you imagine? In a hundred years from now this will be like Mozart's Vienna tour
This was interesting to see.. is 101 film linked to fletcher then??? Address.. also wow they all lived in horrible poor estates / houses, Dave had a slightly better home mind.. was fun to see this
The 101 film and album were so named because the Pasadena Rose Bowl concert was concert number 101 of the Music for the Masses tour. Alan Wilder suggested this name.
Ужасные дома? Вы таких и не видели ,видимо. Нормальные,тихие чистые улочки и дома,маленький городок
Basildon my home town. A right shithole. The boys left for California as soon as they could. I left years ago too. There should be more Depeche Mode related stuff in Basildon.
THANKS FOR SHARING . THIS IS pure 💎💎💎🥹💯 🙌🏻🙏🏻❤
Very cool! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much for such an informative review. It's so heartwarming.
Nice video... 👍
If anyone else is thinking about doing this, please spare a thought for the current residents/homeowners in these locations, especially walking into schools taking photos or filming... Not particularly advisable unless you have permission...
As some have already said, (including members of the band), back then when they were still living in this area, it was a very working class town, it was not the best at times, but hey, look at what we all gained from it...A blessing of major talent.
I'm sure, (at least I would like to think), that everyone will be responsible and respectful... Thanks
Great idea and great video! It's a rather ugly small town, but so special for us, the fans. Unfortunately, ther is no proper commemoration in Basildon. And the question is why???
Because the treacherous pissflaps that run Basildon council aren’t interested and don’t even live in the town..!!
Nice video. But the schools and places you show now are nothing like they used to be , I lived in Basildon for 40 years. They were just ordinary kids - Raquels was a dump. Fights every night. I remember watching them there in 1980. Basildon was built because new large factories opened and London over spill. People may also remember Alison moyet was from there as well. The boys used to sit in the fountain as well.
Amazing, thanks for sharing.
Hi man, can you describe how was to lived there? You used to talk with them or something?
Do you remember what was your reaction when the band became famous around the world? Thanks.
@@fqrainy they were ordinary people. Dave was seen all the time with the others around town. I’m quite sure they went to Southend art college . They played at hundreds of small clubs. Including crocs. Ect. They even had to take there instruments on the train with them. I’ve always loved the band. Dave’s lucky to be alive after his drug use. But we all learn ….
Thank you for get us to know more about dM.
awesome vid. thanks for posting this!
Super! Thanks!
Awesome!
Потрясающе, я увидел, где DM рождался.... Так Винс Кларк с Мартином соседи))) Интересно, а нынешние жильцы понимают, что они в доме Композитора сэра Мартина Ли Гора живут? Забавный кабак, каких тысячи... У Энди дом 101. Прям как Концерт DM 101. Еще у него кот в окне )). Дом продается? Спасибо, Igor R!!!! Ждем еще видео с памятных мест!! Депеш форева!!!
Нынешние жильцы дома Мартина, пожилая пара, купили его у родителей Мартина уже давно, так что они в курсе. Дом Флетча уже куплен.
@@igorr6921 сюрр: вроде всё так обыденно, как у простых людей, а ведь они для нас как столпы в мире музыки
Спасибо большое за видео, интересно было посмотреть на те места где выросли мои кумиры. 🤗♥
Надеюсь пожилую пару которая сейчас живет в доме Мартина не донимают депешисты. Очень жаль , что дом Флетча продан. ☹️
А который номер дома Мартина? Поеду, посмотрю, тоже здесь живу.
...at 9:29, that poster on the wall in James Hornsby School, stating: "Together We Excel" ...isn't it a bit awkward? 😆Five people out of six on it are popstars, who attended some 50 years earlier! 😄 Nevertheless cool.
Wonder if they ever come back and have a pint remembering
Well not all now with Fletcher gone
Dave has been back once, I believe. 13 years ago. He took his family to see his old house, pulled up outside and drove off. He didn't get out of the car. They all said they'd never return...It is a real S**T hole. But I know Dave had a very quick visit to his old home to show his family. I see Vince Clarke in Southend pubs, a number of times around 1994 ( I recall it was 1994 as Erasure were number 1 in charts with I say, I say, I say and pointed it out to him in the window of Woolworths. It's a real dump of a place and I doubt they have any great memories.
@@jamieuk8286Вы думаете,он приезжал чтобы посмотреть на свой бывший дом?
