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[darkshiver]

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Interesting shirt

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It is a football shirt. From the second team of the city: RCD Espanyol. people whistled Mark a lot because he didn't wear the one from FC Barcelona... I think the band usually did this act in different cities around europe

[Jules]

Guy and others wear the F. C. Barcelona shirts. Strange MK chose to wear the R. C. D Espanyol one...

[darkshiver]

Guy and others wear the F. C. Barcelona shirts. Strange MK chose to wear the R. C. D Espanyol one...

Well, probably at that time, Mark had other things on his head (he was about to broke with Lourdes ...) and took the first shirt they gave him (also sure that the person who gave it was supporter of RCD Espanyol!) 

[JF]

I always thought that Mark began to wear the headband in spring 83

but I discovered yesterday in a FB group, pictures from western springs 15th april 81, and he has it. 

so it seems he tried it in april 81, he didn't wear it in europe spring 81, neither in autumn-winter 82 (pics from wembley arena december 82 in the Oldfield book), and then he wore it again in spring 83, and kept it 

also, it is strange that there is no bootleg circulating from australian tour in 81 


https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/western-springs-stadium-15-april-1981-news-photo/819511580?fbclid=IwAR3UjFviycq1sl4xmW_CaKiAaMn1KKMyZIPG8bMBbYju98dqW4Tql_diYH8

https://www.gettyimages.fr/detail/photo-d%27actualit%C3%A9/western-springs-stadium-15-april-1981-photo-dactualit%C3%A9/819498364?fbclid=IwAR05JCvmzA_gxNggXQJt_W3oVSVeYYE6akHgJ2RvigZlZsH7s43DjIIjwJE

[Pottel]

looks more like he used an old tie :-)
great find though JF!

[dmg]

He wouldn't have needed any sweatband in the UK during December 1981 because it was the coldest winter on record!  A severe cold spell formed in early December 1981 and lasted until mid-late January 1982.  I vaguely remember the snow being deeper than my wellies!

[Pottel]

so you had/have short wellies then?

[superval99]

He wouldn't have needed any sweatband in the UK during December 1981 because it was the coldest winter on record!  A severe cold spell formed in early December 1981 and lasted until mid-late January 1982.  I vaguely remember the snow being deeper than my wellies!

 

Sorry dmg, but the coldest winter in recent memory in the UK was in 1962/63.  I remember it well and it lasted from December 1962 until March 1963.  I remember it freezing every day for six weeks, even downto -20 and it was possible to skate on our local lake in Liverpool, which I did with my friends after work.  I know, I'm showing my age!   

[knopflertom]

Mark and John looked very exhauted and not lucky at that time 

[superval99]

Mark and John looked very exhauted and not lucky at that time 

I agree.  Mark, especially, looked very tired and depressed on some of the Barcelona pictures.

[Brunno Nunes]

I always thought that Mark began to wear the headband in spring 83

but I discovered yesterday in a FB group, pictures from western springs 15th april 81, and he has it. 

so it seems he tried it in april 81, he didn't wear it in europe spring 81, neither in autumn-winter 82 (pics from wembley arena december 82 in the Oldfield book), and then he wore it again in spring 83, and kept it 

also, it is strange that there is no bootleg circulating from australian tour in 81 


https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/western-springs-stadium-15-april-1981-news-photo/819511580?fbclid=IwAR3UjFviycq1sl4xmW_CaKiAaMn1KKMyZIPG8bMBbYju98dqW4Tql_diYH8

https://www.gettyimages.fr/detail/photo-d%27actualit%C3%A9/western-springs-stadium-15-april-1981-photo-dactualit%C3%A9/819498364?fbclid=IwAR05JCvmzA_gxNggXQJt_W3oVSVeYYE6akHgJ2RvigZlZsH7s43DjIIjwJE

This information is wrong, in reality these photos are on 26.03.1983-Western Springs Auckland New Zealand, unfortunately the gettyimages site is not accurate on the dates, I have come across a lot of wrong information regarding the location and dates of photos on that site. It happens that Dire Straits played on 15.04.1981- Western Springs Auckland New Zealand, but the photos in question were in the same place, on the Love Over Gold tour, which was the moment when Mark started wearing the headband, how is it known .


