Andyontherock

I rember seeing Eddie Holman in Hinckley, and I have often tryed to work out what venue it was at.

When I used to live near there a few years back, we used to go clubing with the guys I worked with and I can think of two places that it may be. One is now a kids play zone and club, and the other is up a side street of the main road through town, The Regent club also rings a bell.

I do have some pics from back then that I am unsure if the venue, will post them up when I find them.

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andy

was u with tracey during these days??

my have u mixed up with another andy who my mate passed a bag of u know what in the car to have a dab and he thought it was rubbish and threw it out the window!!!

Hi Mark

Yes I was with Tracy, and yes I did throw it out the window...AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Hows things with you?

Andy

here's a few picks from around that time one or two may be from rock city.

I Recognise some of those faces...Colin and Jane, Dave wheeler, is that Alison from Rugby ?at Rock city with the black sticky carpet and chunks missing from the dance floor.

Looks like Mud from the back at Oddfellows.

We need a rogues gallery from the old days !!!

Nice to see, made me laugh and brought back some memories

Andy

Remember the pier very well, used to take a mini bus of soulies up from Leicester on a regular basis, was hell of a drive there and back, but well worth it. I saw a couple of live acts there, and I think it was the three regrees (correct me if i'm wrong). I can remember that there used to be poole tables as you came in, and this one night there was a really fit bird playing poole that was wearing a black string vest top with no bra, and here nipples poking out through the holes,"what an audience she got" .

I can remember the toilets well, seeing the sea through the bog.

I can remember the night that Keb Darge did a fantastic set that didn't go down to well with all the holiday makers that used to go, and have fantastic memories of him telling eveyone to f*** off.

My worst memorie was winning a T.V. in the raffle at one of the anniversaries and having to go on stage to accept it Ahhhhhhh.

The other was on the way back to Leicester in my mini bus and getting to Woodville, changing gear and the gearstick desapeared from my hand. I phoned the rac and told them dont bother sending out your man in the van, just send the recovery vehicle " my engine and gearbox is in the road" I got home at about 6.00 the next day and when they pushed my minibus of the ramp one of the wheels ran right over my foot...... ......

Does any one remember Ray Evans from Wales. he was a good friend of mine and I can rember he used to do the odd spot at Morcambe every now and again.

Happy times and great memories, have some pics somewhere will have to fish them out

Andy Newman

Ahh Memories mr Newman..remember trowing something out the window on the M6 coming back from blackburn??

How could I EVER forget that, voices in the head experience , totaly did my head in for ages.

Nearly as bad as the time coming back from Warrington on a bank holiday, and as usual stopping of at Keele services. There was a massive que of holiday makers with trays waiting to be served, as I only wanted a cup of tea, I didn't take a tray and waited for my turn, trying not to look out of place , or catch anybody elses eye . When I finaly got served and I asked for "just a cup of tea", I was given a cup, saucer, jug of milk, tea pot and pot of hot water. My eyes nearly came out on stalks, I had to walk all the way back past everyone to get a tray, with everyone looking at me and tutting. I have never felt so paranoid in my life , I dont think that I spoke for the rest of the day....

Good job we can all look back and have a laugh about it now

Think that's Walsall Rod in the foreground.

Cheers,

Mark R

Hi Mart...........see Andy once a year, every year at Prestatyn in March..........never forget the first time about 5/6 years ago?........I was DJ'ing in the Vic on the Friday and in he walked......hadn't seen him for nearly 20 years and we instantly recognised each other. It was great to get to meet him again.........had some great trips up to Parr Hall in his old Austin A60 van,either from his then home, in Oadby, or picking us up along the way. He was married to Tracy at that time. Still got one of his tapes "All Night Floorshakers Vol #?"......Vince Apollo, Scotty Willimas......loads of goodies!

Now lives on Isle of White and I'm sure he said he ran a B&B or similar???

Cheers,

Mark R

Hi Mark,

As promised a pic of the old A60 van we used to go up and down the country in, long before the seat belt law, and health and safety n all that.

It might have been grey primer when you knew it, If you look on the Blackburn t.v. documentary you can see it at the end parked outside.

Happy days

Hi Andy

Hi Joan,

Wasn't the same this year at Cleethorpes without you, was good to chat with you and your man at the bar last year.

Hope you are both keeping well, can't believe how many old names are on this forum.

Has everyone forgoten about baggy Dave and Alison? Not to mention Ian Stacy.

Now lives on Isle of White and I'm sure he said he ran a B&B or similar???

MARK, thanks for that, not seen andy in years..? Cant remember the last time.. getting old, ha.. .. Wonder how many of the , ODDFELLOWS crowd are still out there today ?? bearing in mind its been, over 20 YEARS.... for me i enjoyed it, Better than, Wigan..

Hope to cu soon mate.. have a good Cleethorpes if you go.. AND THE SOUL BOAT TRIP.. HA. .. MART. (LEIC BEST MOVER )..

You nearly got it right, I ran a guest house at Mallory Park untill upping roots and moving to Alderney in the Channel Islands (no we dont speek French at we arn't near Jersey, but we the closest Island to France) Great fun living here, but a logistical nightmare to get to nighters, so only tend to do the weekenders nowerdays.

It certainly was. I bought his Lambretta off him, really bad silver overblack metal flake side panels and I think it had a rat on it somewhere! I forgot about Jane!

Hi Andy, last time I saw you was in Enderby - Vintage scooter do on Enderby Road.

Yeah, I remember that scoot, and it did have a rat on it. Last time I saw Colin, he had just bought a new vespa, had it for about a week and thought what the f**k and choped it in for a big bike. He was living in Derby at the time, this must have been round about 1995.

The Durkopp scoot that I had is now in Beaulie motor museum and I've still got my LI 2 that I use most days for getting around the Island.

ha ha is that Daz in the blue. god this must have been when he was a whipper snapper. remember the parka and a vespa 50 way back when.....

well this was me dancing at the oddfellows and then leicester line up...

O.M.G. That is Chad (not seen him for years), Dave Wheeler ( last time I saw him has Bretby in about 98 and at that time he was living in the very top part of Scotland in a croft), Sarah Ward, Sharron Harris aka "panda"( she ended up marrying Briam Mickelwright aka "pickle", "spin", they had a house together in Barwell, but it all ended with Pickle selling everything in the house to get his next fix. The last I saw of her she was very happily settled with her new Guy, Me, and Gaz Keen in front.

Great pic, will have to have a rummage and see what I can find

Andy Newman

From the left. Weird Wayne, Poo (Paul Clay) Bunny (at the back) Daz in the middle. Dennis Cains and Me on the far right. (ooh dont we all look young!!)

I recon that it is actually a very young Colin Bonham,who went out with Jane right at the back.