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[hamish]

Wouldn't say I knew so much about it but remember some of it from very early teens because an uncle was one of the managers in the old Arcadia Ballroom in Bray, which was a real popular spot, particularly for the Dublin/Wicklow based bands. The Mexicans/The Nevada/The Miami/Smokey Mountain Ramblers all had Bray/Greystones/Wicklow musicians involved.

Got to know the comings and goings between some of the bands and listened to many of the old records. I even play the CD's in the car these days when I get nostalgic.

Dont know if you got to see Dance Hall Q's and Hucklebuck Shoes, a musical about the showband era (I think it was on in Athlone). Great show with great music and video footage of the some of the showband greats. It also included Dickie Rock's son, Sean Dunphy's son and Eileen Reid's daughter all of whom sang tributes to their parents. BTW, Eileen Reid (The Cadets/"I gave my wedding dress away") and her daughter Claudine Day appeared in the recent musical 'The Halpenny Bridge'. Eileen is well over 60, probably nearer 70, and is still beltin them out.

There was also a Showband get together ‘Do you come here often’ in Dublin and Belfast over Christmas/New Year which featured Brendan Bowyer,
Larry Cunningham, Philomena Begley, Sadie Kelly and Ray Lynam.

I remember a Cork band - oh, what were they called - not The Dixies or had they another singer other than Joe Mac or Brendan O'Brien? - anyway Dusty Springfield had a big hit at the time called "In the middle of nowhere" (very apt for Beeslow ) - this Cork band were rehearsing it and did a cracking good version.
Many of the bands that time recorded many cover versions - or "tributes" as they called them - of international hits. The Hucklebuck, Little Arrows etc etc.
Chubby Checker made his name from the song and then, dance craze, The Twist (Let's twist again like we did last Summer) and Chubby actually officially opened the then new Emerald Ballroom in Beeslow. I actually managed to sneak into that gig (short pants an' all) but some fcuking Guard spotted me and chucked me out - the bloody b@llocks. I think I was about 8 or so.

Dusty Springfield (real name Mgt. O'Brien I think)
http://images.art.com/images/-/Dusty...C10111337.jpeg

http://www.astabgay.com/gayicons/dusty4.jpg

Sandie Shaw - Morrissey's big fan of hers.

http://www.poster.net/shaw-sandie/sh...aw-6206140.jpg

http://discosantigos.com/PortfolioCO...haw_Window.jpg

http://www.dustygroove.com/images/pr...ingco_101b.jpg

http://www.moviemarket.co.uk/Photos/...6ae09fd56b529b


Mmmmmmmm, like this one
http://us.geocities.com/fabgear5/sandie1.jpg

Funny, Shaw and Springfield are kinda gay icons - my reaction to both was most certainly not like that - reckoned it brought on advanced puberty. LOL

[Superhoops]

I remember a Cork band - oh, what were they called - not The Dixies or had they another singer other than Joe Mac or Brendan O'Brien? - anyway Dusty Springfield had a big hit at the time called "In the middle of nowhere" (very apt for Beeslow ) - this Cork band were rehearsing it and did a cracking good version.

Funny enough a cover version of that song is on one of the Showband CD's I mentioned earlier. It was sung by Ian Corrigan and the Casino Showband. I don't remember the vocalist, but in the early 70's the Casino went on to become The Indians. Not sure if it is the same one you remember, the Indians were a Dublin band.

[strangeirish]

Not sure if it is the same one you remember, the Indians were a Dublin band.

I thought all Dub's were Cowboys....
I remember Dusty Springfield singing on the Late Late one night and forgetting the words to 'Son of a preacher man'. Turned her back to the camera and tried to wing it.
Dusty.

[Superhoops]

I thought all Dub's were Cowboys....

Perhaps 'Cowboy' himself would like to confirm this, him being a Dub' himself!

I remember Dusty Springfield singing on the Late Late one night and forgetting the words to 'Son of a preacher man'. Turned her back to the camera and tried to wing it.
Dusty.

Perhaps she had been left waiting in the Green Room too long!

[strangeirish]

Perhaps 'Cowboy' himself would like to confirm this, him being a Dub' himself!

Perhaps she had been left waiting in the Green Room too long!

LOL...I'm sure that room was all sorts of colours,shapes and sizes, with things coming out of the walls, when it came to Dusty. The poor girl was blind as bat also.

[hamish]

LOL...I'm sure that room was all sorts of colours,shapes and sizes, with things coming out of the walls, when it came to Dusty. The poor girl was blind as bat also.

