Round black and silver enameled Hello badge.

A dog and some rectangular Hello badges on e-bay right now

Nice one !

Speaking of Quo badges....this thread has reminded me of my first Quo gig (Liverpool Royal Court 1986)

I had about 40 Quo badges (yes I know, I know...) on my denim jacket. The gig was amazing, and remains the loudest I have seen by any band, including Motorhead and Metallica. I was almost completely deaf for four days afterwards. The crowd was very packed in, and a few people got hurt/fainted etc. Me and my mates got separated early on in the melee. It was bonkers, but brilliant.

Anyway, back to the badges.

Next day...you know....when you have the afterglow and buzz that comes from having had a great gig...and that marvelous ringing sensation in your ears....I picked up my denim jacket to put it away....and my heart sank as I realised I had lost about 15 cool badges amidst the chaos!

I didn't have the heart to start recollecting badges after that, I think the same jacket is now down to about 8 of them

Incidentally, I remember reading on the old SQMB that some fans wrote to Quo to complain about the venue, complaining that too many people had been admitted and saying it was unsafe for a gig. Can't say as I agree, but to this day, Quo never went back there

I aint going for the badge...... aint got room for any more and don't want to start putting any on the back.

I went to Britain/Europe for a 6 week holiday back in 1980 hoping to see Quo but,typical of my luck, Quo didn't tour that year but I did get the Hello badge as seen above. Still got it. Btw had a vey memorable time way over there.

I have looked in the box of badges and brought out a rather beautiful 'Quo' album cover badge. It is about the size of a 10p piece (same as the Hello one) and is red, black and silver with a brass/gold coloured frame. I'm almost scared to wear it as I don't want to lose another one, but hey, what's the point of it being in a drawer?!