horrible
12:40 Thu Sep 28
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I'm reading Eddie Blundell's autobiography at the moment and Billy walker and the upper cut club have had quite a few mentions
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charleyfarley
12:00 Thu Sep 28
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Used to be a skating rink
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Far Cough
9:13 Wed Sep 27
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Yeah I liked Marty Wilde as well and of course Adam Faith
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The Stoat
9:10 Wed Sep 27
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Far Cough 9:05 Wed Sep 27
Billy Fury was on the bill of the first concert/gig I ever attended, also on the bill were The Tornados (Fury's backing band), Marty Wilde, Karl Denver, Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers and a couple of others
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hammer205
9:09 Wed Sep 27
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A couple of links for you
Opened a few months before I was born
http://www.e7-nowandthen.org/2013/07/the-upper-cut-club-part-1-rise.html?m=1
http://www.e7-nowandthen.org/2013/07/upper-cut-club-part-2-hitting-deck.html?m=1
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Far Cough
9:05 Wed Sep 27
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Don't suppose Billy Fury played there did he?
Just listening to some of his stuff, what a great singer he was
Of course he died too young
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The Stoat
8:58 Wed Sep 27
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southwoodford 8:53 Wed Sep 27
It was an afternoon gig and she was back for the evening party and family get together in the evening
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jack flash
8:56 Wed Sep 27
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I remember going a couple of times
The outstanding memory I have is a soul night with a host of big stars of the day including Sam & Dave amongst others
I was a naive teenager at the time with a couple of mates. They'd all gone to the bogs while I was browsing all the LP covers in the corridor outside
I hadn't realised it but I was actually standing directly opposite the dressing room door, when this gorgeous black lass with an American accent asked "Do you know the address of this place?"
I was totally taken back & stammered "Er, I know it's Forest Gate, it'll be E something!"
She said "Would you come to my dressing room and help me to look it up?"
At that point my mates came back out of the bogs & like an idiot I said "I'll have to get back to my mates, sorry"
My mates were gobsmacked "That was Carla Thomas you were just talking to!"
Sure enough she appeared on stage later
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southwoodford
8:53 Wed Sep 27
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The Stoat 8:47 Wed Sep 27
I was there also that night. It seems improbable that anybody can say they saw Hendrix perform live, let alone in Forest Gate. If I'd known it was your birthday I'd have given her a card for you!
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oioi
8:50 Wed Sep 27
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I heard that he wrote Purple Haze in the dressing room when waiting to go on.
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The Stoat
8:47 Wed Sep 27
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My Sister saw Jimi Hendrix there on my BIRTHDAY !!
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