: Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:48 am  

Dreadnaught wrote:

And not forgetting Wakefields finest :- VARDIS

Used to knock around with the bass player Al Selway mad Wakey fan,now living in New Zealand.

: Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:49 am  

JINJER wrote:

Used to knock around with the bass player Al Selway mad Wakey fan,now living in New Zealand.

He came back last year for a visit, (his daughters wedding), still living in the early eighties in his head though.... As you say a mad wakey fan as was his dad.

: Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:05 am  

I remember seeing the specials at the Welly Club in Hull in 1979 on the Two tone tour ,,,,,what a week that was 5 nights at the Welly 5 different Two tone bands .....i believe it was the Beat Monday....Madness Tuesday.....The Tourists on Wednesday....Selector on Thursday ending the week with the Specials on the Friday .

: Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:35 am  

Cridling stubb xii member wrote:

I remember seeing the specials at the Welly Club in Hull in 1979 on the Two tone tour ,,,,,what a week that was 5 nights at the Welly 5 different Two tone bands .....i believe it was the Beat Monday....Madness Tuesday.....The Tourists on Wednesday....Selector on Thursday ending the week with the Specials on the Friday .

Chuck in Dexy's midnight run-aways and you'd have my nightmare scenario in one!

: Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:15 pm  

saw the specials,selecter and dexys midnight runners at unity hall.top night! also saw elvis costello at tiffanys! remember his tour bus got broken into. used to be loads of good bands on at unity hall in the eighties

: Sun Apr 26, 2009 1:38 pm  

acko wrote:

Nice one Liked them 2 song's bit hits if i remember well

But im a 70's rocker you haven't live if you haven't see Bands like Rainbow & Especially Scorpions

We booked Scorpions to play Wakey Tech on their first-ever British Tour, think it was 1977. Turned up with all their gear in a juggernaut lorry, we were used to bands turning-up in a transit!
They insisted that someone had to go on stage and introduce them and I drew the short-straw, was really egging it!.

Brilliant gig, they enjoyed it so much that for their second British tour they rang us up to ask if they could play Wakey again!

: Sun Apr 26, 2009 6:40 pm  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

The Specials changed the course of my life (they blew me away on Rock Goes To College, which got me into the mod/ska thing, which got me into a certain group of friends, etc). No other band did that. Saw them in 1980 at Bridlington Spa. Will be at the Manchester gig on 4th May, and giddy about it, but worried it will shatter my memories.

A sign of ageing: upon realising that I couldn't get a ticket for the standing/dancing area and had to sit down, I thought "oh well, at least I'll have somewhere to put my programme."

Be prepared to pay £10 for said programme, chum. £45 for a hoodie.

: Sun Apr 26, 2009 6:53 pm  

punkrockandroll wrote:

Be prepared to pay £10 for said programme, chum. £45 for a hoodie.

yeah i thought same about the pistols reunion.
but at least pistols always said they did it for the cash!
we are assuming the specials fans who have had a go at madness for selling out are now strangly silent?

: Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:10 pm  

t drednowts is cumin! wrote:

saw the specials,selecter and dexys midnight runners at unity hall.top night! also saw elvis costello at tiffanys! remember his tour bus got broken into. used to be loads of good bands on at unity hall in the eighties

Yeah, saw The Damned at the Unity Hall at least four times between '79 and '81. Great days.