Did Superhoops infer you're a Dub?

You're not a Dub?

Are you??

http://www.saviodsilva.org/a/1/brittany/1.htm

[strangeirish]

Did Superhoops infer you're a Dub?
You're not a Dub?
Are you??

I'm def not a Dub. I don't think he was inferring that I was. There is another member called 'Cowboy' and maybe thats what he was talking about.
Spears. Hottie.

[CollegeTillIDie]

hamish


Dusty Springfield = Mary Margaret O'Brien
Chubby Checker = Ernest Evans

By the way Chubby Checker's stage name was a parody of Fats Domino
Checkers is the American name for the game Draughts .....

P.S. And getting back on topic.. Dusty was a fine thing for a lesbian

[strangeirish]

Talking about cars in another thread. Thought this bird deserves a gander!

One for moi und von for ze 'hamish.

[hamish]

hamish


Dusty Springfield = Mary Margaret O'Brien
Chubby Checker = Ernest Evans

By the way Chubby Checker's stage name was a parody of Fats Domino
Checkers is the American name for the game Draughts .....

P.S. And getting back on topic.. Dusty was a fine thing for a lesbian

I thought she was bi-sexual???

Maria MvKee, formerly ofLone Justice, is/was cute

http://image.com.com/mp3/images/arti...14509v6ro0.jpg

http://www.velvetland.org/music/MUSE..._McKee/pic.jpg

http://www.davidmatthewbarnes.com/im...ia%20mckee.jpg

[hamish]

Fiona Apple - sultry singer
http://www.fiona-apple.com/

Ann Wilson from Heart.
http://www.gocontinental.com/photos2/wilson_ann2a.jpg

Pat Kenny deserves a lot of credit from his radio show days when he had a music programme at 11pm on RTE. He played Heart's song "Barracuda" - great rocking song and nothing like the sh!te they brought out later. He used to play a lotta good stuff then.
She was a bit on the stout side but great voice and pretty face.

Mat Hopkins - Welsh singer who was a pal of The Baetles I believe and Macca wrote songs for her, including her big hit "Those were the days".
She also wore lovely, short mini-skirts.

http://www.photofeatures.com/maryhop...es/ppage4.html

http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/imag...hopkin1969.jpg

[Superhoops]

Mat Hopkins - Welsh singer who was a pal of The Baetles I believe and Macca wrote songs for her, including her big hit "Those were the days".
She also wore lovely, short mini-skirts.

Sir H, I think you mean Mary Hopkin. I don't think Paul McCartney actually wrote 'Those were the days'. I think he had heard it sung somewhere and thought it would be a good song for Mary H.

[hamish]

Sir H, I think you mean Mary Hopkin. I don't think Paul McCartney actually wrote 'Those were the days'. I think he had heard it sung somewhere and thought it would be a good song for Mary H.

oops one "s" too many Superhoops. Yeah, Mary Kopkin, you're right.

Yep, true about Macca but did he and/or Lennon and himself write something for her?? Memory's a bit hazy about all this. Maybe she was signed to the Apple label??

[hamish]

Francoise Hardy - French singing star of the 60s. Got a bit of attention in the UK as well.

http://dasmusic.info/site/room/dtm/nowcd/001_hardy.jpg

http://www.popthing.com/zona_pop/francois_hardy1.jpg

[strangeirish]

Is that a mini skirt or a belt in the last picture? heh heh heh

[hamish]

Is that a mini skirt or a belt in the last picture? heh heh heh

mmmmmmmm nice little blue mini

Sandra Bullock....nice ass
http://www.saviodsilva.org/a/4/sandra/6.htm

http://www.saviodsilva.org/a/4/sandra/24.htm

http://www.saviodsilva.org/a/4/sandra/31.htm

Didn't think she posed for totty pictures??




Very exciting Middlesboro v Basel tonight strangeirish

[dfx-]

*ahem*

Hmmmm..

[hamish]

*ahem*

Hmmmm..

Your personal secretary dfx???

Argentina's Gabriella Sabatini - saw her on telly a good few years ago with a soccer ball and, boy, could she do all the flicks etc with it.

http://www.sports-wired.com/women/showPhoto.asp?ID=355

http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/2003...iniseria_v.jpg

http://www.sportsphotography.net/tennis/sabatini2.jpg

[strangeirish]

Hmmm

Arrrr
Gulp!

[Green Tribe]

Yes, I'm thrilled, I might cancel my return to Leitrim cos of her .

how you doin'?