Robert Searle… What a great article,looks like Ian aka Dougal the roadie there on the right,always helpful and nice guy.
Eric Harmer… 58 club in Winchelsea Beach. Was great. They played every week there. I use to go over with Tony Davies and catch up with the Rye girls. Happy times.
Chris Jolly… I bet you did young man! Haha…
Gary Sykes asks… Hi, i used to drum in a rock band called TAOR if anyone has any pics would be great to see. we played at rock against racism at the redoubt around 83, Taor were me, drums, kevin rowlands vocals, danny ranger guitar, stuart ranger. bass. We rehearsed at Pevensey bay, played at the six bells chiddingly, archery tavern, ruskin arms, there was a great gig with Sharnhorst at Pevensey bay village hall that was recorded on video which may still exist, cheers. I also remember going to gigs to see Die Laughing, and who was the band who played the Archery Tavern mostly ac/dc covers think the guitarist was called Nick, anyone else remember?
Dan Ranger… We also played the Carlisle if I remember rightly me old mate. That video is lurking out there somewhere as is the demo.
Gary Sykes… Yes i remember it Dan, love to see the vid or the demo, any ideas mate?
Keith Blizard… There’s nowt as queer as folk !
Jacqueline Marsh… It black over Will’s mothers (refers to heavy rain clouds gathering)
Mick Bean… Never miss out the word “do” in a sentence.
Musicman Dee… I’ll make you smile on the other side of your face .. Did ANYONE understand it
Arthur Sutherland… the threat of unneccessary violence against a child.
Ian Cramp… yes “Do you want a slap?”
Mick Carlisle Savage… It’s your round lol.
Alan McCann… People who live in glass houses…….should undress in the dark!
Mick Bean… Never stick stickers on your helmet… I had a 125 BSA bantam at the time.
Martin Richter… more cheese – less onion ?
John Beeching… “Don’t let me catch you doing that again.” I didn’t mean to let her catch me doing it the first time
Alan Pepper… ”Stop pulling that face – if the wind changes you’ll stay like it !’
Terry Hardwick… MY dad . Gerch you cows son
Carol Ann Bolton… Many a mickle makes a muckle.
Jake Nelson… If there’s enough blue sky to make a sailor a pair of trousers, it’ll stop raining.
photo shared from https://www.facebook.com/hastingsfattuesday/
Andy Gunton… We only went and fucking won! Yay!!
Eric Harmer… Well done everyone involved
David Edwards… Yep, something else that is good for Hastings!
Tony Davis… Nice job
Alan Esdaile… Congratulations, well deserved.
Martin Cook… Well done
Chris Baker… Bloody hell! Not seen that for decades! Used to spend Sunday mornings with Dave “mending” my Honda 50 and making it go faster before playing darts in the Lord Warden until I couldn’t see straight enough to play! 😁 Of course, Batty Bill married my sister, sort of
Barry Newton… Bill when he was young and slim, lol
Advert 1976 supplied by Barry French
Jim Breeds…Oh for a time machine!
Michael Wilson… Melody Maker, Sounds, NME, Record Mirror. I Brought from Smiths in Bexhill I think every Thursday.
I stopped buying Record Mirror after a while to save money. Then I stopped NME because they had a problem with The Damned and alway slagged the band off or didn’t even bother to review them.So I stopped buying the NME in protest. But I carried on with the other two until Sounds went out of business.
Mike Raxworthy… I was art director at Beat Publications – any musicians out there remember Beat Instrumental?
Andy Qunta… Loved it! Got every one I could!
Colin Norton… Yep, me too! Great magazine! I think that I still have mine in a box that I haven’t opened since we moved here 21 years ago. Think that I’ll do a little investigating 
Chris Meachen… I used to buy the melody maker, after getting a bollocking for reading the copy that was part of my paper round before delivering it.. Would also by sounds occasionally, but never the NME which I always thought was a bit of a comic aimed more at the mainstream ‘pop’ audience..
Josie Lawson… Yes, remember buying the melody maker
Colin Fox… Used to buy Beat Instrumental every month
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tony-joe-white-polk-salad-annie-singer-songwriter-dies-at-75
Pete Prescott… I thought he was so cool ! My brother Chris saw him at the isle of Wight festival in 70. Cozy Powell played drums for him. We had the “groupy girl” single and “save your sugar for me”. I played sheriff of Kalhoun county at the dolphin on my cd/ vinyl night a while ago. Great songwriter/ singer. He wrote pole Poke Salad Annie. sad.
David Edwards… Just been listening to a couple of his songs and was reminded of how good he was.
Eric Harmer… I really think he was underestimated Pete. He was still giging recently
Pete Fisher… He was a one-off…such a good singer and guitarist
Alan Parker… great guitarist and singer, seems like hardly a week goes by without another great one leaves us these days.
Jan Warren… Oh nooooo, I loved him and his music, “Groupy Girl” was brilliant and many more, still got some singles and albums…. R.I.P. Tony.
Alan Esdaile… Not forgetting he also wrote Rainy Night In Georgia.
Tony Davis… His song I Gotta Thing About You Baby always brings back memories for me. RIP
Alan King… the three albums he did for Warner Bros in the 70’s were very very good, Tony Joe White, Home Made Ice Cream and The Train I’m On. one of my all time favourites – I’m gonna miss him – great to see him come back in the early 90’s
Alan King… I did leave a vinyl copy of the Tony Joe White album at the Royal Standard about 4 years ago – wonder if it’s still there ? hope it’s still getting played a lot, I always used to put it on when I went in there
Will Cornell… He not only wrote fantastic songs, and kind of set the style that Creedence adapted…his friendships yielded some great results too….check out his help on Waylon Jennings last truly fantastic album, “Waymore’s Blues Pt. 2”. Co-wrote some of the songs and played backup gtr and harmonica…..
photo supplied by John Busbridge via Hastings Groups from 1958 to the present
cutting Andre Palfrey-martin collection, photo supplied by John Busbridge.
Andre Martin….Found this adverts in an old Hastings Observer 1964 – any of the musios out there have any knowledge of this outfit ?
Peter Millington… THE KAVEMEN – John Busbridge, Keith Attwood, Jim Beadle and Duncan on Sax, The rest are unlnown – Taken in a practice room at the back of the Fountain pub Circa 1963 – Published by Peter Millington and photos supplied by John Busbridge.
Mick O’Dowd… The Fountain is advertising The Kavemen for their Halloween do. Same band ?
John Busbridge… No, no connection that I know of!
Harry Randall… I sung for the “Loyd Milligon sound” in 68 we used to practise at the “Fountain pub” that could be Joe or Ron Milligon on sax?
Barry Upton… Remember that and bought suits there, the shop assistant had really curly long dark hair. Don’t know why I remember that bit but I do. Oh and was female
Mick O’Dowd… Could this ad be aired in these troubled times?
Alan Esdaile… probably not Mick, a bit behind the times.
Mick O’Dowd… A bum deal I suppose!
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner and US folk icon, Tom Paxton, returns to the UK in April 2019 to perform shows with very special guests, Grammy winning singer/songwriter duo The DonJuans – Don Henry & Jon Vezner.
Collectively, their songs have been covered by: Harry Belafonte, John Mellencamp, Miranda Lambert, Neil Diamond, Ray Charles, Nancy Griffith, Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, Janis Ian, Kathy Mattea, John Denver, Faith Hill, B.J. Thomas, Blake Shelton, Peter, Paul & Mary and Bob Dylan… just to name a few!
More info… https://www.dlwp.com/event/tom-paxton/