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Pete Shaw… Wooden be cymbal to set up!

Jane Hartley… Like to see you play it Pete

Pete Shaw… Nah Jane, I’d make an ash of it!!  Oops, just seen this at our branch office….

Alan Esdaile… could always form a splinter group.

Pete Shaw… Alan, I’ve just twigged!!

Jane Hartley… You 2 are too clever for your own trees!

Ralph Town… Fred Flintstone on drums lol

Mark Randall… Is this the kit as used in 70s/80s trade mag ad featuring the Moody Blues drummer?

Tony Davies… Oakay, did you not notice, no drum,,,,,sticks!!!!!

Geoff Peckham… One of Lol’s early kits.

Mick Mepham… Early Geoff?

Geoff Peckham… Yeah, check out Andy Qunta’s Rakenbacker too! (you’ll notice it has 12 prongs.

Andy Qunta… Yes, Jaffa, that’s when Factory recorded on Oak Records!

Geoff Peckham… Wood’n you just know it!

Andy Qunta… We were quite Poplar! (Seem to recall a similar thread of jokes here in the past!)

Geoff Peckham… We’d better not rekindle that thread, Andy.

Nigel Ford… you’re all barking!

Chris Sambrook… I’m stumped for a smart ass answer.

Andy Qunta… OK, will put that in the log!

Yvonne Cleland…  Leaf it alone, you lot!

Mike Curtis… I feel sycamore of these puns I hear!

Mick Mepham… barking …….

Yvonne Cleland… These puns need root and branch reform!

Dave Nattress… Is this the kit the Beach-Boys used on Wooden it be nice?

Yvonne Cleland… That was a wooden answer, Chris. Anyone who reads this thread will think we’re all barking…

 

SMART Coffee Meet 20 – Friday 5th June 2015

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SMART COFFEE MEET 20. The next SMART coffee meet is Friday 5th June 2015 – 3.30pm at the White Rock Hotel. Please bring any photos, cuttings, records etc that would be interesting for others to see or just bring yourself. Please mention it to other like minded people. Always looking for new people to join us.

Mick O’Dowd… John Wilde has stated that he is going to attend this one to deliver my sherbert lemons. Very disappointed if he doesn’t come.

John Wilde… I am looking forward to attending. Be gentle with me, I am a smart meet virgin.

Mick Mepham… Do you mean the 15th Alan?

Alan Esdaile… Sorry Mick, we gave May a miss due to holidays and other commitments, so the next SMART meet is not until Friday 5th June 2015. Hope you can make it.

Sarah Harvey… Heard Tony Davis give a really good long piece on Hastings Rock this afternoon about SMART and the next meeting.

Mick Mepham… Thanks Al, the 5th!!! Got it now ….

John Wilde… How about a Stallion reunion at the next smart meet? Two Phils and two johns and maybe Julian? Digger?

Phil Gill… John – I’ll be there. Philip George Thornton has been known to attend and I can drag Johnny P away from his guitars for an hour or two. See you there?

John Wilde… I  will defo be there Phil. I owe Mick O dowd a bag of sherbet lemons. It would be great to see Johnny P too. Looking forward to being a smart one.

Yvonne Cleland… Have a good one x

Paul Simon in Bexhill in 1964/1965 – information wanted.

Andy Gunton… Stu Huggett is writing a feature for The Stinger magazine all about Paul Simon and the gigs he played at the New Inn, Sidley and the De La Warr, Bexhill in the mid 1960’s (64/65).

if anyone has any info about those gigs, especially if you were actually at either of them, we’d love to hear from you. Any photo’s, cuttings etc would also be great to see.
Thanks.

The Drifters – The Catacombe Eastbourne 1966

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Andre Martin…..Just look at those prices – and I could have claimed Student Rate at the time, that would have been an even bigger bonus. I seem to recall that you could get a very late[early]train back from Eastbourne at about 1.30 am that was always very useful.

Len Smith… Catacombe great place to play but how did they manage all 3 bands& Drifters in one night on that stage!

Andy Gunton interview with Phil Gill for Hastings Rock 2015. Lots of Stallion and SMART meeting chat.

