' In October I went to see the Ruts at a Mecca establishment. On that night I had cast away my bondage strides and motorbike jacket in favour of more respectable clothes including a tie. On entering the doors my brother and I were stopped by one of the bouncers who informed us that on no account would they let us in ... they said that our hair was too short. We're not skinheads, our hair is a more civilised length...."
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