photos by Phil Little. Hastings Music Files. littledrum.co.uk
Nigel Ford… I’ve played a track by Johnny Panic on my Heavy Rock Show on Hastings Rock Radio in the past.
Mick O’Dowd… Is Tracy Shipley and her husband still about. They also had the Carlisle back in the 70’s.
Eric Harmer… Tracy is still with us, sadly her husband died .
© Eddie Hazell Estate.
Johnny Panic, Deliah, Sacha, Kevin Francis, Simon Shaw.
Mick O’Dowd… A very interesting band live. Saw him at Crown House St.Leonards a few years back when he did Delilah while dancing with a blow up doll! It was originally Johnny Panic & The Lost Weekend. He always reminded me of John Cooper Clarke in looks. I think he was local. He’s no longer with us i’m afraid.
Neil Cartwright… Johnny Panic no longer with us – as in ‘gone’? That’s sad. I played with him a number of times when he was going out as Sprayman and the Teenage Idols. His real name was Paul Bloomfield, and I’m pretty certain he was an art teacher at one of the secondary schools in Eastbourne. Really nice guy. Wife’s name was Sue.
Jason Stainer… Johnny/Paul was a friend and colleague of mine for many years. I worked with him in Eastbourne. Saw the band a number of times, even got up on stage with him once for Pretty Vacant. He moved to Anglesey, in Wales, after he retired and I visited him there once. He sadly died in 2009. He was a local celebrity in Hasting and a great laugh to have a few jars with. Sorely missed.
Peter Stubberfield… I knew Paul back in the early 1980s . First meet him at a pub that was called the Lion in Eastbourne. We had a rock n roll club great guy always up for fun.
Paul Cullen… I knew Johnny/Paul, not forgetting Sue from the various pubs I worked in in the old town. The lost weekend a great backing line up for all music lovers.
Phil Gill… “‘Allo music lovers”.
Alan Esdaile…..singing the famous ‘Deliah’.
Joe Knight…..great video. Kev teaches my son!!!! great!!! teacher
all photos Eddie Hazell Estate
(photo 3 vocals) Joe Knight…..JOHNNY PANIC
Phil Gill…..”Thank you. music lovers”
Kev Towner….I wonder if Delilah’s still kicking around somewhere?
Mick O’Dowd….What a character. Saw him at Crown House doing his Delilah routine.
(photo 5 drums) Joe Knight…..SACHA
Yvonne Cleland…..Sacha, what are you like?! I’ve never known a drummer before that needed a blow up doll on stage…
Mick Mepham…..He does a very convincing impression of a first-class drummer/percussionist/vocalist. (£5 in a plain envelope please Sacha….). I think he was actually being attacked by this one …..
Yvonne Cleland….He doesn’t seem to mind..
(photo 6 guitar) Joe Knight….KEVIN FRANCIS
(photo 7 guitar) Joe Knight…..SIMON SHAW