Colour Strike Colour Strike The Colour Strike was an industrial action by technicians at all ITV companies from 13 November 1970 to 8 February 1971 (although some shows made during this period in black and white were having their first transmission as late as December 1971) who, due to a pay dispute with their management, refused to work with colour television equipment. At that time ITV had recently switched to colour transmissions, requiring the individual companies to invest heavily in new equipment. Early colour television studio cameras consisted of four tubes to relay the picture: three were receptive to colour (red, green
The Grapes (band) and gave them a packed house to play for every time. Likewise, Widespread Panic would bring The Grapes to Athens and give them a packed house at The Uptown Lounge. The Grapes and Widespread Panic shared the same audience for many years. It was a great scene: "country hippie kids with city hippie kids, and we all gave each other what we needed. We stayed up all night too. Those were some really fantastic times!" says Osti, Lighting Designer many years for the Grapes following the hiring of Ted Norton and Ramin Dawson in 1987. Later, the two bands played