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Chris 02-02-2006 13:43
Shock, horror ... Smash Hits is no more!
 
The eponymous magazine is to close down on Feb 13 after 28 years. After spending my entire teenage wishing for it to fold up and die (on the basis that my little sister loved it, so it must have been rubbish), I now find I'm quite nostalgic. :erm:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4673136.stm

Russ 02-02-2006 13:45
Re: Shock, horror ... Smash Hits is no more!
 
Me too - I used to love Smash Hits back in the 80s, they were one of the first magazines to print song lyrics :)

Bifta 02-02-2006 13:45
Re: Shock, horror ... Smash Hits is no more!
 
Let's hope they take the awful TV station with it.

Maggy 02-02-2006 13:48
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I was too old for it..but my daughter wasn't.Being forced to watch one of the pollwinners shows on a Sunday afternoon was a severe trial.

Chris 02-02-2006 13:51
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Originally Posted by Bifta
Let's hope they take the awful TV station with it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by BBC
The Smash Hits brand will continue via Smash Hits music TV, a website and a digital radio station.


Unlucky mate. :erm: :D

Halcyon 02-02-2006 15:21
Re: Shock, horror ... Smash Hits is no more!
 
I remember it. Used to be great for keeping up to date on what was goin gon in the pop world so you could catch up on all the gossip and talk about it all at school.
I think Kate Thornton (X Factor presenter) used to even edit it at one point.

Chris 02-02-2006 15:23
Re: Shock, horror ... Smash Hits is no more!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Halcyon
I remember it. Used to be great for keeping up to date on what was goin gon in the pop world so you could catch up on all the gossip and talk about it all at school.
I think Kate Thornton (X Factor presenter) used to even edit it at one point.
The audience must have changed. No self-respecting young male would have been seen dead reading it in my day.

Nugget 02-02-2006 15:25
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Originally Posted by Chris T
The audience must have changed. No self-respecting young male would have been seen dead reading it in my day.
That's not strictly true - you were allowed to read it if (and it's a big if) any girl you fancied had it :disturbd: :D

Chris 02-02-2006 15:36
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Originally Posted by Nugget
That's not strictly true - you were allowed to read it if (and it's a big if) any girl you fancied had it :disturbd: :D
Absolutely. In which case it was obligatory ... you just didn't let your mates know. :erm: :D

Russ 02-02-2006 16:37
Re: Shock, horror ... Smash Hits is no more!
 
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Originally Posted by Nugget
That's not strictly true - you were allowed to read it if (and it's a big if) any girl you fancied had it :disturbd: :D
How would YOU know?

Nugget 02-02-2006 16:38
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Originally Posted by Russ D
How would YOU know?
Oi!! I was allowed to fancy girls - unfortunately, none of 'em fancied me cos I was a lanky ginge :(

Lucky I had all of that wit, charm and personality really :D

Chris 02-02-2006 16:41
Re: Shock, horror ... Smash Hits is no more!
 
My most enduring memory is of my brother and sister arguing about whether Smash Hits or Metal Hammer would be more collectable in 20 years ... pains me to admit it, but sis was probably right. :disturbd:

Russ 02-02-2006 16:47
Re: Shock, horror ... Smash Hits is no more!
 
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Originally Posted by Nugget

Lucky I had all of that wit, charm and personality really :D
Yeah - and they went the same direction as your hairline :D

SMHarman 02-02-2006 16:48
Re: Shock, horror ... Smash Hits is no more!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Halcyon
I think Kate Thornton (X Factor presenter) used to even edit it at one point.
She did - and Neil Tennant wrote for it too.

danielf 02-02-2006 16:49
Re: Shock, horror ... Smash Hits is no more!
 
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Originally Posted by Russ D
Yeah - and they went the same direction as your hairline :D
Hey, at least he has a hairline :D


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