Spyke – Queens Hotel Hastings – 10th April 1971

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Chris Sayer, Ian Williams, Terry Chedzoy,  Peter Millington.

Pete Millington… The fourth line-up of SPYKE playing at the Queens Hotel 10th April 1971 – Looks like we’ve just been told “Trust me lads – the cheque’s in the post”

Chris Baker… I thought I was the only one with a daft haircut in those days! 😁

Pete Millington… We all had ’em along with everyone else!

Yvonne Cleland… Ah still miss Chris. x

Tony Court-holmes… who remembers the band called the Town Council?

John Busbridge… I always remember Chris singing “Lady came from Baltimore”!

Mods – Gloucester Restaurant Queens Hotel Hastings.

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Peter Houghton… I remember those days!

Jeanette Wilde… Me too

Lloyd Johnson… Queens Hotel…I was probably sitting in The Pamdor at this moment keeping out of trouble!….I remember looking out of The Club window above The Pamdor main coffee bar on the second floor watching them coming down Queens road ,chrome side panels flashing in the sun!…

Pearl Phillips… Was in Woolworths they locked us all in

John Wilde… We were at The Happening Kings Rd. Waiting for the mods

Angela Frances Gardner… the nuns probably kept us well away from the seafront

Lloyd Johnson… Hastings 1964….

Douglas Palmer… At the time of the riots (Aug Bank Holiday was beginning of August in those days) I was aged16 and a patient in the Royal East Sussex Hospital. I well recall sitting on the verandah overlooking White Rock Gardens as the police ordered the gangs to abandon their scooters and walk down to the seafront. Later that evening an injured Rocker and a Mod were admitted to our ward. They proceeded to hurl insults at each other until the matron gave them a good telling off. They were quiet as mice after that!

Jeanette Wilde… lovely story

Janet Brophy… Thank you for sharing this!, I Had A Weekend Job @ The Bathing Pool In The Shop, I Do Remember That Weekend.

Helena Kingshott…I was probably looking out the windows watching them with Lloyd in the Pamdor x  Happy Days

Conan Howard… the sad part is ,I loved motorbikes , but also scooters , rode a bike because I was a big lad back then

Richard Moscrop… GOOD OLD ROCKERS 🏍🏍🏍🏍 OK MODs Now 😊 Then🤬🤬🤬🤬🛵🛵🛵Hey l’m 74 this August, but still see old Mods with their Scooters 🛵🛵 all Crome with Mirrors 🪞 yes they still look good , they still do Scooter Rallies, stay safe you your familys, oh Rock on

 

Bonita’s Place – 1971 anyone fancy Chicken & Chips?

bonitas 1971

Chris Coleman… now that brings back some memories.

Caz Simpson… I loved Bonitas!

Leigh Wieland-Boys… Moved to Hastings in 1971 & spent many evenings down Bonitas during the next few years – wasn’t Colin Bell one of the DJs? Great Memories…!

Mick Knights… Did anyone successful gain entry via the gents toilets in the Queens bar, I tried several times but was always intercepted!

Colin Bell… When I was the resident DJ there and was keeping the crowd happy i’d nip off to the kitchen to get my portion of chicken and chips and spend a happy 5 minutes flicking the cockroaches off…! Happy memories flood back, those were the days!

Gill Harrod… 25p !!!!!

Carol Tree… Omg had some great times lol

Leigh Wieland-Boys… I’m not sure I wanted to hear that Colin😏! But I’m still going strong so it didn’t do me any harm!

Janine Anne Scott… Loved it xxxx

Mick O’Dowd… I got a cockroach in a basket too when I DJ’d there. Took over from Colin. Great venue made lot’s of friends. Track I inherited from Colin was I heard it through the grapevine by Creedence Clearwater Revival, all 15 minutes or so of it Oh happy days!

Jon McCallion… Played there after recording Fooling Around good venue.

Leigh Weiland-Boys… Just heard Sex Machine on Gold..now that always reminds me of Bonitas!

Alan Esdaile… In a cold sweat.