eighties
Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Hastings Pier 12th June 1980
Joe Knight… Brilliant band in the 80s
Leigh Wieland-Boys…. Went to this but unfortunately they were unhappy because everyone was chanting “Geno” – they walked off stage!! Came back on again but with attitude! Still liked them though.
John Austin… I was there !
Chris van Rock… He was paranoid from drugs … brilliant passionate genius but troubled genius who made one of the best albums of 1980
The Europeans – The Crypt Hastings 5th June 1984
Martin Richter… we don’t talk about it ! i’m thinking later ? possibly 85/86 ? i remember the night
Tony Ham… Is this the same Europeans that were on Sight And Sound In Concert?
Bedroom wall posters – what was yours?
Can you remember what posters you had on your bedroom wall? My sister had The Walker Brothers & Pinkerton’s Assorted Colours. I can remember The Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, Ursula Andress ‘She’ film poster and Christopher Lee Dracula among others. In the 70’s I had the Be Bop Deluxe Axe Victim.
Matt Thomas… Farrah Fawcett
Lauren Gower… Bowie and still have,framed now tho!origional virgin poster,again framed now.loads of others including a maxell carrier bag with Pete Murphy on it
Philip Meston… The Easy Rider Poster
Tim Moose Bruce… Badger by Roger Dean and the posters from Dark Side Of The Moon album
Will Cornell… Vintage B&W Chaplin, Keaton, WC Fields, and writer/radio jock Jean Shepherd (“A Christmas Story”) that I paid $1 each for–they gave way to freebies from albums like the Milton Glazer Dylan, White Album pics and poster, that piece of crap that came with “Let it Bleed”, Who Live at Leeds assorted stuff (that morons still think are the real contracts and try to get them appraised on “Antiques Roadshow”), The Band Stage Fright and more. Full page ads from the paper announcing tour dates, album releases, whatever, worked good too, This gem I still have thanks to my mother’s instinct not to trash it…from NY Times 12-21-69 during John & Yoko’s Bed in or some such antics…#1 Question at my record store in the 80s: Wide eyed kid (who’s never spent so much as a dime with you) gawking at your walls…you ask if he needs any help. “Um, um yeah, what do ya’ll do with those posters from the record companies once you take them down?” overheard comment at my record store in the ’80s: high school girls over at the poster rack (where we actually sold posters), flipping thru the display frames, they come to the one in slot B7: “OmiGod DuranDuran, quick Tiffini, come look, quick!!!!!!!!”
Karen Sweatman Was Blackman… I was Duran Duran …. everywhere, including the ceiling!
Bad Manners – 26th April 1980 Hastings Pier & later gigs at The Crypt
supplied by Alex Chapman
supplied by www.facebook.com/thecryptarchive
29th Dec gig was 2004
Kev Towner… I was at the Crypt gig. I still have my t-shirt signed by Buster Bloodvessel.
Who remembers Malcolm Mitchells in High Street Old Town Hastings?
Photo Bob Mitchell. shared from Hastings and Area Past and Present Facebook page
HAPP… It’s 25th March, 1988 and the well-known army surplus store Malcolm Mitchell’s in the High Street, closed. It had opened in 1946. The photo was supplied by Bob Mitchell who wrote “Anyone remember my Uncle Malcom’s shop in the High street where my dad Tom worked with him and the other brothers? Great days.”
Pete Fisher… Bought my fire service greatcoat there, and my first electric guitar, a no-name solid body for ten quid…
Lynda Whatley… I remember it well – it was just along from Judges who baked AMAZING Bread !
Lucy Pappas… Great shop!
Tony Court-holmes… if born in the old town all of us. Piles of boots left one side and right the other and if you wanted laces you had copper wire we never had it so good
Jacqueline Marsh… I loved going in there and having a nose round, so many amazing things and so cheap too. It always had a dry musty smell, think is was from the old uniforms and rubber on things. Wonderful shop. Judges were famous for their Nelson cake, made up of stale cakes and loads of sugary stuff, they were always such a treat
Russell Field… Loved that shop !
Dizz Corinne Ryder… I remember the “old” musty smell when I passed the shop and all the ex-army boots and clothes piled up. think they found a secret room off the main shop area when it was sold.
Alan Esdaile… I can still smell it by just looking at the photo!
John Busbridge… I bought a flying hat in there 50 odd years ago and I still wear it in my vintage car. Also bought a Military Flute and Fife which I’ve still got, I was learning Nights in White Satin!
