Jo Turner… Remember piling into old vans with a gang of us following the bands in the melody maker competitions. Brilliant fun
Tim Moose Bruce… Went to this one and the area heat final at the Marquee a few weeks earlier. Was in one of the old vans. I remember Splodgenessabounds came 4th, and Max Splodge got the best bum award after they performed Michael Booths Talking Bum. Area heat was good, talking to Paul Gambochini and Sting at the Judges table. And who remembers the Blown Up Band Van incident on the Sevenoaks bypass? Also remember the Venue charging £1.70 for a half pint of beer. That was a ripoff..
Pete Prescott… I was in a band called Village. We were in it two years running in the mid 70’s. One year with a band called Stallion from Hastings.
Phil Gill… Pete, I remember Stallion, didn’t they win the MM contest in 1976? Had a great bass player.
John Wilde… Halcyon days.
Judy Atkinson… Max Splodge used to drink at the Royal Sussex Arms & did a gig there one Christmas back in the late 90s
Kev Towner… Judy, I remember it well.
Kev Towner… Is that the Vixen who used to play The Carlisle regularly? I’ve still got one of their demo tapes.
Gerry Fortsch… The infamous Hippo band entered a few of these for a laugh we never did very well but we got very drunk and had a gas.
Tony Pettifer… Gerry, Not to memtion Littlehapton
Gerry Fortsch… Tony, yea that was a cracker, what ever happened to Gerald’s Country Giants?