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The Tommy Cooper Show – White Rock Pavilion 9th July 1978

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Matt Thomas… Two people I remember from my time at the theatre getting a mention I see – Phil Cronk & Roger Dennett

Pete Brazier… I had just finished cleaning the Pier Ballroom when I saw him enter the Pub on the pier! Wearing a light grey suit and so Tall! Too embarrassed to say anything I just Smiled and Nodded! And he smiled back! Wish I’d said something but then I wasn’t as forward as I am now lol (that was before I had stood at the front of a band for the first time! Surprising how that makes you more confident each time you do it

Rosemary Hughes… Took my Son and Niece to the cinema in Eastbourne and who should we sit next to Tommy and his Family what a laugh that was. He laughed after everyone had stopped and then bought us all an ice cream in the interval

 

Bucks Fizz – White Rock Pavilion Hastings – 3rd June, 1983?

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Matt Thomas… 1983. Same promo picture that was up in the bar for years

Roland Clarke… great publicity shot

Pete Prescott… I think I went to this show. They are amazing live.

Mike Waghorne… 84 ! was when it reopened after the referb we were still working there to the autumn of that year

Steve Kinch… I worked with BF for a couple of weeks in the early 90s when their regular bass player was touring with Cliff Richard. I have to say it was a surprisingly fun, but challenging handful of gigs. Oh, and not too many that can say Cheryl Baker has cooked them breakfast

Colin Bell… Steve, I always wanted Jay Aston to cook me breakfast………sadly it never happened

Dave Nattress… Saw this and very good they were. 37 years ago!! Frightening!! Still got glossy programme.

Andy Ives… 83 I was there

Graham Sherrington… Bloody Hell Britain’s ABBA

Bernie Winters and Schnorbitz White Rock Pavilion 1980

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Joanna Marie Mod… Awwww…Mike and Bernie winters …reminds me of my Grandparents at Christmas in Windsor….watching them and Dave Allen etc on telly x

Matt Thomas… Saw him walking Schnorbitz along the prom, can’t remember if it was that year of a bit later

Colin Bell… I went out with one of the dancers from the Second Generation for a short while. The ‘lovely’ Debbie McGee was also a dancer in the group

Joanna Marie Mod… Colin, Debbie McGee is legendary in her own lifetime x bless her

Graham Sherrington… Love it wish times like this were back again

Sarah Murray… Saw the Batchelors at London Palladium in mid 1964 – loved their music

 

Prince McBride and His Band and Queenie McBride

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All photos supplied by Captain Denis Turner

Captain Denis Turner… I have enclosed some pictures of my Uncle, Prince McBride and his Band plus a picture of my aunt Queenie McBride. Queenie was the younger sister of Prince and sang with the Band when down from Yorkshire.  The Mcbrides were all entertainers, my grandparents were dancers, my mother Janetta was also a dancer. Prince was a pianist and bandleader and Queenie was a singer (Light Operatta) My daughter Sara (a Psychodynanic Psychotherapist ) has taken up the batton, in so far as she is a drummer ( part time ) with a number of Jazz bands in Oxford and London.The photos were all taken in the 1930/40s unfortunately i cannot be more accurate .

Alan Esdaile… I remember seeing Prince McBride on the pier, The Sun Lounge and The White Rock Pavilion. I don’t think I ever saw Queenie which I expect the photo was taken inside St Clements Caves. Anyone confirm the venue of the band photos?

Janine Anne Scott… Such a gent. His Son, Alan, played the drums.

Jim Breeds… Great photos!

Keith Cowper… I remember him playing at The Sun Lounge in St Leonard’s way back when !

Carol Arnold… Ahhh and Eugiene and his serenaders at sun lounge when i was a kid .

Dennis Torrance… I seen them also in 60’s at the sun lounge also not forgetting the park first lawn on a weds night fireworks during summer it’s amazing brought back so memories even the green and cream stage.

Michelle Ryder… I’m tracing my family tree and it turns out Prince and Queenie are relatives. Would love some more information. Fab photos btw!

Geoff Brown… Hi My Mother was Queenie Mcbride

 

Shyboy – White Rock Pavilion 15th April 1983

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Photo Dave Plummer. All photos and ticket supplied by Tim White http://www.whitehouse2002.co.uk

Andy Burkes guitar vocals, Tim White bass vocals, Ernie Blocksage percussion vocals, Ernst Friedle percussion vocals, Frank Jennings keyboards, Kevin White drums, Charlie (Chas) Garrioch sax, John Plummer trumpet and Sue guitar.

Neil Steadman… Can’t still be going Alan??

Alan Esdaile… Someone said previously that Andy Burkes lives in America now Neil , I think Tim White is still making music but don’t know about the others. Remember seeing them at The Crypt and they were great.

Roy Penfold… The White brothers are still very much into making music, I bumped into Kevin about a month ago. Jon Plummer is in Canada.  Wasn’t there a ‘spin off’ jam band involving Paul Gambeau? I remember sitting in on one of their gigs at the Crypt….

Alan Esdaile… Looking at the website, could that have been Sleazy at Midnight, Roy?

Sue Graham… Great to come across the photos of Shy Boy, I’m Sue that played guitar with the band 1983/84. Still in Hastings playing music.

Ernie Blocksage… Hi Ernie here, back from Australia nearly 7yrs now, having spent nearly 20yrs there, still writing, songwriting and playing perc, guitars, and recording. I was wondering whatever happened to Kev White?  Before l left for Oz in 98, l was lead vocals for Deja Blue, and Kev was the drummer.