Jacquie Hinves… The Moody Blues. I can’t forget that song! I was sweet on a guy called Lesley Sharpe. His dad owned the Volvo dealership/ garage in Silverhill. Oh memories! Loved it. So many smells and memories.
John Wilde… I clothed my funky self from Malcolms.
Angela Frances Gardner… I bought my boiler suit from there
Jonathan Mendenhall… remember it well
Pete Brazier… I Remember with great joy all the things I got from there, and there were a few things I remember missing out on cos I couldn’t get back in time before they sold out ”Great Times!”
Jeanette Jones… I had a very warm all wool nurses cape from there
William Wallace… work boots…loads of um lol
Dave Nattress… Malcolm’s Boutique we called it. Used to go over with a couple of friends late 60’s early 70’s as they worked in sheet metal fabrication and needed steel toecap boots. Piles of boots to sort through to get a pair of the same size. Long forgotten Malcolm’s – good memory! Think we also got our weekend hippie great coats there also. I remember the ex. fire service ones. How hideous we looked!!!
Tony Court-holmes… no it was hip man
Telham Tinkers – April 1984
Ted Bishop, Geoff Hutchinson, Ian Dobson, Russ Haywood, Martin Curcher.
Jon McCallion… Worked with Geoff years ago.
Tony Court-holmes… does the black horse still do the folk festival or did someone else take it over
Glenn Piper… sadly, no to both
John Beeching… Big Green Cardigan festival at Sedlescombe/Staplecross kind of grew out of it.
Wout Steenhuis – Deluxe Hastings 7th March 1981
Gerry Fortsch… That takes you back, not heard of Wout in many a year, its probable because I couldn’t spell his name so I never looked him up on YouTube but I might now.
Chris Baker… I remember him being introduced on EasyBeat as Woot Steen-Who-Is? I think it was Brian Matthew.
Robert Searle… Its pronounced Vowt
Chris Baker… I knew him well, he wrote tunes to my Mum’s lyrics. Great bloke and a brilliant guitarist. He arranged for the band (Town Council) to record their first (and last) single in Broadstairs with Les Wake, his sound engineer.
Luv80s -a celebration of 80s pop culture! De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill 25th August 2019
more information… https://www.dlwp.com/event/luv80s/
Mick O’Dowd… Don’t dismiss Dr & The Medics. Saw them at Butlins a few years back and was very surprised. They are rockers and very personable on stage presence. They played a medley of their greatest hit! Dr said it won’t take long!
Who remembers Courtneys? – 1986
photo supplied by Karen Sweatman
Matt Thomas… Never stepped foot in the place but I can spot Karen lol
Gavin Hide… Yep. Remember in 86 home on leave….plus about 20 others from RAF ARMY bloody good summer leave
Lisa Jane… Went in once
Karen Sweatman… Lived there around 86!
Eugene Hughes… I was the DJ on the opening night. Played cards with Norman Courtney a few years back.
Samantha Blake… loved courtneys xx always in there xxxx
John Busbridge… Was it at the bottom of Wellington Square on the right?
Roy Penfold… Spent a few months working behind the bar around that time!
Eugene Hughes… It’s was where Flavours of India is now. Or maybe that’s gone also.
Wendy Weaver… I liked Courtneys . The last time I went there there was the film The Stud projected onto the back wall of the stage
Eugene Hughes… thats right. It was controlled in the dj booth. I can remember when I was working there one night. Alex Higgins was playing Terry Griffiths in the final of a snooker tournament. I turned off the light display on the wall and put the match on the screen. The punters were loving watching it. Norman Courtney was going bonkers.
Karen Sweatman… Willie George also DJed there in the 80s. I looked up onto that screen one evening whilst dancing, and saw my boobs jiggling about! He had focused the camera on me! One very quick and screamy flee from the dance floor!
Matt Thomas… After Courtneys I think it was called Rusty’s,but I liked Googleberry’s the diner it became after
Tony Court-holmes… used to go there a lot
Terry Hardwick… I was the dj there after Mike Alen along with Kevin Frost and Willie George remenber remember that African Grey Parrot Rupert. Then it was taken over by Joe Oriorden and called Rustys after his wife Eileen. Norman Courtney was a real Character . Billy Ocean when the going gets tough. Saturday love . Just buggin. I cant can’t wait. Set me free.