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What/Whose poster did you have on your bedroom wall when you were a teenager

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May7 Sat 24-Jul-21 20:38:58

Inspired by another thread love songs it got me to thinking about posters I had on my bedroom wall when I was a teenager. I had David Cassidy and the Biba poster
Who did you have

JaneJudge Tue 27-Jul-21 11:32:59

I had this one grin seems you can still get it!

JaneJudge Tue 27-Jul-21 11:33:43

I had loads of amnesty international posters too...what a contrast!

Lulubelle500 Tue 27-Jul-21 11:36:55

All the places I wanted to go to 'when I grew up'! I haunted travel agents and when they changed their window display there I 'd be. Some of those posters would be worth a lot of money now, especially the ones with illustrations. But my mother was a great clearer outer and they were incinerated as soon as I flew the nest. Some of the places I never got to, because they were behind the iron curtain or weren't safe in those days and now everyone can go more or less anywhere I can't afford to. But I remember dreaming about them. Where would we be without dreams?

JaneJudge Tue 27-Jul-21 11:39:56

Oh lulubelle500, me too! I used to go and get the far flung brochures and cut the pictures out and put into scrapbooks!

Kartush Tue 27-Jul-21 11:55:41

All the characters from Star Trek

Hellis Tue 27-Jul-21 11:57:54

I wasn't allowed to put posters on the wall, but did cut out and keep lots from my Jackie mags.My favourites were Davy Jones from the Monkees and David McCallum (Illya Kuryakin from the Man from Uncle Tv series)

Elvis58 Tue 27-Jul-21 12:09:55

Ben Murphy out of Alias Smith and Jones.

tictacnana Tue 27-Jul-21 12:23:23

I had pictures from Jackie too. The Beatles, Monkees, etc. Also film posters from the local cinema. Steve McQueen , Tony Curtis . The largest wall was reserved for Leeds United FC and , in particular, Billy Bremner. I still have these posters . My grandson is both fascinated and appalled by his Nan’s devotion to team from over the hills in Yorkshire.

nipsmum Tue 27-Jul-21 12:30:05

I don't think posters had been invented when I was a teenager. My mum would certainly not have allowed them anyway. I don't remember my daughters having them either. It never cropped up when my daughters were teenagers.

pen50 Tue 27-Jul-21 12:34:27

Hendrix. This one.

Unigran4 Tue 27-Jul-21 12:35:22

Wasn't allowed any, but would have had Adam Faith and Gerry and the Pacemakers.

HannahLoisLuke Tue 27-Jul-21 12:47:21

I’m obviously older as I had early Elvis but also people like Lena Horne and Yana. Not because I liked them but because the colourful photos brightened up a dull bedroom wall.
My mother spitefully stuck my Elvis photo back up with a nail through the middle of his face!

Lizzie44 Tue 27-Jul-21 12:48:10

No posters in my day but I used to read a film magazine and I cut out pictures of Dirk Bogarde.

sarahcyn Tue 27-Jul-21 12:56:20

Pete Duel from "Alias Smith and Jones".
He died young.

Bluecat Tue 27-Jul-21 12:58:46

When I shared a room with my sister, we had a poster of Elvis on our wardrobe door. It was from the magazine Valentine and came in three parts. Our room was also decorated in pink and black, at my sister's insistence, because they were Elvis's favourite colours.

I loved Paul Simon, of Simon and Garfunkel, when I was about 13 and had his picture next to my bed. I cut it out of Fabulous. I used to kiss him goodnight, until his lips went wrinkly.

I think I had various posters but eventually narrowed it down to a large poster of Steve McQueen. He was gorgeous.

Larsonsmum Tue 27-Jul-21 13:08:52

Marc Bolan - was devastated when he was killed in the car crash.

mrsba Tue 27-Jul-21 13:10:37

Brian Connolly from The Sweet
Mark Almond
George Best

Nannina Tue 27-Jul-21 13:11:05

At the risk of giving my age away - posters of the Beatles and Monkees were replaced by Rod Stewart, David Bowie and Mick Ronson who gave way to a brief flirtation with Led Zeppelin. I was a lot more fickle in those dayssmile

HiPpyChick57 Tue 27-Jul-21 13:27:52

I wallpapered my room with photos from Jackie. All the usual ones
The Osmonds
David Cassidy
Marc Bolan
Sweet
Slade
Marmalade
Mott the Hoople
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Stones
My all time favourite was a huge one of the actor Pete Duel from Alias Smith and Jones that took pride of place. I cried buckets when he later committed suicide.

Riggie Tue 27-Jul-21 13:39:03

I had this one, (ebay image) given me by friend. I was not into Shakespeare (although we had to study him at school) but I suspect my friends parents deemed a poster from the Sunday Times about a Shakespeare Character was suitable! It was a proper "send away for it" poster not pulled out of the magazine. I always thought he looked rather wimpy!!

FindingNemo15 Tue 27-Jul-21 13:47:40

David Essex and Cat Stevens - loved them both

Annaram1 Tue 27-Jul-21 13:51:11

Elvis Presley. I still have a calendar with him on every page, dating from 2017, given to me by my grandson. Its amazing how formally he dressed, even suit and tie!

Clawdy Tue 27-Jul-21 14:30:49

A big picture of Fabian the American teen actor and singer. I used to kiss it every night! Then I moved on to the Beatles.

annifrance Tue 27-Jul-21 14:34:57

Adam Faith, Elvis Presley, The Shadows and Cliff. Then Beatles, Beatles, Beatles!

Imavinhoops73 Tue 27-Jul-21 14:44:39

Roger Taylor from Queen
Phil Collen from Def Leppard.
Richie Sambora from Bon Jovi
Gene Simmons from Kiss.

I still have a Queen Calendar every year...and still love Roger and Gene ...