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Andy Gunton… I hope you didn’t mind me uploading it Phil, but I was talking to Alan about it yesterday & we both thought it would be a good idea

Phil Gill… No problem Andy, thanks for sharing.

Alan Esdaile… Great well done Phil & Andy. See you at the Living Museum Friday.

Herb Cochley… That was fun.

Tony Davis… Well done Phil and Andy. Nice chat. Phil I dropped a hint about a Stallion reunion by playing If Life Were Death on Hastings Rock. See you on Friday

Phil Gill… Thanks for playing it Tony.

Peter Shaw… Phil is a living Hastings Music Museum of Rock….I bought a stick of it as it had PHIL all the way through! Good solid mention of SD..!
Well done!

 

 

 

Roger Waters The Wall Film 2015

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ROGER WATERS THE WALL – OFFICIAL POSTER  the official poster for ROGER WATERS THE WALL, the groundbreaking new film written and directed by Roger himself and Sean Evans. See it in cinemas on Tuesday September 29 along with THE SIMPLE FACTS; an exclusive in-conversation with Roger Waters and Nick Mason. Tickets will go on sale on June 19 at rogerwatersthewall.com.

John Martyn – Solid Air – now on iTunes

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Solid Air is on iTunes right now for £4.99. A seminal album at a incredible price!

Peter Fairless… Or, can we buy it from a real record shop?

Andy Qunta… Great album! I think John Wilde did artwork on the next album, Inside Out.

Alan Esdaile… Agree.

Will Cornell… Drink destroyed this guy….he could’ve been so great. He performed at my college in the 70s and it did not go well at all. Very sad.

Jim Breeds… I might be a bit of a fan … 🙂

Mike Curtis… I remember a gig he did at The Carlisle in 74 or 75, using Stallion’s PA system. With Danny Thompson. John was pretty wasted but wonderful all the same. Miss him.

John Wilde… I did the artwork on the Inside Out album which I completed in the recording studio over four days. In the company of John, Stevie Winwood, Chris Wood from Traffic, Remi Kebaka Traffics percussionist and Danny Thompson. It was quite the experience. The ink work I did aptly reflects my state of mind. Thank you John.

Andy Qunta… And thank you, John W! Brilliant artwork you did, btw! Love that cover!

Jim Breeds… Yes, Inside Out artwork is excellent. Have always liked that John. Congratulations 🙂 Although Our Price did their best to distract from your efforts on my copy! 🙂

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Alan Esdaile… I was at the Carlisle gig Mike and I thought he was great. Got an idea this was a charity gig and promoted by Alan Jensen?

 

Hastings Rock Music Fest – 31st May 2015

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The schedule for the day …. times are approximate.

1.00 – The Ruffians – They will get things off to a rocking good start for sure.
2.30 – Coldshot – Good old RnB and Good time Rocking…… always a fantastic band to see and hear.
3.45 – Like A Glove – Time to get you fix of original music with an acoustic trio. Hastings Rock supports local music.
4.30 – Voice Squad Hastings – Your going to be rocking and a rolling in a pleasantly different way. Don’t miss them.
5.15 – Barbed – From AC/DC through to Led Zeppelin. These guys rock.
6.45 – The Chandeliers – Its time to finally bid goodbye to Hastings Rock for 2015 and celebrate in party style.

Tony Davis… What a great afternoon/evening of music. It has been great to be part of Hastings Rock this year. Long may it broadcast!!

Sarah Harvey… Thank you ….. each and every one of you for ending Hastings Rock 2015 in such a spectacular way at the Hastings Rock Music Fest. Thank you Coldshot, The Ruffians, Barbed, The Chandeliers, Like A Glove, Voice Squad Hastings……. thank you John Morris and Rick for working tirelessly on the stage management and PA…..thank you Jim for the barbecue…….thank you Nastassja Kaschevsky for photographing the event…….thank you all the helpers that helped out behind the scene…..thank you Stevie Beale for providing the venue…….. and if I have missed anyone else, my sincere apologies but thank you. Finally thank you Hastings Rock fans for making Hastings Rock what it is. You all give Hastings Rock the best reason it ever has for returning year after year. We Rock…… we always will! 🙂 xx

Alan Esdaile… Well done Sarah.

John Wilde… Thank you Sarah for all you do. Best wishes to everyone, it was great.