Black Velvet

Supplied by Terry Tollan.

Terry Tollan… Hastings Eastbourne. Bexhill band of the 70s/80s.

Steven Glover… Hi Terry, was Graham Nunn the same Graham Nunn who was tragically killed in a motoring accident in Little Common.

Terry Tollan… No, Graham Nunn is still going strong. I am with him this Saturday for his 60th doing a show at Rye rugby club . His band is called 62stone, I am coming to Hastings to the show .

Graham Nunn… yep still alive, well I think so!!

 

Hastings Beer Festival Alexandra Park 1989

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Rark Modrigues… That Friday night line up is the best I’ve seen for the beer festival. Edit: Thursday I meant to say!

Tim Harris… Maroondogs still going ! Can’t be the same line up? Can’t think of the lead singer christian name but somebody Coltart. They were playing the Folkestone circuit about 30 years ago !!!!

Paul Phillips… When it was a proper beer festival with proper beer glasses and so many real ales to try and choose from.The music was a bonus and in Alexandra Park was always a fantastic 3 night event. Totally ruined now a Music event on the Oval and not a beer festival.

 

Stag Inn All Saints Street Hastings 1964

photo © Hastings Camera Club

Mick O’Dowd… When I managed Deep Purple (Hastings) we practised in All Saints Hall across the road. Half way through we would break for some refreshments across the road in the Stag. Trouble was that we all liked their cheese & onion sarnies which were delish. Problem was that when we resumed there was a lot of arguments about “I’m not singing in the same mic as him because his breath smells of onions!” That’s rock’n’roll for ya!

Chris Wood… I Stag..ered down those steps on several occasions

Amanda Hilton… Chris, now there’s a surprise

Paul Coleman… Is that the pub with the mummified cat?

Jacqueline Patton… Paul, yes.

Sons of Man 7th August & Geno Washington 8th August 1965 Witch Doctor St Leonards

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Mick O’Dowd… The Ram Jam Band WITH Geno Washington? First time i’ve seen this. He WAS The Ram Jam Band. This must have been an early gig.

John Gale… Geno is still playing and going strong

Alan Esdaile… He was a member of the SMART group awhile ago.

Mick O’Dowd… Saw him a few times and last time was in Bexhill. I was the only one to try to start a “Geno” chant going and it failed miserably. Still it was a good show.

John Gale… He was meant to play the Brass Monkey a few years back, bad weather (Heavy snow) meant it was cancelled and it was never rescheduled. Their ‘Hand Clapping Foot Stomping’ album, is still one of the best ever live albums in my opinion

David Edwards… Geno played Hastings every month or so it seemed a great live band.