John Illsley Flickr

[dustyvalentino]

Found this link via Ingo's blog, seems JI has his own Flickr account with some interesting DS pics

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30742909@N03/

[dmg]

Thanks, they're great!  Interesting audience the band have there!  These kids must be about 40 now, wonder if they remember being there.

[allen]

Anybody knows when this gig took place?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2928732643_a7d7634378_o.jpg

Who was the drummer and I love MK's hairstyle then.

Wishes
Allen

[Pottel]

loved marks' face on this one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30742909@N03/3003963962/

[Rollergirl]

Anybody knows when this gig took place?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2928732643_a7d7634378_o.jpg

Who was the drummer and I love MK's hairstyle then.

Wishes
Allen

That's not DS but Greg Pearle

[dmg]

Anybody knows when this gig took place?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2928732643_a7d7634378_o.jpg

Who was the drummer and I love MK's hairstyle then.

Wishes
Allen

Think you sent us the wrong picture but if you meant the gig outside the block of flats perhaps that could be Deptford.  I've seen that photo before somewhere, perhaps someone can shed some more light on it for us?

[Lady Noe]

Hello,

Thanks for this link Dusty. What do you think about this picture?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30742909@N03/2928755081/

I already saw it some years ago but I still don't understand this picture. It was obviously taken at the very beginning of Dire Straits but is this a photomontage or something? It's a very strange picture... (these are not kids I think? The heights are different between the caracters).

Just weird imo ;-)

Cheers,
Yolande.

[dustyvalentino]

Seems real enough to me, they look like kids!

[Waterline Man]

Anybody knows when this gig took place?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2928732643_a7d7634378_o.jpg

Who was the drummer and I love MK's hairstyle then.

Wishes
Allen

Think you sent us the wrong picture but if you meant the gig outside the block of flats perhaps that could be Deptford.  I've seen that photo before somewhere, perhaps someone can shed some more light on it for us?

We had a thread on this over on the other site last year

 http://mknewsforum.yuku.com/topic/1087/t/Earliest-Dire-Straits-Photo-.html

[dmg]

Anybody knows when this gig took place?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2928732643_a7d7634378_o.jpg

Who was the drummer and I love MK's hairstyle then.

Wishes
Allen

Think you sent us the wrong picture but if you meant the gig outside the block of flats perhaps that could be Deptford.  I've seen that photo before somewhere, perhaps someone can shed some more light on it for us?

We had a thread on this over on the other site last year

 http://mknewsforum.yuku.com/topic/1087/t/Earliest-Dire-Straits-Photo-.html

Thanks for that, I knew I had seen it somewhere!

BTW  Do I get a prize for getting it right?

[IrisRose]

loved marks' face on this one:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30742909@N03/3003963962/

Is that Photoshopped?   I've seen other pics taken same time same place.   He didn't have a beard in the others-- or whatever that little squiggle on his chin is called.
And the more I look at those 'kids' the more I doubt.  But why would anyone change that one, I keep asking myself, and anyone who would listen. 

[ds1984]

I think the photo is genuine.

Maybe a small district fest, DS on early days wasn't playing stadium yet

This could even be taken during a soundcheck

[allen]

I think the photo is genuine.

Maybe a small district fest, DS on early days wasn't playing stadium yet

This could even be taken during a soundcheck

Not a soundcheck, but in fact, we know the exact date of that show.

Wishes
Allen

[Pottel]

what is it??

[ds1984]

How many in the attendance that day?