Day: 22 January 2025

The Who – Summer of ’74 Charlton Athletic F.C.

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Shared from Peter Broadman https://www.facebook.com/groups/894233864620117/

Pete Prescott… I was there! A brilliant day !

Phil Thornton… Pete, yup I was there, the Who were epic !!!

Colin Bell… It was VERY loud! It’s no wonder old Pete T is deaf! I stood behind the cabinets!

Pete Prescott… Were you backstage ?

Colin Bell… Yes Pete, with Kit (one of the bands managers) who’d plied me & several others with so much brandy i struggled to remain conscious! Moony had had quite a few too & was debuting his extra large drum set up as i seem to recall & Pete was in a foul mood, Humble Pie were great, the rest is a blurry dim memory!

Red Reddog… I was there ……

Pete Prescott… I found these while working at a pop magazine in Zurich in 1986.

Royal East Sussex Hospital Radio disc jockeys – 1975

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featuring David West, Alan Elmsleigh, Nick Stevens and Robbie Davies 

Leigh Wieland-Boys… Do you know if Dave West changed his surname from Cox (?) to West & whether his parents ran a hotel in Hastings? He was a friend of my brothers if it is the right person.

Merv Kennard… When I gave up djing I donated part of my record collection to the hospital radio team.

The House of Rix Jewellers Albert Road Hastings

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Ronard Burgoyne… I bought our wedding rings and my first Omega watch from there 1972

Diane Perkins… My parents bought me a ring for my 21st birthday from here

Kay Lobb… My dad’s go to place, for any jewellery for my mum or their daughters.

Sandie Carlyon… My maiden name is Rix. No relation. Had my ears pierced there many years ago.

Peter Fortsch… I purchased my wife’s engagement ring there in 75/76

Julie Findlay-jones… What’s there now?

Pauline Richards… Julie, solicitors.

Patrick Turner… I lived in Russell Street just around the corner. I played with Peter Rix before going to live in Mount Pleasant Road

Patricia Burgess… We bought our engagement and wedding rings there 1968

Mick Barrow… I went to school with his son

 

 

The Deep Purple – Cricket Ground Hastings and Cobweb letter 1968

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Supplied by Len Benton

Len Benton, Peter Horton, Tony Bird, Tich Turner and Ian McGilvray.

Robert Searle… Tich looking quite normal

Jim Breeds… “bee off”

Pauline Richards… Peter Horton. Still looks so much like himself

Colin Fox… When Tich was just starting out in the music business, he used to come and see us play at Battle memorial hall. Got to know him well in those days, and had the pleasure of seeing him play some years later in one of the colleges in Meads Eastbourne. Great singer, great rock band.

Robert Searle… Last time I saw him play was with that really good R&B group, can’t remember the name,at the Archery at Seaside Eastbourne.That was in the 70s

Mick O’Dowd… A real” moody” pose as per group pics in those days. Nice pics of Deep Purple emerging from Len Benton. Haven’t seen these before .

Judith Monk… I wanted to come to the next meeting and meet Len and his wife but sadly decided to break my leg instead….

Peter Horton… I do agree that Pete Horton looks like Pete Horton, Pauline. In fact we all look as I remember us. Fresh faced and young!!! They were good times. I had never seen this one before. Thanks Len.

John Wilde… They played at The Happening, Kings Rd. 1967.