Yvonne Cleland…..Thanks Andre! I was at the front for this one! Still young and foolish and I thought the lead singer was cute. I now realise he was a strutting little peacock hahaha
Patrick Lewis… I was at the Barclay James gig at end of Jan 75. They were truly awesome ( to use an overused present day adjective). The opener was Medicine Man; quite stunning! Probably one of the most underrated British bands of the era.
Chris Meachen… Went backstage at the end of the Lindisfarne gig to find them standing in the corridor, with a roadie booting ineffectively at the door of their dressing room, they having locked themselves out.. I moved the roadie aside, then took a flying leap, bursting the door open.. That earned me, & the other volunteer stage hands a crate of Newcastle brown.. These were a great bunch of blokes, & very entertaining, on stage & off…
Peter Fairless… No, New York Groove is too soon, Alan. They didn’t release that for the best part of another year. The hit at the time was their version of ‘Tell Him’…
Alan Esdaile… Oops! They had a few hits and were great live. I did interview the lead singer with some questions set by Melody Maker.
Michael Wilson… ‘Back in the Hastings Groove!’
Dave Weeks… Blimey. I went to that one. God knows why!!!
Gary Kinch… Think I gave that one a miss, no regrets ……went to the Lindisfarne gig on the 17th though. It would have been my 18th birthday weekend. Lindisfarne on Friday, Birthday Sunday.
Alan Esdaile… I’m trying to work out the 39 steps mention Kevin? I don’t remember that many steps?
Kevin Burchett… Madeline Reade maybe able to help Alan. Regent Court was just along the road from Scalliwags
Madeline Reade… Even I’m trying to work that one out.lol
Stuart Moir… One of my first experiences of the live music scene following my move from London, used to go see the Talismen with my friend Jona giving his kit a workout
Trevor Thorpe… CB as in Citizen’s band?
David Edwards… 39 steps when you’ve had a night on the vodka
The Episode were previous Episode Six which included Ian Gillan and Roger Glover. 7 1/2 pence to play bingo!
Andy Qunta… Simon Dupree & The Big Sound coming up too! Kippinston (!) Lodge!
Paul Huggett… Kippington Lodge had Nick Lowe in the lineup I think.
Alan Esdaile… Yes your right Paul and involved into Brinsley Schwarz.
Chris Jolly… Sat January 18 – KIPPINSTON LODGE!
Andre Martin… Simon Dupree and The Big Sounds, Kites, excellent record used to get a lot of air time on BBC Radio London with Robbie Vincent in th 70s. Worked with Episode Six and of course the House Band = well almost Kippington Lodge when John Schofield was promoting the Happy Ballroom in 1968. Again just how many future “Names” were learning their trade on Hastings Pier or Witch Doctor/Cobweb.
Ian Williams… I worked with Dave Cottam in the ’70’s – great bass player. The band was fronted by Will Young, I believe? Roger Siggery on drums.
Colin Fox… I wonder how many people recognise this young lady in the Thomas Cook advert of the 1980s. She’s is/was from Hastings and went out with a guitrist who lived there.
Stuart Moir… from the Harry R and the jump jets days, “Kathy”
Pete Prescott…She’s an amazing dancer. All the girls were lovely. You guys did a fantastic job on backing vocals. I was bloody useless at those then (not that I’m much better at it now!) Wouldn’t it be great to go back and do it all again
Colin Fox… Pete, I always had great respect for your vocals Pete, every note spot on, and as Tom Jones would say “I like the tone of your voice”. I believed you had a voice that would have gone down well in the US.
Stuart Moir… Pete, It would be so nice to see all the people who are still around and able to perform, obviously all the lead vocals would down to you, Colin and Chris are still active on fb so they would still be good for BVs, I wonder how many of the girls are still dancing at their various homes with their grand children he he , I hold such lovely memories of our days with HarryR as I’m sure you do, I’m in touch with Pete Shaw regularly as we share a passion for Porsche but not so much Ray as he is the other side of the Thames border and I’m not sure if he’s a fan of Facebook but I’m sure he’s still making his guitars sing as they used to down South, I know Phil is still on the band scene but playing a brilliant lead guitar rather than the bass as he was in the band, anyway I’m glad your still active and performing well as per the Beach Concert blues brothers set, look forward to catching up face to face .
Steven Singleton… Kate Moss ?
Colin Fox… She’s also in this photo that I took at the Conservative club Bexhill in the 1980s, on the far left.
photo: Colin Fox
Stuart Moir… That photo was taken at the Bexhill club at one of the rehearsals. They were our dancers at the Harry R and the jump jets concert at the De la warr pavillion . We were only talking about the gig we all did together, Colin, Chris and me on backing vocals, Pete Shaw on drums Phil Gill on bass guitar Ray Fenwick on lead and I think Revie Stockdale played keys for that one, lead vocals were Dave Easton and Peter Prescott, a brilliant band that we could have sold anywhere .
Colin Fox… Private party, Herstmonceux Castle
photo: Colin Fox
Pete Prescott… Good Times
Chris Howard… The beautiful Kathy.
Lyn Humphrey… Kathy Collins went to Bexhill Downs Secondary School in the mid/late ’60s. She was also in an episode of ‘Doctor in the House’, in 1970, when (in the programme) she thought she’d become engaged to the show’s star, Barry Evans.
Paul Coleman… The girl in the pic i believe came from Bexhill but may have moved to Hastings. I saw her many times in Bexhill & I think her name was Cathy Collins. I could be wrong but I thought she went to school in Bexhill?
Stuart Moir… Kathy with a K was her name she was a Bexill girl initially married to a local accountant whos name escapes me .
George Turner… Bexhill’s very own superstar. I believe Kathy kept the surname of Day from her first marriage. I used to attend aerobic dancing lessons with her at the Continental Club. I believe she was part of the Second Generation dancing group. Ray Fenwick was her significant other. I’m old now so my memory sometimes writes it’s own script.
Ricky Adelaide… Yep then Kate Day back in the White Hart Catsfield days…met at an airport couple of years ago in Spain! She spends time there now
Chris Howard… Kathy was lead dancer when we played at The Hops in Bexhill in the eighties.
