Hahahahaha, Mog, just spotted something, Sadwings is goin to see Iron Maiden in Las Vegas and you are goin to see Anti Nowhere League in Tunbridge Wells!…who says the grass isn't greener on the other side lol
The Vibrators - November in Crawley proper dodgy pub/venue, saw the UK Subs here a few years back its a bit of a dive ( perefect ) but hey its £7.70 a ticket ☺
I noticed that Wilko Johnson is doing a 30th anniversary gig, (30 years of Dr Feelgood I assume) with the legendary Norman Watt-Roy on bass, it's in late September at the Royal Albert Hall and tickets start at 38 sovs…but it's in Lahndon gawd blimey! I hate the place with a passion, plus the 500 mile round trip, plus the endless Cockneys telling us how bad the blitz was, ( the Luftwaffe had been bombing the Hartlepools every night for three months before they went anywhere near London), then there's the warm beer and jellied eels etc etc
We had a gig back in April in Shoreham By Sea the same night The Blockheads ( featuring Norm ) were in town playing a gig ,they were playing the Rope Tackle Arts Centre and us, well we were in the Duke of Wellington pub !!!
Blockheads gig must of kicked out early doors about 22.30 so the old boys could get some hot choc and bed
Punters were well ruined but still up for some noise and beer and being “that” kind of establishment they headed to the Wellington which is well known for good beer and lively music
Got our fee from the pub plus £60 in tips from the blockheads punters (they pass a welly boot round in the crowd )
That's how it happens, Ian Dury fronts the Blockheads and they play the likes of the Marquee and the Hacienda, he shuffles off this mortal coil and they play the Rope Tackle Arts Centre in Warmington on Sea
