In Memoriam

[clarkete]

Easter 1980 we were lucky enough to go to the US on holiday - a very rare treat for any family in those days.  We flew from Heathrow on a Pan AM 747 and whilst at the airport saw David Soul strolling through followed by a handful of fans. He had a dazzling smile, cowboy hat, boots, shades and a long leather coat.  Having been a big fan of Starsky and Hutch that was pretty exciting. 

We also met the Pat Travers Band on the plane, they were nice, but we didn't know their name and pretty sure I was quite nonplussed, hence I was surprised firstly to see them picked up in a Cadillac limo from JFK airport (such cars were still the preserve of the wealthy then) and when we went to a giant record store in New York it had a range of their records. 

[Neil]

1 hour ago, clarkete said:

Easter 1980 we were lucky enough to go to the US on holiday - a very rare treat for any family in those days.  We flew from Heathrow on a Pan AM 747 and whilst at the airport saw David Soul strolling through followed by a handful of fans. He had a dazzling smile, cowboy hat, boots, shades and a long leather coat.  Having been a big fan of Starsky and Hutch that was pretty exciting. 

We also met the Pat Travers Band on the plane, they were nice, but we didn't know their name and pretty sure I was quite nonplussed, hence I was surprised firstly to see them picked up in a Cadillac limo from JFK airport (such cars were still the preserve of the wealthy then) and when we went to a giant record store in New York it had a range of their records. 

everything was bigger in America back then!

[clarkete]

7 hours ago, Neil said:

everything was bigger in America back then!

Funnily enough they'd had the fuel crisis, which was a rarity rare for them to get hit by the price, so there were wealthier folks driving small new cheap cars, whilst poor folks were driving big old gas guzzlers. 

 

[spg]

Many won't know Lenny, but plenty will remember Joe Bananas stall. I shared a few pints with him last year and shall raise one to him this year

Rip Lenny

[fred quimby]

4 hours ago, spg said:

Many won't know Lenny, but plenty will remember Joe Bananas stall. I shared a few pints with him last year and shall raise one to him this year

Rip Lenny

Ah, that's a shame

[The Nal]

RIP Lenny. Bought many a pillow and a blanket from him back in the day. 

[clarkete]

19 hours ago, spg said:

Many won't know Lenny, but plenty will remember Joe Bananas stall. I shared a few pints with him last year and shall raise one to him this year

Rip Lenny

Oh that is very sad news, pretty much the most famous stall on the site during its heyday. 

[Skip997]

2 minutes ago, clarkete said:

Oh that is very sad news, pretty much the most famous stall on the site during its heyday. 

It's still the only stall I could name from any era.

But then again Glastonbury ain't about shopping.

[clarkete]

Funnily enough, if you search for the name, other than a couple of non related things, or telegraph articles which mention it in a historical context, you come back to here... 

 

[clarkete]

9 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

It's still the only stall I could name from any era.

But then again Glastonbury ain't about shopping.

I dunno, back in the day buying cookies or brownies from folks stopping by the tent, or shots from folks with a tequila bottle, or a festival t shirt, but also loads of folks wander the more crafty stalls on a Sunday - either buying stuff to wear or do they still have those little candle boats?   In the pre-Internet sales days I think lots just liked getting things a bit more interesting than their own local shops. 

Edited January 9 by clarkete

[incident]

6 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

It's still the only stall I could name from any era.

But then again Glastonbury ain't about shopping.

To be fair, the reason anyone can name the stall isn't much to do with shopping.

[CaledonianGonzo]

 

 

[The Nal]

Still DJing in her 80s.

RIP

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

What a woman. Very sad news.

"Woodsies" needs a new name...

[fred quimby]

Amazing lady.  

RIP

[parsonjack]

The voice of my teenage years.

RIP Annie 😢

[Neil]

4 minutes ago, parsonjack said:

The voice of my teenage years.

RIP Annie 😢

She was no John peel too keen on name dropping. And stupid bets with the clash.

[Avalon_Fields]

That is sad. She was a proper lover and promoter of good music.

[parsonjack]

1 hour ago, Neil said:

She was no John peel too keen on name dropping. And stupid bets with the clash.

With the benefit of hindsight... perhaps I chose wisely.

[Mich1268]

3 hours ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

What a woman. Very sad news.

"Woodsies" needs a new name...

Nightigales.  Sounds like a place I would love to visit

[CaledonianGonzo]

A strip club?

[The Red Telephone]

This is very sad news. Have wonderful memories listening to her R1 shows at the turn of the century. Educated me in breakbeats.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

47 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

A strip club?

A gay club in Birmingham?

 

https://nightingaleclub.co.uk/

 

 

[Mich1268]

Just watched "bird on the wireless " about Annie Nightingale. BBC iplayer A really brilliant social history watch

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

4 hours ago, Mich1268 said:

Just watched "bird on the wireless " about Annie Nightingale. BBC iplayer A really brilliant social history watch

Thank you for the nod on that.