@@jamieuk8286 ВЫ ЖИВЁТЕ В АНГЛИИ?
@@igorr6921 Благодарю Вас,Игорь, от всего сердца за проделанную работу. Посмотрела,прослезилась,пересматриваю много раз. Как вы думаете,а кто сейчас живёт в доме Дэйва? Наверное,кто-то из фанатов приобрёл этот дом.Я писала одному из комментаторов,он так уверенно пишет,что Дэйв приезжал к своему дому,поглядел,да и уехал,так из машины и не вышел. Хотелось бы узнать,почему он так подумал. Как я обрадовалась ,когда увидела Ваше видео- словами не передать,и радость ,и слёзы- всё смешалось. Спасибо Вам! 🤗
I wonder whether they come back there for some reason, occasionally
Meanwhile Alan Wilder-Im from London you know😌
That baby screaming was Martin😂
@Igor R, thanks for that/ skal / was perfect if in background playing some DM music.
Читая разное про Бэзилдон , я почти таким его и представлял )
Amazingly, these "chicken coops" are still standing and no renovation has been done in this residential neighborhood.
I have done that on a much smaller scale. Lol. The strange too video and show you the world in my eyes videos were filmed here in Salt Lake City. I took my goth friends in college to the Motor Vue Theater drive in and we took pictures.
Интересное видео! Я почему то себе представлял Бэзилдон в формате панельных, ну в лучшем случае кирпичных пятиэтажек, а тут не очень нарядные, но таунхаусы двухэтажные😊.
Basildon became a new town after WW2, building didn’t start till the mid 50s, the houses where the boys lived would have been built in the early to mid 60s.
какие пятиэтажки?)))) это вам не совок) В лондоне то высоких зданий особо нет
@@asiya6316 я как раз был совковым подростком в конце 80х, жил в городе, где в названии есть слово "завод", кругом строили панельные пяти и девятиэтажки, куда из двухэтажных деревянных бараков расселяли счастливых пролетариев, соответственно, какую еще картину могло нарисовать мое воображение? 😄
@@victorshubin1974 как я угадала 😅
Это Англия, не совок с пятиэтажками😂
Alan Wilder for him back then people from this area were riffraffs hooligans lol
What about Fletch who was born in Nottingham
Martin, (and Alan), were born in West London, in the same hospital...
🥰👍❤👍🥰
Thank you ❤️
Perry Bamonte
All very exotic 😄
Can someone describe that attendance register? Why each day consists of two halves and what those alternatively angled lines mean ("o" means absent I assume)? And horizontal lines mean different lessons/disciplines so there were 7 lessons each day?
The two halves mean Morning and afternoon (after lunch) when the register, as it was called back then, was taken. The lines meant you were present when the register was called and 'o' meant absent. 'L' meant late. Hope that helps.
Hmm, so each lesson consisted of two parts which took place in the morning and afternoon appropriately? It seems kind of strange to me..
No , it's as you said originally, the horizontal lines signified periods during the day where different subjects were taught ie:Maths 9am -10, English 10am - 11 etc
Back then I’d get my morning mark And leave to go into town with my mates (who’d do the same thing).Ditto the afternoon, The teacher marking you present wasn’t usually your teacher just your form teacher. Mine was an
art teacher so only had her class once a week😂. I finally got caught when we had the TB and polio jab and we were watching Zombie dawn of the dead at a mates so missed our call up.
My Dad was science a teacher a Fryenrs and had Dave in his class. (School is now a housing estate ).
I was a couple of years younger and hung out with his brother Peter. I’ll still have a beer at the Mayne when I go back.
Познавательно. Но непонятно, как такая мелкобуржуазная среда определила эстетизм Дэйва и Мартина.
Ничего мелкобуржуазного там нет. Город был и остаётся городом рабочего класса с жильём и школами сильно ниже среднего уровня и с самым высоким уровнем преступности в Эссексе.
Блин , круто !
Es sieht aus wie ein sozialistisches Bauwerk, No ja, für Arbeiterfamilien!!?
The British, when we look at how you live, it becomes sad at heart. It's gray and uncomfortable. And these are Depeche mode areas.. We have a hundred times better in Russia, so you strive to join us. This is absolutely understandable. You just don't understand it, you're used to the darkness of your streets.
this isnt weird at all
ty❗
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