ticket supplied by Mick Mepham
Mick Mepham….Ahhh, he was good.
and from 1979
Day: 25 August 2023
Mac & Katie Kissoon, Rubber Band and Nicky Thomas – Hastings Pier 25th August 1973
Alan Esdaile… Did Dandy Livingstone appear instead of Nicky Thomas?
Sheila Maile… Remember their song. Your my pigeon your my dove.
Jan Warren… Waaheyyyy, Rubber Band!! 
Nigel Sherwood… Nicky Thomas appeared
Sylvia Sinden… Did Katie sometimes sing as a backing singer for Eric Clapton?
Alan Esdaile… Yes she did Sylvia and some great clips on You Tube.
Mick O’Dowd… Mac & Katie were a great brother /sister act. Very talented and great voices. Unfortunately they were saddled with cheesy pop songs to record which never let them express their true talents. Katie became a backing singer for alot of acts in the same mould as another wasted talent Madeline Bell. I remember seeing Nicky Thomas on The Pier Alan but i’m sure he was headlining.
Martin Richter… darn – missed it
Peter Fairless… Their hit from 1973 (in the Netherlands!) was Song For Everybody.
David Edwards… Katie became a much in demand backing singer and was with Van Morrison for a number of years
The Talismen – Top Hastings group from 1964 to 1967
Supplied by Peter Millington Hastings Groups from 1958 to the present – photos Lloyd Johnson
Peter Millington… The Talismen – One of the best Hastings Groups between 1964 and 1967. Chris Sayer, Keith (Budge) Harrison, Henry Harvey and Peter (Jonah) Jones. Pictures from Lloyd Johnson. Sadly, Chris, Budge and Henry have all passed away.
Yvonne Cleland… I think this is the band that came round to our house and played a few numbers when I was a baby in a cot. Chris played something, and I plunked along with him on my red plastic guitar!
Jon McCallion… Had lunch with Chris nearly every day in the early 70s. Lovely man.
Ken Mulley… I remember this band very well … As I recall they played in Hastings caves.. One stage they were all wearing Levi 501s which insprired me to do the same..! this would had been 64/65
Leigh Wieland-Boys… The lovely Jonah, always looked after us girls when he was a bouncer – never saw his band though sadly
Stuart Moir… I see Pete at the Hastings sea angling club when it’s open was a brilliant solid drummer in the Talisman .
Lloyd Johnson… They played the Market Hall, The Regent, The Caves, The Pier everywhere. I thought they were the best group in Hastings at the time. always quick with the wit!…I was good mates with Henry and and I put The Big Beat Reunions on The pier in the 80s…
Anne… Is Pete still around? My other half played in Revival with Chris, and Chris and Pete used to play at the White Horse in Hurst
Green as a duo. Hard to believe it’s more than 10 years since Chris passed away.
Lloyd Johnson… I think Pete lives in Spain now….
Patricia Warren… I remember them from Combe Haven caravan park, St Leonards-on-Sea, I was about 14 , Mum and Dad always sat us by the stage , the music was deafening and we loved it , my small sister slept through most of it , great memories .