Therefore, these photos are surely on 26.03.1983-Western Springs Auckland New Zealand!

[dmg]

He wouldn't have needed any sweatband in the UK during December 1981 because it was the coldest winter on record!  A severe cold spell formed in early December 1981 and lasted until mid-late January 1982.  I vaguely remember the snow being deeper than my wellies!

 

Sorry dmg, but the coldest winter in recent memory in the UK was in 1962/63.  I remember it well and it lasted from December 1962 until March 1963.  I remember it freezing every day for six weeks, even downto -20 and it was possible to skate on our local lake in Liverpool, which I did with my friends after work.  I know, I'm showing my age!   

Unless incorrect information:

"The CET Central England Station recorded a daily mean temperature of 0.3 °C (32.5 °F)[3] and a daily minimum temperature of −2.7 °C (27.1 °F),[4] for December, and is the coldest December recorded in the 20th Century."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981–82_United_Kingdom_cold_wave

[superval99]

He wouldn't have needed any sweatband in the UK during December 1981 because it was the coldest winter on record!  A severe cold spell formed in early December 1981 and lasted until mid-late January 1982.  I vaguely remember the snow being deeper than my wellies!

 

Sorry dmg, but the coldest winter in recent memory in the UK was in 1962/63.  I remember it well and it lasted from December 1962 until March 1963.  I remember it freezing every day for six weeks, even downto -20 and it was possible to skate on our local lake in Liverpool, which I did with my friends after work.  I know, I'm showing my age!   

Unless incorrect information:

"The CET Central England Station recorded a daily mean temperature of 0.3 °C (32.5 °F)[3] and a daily minimum temperature of −2.7 °C (27.1 °F),[4] for December, and is the coldest December recorded in the 20th Century."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981–82_United_Kingdom_cold_wave

I certainly remember 1962/3 being very bad, but just checked:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_of_1962%E2%80%9363_in_the_United_Kingdom

I remember people talk about 1947 being one of the worst, but that was in the North of England, Scotland and N Ireland.   I do vaguely remember it, but I was very young!   

[dmg]

He wouldn't have needed any sweatband in the UK during December 1981 because it was the coldest winter on record!  A severe cold spell formed in early December 1981 and lasted until mid-late January 1982.  I vaguely remember the snow being deeper than my wellies!

 

Sorry dmg, but the coldest winter in recent memory in the UK was in 1962/63.  I remember it well and it lasted from December 1962 until March 1963.  I remember it freezing every day for six weeks, even downto -20 and it was possible to skate on our local lake in Liverpool, which I did with my friends after work.  I know, I'm showing my age!   

Unless incorrect information:

"The CET Central England Station recorded a daily mean temperature of 0.3 °C (32.5 °F)[3] and a daily minimum temperature of −2.7 °C (27.1 °F),[4] for December, and is the coldest December recorded in the 20th Century."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981–82_United_Kingdom_cold_wave

I certainly remember 1962/3 being very bad, but just checked:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_of_1962%E2%80%9363_in_the_United_Kingdom

I remember people talk about 1947 being one of the worst, but that was in the North of England, Scotland and N Ireland.   I do vaguely remember it, but I was very young!   

I don't believe it!   

If, in 1981/2 the snow was deeper than 5 year old dmg's wellies, then I consider it bad! 

[ds1984]

He wouldn't have needed any sweatband in the UK during December 1981 because it was the coldest winter on record!  A severe cold spell formed in early December 1981 and lasted until mid-late January 1982.  I vaguely remember the snow being deeper than my wellies!

I think you get it wrong, the headband was also there because of the warmth of the spotlights rings over his head and as winter shows were generally indoor, Mark was also sweating hard on stage... Just my €0.02