The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

Ian Brown once said "It's not where you're from that matters but where you're at", or something along those lines. Being brought up in Hartlepool there was not much of a local music scene, but what it lacked in opportunity it made up for it in enthusiasm.
The biggest night of the week was Thursday when we would all head down to The Gemini for the 'alternative' night.
Although I never got to see The Stone Roses live, when 'I Am The Resurrection' got played, usually towards the end of the night, it felt like a little piece of Manchester had been imported into 'Pool. The dance floor would fill with baggy masses and the latest Bez style moves would be put on show for all to see. Manchester was all the rage.
We even went on a day trip to Manchester to soak up the atmosphere and ended up playing football outside Strangeways prison..... but that is a story for another time.