Once were Sharps
Take a trip back to Melbourne in the 1970s, to a time of ‘connies’, Staggers jeans, rat tails, and the people who wore them – the humble Sharpie.
Once Were Sharps – The Colourful Life And Times Of The Thomastown Sharps by Nick Tolewski & Dean Crozier opens a window on the Sharpie gang phenomena that swept Melbourne during the disco decade, honing in on perhaps the largest and fiercest of Melbourne’s Sharpie crews from the era, the Thomastown Sharps. Pieced together from first-hand accounts of the people who were there, Once Were Sharps takes a short, sweet, sometimes light-hearted look at Thomastown Sharp gang life and the moments (and fights) that defined them, from the gang’s inception through to their demise.
Read Julie Mac’s review of Once Were Sharps.
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Nick
You are a legend and my ( mate ) good luck for the book
I think you should run for the prime ministers job
Mick
Comment by mick croucher — July 3, 2011 @ 1:30 pm
Hey Nick, what a great read, took me back to my early days of boys being bad…..and loyal to one another. Thats what the Thommo boys were all about. All those out there that were part of a gang or group will love this book, It certainly brought back some beaut memories for me. Cheer’s man well done with the book.
Chris……aka Whisky… from Northcote.
Comment by Chris Kolevski — August 4, 2011 @ 7:44 pm
Just read the book – was really interesting and a top read.
Didn’t do much for the Thomo Sharps though. Most of the stories make them out to be troublemaking halfwits.
One problem: What is a numchuck? Obviously Dean meant nunchucks with an n. Should’ve done his research before he wrote it a five or six times.
Other than that – good bit of Australian history.
Cheers.
Comment by Gary — November 18, 2011 @ 1:45 pm
great read great memories great times great mates..if john bowie or tony h see this please get in touch with me john k flappers
Comment by john k flappers — January 27, 2012 @ 5:49 pm
I’m looking for chirish…real name patrick duggan…he was half Irish and half chinese and was part of the westside sharps…love to catch up with him….can anyone help?
Comment by Tommy — January 27, 2012 @ 10:55 pm
0413948897 john bowie give me a call please it would be great to catch up john k
Comment by john k flappers — January 29, 2012 @ 11:21 am
thanks all
Comment by john k flappers — February 5, 2012 @ 10:49 am
i brought a connie in ringwood last week still the best
Comment by john k flappers — February 5, 2012 @ 10:51 am